Aussies does the ping make a huge difference?

[pandaman]

Just want to know if the ping is a deal breaker, (get around 300) sorta spent 6 hours ingame coz didnt realise it being in that pre-launch screen for update meant running and I just left pc for the day, can't refund now :(

Is PvP a big part of the game content wise?

Does the ping mess with PvE a lot or is it fine?

*side note I already know I messed up by not trying it before buying it coz the free period .-.*

[MearXee]

ESO is a great game and I am sure you will enjoy it.

I am from Australia and although yes there is a 300 ping difference this doesn't bother/affect me at all, including PvP and PvE. It all comes down to your home setup.

I'd say PvP and PvE are equally as big in ESO. Obviously all the action is towards early on in the morning/day for us Aussies as that is when all the Americans are up and playing.

[Elecks.]

Isnt there an AUS/NZ server? Or do you guys have to connect to NA?

[Danny Archer]

nope its not a deal breaker mate

I'm in queensland sitting on 370 ping constant, cleared most end game pve content, no problem.

pvp is different, eso server itself lags, during weekends, in cyrodil(pvp zone) you will experience lag, I personally don't enjoy pvp all that much, but it is playable.

there are no aus/nz servers.

overall the ping doesn't really matter.

what does matter is your internet, how many people are on it at the same time.

90% of my lag in eso is caused by slow aussie internet , nbn or adsl don't make a difference

[MearXee]

Originally posted by 🦉 E L E C K S:

Isnt there an AUS/NZ server? Or do you guys have to connect to NA?

No there isn't. There is only a NA and EU megaserver

[Inanegrain62]

300 ping, yes, it effects the game.

The way it messes it up your game would be the delay, there are periods where the character animations are out of sync and clicking rapidly will cause you to charge an attack, not fully. Not the only issue, as casting abilities have a chance to lock up, making you guess if it's casted or not casted, it gets higher the more ping you have while the game has an innate delay through animations.

The lock can be banaided by using an addon that shows if it's been casted or not, not sure which one it was but it'll still have some issues for how bad the lag can get.

Ping and server lag are combined in both PvE and PvP, it's more noticeable in PvP while PvE only comes from bugs where it causes frames to drop, freeze and very rare cases, kick you out of the game.

[pandaman]

I get a solid 6MBps

[MearXee]

Originally posted by Panda:

I get a solid 6MBps

ooof that's slow

[Inanegrain62]

Originally posted by Nexus:

Originally posted by Panda:

I get a solid 6MBps

ooof that's slow

once used a unstable, 50 mbps, it was already slow, but unstable to the point where a 1mbps connection was a relief.

[MearXee]

Yeah that's really bad... my average is around 25mbps and I have no issues what so ever.

[Benny Lafitte]

What's it like on NBN? Does it help with ping or is it worse?

[pandaman]

I went from 2mbps to 6mbps (in WA btw) and my ping barely change

[Toto]

Sometimes it gets really bad and well, you gotta admit with the 250+ constant ping you will never be better than decent players in NA. There are no OCE/AU servers, only NA and EU. On average you will get 250 - 300 ping, if not higher. If the net is not feeling so good, you can get upwards of 500.

You will be at a constant disadvantage in PvP but in PvE as long as you are not trying to "carry" your group it will be fine.

TL;DR: PvE doesn't really matter unless its a Vet dungeon, etc or you are trying to carry. In PvP you are pretty much a potato and should not attempt to play hard rotation builds.