Why singapore server?

This game needs more hiroshimers and jews

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iamjace wrote:

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Xymordos wrote:

I'm in Hong Kong and when I connect to Singapore the ping is pretty mad at ~250, and constantly spikes up to 800+. If I connect to Europe its downright unplayable at 2k. America is also very bad with normal pings at 300-400 and spikes up to 1500. Is this due to packet loss on my side?

I am in Hong Kong too and my ping is ~70 when playing in SG server (US ~250, EU 200~)

Really?! I use iCable, what ISP do you use? All I know is that my IP Address is constantly changing every damn second, and it is very annoying in some cases.

Unlike many asian countries, Singapore is first world.

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Xavderion wrote:

Unlike many asian countries, Singapore is first world.

That's right. Before you question why the PoE crew decided to use Singapore as a server gateway, perhaps you should do a little read up first on why *not* to use Singapore. Like Xavderion(cheers to you!) mentioned, Singapore is first-world, and one of the most developed, or probably *is* the most developed country in Asia. It may be physically small, and though a tiny fraction of what Malaysia may be, it's so much more developed than Malaysia's ever been. Singapore is like, what, 40-odd years old as a nation? It's a vibrant city-state that's well-known throughout the world as a financial hub, and a top choice for MICE(that's meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) due to it's very accessible location. Furthermore, there's alot of research and development going on in Singapore, and I believe that LucasArts actually has its headquarters in Singapore. So then, all this leads to basically, good infrastructure in Singapore, ideal for PoE to set up a server in. And just to say again, Singapore is pretty close to NZ and Australia so it kinda helps. Then again, having lived in Singapore for a huge chunk of my life, I'm surprised that it's actually cheaper to host a server in Sg than in Australia.(Damn, Singapore is expensive!) Anyways, like i said, perhaps you should do a little read up about Singapore. Wikipedia'd be a good place to start =)

Cheers =)

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Ateerix wrote:

Russia is in Asia, but you don't call Russians Asian.

That depends on which side of the Volga they are :p

oh wow another great thread! congratulation for wasting time :)