Hi all,

I'd like to know which are the ping level values that are acceptable and how to measure them. I can ping google to know, but if you are measuring the ping in a different way the values will be different. I'd like to know which ping is good to play gears of war, for instance, as AFAIK, that game has some issues with ping. Also, I'd like to know which ping is good to be host, as very few people join when I try to be host and I wasn't even able to start the game and check if it works.

I'm playing with the 360, but the ping issues should be the same and the only reply I got redirected me to this board.

Thank you.

Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms. 

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

What does Ping even mean?  What is it?  I mean I know what it is, it describes the connection of..... stuff.  But somebody fill me in.  AND DOnt Flame me!!! I'll flame back...

In most games anything under 100 is good. Under 80 is great, under 60 is swell, under 50 is fantastic, under 30 is amazing, and under 20 is Awesome. Unless of course you play Bad Company 2 in which I get 300 ping and feel barely anything.
 
@Kyreo said:

" What does Ping even mean?  What is it?  I mean I know what it is, it describes the connection of..... stuff.  But somebody fill me in.  AND DOnt Flame me!!! I'll flame back... "

I was under the impression that ping was round trip? So it's the time for a packet to go from your machine to the server, and then pack to your machine again.

" In most games anything under 100 is good. Under 80 is great, under 60 is swell, under 50 is fantastic, under 30 is amazing, and under 20 is Awesome. Unless of course you play Bad Company 2 in which I get 300 ping and feel barely anything.
 
@Kyreo said:

" What does Ping even mean?  What is it?  I mean I know what it is, it describes the connection of..... stuff.  But somebody fill me in.  AND DOnt Flame me!!! I'll flame back... "

Ping is the number of milliseconds it takes for your input EX: A mouse click, to be sent over the internet to your player. Since 100 miliseconds is 1 second, Pressing a button with 100ping causes your input to happen 1 second later. I believe the movie Gamer defined really well actually. "

" In most games anything under 100 is good. Under 80 is great, under 60 is swell, under 50 is fantastic, under 30 is amazing, and under 20 is Awesome. Unless of course you play Bad Company 2 in which I get 300 ping and feel barely anything.
 
@Kyreo said:

" What does Ping even mean?  What is it?  I mean I know what it is, it describes the connection of..... stuff.  But somebody fill me in.  AND DOnt Flame me!!! I'll flame back... "

Ping is the number of milliseconds it takes for your input EX: A mouse click, to be sent over the internet to your player. Since 100 miliseconds is 1 second, Pressing a button with 100ping causes your input to happen 1 second later. I believe the movie Gamer defined really well actually. "

" In most games anything under 100 is good. Under 80 is great, under 60 is swell, under 50 is fantastic, under 30 is amazing, and under 20 is Awesome. Unless of course you play Bad Company 2 in which I get 300 ping and feel barely anything.
 

@Kyreo

said:

" What does Ping even mean?  What is it?  I mean I know what it is, it describes the connection of..... stuff.  But somebody fill me in.  AND DOnt Flame me!!! I'll flame back... "

Ping is the number of milliseconds it takes for your input EX: A mouse click, to be sent over the internet to your player. Since 100 miliseconds is 1 second, Pressing a button with 100ping causes your input to happen 1 second later. I believe the movie Gamer defined really well actually. "

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

" @Geno said:

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

this is how i play  "

" @AjayRaz said: 

this is how i play  "

Ajays here!  NOW it's a thread. "

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

" In most games anything under 100 is good. Under 80 is great, under 60 is swell, under 50 is fantastic, under 30 is amazing, and under 20 is Awesome. Unless of course you play Bad Company 2 in which I get 300 ping and feel barely anything.
 
@Kyreo said:

" What does Ping even mean?  What is it?  I mean I know what it is, it describes the connection of..... stuff.  But somebody fill me in.  AND DOnt Flame me!!! I'll flame back... "

Ping is the number of milliseconds it takes for your input EX: A mouse click, to be sent over the internet to your player. Since 100 miliseconds is 1 second, Pressing a button with 100ping causes your input to happen 1 second later. I believe the movie Gamer defined really well actually. "

for a shooter u want under 80 ping
for rts or another slower paced game under 200 ping

Usually, if I seen 250+, i figure there is a problem.

