Hello,
what does it take to open a middle east server and how many players do you need to open a new server for middle east, because in the middle east we suffer from high pings and we are above 400k players for sure so please let me know what do you need to open a server in the middle east area and i can help you get the number of players needed.
ModPeriscope4 votesThat's an interesting idea.
Just letting you know though, this board is for discussing Boards related matters; it might be better posting this in General Discussion!
FNC Haw1 votesso League developers wont really reply here?
ModPeriscope3 votesThey will, just letting you know that might be a better venue for other players to weigh in on your topic.
FNC Haw2 votesOH thank you then <3
FNC Haw2 votesup
Hemulen Magi2 votesCan't the Turkish server provide service to the whole mid-east? Please help me understand the situation. Why do players from the Arabian peninsula play on EUW with terrible ping instead of playing on the geographically nearer Turkish server? Is the Turkish server broken somehow? Are you restricted from playing on it?
What do you consider the middle east area? Where would the new server you want be put? Are you counting Turkish players in those 400k players you mentioned? Are you counting the Maghreb? The Maghreb is geographically closer to the EUW server than to Turkey or the Arabian peninsula, so it makes sense for them to play on EUW. The Maghreb is geographically farther west than Germany, Maghreb literally means "west" in old Arabic, and the Maghreb isn't part of the middle east and is too far away to be properly serviced by a server in the middle east.
FNC Haw1 votesThe difference in ping between Turkish server and Eu servers is like 5 pings only i play on both servers and the ping is the same. Maghreb is still part of the middle east and its gonna be better for them to play on it like for example if u apply servers in Morocco and Saudi Arabia it'll be enough to cover the entire area. And we are not just talking about Morocco there is 22 countries in the middle east servers so with or without Morocco it wont make a difference.
Hemulen Magi1 votesSo the issue is ping on the Turkish server. Thank you for explaining. Well, possibly ping can be improved from the Turkish server, but it's likely an issue of network infrastructure between your native country and Turkey. I don't know which country you live in. Maybe higher quality network lines need to be added along the east Mediterranean region. But who will pay for that improvement and who will own the resulting infrastructure?
Maybe a server could be added to the UAE in Dubai to serve the whole Persian gulf and south Arabian peninsula. I think that is a better option than a location in Saudi Arabia, but I don't know if the market is big enough to be worth Riot's investment. If Riot could get an Indian playerbase and create an Indian server, that would probably be much more profitable and therefore higher priority. Or maybe a Singapore server to better serve South-East Asia since the Oceania server is likely insufficient. A Nigerian server might also be higher priority.
The Maghreb is not part of the middle east and has never been part of the middle east. We're having a difficulty in semantics. Here is a picture of the middle east. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Middle_East_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/220px-Middle_East_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png Sometimes excludes Egypt because Egypt is also part of North Africa: https://www.climatestotravel.com/images/maps/continents/Middle-East.jpg The middle east or near east is a western phrase, meaning east of Europe but not so far east as India, Central Asia, or East Asia. The Maghreb is not east of Europe. The Maghreb/Barbary is just part of what we call North-Africa/South-Mediterranean or the West Mediterranean regions. Only ignorant westerners define the Maghreb as part of the middle east because they don't know geography or history.
FNC Haw1 votesEgypt, Levant countries And Gulf countries have the same ping in EUW and Turkish servers.. And i meant by middle east how its usually meant not what it actually means.
FNC Haw1 votesThat's why Im asking them to know what are the solutions for this problem because we cant enjoy a game that we love playing because of the high ping.
Hemulen Magi1 votesHopefully, your country or Turkey can improve its network infrastructure to improve the situation. Maybe research if certain internet service providers have better ping to the Turkish server. If superior network infrastructure exists between your country and UAE, then maybe a Dubai server someday can solve the issues. Since the Turkish server already exists, I still think that a second middle east server will be lower priority for Riot than an India, Singapore, or maybe even a Nigerian server. Even the United States only has one server.
Hemulen Magi2 votesThere is something wrong with the network infrastructure in Turkey or those countries then. If the geographical distance advantage between Turkey and the rest of the middle east isn't making a difference, then why would adding a second middle east server significantly help when geographical location seems like such a small factor in the case in favor of using Turkey's server? If a Levantine country has the same ping from Turkey as EUW, then why would they have a better ping from a Saudi server? The network infrastructure within the affected countries themselves looks like it is the primary issue.
By the way, most people that I interact with refer to the middle east by what it actually means, so for me at least, what it usually means is the same as what it actually means. Maybe there is a different phrase you are incorrectly translating as "middle east"?
BooctedAnimal1 votesthe turkish server is in EU so it doesn't make any difference.
The Sinnermen1 votesTurkish server is available in turkish only.
Hemulen Magi1 votesI think you can manually add the English localization files. I saw some people mention they used Korean and Japanese localization on NA.
FNC Haw1 voteshttps://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/general-discussion/xhQnONAJ-middle-east-server I posted it on General discussion
Blood Hunter11 votesMan, I always play with 140-200 ping which is really damn annoying! (From the UAE), I hope riot adds a server for us for real..[slayer-jinx-unamused]
Rαyyan1 votesI live in Saudi and in my City fiber optic internet is pre installed in most buildings and rest of Saudi has optional access to fiber optic more or less we probably have access to higher internet speeds than most European countires , the problem is that there is no server close there is a massive player base in the Middle East but there is no server we need one. 120+ ping isn’t ok
Jonesybones1 votesthis is a good idea. upvoted
Egirls Hunterr1 votesI've been looking for this topic for 4 years , like idk what profit does riot have when me and my friends spent like 9k dollars minimum on skins and play at 130 ping , they say turkish server is near , what near , what is the near when the eu servers give 130 ping and turkissh gives 150 , and 140 in best , ive tried wtfast and paid none sense 90 dollars and didnt work , what do you want me to do ? Open a house in france to play the game ?
