Server move and Lag - Hawaii

AeroCraker·Aug 25, 2015·5 votes·2,445 views

I honestly believe that Riot made the right business choice to choose west coast over Hawaii since they will probably generate more money than Hawaii alone. However, Riot has barely attempted to communicate what will happen to Hawaii to Hawaii players. Riot needs to do something about the server lag that many Hawaii players have endured.

Me and my friends already play at around 90-120 ping before the server move, now it's going to get worse. Riot said that Hawaii is going to experience a ping increase up to 45ms, which is a pretty significant jump. We already play with high ping and Riot is just going to sweep us under the rug.

Well this thread is probably gonna die before a rioter can reply soooo oh wellz.

17 Comments

Chucking AxesAug 25, 20155 votes

Honestly, i'm about to just drop league all together, before this i had 85-93 ping, after the server change i'm at 150 stable and it constantly goes up to 170~180 regularly. Welp gg boyz rito done abandoned us time to go find a new game to play.

AeroCrakerAug 25, 20151 votes

:/ same I was planning to drop league too. It takes up too much time and I want to do other things with my time now.

3TWarriorAug 25, 20152 votes

the next step in riot's plan: put the servers in space! that way, everyone can ping the server at the same time for half of the planet! XD

though i'm actually glad they're moving the servers...I don' tknow how good the internet is in hawaii (probably very good because it's a tourist destination), but rural areas of the US can find it nearly impossible to play the game even with decent internet and ping spikes were far too common with the servers on the west coast

AeroCrakerAug 26, 20151 votes

It's not because of how fast the internet is in Hawaii (very slow compared to continental U.S. btw). It's the time required to communicate with the server.

F0sqBXfia1Sep 23, 20151 votes

Hawaii was illegally taken into the us, So if you guys ever want to talk about illegal stuff, Talk to your friend Dole.

-Hawaiians

EspadaraAug 25, 20151 votes

I agree mate. My ping is 88 when the planets align, though it's typically around 98-120. With a internet provider like Time Warner, ping spikes to 200 is quite common.

AeroCrakerAug 25, 20151 votes

I don't think Riot is going to do anything about it right away. It's probably gonna be another we'll wait and see what happens type of response.

disregardableAug 25, 20151 votes

It's pretty obvious what's going to happen. They even put out that little chart. You're looking at 50+ ping increase.

AeroCrakerAug 25, 20151 votes

:( Sadly I don't think Riot is planning to help out Hawaii or Alaska because the west coast provides a much larger income versus the two states combined.

disregardableAug 25, 20151 votes

I'd assume there isn't anything they can actually do. The west coast isn't getting support just because of the profit- just look at the support they've given to rural, southern ISPs for proof of that. It's just that the continental US is much easier to create meaningful impact in. Direct connections already exist, they just need to be routed properly.

AeroCrakerAug 25, 20151 votes

I see :/ still sucks that riot left Hawaii behind