How to check ingame ping?

Expez

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2006

03 Jul 2006 at 16:40 - 1
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Is it possible to check your ingame ping, like adding another switch to your Guild Wars executable (e.g -perf or -heapsize)? Perhaps there is some ingame command I'm not aware of? Does your ping change when you change territories, i.e do you actually change physical servers when you switch?

Thanks in advance,
Expez

TB_

TB_

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

04 Jul 2006 at 20:38 - 2
The only way is to ping the server closest to the GW server you use. It works well and gives a good example of differences. Just incase AN doesnt aprove I wont say how, but all you need to know is the servers ips and how to trace the path there.

Seef II

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

05 Jul 2006 at 08:15 - 3
I've heard of support giving out the IP addresses for you to ping, and they will tell you how to do it. Just email them and tell them you've tried everything on the site and still get some latency, and ask how to ping.

madman420

madman420

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

05 Jul 2006 at 08:27 - 4
Yes adding -perf after the target dierctory in the properties menu does add a ping/framerate counter in the upper right hand corner of your screen.

edit: actually, it's not a real ping display, it just shows the Bytes/sec.

edit: The display should be to the left of the compass at the top of the screen:

Plushie Penguin

Plushie Penguin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

That plushie penguin on a shelf in your bed room

Rt/E

06 Jul 2006 at 04:18 - 5
that wouldn't happen to be kind of above the compas in the pre-set hud/whatever would it? I've kind of get a number sometimes and a little yellow thing sometimes

Shoeth

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Poland

Soul of Melandru [sOm]

A/

06 Jul 2006 at 10:51 - 6
That bolt means that the client is downloading files while you're playing, and the number means how much you have downloaded (since the last zoning, i think).

sleepy samurai

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

06 Jul 2006 at 11:19 - 7
I have a feeling this game is doing something they are not telling us. Doing calculations while idle. Downloading all the time while playing the game (not while loading the game).

Maybe they bought in to seti or something.

azunder

azunder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

06 Jul 2006 at 11:50 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by sleepy samurai
I have a feeling this game is doing something they are not telling us.
Guild wars does calculations when idle and compares the answers to an answer key to see if any hardware is malfunctioning.

Had it happen to me a few times ago but it's gone now.

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

06 Jul 2006 at 11:59 - 9
Quote:
Originally Posted by madman420
Yes adding -perf after the target dierctory in the properties menu does add a ping/framerate counter in the upper right hand corner of your screen.

edit: actually, it's not a real ping display, it just shows the Bytes/sec.

edit: The display should be to the left of the compass at the top of the screen:
from what i see there is

Number of triangle draw in the game, fps , byte/sec , still no ping