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5 years ago

Is Ping actually factored into the matchmaking system?

So yeah as above in the title. Getting a little fed up of being shot through cover lol. I've developed a weird tick where I count to 5 everytime i step into cover during a gunfight...and i had one ...

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DoYaSeeMe

5 years ago

@MandatoryIDtag Actually ping is factored when looking for a match, you're always placed into the closest possible game(not sure if to the data center you're connected to or to you), the other condition being that it's within your skill bracket. But this is a game with many concurrent players, there's a high chance that you don't catch a seat on the closest server beause it's completely booked (that's why we see so many "server full" errors at the start of new seasons).

hayhor

Hero

5 years ago

@DoYaSeeMe Is this why I see 24 to 30 ms ping in lobby but anywhere from 30 to 55 in game?

DoYaSeeMe
5 years ago
@hayhor Yes. It's about the same in my case, lobby is 30-40ms on average, while games are 55-100ms.
- hayhor
  Hero
  5 years ago
  @DoYaSeeMe Ok that makes more sense now. I was wondering why my ping would double sometimes in game. Is there a way to see what server is being used in game?
  - xMaxrayx
    5 years ago
    @hayhorY u can there a lot of third party software in windows os but sadly most of them are expensive.
    Still sometimes apex throw u in another lobby if they struggle to find decent amount of players in my play time experience.
xMaxrayx
5 years ago
@hayhor I think like tf2.
Ping status in game not just ping but including all work process.