Sudden High Ping on EU Servers [SEA Player]

[Nox]

Hey guys, Dota player here from Southeast Asia (SEA). Normally, I get playable ping on EU West (170-180 ms) and EU East (200-210 ms) servers, even for fast-paced modes like Turbo and Ability Draft. However, for the past few weeks, my ping on both EU servers has spiked to a frustrating 300-350 ms. I haven't changed any settings (no VPN), and this issue seems specific to EU servers since my SEA ping remains at a good 31 ms. Strangely, my Dubai server ping has also increased. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this high ping on EU servers?

[SuperPlouk]

Hello I don't know if you got the answer by yourself but it's because of internet submarine cables outage that occured end of April in Indonesian water causing big congestion problems here specifically in how SEA and Europe communicates with each other.
Only thing you can do is try VPNs to force different routes and see if it improves your ping. Rerouting softwares like GearUP booster or ExitLag also work. (I get my normal 170-180ms on League EUW servers from SEA).

[Nox]

Originally posted by SuperPlouk:

Hello I don't know if you got the answer by yourself but it's because of internet submarine cables outage that occured end of April in Indonesian water causing big congestion problems here specifically in how SEA and Europe communicates with each other.
Only thing you can do is try VPNs to force different routes and see if it improves your ping. Rerouting softwares like GearUP booster or ExitLag also work. (I get my normal 170-180ms on League EUW servers from SEA).

Hey, I genuinely appreciate you validating my suspicions. Recently, I’ve been playing Dota 2 for a few days, and I’ve been convincing my friends to join me on the US servers, specifically US West. Unfortunately, I’ve been using NordVPN account that I got from work, but I’m not a fan – it doesn’t really provide the help I need. I will try using exit lag if it will work.