A steady ping in the high 20s or low 30s is optimal. Anything below 80 is alright.

I usually accept it if it's under 80

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

" @Xolare said:

" In most games anything under 100 is good. Under 80 is great, under 60 is swell, under 50 is fantastic, under 30 is amazing, and under 20 is Awesome. Unless of course you play Bad Company 2 in which I get 300 ping and feel barely anything.
 
@Kyreo said:

" What does Ping even mean?  What is it?  I mean I know what it is, it describes the connection of..... stuff.  But somebody fill me in.  AND DOnt Flame me!!! I'll flame back... "

Ping is the number of milliseconds it takes for your input EX: A mouse click, to be sent over the internet to your player. Since 100 miliseconds is 1 second, Pressing a button with 100ping causes your input to happen 1 second later. I believe the movie Gamer defined really well actually. "

Wat. 100 milliseconds is .1 seconds, not 1 second. 1000 milliseconds is a second. "

Mine is 20 so ya.

I can't tell the difference under about 80 ms ping or so. Just to put things in perspective, 1000 ms is a second delay, while human reaction speed is approximately 190 ms for visual stimuli.

OK, only one thing more, are you measuring those pings "in game"? or are you using a different method? Because numbers may vary greatly.
 
trylks@y:~$ ping -c 10 google.com
PING google.com (209.85.227.106) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=1 ttl=252 time=60.4 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=2 ttl=252 time=61.1 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=3 ttl=252 time=134 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=4 ttl=252 time=63.6 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=5 ttl=252 time=61.7 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=6 ttl=252 time=62.6 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=7 ttl=252 time=61.8 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=8 ttl=252 time=61.0 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=9 ttl=252 time=64.7 ms
64 bytes from wy-in-f106.1e100.net (209.85.227.106): icmp_seq=10 ttl=252 time=67.4 ms

--- google.com ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss, time 9008ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 60.474/69.888/134.199/21.529 ms

 
trylks@y:~$ ping -c 10 giantbomb.com
PING giantbomb.com (70.38.98.230) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=1 ttl=252 time=154 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=2 ttl=252 time=153 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=3 ttl=252 time=153 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=4 ttl=252 time=154 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=5 ttl=252 time=153 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=6 ttl=252 time=154 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=7 ttl=252 time=154 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=8 ttl=252 time=166 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=9 ttl=252 time=154 ms
64 bytes from ip-70-38-98-230.static.privatedns.com (70.38.98.230): icmp_seq=10 ttl=252 time=155 ms

--- giantbomb.com ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss, time 9011ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 153.128/155.511/166.741/3.801 ms

 I'm still trying to guess if I should pay more for an internet connection before paying for XBL gold. I don't know if my connection is that bad or I am that noob, it may be both.
 
Thank you.

All i know is i cannot play my friends on Street Fighter 4 on XBOX 360 for some reason, yet i can play any other game with them... think it has something to do with my ping!

My ping is in the 30's, which is great for gaming. But anything at or below 100ms is usually acceptable for online games. You should also look at other values, such as packet loss and jitter. You can test all that good stuff here.
 
EDIT: Actually, it looks like my ping is 16 ms! :D

i try to get 0 - 50 ping for action games. 100 is the max. I feel the chug after 100.

"All i know is i cannot play my friends on Street Fighter 4 on XBOX 360 for some reason, yet i can play any other game with them... think it has something to do with my ping! "

 I'm still trying to guess if I should pay more for an internet connection before paying for XBL gold. I don't know if my connection is that bad or I am that noob, it may be both.  Thank you. "

"You can test all that good stuff here."

