NA Ping

Juul Soda·Dec 18, 2017·1 votes·1,443 views

Like honestly I feel like I have to move to Cali to get even decent ping on the NA server. Granted I am in New York and the ISP's are horrible over here, but it would be nice to not have 900+ ms spikes.

7 Comments

ValyrianBladeDec 18, 20172 votes

Ping spikes are your ISP, not the server location.

When I lived in a building (in Toronto) with a dedicated wired in internet from a provider that doesn't normally offer internet in Toronto, even on wifi I had a stable 25ms ping that never spiked. Now, still in Toronto, with either of Canada's biggest providers, I consistently get ping spikes. Sometimes we're talking 9000ms ping spikes. It's absurd. I absolutely have to play on a wired connection, and even then I've still disconnected or had ping spikes occasionally (albeit very rare when playing wired).

The 25ms ping is what the server is capable of for Toronto. Anything I get above that is due to my ISP being garbage.

Juul SodaDec 18, 20171 votes

Yeah I have Frontier. Hands down worst ISP in the United States. I'd have to get like a 100ft ethernet cable just to get decent ping probably, and that most liekly wouldnt go over well in my hosuehold.

GankedByWindowsDec 18, 20171 votes

You can get a powerline adapter instead. Basically what they are is two adapters. One you plug into your PC and into the wall, and the other you plug in to the modem and the wall near the router. It uses your homes electrical wiring for internet.

https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-a-powerline-adapter-1846813

e46 FanaticDec 18, 20171 votes

Not the servers, it's your wifi signal and possibly ISP. Btw is California known to have good ping/internet or something? I live in Tennessee I get 21ms flat with comcast, though I do get spikes somewhat often, it is just because I am ran wireless with countless devices in my house running off of the same wifi, easy for me to pick up interference.

PhreakishlyPunnyJan 7, 20181 votes

Way late to the party, but riot's servers are in chicago and have been for some time

Aurélíon SolJul 25, 20181 votes

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Like honestly I feel like I have to move to Cali to get even decent ping on the NA server. Granted I am in New York and the ISP's are horrible over here, but it would be nice to not have 900+ ms spikes.

I live in New York too and I get a steady 35ms lol