PS2 confirmed to only have servers in one area of USA

Bags · 2012-06-12, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by RadarX

N. American servers will almost certainly be located in the same place. 10 years ago ping time could be significantly reduced just by placing them on either end of the continent, but thankfully technology has advanced.

http://www.planetside-universe.com/s...&postcount=101

When I play on West Coast vs East Coast WoW servers I get 150 vs 82 ping.
When I play on West Coast vs East Coast TF2 servers I get 120 vs 20 ping.
When I play on West Coast vs East Coast BF3 servers I get 100 vs 30 ping.
When I play on West Coast vs East Coast PS1 servers I get 130 vs 60 ping.

I have no idea where these servers will be located, but since SOE is located on the west coast I imagine they will be west coast. I am making this thread to get some answers hopefully (that prove me wrong) and to bring awareness of this serious issue.

I don't see why they would take a step backward and only have servers in one section of the country, when modern games like WoW, BF3, TF2, and old games like PS1 had servers across the country, allowing everyone to have good ping.

Now if the servers will be located in central US that will be better, but again I'd rather make ruckus now in case they are planning to have them all west coast, since RadarX doesn't think that moving servers around the country helps.

I was really hoping for some central servers at the very least, so my friends and I who are scattered around the country could all play on the same server with decent pings. Now it seems all of us easterners might get shafted.

Figment · 2012-06-12, 05:22 PM

Undoubtedly would be placed in San Diego.

Though would make more sense to place it somewhere in the middle, or in a big internet hub like Virginia.

DayOne · 2012-06-12, 05:22 PM

i know the USA is just one country but do SOE not realise how big it really is? :/

AvacadoEight · 2012-06-12, 05:23 PM

Aye. This game seems to internet sensitive to have only one server, im going to have serious issues with SOE if this affects my gameplay. Poor move on their part.

Kayos · 2012-06-12, 05:24 PM

San Diego would be my guess too

Zulthus · 2012-06-12, 05:27 PM

If it's in San Diego it doesn't really matter to me, I live in WA.

WellWisherELF · 2012-06-12, 05:27 PM

Really hope this isn't true. 50-60ms is an eternity in most FPS games. This could possibly give west-coast players a noticeable advantage, although it remains to be seen how the client is affected by ping differential.

SgtMAD · 2012-06-12, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by Figment

Undoubtedly would be placed in San Diego.

Though would make more sense to place it somewhere in the middle, or in a big internet hub like Virginia.

Las Vegas is a big hub,no corporate income tax,alot of big dot coms here,

Zappo's just bought the old city hall and turned it into their headquarters

SOE already has a couple of games hosted here.

GhettoPrince · 2012-06-12, 05:31 PM

It's 3000 miles from New York to Los Angeles and 2000 miles from Los Angeles to Hawaii, that fact is why the internet was invented in the first place.

I expect central and eastern US servers to go up if the game is a smash hit.

Gonefshn · 2012-06-12, 05:34 PM

I really hope this isn't the case or they have a good answer. I can't imagine anything more ping sensitive than PS2, atleast in concept.

One of the big concerns as it is remains how well the game will perform if it truly has thousands of players in the game space at the same time.

Xyntech · 2012-06-12, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Zulthus

If it's in San Diego it doesn't really matter to me, I live in WA.

western united states not giving a fuck about the rest of the country having shitty ping master race, reporting in. fuck yeah!

i assume beta will show if this is viable or not

AvacadoEight · 2012-06-12, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Xyntech

western united states not giving a fuck about the rest of the country having shitty ping master race, reporting in. fuck yeah!

i assume beta will show if this is viable or not

Im assuming you're kidding, but you do realize that, if this is the case, quite a good chunk of the Eastern US won't tolerate it and quit, right? I know if they do something stupid like this I wont play. Not going to put up with dumb shit like that.

Hmr85 · 2012-06-12, 05:40 PM

I know realistically they will more than likely be in San Diego. But if they wanna be fair about it plop them servers down right in the middle of the east and west coast.

Zar · 2012-06-12, 05:41 PM

Alot of server company's are in Arizona and WA and Texas >.< odds are they would use those id bet on Texas. if they are going to be in one place. cheaper to outsource it then have it at their san diego or near that office >.< our taxes on new business = craptacular .... >.> i had to make up a new word cause it is really bad xD

Mechzz · 2012-06-12, 05:42 PM

I was told a few weeks back, by peeps on this site, that the PS1 servers have already been moved to San Diego. That put me off re-subbing and was being taken as evidence that PS2 would be the same.

And I'm not Australian, but let me say on their behalf "welcome to our world"