Latency Issues Solved In Cataclysm

Fix latency issues in Cataclysm and other MMORPG's

My latency issues have been solved in Cataclysm.  Since I have been away from World of Warcraft for a few years I didn't realize I was having such an issue with latency.  By pure accident I accidentally moused over my latency in the game, and realized I was in the 600ms+ range.  I am no computer expert so it still didn't mean anything to me.  I soon realized that red meant bad.

I figured it was my wireless internet.  I unplugged my wireless, and went back to wired internet.  I updated my network adapter drivers, and rebooted my computer.  I log into the game in the middle of the night.  I am talking 3am, and my latency was still unbelievably hovering around 600ms.

I log out, and decide to find some new recommended servers to test out.  I create a new character in Cataclysm on a low population server, and in the Undead starting area.  I look at my latency, and it was still an issue.  It was still in the high 400ms.  I can't pvp with that kind of poor latency.

I try a few other suggestions from the tech support forums from Blizzard, and no real changes.  I was really starting to get pissed.  How am I going to crush noobs with horrible latency?

I finally check out the second and third page of Google, and I found this program that basically for five bucks a month it reroutes your server hops to be the closest.  They offer a lifetime free trial that shuts off every 20 minutes so I figured it was worth a shot to see if it fixed my latency.

All I can say is WTFast program is amazing.  I log into the low population server, and it shows my latency at 0.  I was in shock.  I log out, and log into my normal server for Cataclysm, and my latency dropped from over 600ms down to less than 50ms.  It instantly fixed my latency issues with Cataclysm.

My excitement meter was off the charts.  I decide to truly test my latency issues with Cataclysm, and queue for a battleground.  I go into the battleground with my Druid which the day before I became really frustrated because with my latency issues I couldn't kill an AFK caster even if I tried.  It was the difference between night and day.

I didn't lose my pvp touch after all.  I rocked the killing blows in that battleground.  I knew I wasn't that bad at pvp.  So if you are having latency issues, or even want to improve your latency I highly suggest spending the five bucks a month for this.  I am so impressed with it I even placed a banner ad from WTFast on this blog to make it real easy to solve your latency issues in Cataclysm or any other MMORPG

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Slapping High Fives

It is time for my new Slapping High Fives feature on Wasdstomp. I really read some great posts by some other bloggers this week.

I am slapping my first high five to Arisechicken on I Heart Gorfang. You are going to love all these great pictures of characters created to look like famous people. Arisechicken is so good I have a second one to share too. You are going to love reading about players wearing tin foil hats.

My second slapping of high fives goes to Bootae on Bootae's Bloody Blog. He goes into a very detailed post showing why Warhammer needs to steal from Daoc. He even adds a second part to his ideas that Warhammer should implement from Daoc. I really love his idea of making Tier 4 more about owning more keeps in all the pairings to get to the city instead of locking zones. As it stands right now if they are attacking the North Keep, you know the South Keep is next, and you can pile in defenses, and just wait. With Bootae's idea they could move to Elf, or Dwarf to take a keep. I love the idea.

My third slapping of high fives goes to Gaarawarr over at Gaarwarr Gabs. He is the mayo of a turkey sandwich. He has the best guides for Warhammer no question about it. He just recently posted a visual, and written explanation of all the rewards you can choose with your golden writs.

My fourth slapping of high fives goes to Perle on Fight on the Flag. It seems like we think alike. I always read her posts, and think that is exactly how I feel about it. She talks about how Carrots lead players to deplorable behavior. I see it happen all the time, and seem to experience it every day when I play.

My fifth slapping of high fives goes to Rivs at A High Latency Life. For some crazy reason he tried to convince players that Mages are better than Warlocks. I am not sure what he is smoking, but he needs to share.