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#212 2018-08-24 07:04:36

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Re: Moving to Paris

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Ping 125 - 140 instead of 38.

OMG ! thats sad : (
Is it because our ISPs are being an ISP about it ?
or are there any other factors involved ?

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#213 2018-08-24 15:03:26

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Re: Moving to Paris

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Thats good everyone should have high ping to server

I have like 35-45 ping, but feels like 145. hmm

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#214 2018-08-24 15:54:54

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Re: Moving to Paris

I have 104 and feel like 106

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#215 2018-08-24 17:29:54

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Re: Moving to Paris

I have 300 big_smile

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#216 2018-08-24 17:34:37

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Re: Moving to Paris

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And since some weeks the route is using poney telecom ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)  route which is not very trusted name

I think that route started 1st of July. I remember it because I had been away/offlane for 1 week, and when I came home I had ping 110+, caused by the last 2 jumps with "poney telecom".

Since around January the server(s) have just started to run worse and worse, and is now at a state, where at least for me, it's not enjoyable anymore - the hitreg and the "laggy/delay feeling" just leads to too much anger. I can maybe fix it by changing ISP or getting a VPN, but I'm not gonna do such radical changes because of 1 gameserver runned by a bad host. -> Move/Host the Simple server another place and do it quick!

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#217 2018-08-25 14:58:06

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Re: Moving to Paris

Its not easy to find a good host, when i first checked out a server in usa it had like perfect connection, but after i rented it and after some month or so it started to get conn-errors, then when i checked it again it was on a node that was named something like lagg or spam node. And thats not the first time that happend, doesnt matter witch host it is. Only good experience i have is with hosts in germany.

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#218 2018-08-26 18:37:38

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Re: Moving to Paris

bud wrote:
ABAS wrote:

Thats good everyone should have high ping to server

I have like 35-45 ping, but feels like 145. hmm

same as me, worse than that even.

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#219 2018-08-27 12:24:19

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Re: Moving to Paris

80 ping but feels like 10

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#220 2018-08-27 16:22:10

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80 ping but feels like 10

10 years old maybe.

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#221 2018-09-17 11:53:29

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Re: Moving to Paris

...

Is Simple-Fra really since 7 hours offline?

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#222 2018-09-17 12:49:45

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How long to fix it?

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#223 2018-09-17 14:45:18

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Re: Moving to Paris

You better fix it soon so you don't f*ck up Merlin and 000s daily rhythm!!!

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#224 2018-09-22 18:09:40

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Re: Moving to Paris

This is pretty much the most important part in understanding the game big_smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBXWaR2gn78

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#225 2018-09-23 16:47:27

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Re: Moving to Paris

The main question is how that sync happens?

Also read below article can be good:

https://www.blurbusters.com/network-lag/

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#226 2018-10-28 14:47:03

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Re: Moving to Paris

ABAS wrote:

The main question is how that sync happens?

Also read below article can be good:

https://www.blurbusters.com/network-lag/

Nice article both ABAS and SIMON with the cool video.

Good question ABAS.. how does this happen. Partly its net-code. The code/program in the game that concerns about the network activities. Either serverside or client side.

It is already difficult enough for a team (dice in this case) to make a working game. After a game is released it is not finished yet. Networks where your game run over change over time. Usually it gets better, faster and more stable. But that is not always the case.

Where to host a server is a difficult matter especially when you try to serve the whole world. I seen bud talk about this and i see his views are very specialistic. He concluded at some point the German servers are the best choice for this matter. Now i cannot tell you how SMART and EXPERIENCED a person has to be to come to this conclusion. I totally agree with him.. still it is possible some players run into some problems. With hit-boxes or sync, problems with lag or pings. Or even lost packets... (which is second worst that one can get).

Most problems players here face are HOP related. Somewhere in between the client and server hops drop packets or a users gets redirected to hops that are simply NOT really in between the client and the server.

