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SanDiegoAdam
7 years ago
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If my designated server is in Virginia, why am I connecting to a server in CA?

Being in Houston, my "designated" server is listed as Virginia, however, no matter what server I set in the Options, I always connect to a server in California. Why is this?
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    EA_Atic
    7 years ago

    Hey,

    We don't control the routing from you to our server, that part is up to your ISP. The game should automatic send you to the lowest ping site based on what have been sent from you to us in terms of connection data, but if that means that you connected across the country then it looks to be a routing issue.

    The Ohio server would be closet compared to the other server, we don't have any server in Illinois

    /Atic 

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EA_Atic
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7 years ago

Hey,

We don't control the routing from you to our server, that part is up to your ISP. The game should automatic send you to the lowest ping site based on what have been sent from you to us in terms of connection data, but if that means that you connected across the country then it looks to be a routing issue.

The Ohio server would be closet compared to the other server, we don't have any server in Illinois

/Atic 

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rebuiltHK47
7 years ago

You are partly correct in that it's not under you're control. However, the ISP doesn't control the route either. The route going from A to B isn't the same when going back from B to A.

I am also convinced I've been wrong about something else. I am placing that information in my original thread as well as some helpful details that should help with the issue I have.

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