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KiD[ReD]
Canada2103 Posts
SelfProclaimedGosu set latency to Low DragonMaster99 set latency to Extra High SelfProclaimedGosu: ... SelfProclaimedGosu: you don't even know what latecy does you fuck! SelfProclaimedGosu set latency to Low So, what _ARE_ the differences? Is it written down by blizzard anywhere? What are the actual technical differences? Thanks. | ||
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Dave[9]
United States2365 Posts
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RuGbUg
United States2347 Posts
anyway isn't it obvious why your opponent doesn't want extra high? | ||
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Gryffindor_us
United States5606 Posts
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Gryffindor_us
United States5606 Posts
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Hoops
417 Posts
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KiD[ReD]
Canada2103 Posts
BTW.. I made that conversation up obviously guys.. heh.. | ||
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YNi-Soul
Australia323 Posts
On June 24 2004 23:03 Gryffindor_us wrote: I think higher means you send bigger packets less frequently. Low latency means your sending packets of information much much quicker if I'm not mistaken ;o. Maybe I am, silly me! I think: Low: 4 High: 6 Extra High: 8 | ||
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Ub3rNoOb3r
Canada209 Posts
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RuGbUg
United States2347 Posts
On June 24 2004 23:16 KiD[ReD] wrote: you've never noticed it before? try moving a unit around and see how long it takes to respond.That's strange.. I never noticed a difference between them.. maybe I'll try it sometime.. BTW.. I made that conversation up obviously guys.. heh.. maybe you haven't noticed though because you've only had it high early game, where you're just buildin workers | ||
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Hoops
417 Posts
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
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radar14
United States1437 Posts
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SoL.Origin
Argentina2400 Posts
On June 24 2004 23:00 KiD[ReD] wrote: DragonMaster99 set latency to Extra High SelfProclaimedGosu set latency to Low DragonMaster99 set latency to Extra High SelfProclaimedGosu: ... SelfProclaimedGosu: you don't even know what latecy does you fuck! SelfProclaimedGosu set latency to Low So, what _ARE_ the differences? Is it written down by blizzard anywhere? What are the actual technical differences? Thanks. Ever consider reading the Network Options screen where you set the latency options? | ||
Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
So what people are saying above me are right, you can't micro as well because the unit responds like 2 seconds later than if it was on low latency. | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
5 4 3 2 1 Game begins EvilTeletubby: gl hf NewbiePub has set the network to extra high latency. NewbiePub: gl EvilTeletubby has set the network to low latency. NewbiePub has left the game.  | ||
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KiD[ReD]
Canada2103 Posts
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LumberJack
United States3355 Posts
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Day[9]
United States7366 Posts
low latency sends out very very small packets of information very frequently. hence it will be a tad laggier because the server will be looking for the information almost instantly, and if it doesnt come, it will pause and wait for the info to come extra high latency is similar to the shock memory on a CD player. It operates a few seconds behind so that, if any information lags behind slightly, it has about a second or two to catch up. This poses a problem because essentially, no matter what, your micro, macro, and etcetera will always be a second or so behind in any game. Which basically means you will always lose zerglings to storm in extra high latency. low latency is nice because the server will wait for all your commands, at the cost of the lag box coming. gogo low latency | ||
FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
extra high latency = bad high latency will make Day appear on your doorstep. He will be just as bewildered as you are, so give him a cup of coffee. If Day says something rude, smack him one, as it is an error and can be fixed in this manner. If your Day needs feeding press the Blue button. If your Day needs discipline, hit the Red button. If your Day dies, you will be held accountable and charged with manslaughter. | ||
ToKoreaWithLove
Norway10161 Posts
 and Day is right. Latency affekts how often the game sends packets. Naturally, if the packets are sent less frequently, your command have to wait a while to be issued. | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
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booooo
Singapore372 Posts
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amat
United States1788 Posts
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Muhweli
Finland5328 Posts
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nvnplatypus
Netherlands1300 Posts
On June 25 2004 00:14 Day[9] wrote: put in very simple terms low latency sends out very very small packets of information very frequently. hence it will be a tad laggier because the server will be looking for the information almost instantly, and if it doesnt come, it will pause and wait for the info to come extra high latency is similar to the shock memory on a CD player. It operates a few seconds behind so that, if any information lags behind slightly, it has about a second or two to catch up. This poses a problem because essentially, no matter what, your micro, macro, and etcetera will always be a second or so behind in any game. low latency is nice because the server will wait for all your commands, at the cost of the lag box coming. That is the right answer mostly. Except the difference in reponse times isn't quite as drastic as a whole or several seconds. It's a few hundred milliseconds difference, which is still quite a lot. | ||
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ToKoreaWithLove
Norway10161 Posts
On June 25 2004 01:25 booooo wrote: never cease to irritate me when someone changes latency to very high right at the start of a lag free game, proclaims you are a newbie when you change back to very low, and proceeds to engage in a F10-O-N-L/V keypress war with you, swears at you, get thrashed very badly, then accuse you of map hacking. I usually leave when people do this. That kind of newbies ain't really worth the time. | ||
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Mora
Canada5235 Posts
infact, i would rather play in a lag filled game with low latency than a lagless extra high latency. i hate ehl. | ||
Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
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Mora
Canada5235 Posts
On June 25 2004 02:36 iD.Twisted wrote: If people put it on ehl, and I put it on low, and they put it on extra high again, I leave the game. amen | ||