Unfortunately the internet these days suffer from criminals (black-hat hackers) and governments and institutions that try to protect us (read: spy/control/indoctrinate/conceal). There is not much more the admins can do for us.... the internet is what it is... it changes on a daily basis... all we can do is report back to them on our experiences.

I personally, again, am very impressed what simple team is doing here. The game is long out of the stores... and still it is all working QUITE well. All we can do is give feedback. Thanks to all the admins, bud, tuia, Arkos, sunshine, you ABAS etc etc nameless anyone here giving us the joy of this game. And thanks big thanks to s[sk] from AX for patching the crap out of the game so people still find the servers.

Next month i will try to play the server from China again, last year i was able to play "ok" with a ping of ~210 ms hmm

This time i be on a backbone in Shicheng City. Going through my "personal" VPN server at home in Amsterdam.... i wonder if i can get a bit OK K/D ratio... but i doubt it, i start to suck at the game more and more.

Hell, i even might be arrested for using a VPN server... lol... dont worry i be fine. Using a VPN is now illegal in China (for all the obvious reasons).

Take good care all, have fun!

my 2 cents,

iCQ

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#227 2020-01-03 16:59:10

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Re: Moving to Paris

ive heard a rumour regarding simple servers possibly switching ip and location soon

any info on that ?

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#228 2020-01-03 17:34:11

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Re: Moving to Paris

BFSoldier 1 wrote:

ive heard a rumour regarding simple servers possibly switching ip and location soon

any info on that ?

There have been a few complains about SiMPLE regarding lag and ping issues, so I think it's possible servers will be moved soon.

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#229 2020-01-04 15:05:00

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Yes, we are moving away. Paris has become unbearable and it only took 50 years.

More news next week.

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#230 2020-01-04 15:24:02

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Re: Moving to Paris

tuia wrote:

Yes, we are moving away. Paris has become unbearable and it only took 50 years.

More news next week.

Thank you for moving the server to Florida. Appreciate it.

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#231 2020-01-04 15:28:57

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Nah, Florida is a shithole, too many jews live there.

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#232 2020-01-04 15:55:35

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Re: Moving to Paris

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Nah, Florida is a shithole, too many jews live there.

Haha. I think that's just Miami with the jews. But yes...a humid shithole full of crazy lol.

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#233 2020-01-04 15:55:35

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Re: Moving to Paris

tuia wrote:

Nah, Florida is a shithole, too many jews live there.

Chicagoooo?

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#234 2020-01-04 16:02:01

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Re: Moving to Paris

No comments on Chicago. smile It is going to be a short move from Paris, but you guys and gals already know the new location of the server.

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#235 2020-01-05 09:19:51

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Re: Moving to Paris

.


i just made this chart, showing monthly player averages for the recent five years, based on gametracker numbers


green = ax
red = simple fra
purple = simple rtr/sw
blue = simple tanks



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events :

september 2015 : attacks against ax and simple usa

february 28th 2018 : simple servers switch from roubaix to paris

around may 28th 2018 : mysterious sudden ~ 33 % rise for simple fra



i dont know the reason for that may 28th 2018 increase, my best guess is that it was related to the official global bf v announcement in may 2018, which infoed about bf1942 too, thus making people play it again

january / february generally have the highest player numbers. simple fra is currently at 26, maybe the lowest ever. not a good sign

the simple switch to paris resulted in a ~ 35 % reduction in player numbers in the short term. if the same happens for the upcoming server switch, simple fra will be at 19 - 20 some months after the switch ...... virtually a disaster

there are likely good reasons for the switch, but it will maybe, sadly, result in near-destruction of simple servers (ive been wrong with predictions before). will be interesting to see how much the numbers will be affected in the coming months

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#236 2020-01-05 12:21:30

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Nice stats! About the move, this time it will be smoother. The last server change was made in a rush, and the redirection only lasted for 1 month.

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#237 2020-01-08 23:17:02

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Re: Moving to Paris

Soo this is the new IP? 37.187.19.136  whistle.gif

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