Ping Bars tweaks

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Found a few things in the cfg that can be tweaked a little bit to give you a more accurate idea of your ping:

scoresping_interval: Changes the value of each bar.
maxbars: Changes how many bars are displayed. 10 is the max.

So you can change maxbars to 10 and scoresping_interval to 20. 10 bars is 0-20 ping. Add 20 ping for each bar lost. So 5 bars is ~100ms. It doesn't change anything functionally, but it does give you a better idea of what your ping is.

So far maxpackets, maxping and snaps haven't really done much for me. The lagometer works, though.

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As an update/clarification, the default settings of 4 bars and interval of 100 means if you ever have three bars, your ping is over 100. Two bars is over 200, 1 bar is over 300.

[Minmaster]

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ugh no wonder, i keep getting matched with 2 bar games.... can't even sprint reliably with that much lag.

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ugh no wonder, i keep getting matched with 2 bar games.... can't even sprint(?) reliably with that much lag.

That's what I was talking about in other threads when I referred to rubberbanding. You try to sprint and it bounces you back to where you started.
Only thing you can do is leave the room and roll the dice again.

[Minmaster]

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yea sprint, it's a bich to sprint with 2 bars of latency. sometimes i can sprint normally, other times i can only do it for a short moment.

[ch3ch3n]

Re: Ping Bars tweaks

Found a few things in the cfg that can be tweaked a little bit to give you a more accurate idea of your ping:

scoresping_interval: Changes the value of each bar.
maxbars: Changes how many bars are displayed. 10 is the max.

So you can change maxbars to 10 and scoresping_interval to 20. 10 bars is 0-20 ping. Add 20 ping for each bar lost. So 5 bars is ~100ms. It doesn't change anything functionally, but it does give you a better idea of what your ping is.

So far maxpackets, maxping and snaps haven't really done much for me. The lagometer works, though.

sooo what s the point of doing that when you cant choose what server you go into ?

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sooo what s the point of doing that when you cant choose what server you go into ?

Generally I choose my weapon based on latency. Good ping = accurate low ROF weapons. Bad ping = teh sprayzors.

And if it's too bad, I just leave and find a new room over and over again until I find a decent one. It's no different from closing my eyes and randomly clicking in a server browser until I find something good.

[Minmaster]

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they need to let us set some filters. i for one do not want to connect to any server with a ping of over 100. 2 bars is ridiculous.

[groundedzero]

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CoD4 on 360 for me was always 1 or 2 bars, so stop complaining!! It's bearable if you can stop whining and learn to play it.
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[jesus]

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CoD4 on 360 for me was always 1 or 2 bars, so stop complaining!! It's bearable if you can stop whining and learn to play it.
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That logic makes me LoL.

[TGL|Badlizzard]

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Bash and slash posted on this as well.

http://bashandslash.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=1801

It's funny that people are willing to play on 200 ping servers, when if you had a real server browser you would be choosing servers at 100 ping and under, preferably 50.

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Since my clan's servers are in Chicago, and you can see my connection to there in other threads, I always get 20-35 pings. It's almost like playing on a LAN. :)
So yeah, I've been spoiled. And I notice a ping over 100 instantly.

IW don't have aliens coding for them, so the technical limitations of a P2P solution are evident.

[RYKUU]

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CoD4 on 360 for me was always 1 or 2 bars, so stop complaining!! It's bearable if you can stop whining and learn to play it.
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wow, I feel sorry for you having to sit through that.

[imported_mattyboi]

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Since my clan's servers are in Chicago, and you can see my connection to there in other threads, I always get 20-35 pings. It's almost like playing on a LAN. :)
So yeah, I've been spoiled. And I notice a ping over 100 instantly.

I know what your saying, our CoD4/WaW servers are hosted less than 100 miles away from me so im use to having a 20ms ping, you certainly notice the difference.

[FPS[VT_NERD]]

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Bash and slash posted on this as well.

http://bashandslash.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=1801

It's funny that people are willing to play on 200 ping servers, when if you had a real server browser you would be choosing servers at 100 ping and under, preferably 50.

It's more sad than funny, really.

"IW, thank you for screwing over the PC platform, here's my $60 so I can play a game worse in every way than its predecessor."

Here's what your $60 gets you:
-LAG
-Servers full of hackers.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHsWZp5pWCo[/media]
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Link showing hack removed for fear of backlash from admins. I want people to see what they're getting into if they buy this game, but not at the expense of a permanent vacation. Since the link is to Youtube it might be ok, but the description on Youtube links directly to the source of the hack. It should be allowed to post and discuss this material, but I know from previous experience that this site tends to take the "bury your head in the sand" approach.
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Link showing hack provided so that potential customers can see what they're getting themselves into before buying. IW does not allow you to kick or ban players during ranked matches and these hacks are alive and well at this point in time. If you buy the game, you will be playing alongside these cheaters and you will have no recourse except to drop your game and try to find a new one.