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> I sort the list by ascending ping, and the top eight or 10 show zero
ping,
> then the numbers go to 90 or so, 120, 140, etc. When I click on a 140,
> say, it waits a bit then the line is highlighted and the 140 turns into
> something like 40 or 50. I take the ping number as an indication of
> relative speed, so a 150 is not really 150, but it's faster than a 200,
> which isn't 200 either, but it's slower than a 150, which isn't really
> 150, but it is faster than the 200, which isn't really 200, but it's
> slower ... wait, I'm in a loop.
>
Your computer is not pinging every server when it makes the list. Its the
list server (at EA) that makes the ping. That's the ping between EA and
the
server, which can be an indication of lag, but maybe it doesnt apply to
you.
(Especially if you are not in North America).
When you click on it to select it, wait a bit and your computer will ping
(and usually pull a player list and map and so on). THAT ping is pretty
close to what your actual ping will be.
So select it first, to find out what YOUR ping is.
The zero ping servers probably have a firewall with IMCP packets turned
off,
so no ping is possible. Zero indicates "server, but no ping". 2500 ping
indicates some sort of reboot event. And 9999 indicates some sort of
other
problem with the server.
I agree, the in game browser is total ****.
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