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I wonder if there would be any money in...
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:57 pm
by Foo
...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.....
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:33 pm
by MidnightQ4
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:
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:39 pm
by ppp
or play the long way round and meet up on a server in Bangkok or whereever the mid point is
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:01 pm
by Plan B
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)
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:36 pm
by MidnightQ4
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
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:07 pm
by Plan B
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:
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:47 pm
by R00k
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.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:03 pm
by MidnightQ4
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.