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Dave[9]
United States2365 Posts
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KiD[ReD]
Canada2103 Posts
On June 25 2004 01:01 Abyss_Bahamut wrote: Sometimes I worry about the community when someone with such high post counts doesn't know something I learned the first month I played multiplayer. Yeah.. well.. me suck. | ||
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Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
On June 25 2004 03:02 Dave307 wrote: blizzard once sent me an e-mail explaineing what lag and latency is and everything, go ask them, they know. -_-; Or you can read this thread. -_- | ||
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STIMEY d okgm fish
Canada6140 Posts
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AnOther
565 Posts
high is bad | ||
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amat
United States1788 Posts
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Pafnucy
Poland1124 Posts
after first minute of the game: <random Korean sets latency to EXTRA HIGH>! -I set it to low again, explain there is no lag, make barrack earlier, scout diagonally, prepare for a rush -rush comes, I defend Korean: "map map! ;;; ????????" and leaves -People who set it to extra high when there is no lag often intend to have more effective rush/pressure/cheese -diagonal scouting = "map" ;D | ||
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Drazzzt
Germany999 Posts
On June 24 2004 23:16 KiD[ReD] wrote: That's strange.. I never noticed a difference between them.. maybe I'll try it sometime.. BTW.. I made that conversation up obviously guys.. heh.. I don't know what race you are playing. But as protoss, a zealot rush with extra high latency is a rather stupid thing to do. If you try to run the most damaged zealot away, it will most of the time just die, because it takes so $%&$&% long for the move-command to take effect. It's like using drums instead of radio communication. I usually leave the game, if it is lag-free and my opponent refuses to play with low latency. Drazzzt aka ShortNotice | ||
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Drazzzt
Germany999 Posts
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Liquid`RaSZi
Netherlands2766 Posts
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Breeze
Bulgaria989 Posts
It is nice because you can affect who wins even when you're just an observer, example: Korean player is about to drop reavers on bulgarian player's hydra defended expo - I change to extra high immediately, shuttle is eliminated without trouble. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
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Excalibur_Z
United States12240 Posts
If I'm engaged in an F10-O-N war with someone, I usually make him tell me what latency does. Of course they usually don't answer and just reset it to extra high, so I change it back to low again. Eventually it gets to a point where he becomes so insistent that it should be on Extra High that he changes it over and over and over again in a row. That's when I just attack since he's more focused on changing the latency than his base =) | ||
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dt
Germany126 Posts
The latency determines the time between a command being issued and executed. Low latency = 10 time ticks delay High latency = 15 time ticks Extra high = 20 time ticks | ||
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koehli
Germany350 Posts
On June 25 2004 06:43 Breeze wrote: I use changes of latency to my maximum advantage in my tactics/strategy. I change from low to extra high or back all the time during the game depending on the situation. It is nice because you can affect who wins even when you're just an observer, example: Korean player is about to drop reavers on bulgarian player's hydra defended expo - I change to extra high immediately, shuttle is eliminated without trouble. Hahaha, note to self: never play with Bulgarian obs ;-) | ||
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STIMEY d okgm fish
Canada6140 Posts
there should be some auto-latency and limits set before the game starts.. players shouldnt have to or be able to fuck with it while they're playing a competitive game with someone who is willing to fuck with latency for an advantage | ||
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hasuwar
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
On June 25 2004 08:54 hasuwar wrote: I also wish there was an option "No Lat" so things move instantly like single player :O!! should be possible now that ev eryone has broad band Not really. If a broadband server has a lot of people on it, you will still experience lag. I had a ping of 451, once. That wasn't from a bot telling me, either. (I checked in UT2k3) | ||
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STIMEY d okgm fish
Canada6140 Posts
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Chris307
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Programmer
Canada250 Posts
On June 25 2004 10:35 Chris307 wrote: The Low/High/Extra-High Latency options are really 100% useless, you should NEVER put it on anything but Low Latency. High Latency and Extra High Latency, put simply, work by trying to force the players in the game to play slower and send less actions, by putting in a delay time between when an action is issued and when that action is put into effect. It has NO PURPOSE. NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER EVER EVER use ANYTHING but Low Latency. As far as when people get into those Latency Setting wars with me... I love it when that happens. Because I know they're probably wasting more time than I am setting the latency over and over again (I do it at blinding speed). F10 O N L Enter | ||
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Chris307
3095 Posts
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Programmer
Canada250 Posts
 Both work. | ||
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Snakeyez
Canada456 Posts
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Dang-it
United States557 Posts
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Breeze
Bulgaria989 Posts
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Mora
Canada5235 Posts
gg | ||
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Ryan307 :)
United States1289 Posts
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Commander{+}
United States2878 Posts
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viCe
United States24 Posts
On June 24 2004 23:46 radar14 wrote: i was one of those ppl... set it to extra high every game in the very beginning, feeling kinda cool when everyone in a 4v4 game set it to ehl. made me feel down with the crowd....i miss that feeling ROFL Anyone tried marine/lurker micro in xtra high? =( | ||
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STIMEY d okgm fish
Canada6140 Posts
o = options n = network l = low. h = high. e = extra high. if u skip this step, it sets what was already set (SKIP THIS STEP TO SPAM) o = okay | ||
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