Big Fat Rant
My game keeps spiking and choking so I want to rant hardcore about this shit
.5 Mbps – rate 62500
1.0 Mbps – rate 125000
1.5 Mbps – rate 187500
1.57 Mbps – rate 196608 (New Default)
2.0 Mbps – rate 250000
2.5 Mbps – rate 312500
3.0 Mbps – rate 375000
3.5 Mbps – rate 437500
4.0 Mbps – rate 500000
4.5 Mbps – rate 562500
5.0 Mbps – rate 625000
5.5 Mbps – rate 687500
6.0 Mbps – rate 750000
6.2 Mbps – rate 786432 (New Max)
MB/s = Megabytes per second, Mbps = Megabits per second, 1MB = 8Mbps
Essentially the new locked server rate is 128000, which was meant for 128 tick however that was updated almost 2 years ago. rate 128000 is only meant for internet speeds in between 1 - 1.5 megabits per second or 1 megabyte per second internet speeds, which again is less than a megabyte per second.
Why does rate affect your game?
- because it allows more traffic from the server to your system, if you just use the default or the new default you are limiting yourself if you otherwise could receive more data. If your download speed is more than 6Mbps you should be using the new max rate hands down. But if you have a shitty connection to the server, trying to use a higher rate will basically result in you strangling yourself causing choke & ping to skyrocket.
- The main reason that Valve implemented these rates were to improve the general networking of the game.
- I know that alot of Australian ISPs already exceed +1 MB/s download speed (over the maximum rate) , therefore its limiting not only New Zealand players, but Australian aswell. Which is why I want the locked 128000 rate to be removed, so it allows for players to set their rates accordingly to their internet speeds and not be forced to one particular rate causing lag, chokes and spikes etc.
The 64000 rate on the surf server is even worse.
- Test your speed download/upload speeds here
http://www.speedtest.net/
rep if u wan good server and no lag so wen u die by u kil sumone and they lag then u smas da table rip good table
- i7K