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JonSnowKnowsNad
Dec 17, 2019Apprentice
XR500 VPN increasing ping and packet loss
on the latest firmware and im using a vpn. on the dumaos i go to hybrid vpn and where it says vpn traffic i add my playstation 4 system. my downloads drop to 20 mbps and 2 upload mbps. on the apex le...
JonSnowKnowsNad
Dec 17, 2019Apprentice
gameplay i couldn't notice a difference, but i canceled my vpn.
Netduma-Fraser
Dec 17, 2019NetDuma Partner
The ping on the game will be higher on the game than shown on the Geo-Filter as they include things like processing times etc into the calculation and the router uses the direct to server ping. What was the difference in pings? The servers far away that had a low ping would have been mislocated, we'll be fixing those in a cloud update. If you find any servers that have a low ping that are far away then let us know the IDs and we can fix them. Using a VPN to play a game most likely would only hinder you and not improve the experience.