TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
kudos:1 Reviews:
 ·TekSavvy DSL
| Good concept, implementation = doesn't work. Probably because the server I play on (which I also own/maintain) is not connected to GameRail. Basically any server that is not hosted by a GSP (Game Server Provider) gets shafted.
I even tried it with some of their connected servers just to see if it actually made a difference. Lo and behold, my ping was actually HIGHER through GameRail.
That being said the concept is good, but it is VERY difficult to implement properly with the way the internet works currently. It's pretty much hit-or-miss, sometimes it may help you bypass a bad router (hop) but other times the routing from your ISP to the server is pretty much as good as it can be.
What NEEDS to happen is for providers at all tiers to optimize routing and prevent oversubscribing/saturating as much as possible. Of course, in a world where everything is about money rather than quality, that's not likely to happen. |
