I got highspeed (DSL) access lately at my place of work. My comp there is a PIII 667 with a V3-3000, 128 meg ram. It's got a 21" monitor. I feel a bit awkward playing UT on this machine, as I do not have a real comfy desk setup for the keyboard and mouse. I can't seem to find a real good balance for my mouse sensitivity on this big screen. I shut down everything to try to play UT except Zonealarm Pro. On a close server, I can get a ping of 100.
The system I play at home on, is a 56K connection, athlon 550, V3-3000, 128 meg ram, 19" monitor. I have logged in hundreds of hours on this machine, and my setup is very ergonomic (comfy). My best ping at home would be 250.
My conclusion: high speed access isn't miles ahead of 56k like I thought it would be (read: I suck on highspeed!). Maybe that PIII 667 sucks a bit, too, as it seems to bog down in heavy fighting much more than the athlon 550. About the only difference I could say is that on low ping, headshots occur a bit more frequently. It seems like I can shoot rockets and flak and hit the opponent, but it often doesn't do any damage. Granted, I have learned to lead pretty well on my 56k and maybe this throws me off, but the ping diff isn't THAT huge. I try to adjust a bit, but it really doesn't seem like the amount of lead is all that different. I thought maybe I would see an increase in the number of packets/sec on highspeed, but there is practically no difference: between 30 and 60 pkts/sec on highspeed, whereas I usually get 50 pkts/sec on my 56k. I've increased the netspeed from 4000 to as high as 20000, but that doesn't change anything noticably.
So, my hat is off to you lpb's (at least the ones who play at around 100 - 150 ping) that make the highspeed connection look so much more attractive than it really is. Is there really much improvement at sub 100 pings that make things better?
The system I play at home on, is a 56K connection, athlon 550, V3-3000, 128 meg ram, 19" monitor. I have logged in hundreds of hours on this machine, and my setup is very ergonomic (comfy). My best ping at home would be 250.
My conclusion: high speed access isn't miles ahead of 56k like I thought it would be (read: I suck on highspeed!). Maybe that PIII 667 sucks a bit, too, as it seems to bog down in heavy fighting much more than the athlon 550. About the only difference I could say is that on low ping, headshots occur a bit more frequently. It seems like I can shoot rockets and flak and hit the opponent, but it often doesn't do any damage. Granted, I have learned to lead pretty well on my 56k and maybe this throws me off, but the ping diff isn't THAT huge. I try to adjust a bit, but it really doesn't seem like the amount of lead is all that different. I thought maybe I would see an increase in the number of packets/sec on highspeed, but there is practically no difference: between 30 and 60 pkts/sec on highspeed, whereas I usually get 50 pkts/sec on my 56k. I've increased the netspeed from 4000 to as high as 20000, but that doesn't change anything noticably.
So, my hat is off to you lpb's (at least the ones who play at around 100 - 150 ping) that make the highspeed connection look so much more attractive than it really is. Is there really much improvement at sub 100 pings that make things better?