"I'm sick and tired of people constantly pointing this out to me. Christ, if people haven't noticed, it's annoying when I see 5 PM's telling me about the same goddamn point. "

Under 150 = Great  
 
Over 200- 250 = Kick

" Depnds on the game, in some games you notice it more.  In call of duty, a ping greater than 80-100 is noticeable (For me) and can make playing difficult. In Bad Company 2, i can usually play at between 100 and 200 without any trouble. In RTS games, ping is even less of an issue.But below 100 is usually Ideal for most games. "

" You realize that site is useless because once you choose a different server you will have a different ping?    let me put it this way, im on the west, if I connect to a west coast server in LA or Irvine my ping is 0-30, if i connect to one in denver or texas its around 40-50, if I connect to chicago its 75, If i connect to new york its 85-100, and if I connect to a UK server its 250-300.    Its all relative so going to a site to look up your ping is frickin useless. "

0-50 or so. 
 
I mean it depends on the game and on the server and all that, but in general I don't like to go over 50 ping. BFBC 2 has some weird ping calculation. Mostly the servers I play on get about 35 ping in the browser, but everyone in game got 100+. I think I read somewhere that they measure it differently, and I'm not noticing any lag so sure. 
 
If I use a swedish broadband test thing, I get 6 ms ping to my closest location, which is awesome. To swedish servers in BFBC2 I get around 10-20 ping. Too bad like all swedes are dicks, prefer UK servers.

I live in the country and my ping is relatively high (I get about 150-240 in BFBC2). It's definitely playable, but there are definitely some times where I stab someone in the face, nothing happens, then all the sudden it says I died by being stabbed in the face. 
 
MW2 is far worse, not only because of it's connection system, but because of the kill cam. Generally, I'll see things play out COMPLETELY different. IE I'll run into a room, stab someone in the back of the head, and somehow get killed by a shotgun. then on the replay, the guy turned around and shot me before I ever even entered the room. Can get frustrating. 
 
So as said, 100 and lower. But you can still deal with 200 and lower, it's just not an optimal experience.

Man Americans have some really high standards for their pings.
It's nice having gaming servers practically next door. Spoiled kids. Tsk tsk.
 
By the way as was already pointed out your ping will vary depending on which server you are connecting to.
And acceptable values depend on what game you are trying to play and what are your expectations in general in the country.
For example in an FPS that does not compensate for lag anything above a 100 can be unbearable.
However most modern FPS games do provide some compensation, either hitscan or otherwise, so people can play with no problems with 100-300 ping to a server.
I imagine in a game like SF4 where people count frames on moves you are screwed with even moderate lag.
MMOs can be played with up  to 500 ping easy if you do not PvP for example.

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

" @Geno said:

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

This.   In BFBC2 it's mostly around 170 or something though. :( "

" @raiz265 said:

" @Geno said:

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

This.   In BFBC2 it's mostly around 170 or something though. :( "

I think whatever it is that tracks ping in that game is kinda messed up, because i can have 200 ping and it will feel like 100, or i could have 100 ping and it feels like 900. "

" @Mikemcn said:

" @raiz265 said:

" @Geno said:

" Ping below 100 is good, below 50 is excellent. I think the maximum acceptable value for ping is 150ms.  "

This.   In BFBC2 it's mostly around 170 or something though. :( "

I think whatever it is that tracks ping in that game is kinda messed up, because i can have 200 ping and it will feel like 100, or i could have 100 ping and it feels like 900. "

Battlefield has always been kinda weird when it came to pings and delay and stuff... At least for me.  "

I like to be around 50, give or take. ~75 is pushing it. ~100 if I'm desperate to play on the server.

when i play counter-strike, i prefer to have a ping lower than 10.
when playing on servers in my city i can usually manage that, most times its even locked at 1-3.

N-N-Necro thread!

Funny thing is I still kind of agree with the original first post 100 > is okay to play against others with, if a player has above that, if you're being nice up to 150 it's probably best they get kicked so it doesn't bog the game down for others. I'm usually at the 20 - 40 mark myself.

And this sounds like some local host shenanigans to me, no way you are getting that playing against people in different countries, let alone across the country you're in.

150 is usually as bad as I will accept. I usually get pings of about 50 to 80... which is perfectly fine.

Necro'ing a thread by answering a question that someone else answered 3 years ago. Bravo!