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    StarCraft II works perfectly on MWEB Uncapped 384k line, provided you don't host the game. I play almost every night with no problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaine View Post
    http://www.gosugamers.net/general/th...raft-2-account

    read through the posts. basically it says that if you call blizzard on skype they can sort you out if you give them a good enough reason. and moving continents is a good enough reason imo. its free if you have skype, so why not?
    It might be, but not to Bobby. According to Bobby, he would increase the cost of their games even more if it were up to him. So why wouldn't he make us buy more copies for moving continent. Bad reason, IHO.

    Sorry, it's my I-hate-Bobby-day today.

    Bobby is a douchebag prick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by to0kenZA View Post
    It might be, but not to Bobby. According to Bobby, he would increase the cost of their games even more if it were up to him. So why wouldn't he make us buy more copies for moving continent. Bad reason, IHO.

    Sorry, it's my I-hate-Bobby-day today.

    Bobby is a douchebag prick.
    Such strong feelings?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fivel View Post
    Such strong feelings?
    Very!

    Also, after reading that article about him today made it even worse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sycogrim View Post
    Get yourself a Top end line AKA 4Mbps line, because anything lower and you will find yourself getting shocking results on your pings
    The ping on 384k/512k lines only take a nose dive if the line is saturated, which it definitely won't be with an RTS game. The battlefield games w/ a full server are the only ones afaik that really suffer from 384k/512k.

    Hell a guy asked me in COD4 the other day why my ping is so low. Turns out he is physically closer to server, using the same ISP and on a 4mbps line (vs my 384k) and yet his pings were substantially worse.

    The main factor is the ADSL exchange (for local gaming) and the ISP (for intl gaming).

    Despite all of the above 384k sucks whichever way one spins it, so if the money is there then 40/10mbps ftw.

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    I can play Starcraft 2 on my 384k line no problem, the only issue I had with lag was when steam started updating games.

    Also what other games do you play. We have peering issues between two local ISP's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HavocXphere View Post
    The ping on 384k/512k lines only take a nose dive if the line is saturated, which it definitely won't be with an RTS game. The battlefield games w/ a full server are the only ones afaik that really suffer from 384k/512k.

    Hell a guy asked me in COD4 the other day why my ping is so low. Turns out he is physically closer to server, using the same ISP and on a 4mbps line (vs my 384k) and yet his pings were substantially worse.

    The main factor is the ADSL exchange (for local gaming) and the ISP (for intl gaming).

    Despite all of the above 384k sucks whichever way one spins it, so if the money is there then 40/10mbps ftw.
    Surely you mean 4/10mpbs

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    What ISP do you guys recommend that gived the best pings to europe for sc2?

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    Quote Originally Posted by czc View Post
    I can play Starcraft 2 on my 384k line no problem, the only issue I had with lag was when steam started updating games.

    Also what other games do you play. We have peering issues between two local ISP's.
    Only sc2. message to short

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    Quote Originally Posted by to0kenZA View Post
    Surely you mean 4/10mpbs
    Freudian slip betrays my eternal optimism.

    Quote Originally Posted by Concentration View Post
    What ISP do you guys recommend that gived the best pings to europe for sc2?
    I recommend not going with any ISP in particular. If you see anything involving a 24 month contract then run. Either buy prepaid or month-to-month (30 day notice). Then just trial & error the ISPs to find one you like.

    Popular ones include Mweb (for uncapped), Afrihost (inexpensive capped), Axxess, OpenWeb and WebAfrica.

    I know a lot of World of Warcraft players use WebAfrica, but they are comparatively speaking expensive. Whether the price premium is justified is a matter of opinion & what you intend to use it for.

    In your position I'd start with a small amount of WebAfrica cap, like 3 gigs prepaid & take it from there.

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