Lag in MMORPGs

Even with my 25 MB/s Verizon Fios internet connection, I’ve found
that I lag in a select few MMORPGs and MMO Games. After some investigating, I’ve
learned that I only experience lag when I play games that are hosted
outside of the United States. Games like S4 League and Land of Chaos
Online from Alaplaya for example
are hosted in Europe. These games are AVAILABLE in the United States and
in other parts of the world, but the game servers themselves are
hosted in Europe. This means that players outside of Europe will
experience some lag. Not all games hosted in Europe or outside of North
America lag for me though. Games like Priston Tale 2 and Emil Chronicle
Online for example are both hosted outside of North America, but I
don’t have any lag with them. Priston Tale 2 is by
GamerKraft in Europe and Emil Chronicle Online is hosted in Singapore by
Gravity
(Yes, they’re the same company who develops Ragnarok Online).

So Why do some games lag and others don’t? Well i’ve concluded that I
never lag in games hosted within North America. So I’ve concluded that
games hosted outside of the U.S. And have bad servers are most likely
to lag. I actually don’t mind lag too much in MMORPGs, but lag in MMOFPS
games like S4 League and Soldier Front are the
worst. Lagging in an FPS is a really quick way to get yourself killed. I
was playing Battle of Destiny
the other day from Cubizone and I really didn’t mind the game’s slight
lag. I mean, I noticed it, as the game is hosted in Malaysia, but lag
doesn’t really adversely effect the game too much if its barely
noticeable and it happens in a non-pvp heavy MMORPG. I remember I used
to play Perfect World on the
Cubizone servers before the international version came out as I hated
the lag. Luckily the international version is hosted by the developer – Perfect
World Entertainment, meaning new updates are implemented right
away.

Anyway guys. If you see yourself lagging in a game, check to see
where the servers are located before you start getting angry at your
computer or your ISP!