i tried WTFfast- ***.....made no difference for me- after extensive testing- gave the impression of being more steady but not worth it.
i too would love to know some tips. im in australia on an optus network- and its obviously 80 percent zos being crap- but im at the stage where my ping is 350 average- and i m prepared to spend money on a better modem- if that means 10 percent improvemnt on my end- even if that would only mean like- 320 overall. ive done it all- from upgrading my computer, changing cables, to solid testing at a gaming cafe. it just cant get much better in some parts- but what u can do is optimise it and make it more stable. id just like to know how also.

MakoFore wrote: »

i tried WTFfast- ***.....made no difference for me- after extensive testing- gave the impression of being more steady but not worth it.
i too would love to know some tips. im in australia on an optus network- and its obviously 80 percent zos being crap- but im at the stage where my ping is 350 average- and i m prepared to spend money on a better modem- if that means 10 percent improvemnt on my end- even if that would only mean like- 320 overall. ive done it all- from upgrading my computer, changing cables, to solid testing at a gaming cafe. it just cant get much better in some parts- but what u can do is optimise it and make it more stable. id just like to know how also.

@MakoFore

I'm in Canberra, granted on NBN with FTTP, but with Telstra. Amongst the Australians I've spoken with, Optus is a lot of your problem.

I sit on 220ms average, which by my understanding, is about as fast as we will get to a US East coast server.

Valera Progib wrote: »

stop using wifi, works 10 out of 10

Not using Wi-Fi...

Mine was caused by faulty wiring. My ISP had to come out and fix it. I've had almost no client-side disconnects or lag spikes since then.

What is your ping, where do you live and what server do you use?

I don't think ESO servers can get a packet back to you in less than 100ms. Never seen ping below 100; on good days I have 108, average days 115 to 150. Mostly it will be down to your ISP and geographic location: if you have DSL or some kind of wireless (laugh), it will be crappy. Fiber or cable will be best case.

Internally, not much you can do. Obviously don't use WiFi. Any average router and modem will not impact your ping, don't fall for "gaming" peripheral marketing bull.

I find that change DNS helps, maybe try some of the lesser known DNS and see if your results improve.

Here is a list of a lot of Public DNS https://public-dns.info//

My Ping is 70. Google fiber FTW.

I live in London and play on EU, my PC is always wired and my latency usually sits between 50 - 150, tbh honest it does jump about a fair amount.

On days where it goes higher the only thing I ever do is give my router a reboot, on the advice of my ISP that involves the router being powered off for a minimum of 3 minutes, it always has immediate effect.

Some days it will climb back up again others it stays low. In my house there are usually 2 PC's, a couple of tablets, smartphones etc etc all running constantly, I have to say that doesn't seem to cause my in game latency to be any worse than when I'm the only one home.

Over the summer holidays I have had awful, truly horrible, internet reliability. Finally I had an engineer out and had my router upgraded BUT after he spoke to his bosses he told us it probably wouldn't help!!

Turns out our area has "over utilisation issue" basically too many customers using the current infrastructure.......

Expected fix not until NEXT Jan!!

However the combination of the new router and the kids going back to school seems to have eased my issues, are you in a heavily populated area, could this be adding to your woes, also is your router up to the job?

witchdoctor wrote: »

I'm in Canberra, granted on NBN with FTTP, but with Telstra. Amongst the Australians I've spoken with, Optus is a lot of your problem.

I sit on 220ms average, which by my understanding, is about as fast as we will get to a US East coast server.

NBN FTTH. INTERNODE Premium pricing. Not really sure what they deliver.

220 is pretty good. 290 is the best I've had. iiNet/internode use Optus.
Internode has been going backward fast since iiNet took over. I used to get 12MBs download now 8.5 is the most.

Have you turned off the WiFi when using a cable
That will dump the leaches on router. Unplug anu other devices and turn off any repeaters?

Anyway the distance you are from the Server is going to have high ping times

I have the fastest internet money can buy and have never seen my ping below 90. 100-300 is just fine for most things.

Yarlenzey wrote: »

So the solution for Australasian players is for ZOS to stick another server in Tokyo or Sydney.
Or stop playing.

yeah pretty much. you can hang in all the content- build around it- heavy attack builds, etc- but fast weapon swapping, CC'breaking, animation cancelling ,etc- is impsoobble - making it reallly hard to crack that top tier of dps parses, pvp playmanship, etc. im not blaming the ping for me being mediocre- i wouldnt be elite anyway- but when US players complain on streams about having ping spikes of 180- and we ve never played or seen anything below 250- then it says something.

ive had to pretty much play around it like the rest- on some content that means things like having a shield or heal on both bars, etc- cos i used to be able to swap, shield- swap back in a quick flash - now? it ususally gets stuck on some crap, etc, etc- u know the story. been asking for a asian server for ages- but dosent look like it ll happen soon. which baffels me bewcause of the largest continent and market being locked out of the game essentially. - i mean look at BDO for example- its the asian equivalent- it has 4000 viewers on twitch at a time on average- ESO averages about 200. if ESO could run and appeal to that market- even a small percentage- by being at the very least- viable and playable- it would be huge for ZOS profit and populairty wise.