Ping and PvP

[Gustoo]

I still suggest playing whatever class you really enjoy most.

But as colgate suggested caster easier. Really though...pick favorite class and hope things get better or you get better at compensating.

[Tassador]

every time i have died in eq it has been to either going link dead or bad ping.

[Beovvulf]

130-150? lol. try jousting/pulling raids with 600-1k ping on the regular.. the life of an expat.

Truthfully, man, you can get by on virtually any class if you get creative with your movement/tactics. Some have a smaller margin of error but you can still put in work. I play my friends toons and even with my aforementioned ping issues, can land bs fairly consistently. Predictability will ruin you on any melee at any ping.

Just play whatever you want, if you want to go melee and find rogue too difficult, as some others mentioned a war, sk or monk might be easier. SK is great vs mediocre players. Monk allows you some leeway because of high avoidance. Wars, well, they're warriors and kick stun.

I've been screwing around on an enchanter lately, it's quite fun and offers a distinctly different play style than most other casters (if you don't want to wiz / druid). Allows you to pull some stuff out of your ass but can be frustrating at times when certain things go awry.

[derpcake]

150 ms fine if you want to be special olympics melee

[Qtip]

Play enchanter 100%

[Coffee]

West coast > 100 sucks. Need to be inside or in front of strafers while chasing it's real stupid.

[Gardur]

Originally Posted by Coffee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

West coast > 100 sucks. Need to be inside or in front of strafers while chasing it's real stupid.

[pgerman]

as west coast i get around 100-160 ms usually


You can still get a lot of kills, just stay away from zone line hugging rouges or monks that zone fast.



Ping does make a difference for sure, it can be overcome. It's like having a 30% handicap.
West coast players are so far superior to the rest of the planet though, it would not be fair to have it any other way in pvp.

[Gardur]

I'm running about 120. I find that some people I just cannot hit using my normal timing. If I'm in pvp more than 1v1 and I just fail to hit someone I'll swap targets and land every joust.

It's not just your ping but the Ping of your opponent that will determine your joust timing. At 120 I'm not the best but I do OK as a rogue.

Over 150 and I wouldn't touch a melee, though.

[LoliPops]

It's like having a hello kitty avatar when you're overweight and approaching 57 years old.