DOES ANYONE USE SATELLITE INTERNET FOR KO?

[BrightEyes]

hey guys,

I just moved and am unable to get DSL or cable internet and was wondering if anyone plays KO on a satellite internet connection (hughesnet in this case). I talked to one of their representitives and she said that there were some latency issues involved in satellite internet connections but that it may not even be noticeable. I just wanted to come on here before i forked out money for internet service that won't even be able to meet my needs. I would really appreciate your help here if you guys have any information.



BrightEyes

[morax]

hey guys,

I just moved and am unable to get DSL or cable internet and was wondering if anyone plays KO on a satellite internet connection (hughesnet in this case). I talked to one of their representitives and she said that there were some latency issues involved in satellite internet connections but that it may not even be noticeable. I just wanted to come on here before i forked out money for internet service that won't even be able to meet my needs. I would really appreciate your help here if you guys have any information.
BrightEyes[/b]

Just wondering where abouts you are - geographically? Which country? Also there are lots of latency issues regards satellite but it wont be too noticable in KO, you wont be able to play First person shooters though!

[BrightEyes]

Im located in the southern USA (Mississippi) and I only play KO atm.....do you think that the latency issue would be a problem here like for Pk and such?

[DragonFire]

Just wondering where abouts you are - geographically? Which country? Also there are lots of latency issues regards satellite but it wont be too noticable in KO, you wont be able to play First person shooters though![/b]

ya I agree we had satellite net for awhile, it was alright. But as morax said no fps . It was pretty expensive, but thank god I moved

[Aluzion]

Actually there are some really good Sat. net companies that are really awesome.. my pal uses one.. he plays CAL-P CS 1.6 and doesnt have much lag at all unless the weather picks up :S Btw, im in Canada.

[BrightEyes]

thanks for your replies guys i was getting worried that i would be unable to play ko lol.

[_Boomsheeka_]

I use satellite internet for KO, and it works a lot better than I feared when I had no other internet option.

For PK, it sometimes sucks because of the latency issues. You have like a 1/4 to 1/5 second delay, and thats usually enough to get killed in CZ when soloing. When Im in a party, I dont notice it as much but its still there. I still have fun PKing, and its kind of nice to have the ultimate excuse.. If I get pwned by someone I just say to myself "Its that damm satellite internet again"

As far as XPing, I really dont notice any difference at all.

Thats for KO, if you like shooters (like I did) then you can give it up. The latency kills you in CS, UT, Quake and all other games of the sort. Check to make sure that a antennae based system is not available in your area. Where I live, they just started that service. It is like a TV station in that the signal is beamed out from a local spot that has a nice land line connection, and you do not have the latency at all. I haven't done that yet, but I plan to soon.

Hope that helped.

cordially....

[BrightEyes]

Haha, i think i will have to use that excuse myself some Especially when i'm slow to tp a party member outta the thick lol " sorry dude, satellite"

[morax]

Haha, i think i will have to use that excuse myself some Especially when i'm slow to tp a party member outta the thick lol " sorry dude, satellite"[/b]

The only reason i was so interested is that ive just written a 15000 word report highlighting the "Digital Divide" in the UK, where rural communities cant get good quality ADSL lines etc and it stops them doing various different things.

I looked at alternative methods such as satellite connections and Wi-Fi wireless connections etc. Quite Interesting really

Your satellite should be fine - in the UK its just a really expensive alternative to a "normal" internet connection!

Have fun!