I wonder if there would be any money in...

Post by **Foo** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:57 pm

...starting a datacenter in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Thus creating a level playing field on which to stage US vs Euro Quake tournaments, of course.

I'm going to need a small boat, and some CAT5.....

Post by **MidnightQ4** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:33 pm

hahaha. can I invest?

I think that wouldn't work too well for many us players though, at least everyone on the west coast :icon32:

Post by **ppp** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:39 pm

or play the long way round and meet up on a server in Bangkok or whereever the mid point is

Post by **Plan B** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:01 pm

ppp wrote:or play the long way round and meet up on a server in Bangkok or whereever the mid point is

Exactly. Think Asia.
And in particular: China.

Distance between New York, New York, United States and Hong Kong, Hong Kong, as the crow flies:
8098 miles (13033 km) (7037 nautical miles)

Distance between Bern, Switzerland and Hong Kong, Hong Kong, as the crow flies:
5916 miles (9520 km) (5141 nautical miles)

Post by **MidnightQ4** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:36 pm

how about from Dallas TX to bangkok? NY is the far edge of the US you know

Contrary to popular belief the world does not revolve around NY, sorry easties :P

Post by **Plan B** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:07 pm

Also, now I am beginning to wonder if geographical location matters that much when it comes to connectivity and ping, and if I wasn't trolled into one of Foo's 'funnays' :icon21:

Post by **R00k** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:47 pm

It's obviously a funny, but you can tell what a difference distance makes by looking at your ping to Euro servers if you're in the States, or vice-versa otherwise.

Distance doesn't have as large an effect as routers usually, unless it's a really long distance.

Post by **MidnightQ4** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:03 pm

R00k wrote: Distance doesn't have as large an effect as routers usually, unless it's a really long distance.

In the US it makes a lot of difference where you are cause east coast vs west coast > 3000 miles. Routing matters for some people, but only because their ISP sucks. The overall "internet" routing is quite good really so problems are always with the ISP.