When I Have To Create a Custom Game Just To Test Ping...

PalPlays·Mar 29, 2016·73 votes·5,374 views

I realize how easy it would be for Riot to add an in-client ping indicator. After I come to this conclusion, I cry a bit inside.

33 Comments

MatezoideMar 29, 201636 votes

Then you get in a game and your ping is 5 times higher than what it was in the custom game.

DealthMar 29, 201613 votes

You don't have a ping unless you are connected to the actual game.

doiminat0r3600Mar 29, 20162 votes

Yeah. It would still be useful tho. The menus work and everything but when I try to buy something, I get a dancing Katarina the whole time. No purchase is made and I think ping has to do with that.

3TWarriorMar 29, 20163 votes

actually, you do as ping is a measurement of your connection latency between your modem and riot's server. Riot could easily track the ping between you and the server. The problem is more than likely the subsections of the server riot pays for. If there is damage such as corrosion due to usage, it can be almost impossible to determine when the server itself still diagnoses itself as functional

DeynaTaggerungMar 29, 20166 votes

Well having a constantly updating one would be really a bad idea. You connect to their servers only when you log in, check your info, chat, etc. The rest of the time you are not using bandwidth and not pinging the server. Having a little updater like that would be such a waste of their processing power and bandwidth. Having a little tool that would quickly test your ping, now that might be worth it, although it would take a little time to develop it and make sure it accurately mimics an in game connection (your home client and your in game connection are actually two separate programs launched by each other).

I hope that add it to the new client that they're building

CrossetteMar 29, 20164 votes

Just use LSI.

It shows ping AND SO MUCH MORE.

www.leaguelsi.com

dunkeroniMar 29, 20164 votes

That's not how your ping works.

Riot employs a peer-to-peer connection system that allows you to communicated directly to nearby players in your game before sending the information to one of the server mirrors and back again. The client cannot make use of either of these connections, as it only connects to specific client and matchmaking servers.

For you to know what your ping will be in-game, you would have to know all of the players that will be in your next game ahead of time, and even then your connection is affected by changing bandwidth used by other users in your own ISP connection.

As a general use internet connection test, try speedtest.net

PalPlaysMar 31, 20161 votes

I use Speed Test all the time. It'll say that I have 90 ping and I am experiencing no package loss. Then I'll get in game and have ping in excess of 20000. That's the whole point of having an in-client indicator, to tell me the status of the Chicago server.

A Basic IslandMar 29, 20162 votes

lol right? I do the same damn thing

i honestly can't believe there STILL isn't a ping indicator in the game like holy fucking shit

rito puts as little resources into things as possible

that's why we're still using a client on adobe air or whatever the fuck it is lmfao

it's why we don't have replays

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WoonStruckMar 29, 20162 votes

Think of how easy it would be for them to fix their game.

Same reason for both. Not enough money in it.

General Esdeath Mar 29, 20162 votes

Bookmark this, I use it every day

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/3g2lab/you_can_check_what_your_ping_will_be_when_the/

DeynaTaggerungMar 29, 20161 votes

Yup, and if you make a ping.bat file and type

echo off ping 104.160.131.1 pause

then that will automate the process for you, just double click it and the command line will pop up with your ping.

(echo off hides the command, it's standard, you already use ping, and pause makes sure you can read the output)

4th3t0sMar 29, 20162 votes

run the command prompt from windows, type the following:

ping 104.160.101.1 -t

You're welcome

HasanK11Mar 30, 20162 votes

in client ping tester where you just click the button and it tests your ping. Would be simple to implement and would save a lot of headaches.

RiviniMar 30, 20162 votes

As far as personal experience goes, it wouldn't help. My ping tends to spike at completely random times. It can jump up to around 500 ping and stay that way anywhere from 2 to 20 minutes, despite my ping being steady prior.

It began doing this since the big server move, so it can't be a coincidence.

Mineral PillMar 30, 20162 votes

is it me or does everybody take 2 minutes to start a custom game, because of the retrieving data server thing?

IcyPepperMar 29, 20161 votes

Wouldn't they have to have a dedicated server for that then?

LeeerzeichenMar 29, 20161 votes

If you just want to test out if riots servers are laggy atm, open your cmd and type ping na.leagueoflegends.com

Photos of GhostsMar 29, 20162 votes

Ugh, that pings the forum/site servers, not the game ones.

LeeerzeichenMar 29, 20161 votes

i know, but it still help sometimes

Only Play DariusMar 29, 20161 votes

I just test my ping in ARAM

Photos of GhostsMar 29, 20161 votes

Doable, but definitely not easy since it directs you to a specific server (subserver?) with its specific ping depending on your queue.

Spaceman5pffMar 29, 20161 votes

Truly, HONESTLY. the issue is more likely to be with you than with anything on RITO's end.

PalPlaysMar 31, 20161 votes

It's not, because I've checked. I'll look up my ping, have 90 stable ping with no package loss, then get in game and have spikes of up to 20000. The worst part is that people on BOTH teams will experience the same exact spikes at the same time.

B1naryB0tMar 29, 20161 votes

To have it constantly update would be really intensive, because every player would be constantly pinging the server. What they would need is a "What's my ping?" button on the client, to just ping the server once.

PalPlaysMar 31, 20161 votes

Just have it update when you log in, then every 10 minutes after that.

B1naryB0tApr 1, 20161 votes

That's still pretty intensive for no reason. A button would be easier, with a short cooldown period to prevent people from overloading the system.

UnovaMar 29, 20161 votes

you could just do some research and ping their server LOL i love how people always cry about I CANT TEST my PING!!!!!!!!!! Or "you cant test your ping unless youre in a game, ima settle this

Yes you can, and after reading how to do it one time it takes less than 1 minute,

Enter this into your command prompt: ping 104.160.131.1 and the ms listed will be your ping

PalPlaysMar 31, 20161 votes

That is just as much hassle as going into a custom game. The point of this is to avoid jumping through hoops. Also: if it's so simple, then why doesn't Riot do it?