Guild Wars 2

It’s been months now with the packet delay issue, I’m tired of leap skills lagging/not going as far as they should. It makes Guild Wars 2 combat look very unpolished when skills lag randomly.

I can’t even PvP anymore without this become a constant source of frustration, it doesn’t even matter if our team is winning drastically, I clench my teeth whenever I see it.

I’m not going to pretend I’m an expect on data centers and $160,000 network drivers but this cannot be an issue plaguing the game for so long, a game wishing to be an e-sport. If there is a new expansion coming out bringing new players and old, this will become a major issue.

Chill, they want us to pay WTFast more than buying stuffs from their in-game shop!Its GG!Keep it coming…

Bris.7984:

Chill, they want us to pay WTFast more than buying stuffs from their in-game shop!Its GG!Keep it coming…

WTFast doesn’t do a kitten.

During 2014, I have used multiple ping reducing services and made own VPN servers all around Europe.
Anet Support said it’s my ISP problem with routing.

Funny part is, that no matter where I connected from – multiple places in countries such as

• Germany
• France
• UK
• Netherlands

there always was a connection drop between VPN and Gw2 server.

But okay, it’s my ISP fault.

Bris.7984:

Chill, they want us to pay WTFast more than buying stuffs from their in-game shop!Its GG!Keep it coming…

You do know why using a VPN fixes the problem right? It’s not because it’s a magic service that makes your connection WTFast. What VPNs claim to do (reduce your ping) isn’t actually possible unless they own private networks. What VPNs really do is change the route you take to your destination which could improve your connection. In the case of Europe, one of the routes is being throttled during specific hours which causes packet loss and is why using a VPN to go around it will fix the problem.

By acknowledging that using a VPN will fix the problem, you’re admitting that the problem is outside of ArenaNet’s control, fyi. Also, there are free VPNs you can use, though they have limitations such as a bandwidth cap or a time limit.

Tao.5096:

Funny part is, that no matter where I connected from – multiple places in countries such as

It doesn’t matter where you connect from, it matters what route you’re actually taking. If you’re in the heart of the issue, you’re going to have the problem regardless of what you do. You will want to verify the routes using tracerts through the VPN, and you should post them in that EU thread.

Where the problem exactly is, I don’t know, but it looks like it’s somewhere in Telia’s network and before reaching the ncsoft-telia link. One person who bothered to post a lag vs no lag tracert using a VPN ruled that link out.

Healix.5819:

It doesn’t matter where you connect from, it matters what route you’re actually taking. If you’re in the heart of the issue, you’re going to have the problem regardless of what you do. You will want to verify the routes using tracerts through the VPN, and you should post them in that EU thread.

Oh, I did trace the routes through VPNs.
That’s why I was checking different locations in each country to avoid same nodes on the route.
Posting all of it won’t do anything.
I am not alone or only few people who have such problem.
So I found a quite nice solution to it.
ArenaNet ignore connectivity problem, I ignore Buy Gems button.