Quote (inkanddagger @ 14 Oct 2022 21:04)
Hi everyone, we are working on a rule addition to make things more fair. Since D2R doesn’t manage realm servers like LoD, the game maker does get a ping advantage unless both players live relatively close to each other.
Idea we are tossing around is either the challenger or the defender should make game… but we aren’t sure which direction is more fair. Defender making game gets to “defend on home turf” or challenger gets to challenge on home turf.
What does everyone think?
Quote (Weed4me @ 14 Oct 2022 21:39)
I'd say challenger picks server or at least makes the game.
Here's my 2 cents playing from the EU.
EU - Asia is not playable. I have spoken to Asian guys and they tell me that Asia - EU is the same. Both EU and Asian players prefer to meet up on NA servers for better latency. It keeps it somewhat fair for both parties.
If I create a game on NA servers, latency is around 150ish and is fine most of the time although I do get an occasional misclick every now and then.
Considering most players are from NA, I think it would not be fair to ask them to relog to EU or Asia but would be nice if games are created by the "foreign" players to keep it on somewhat even ground.