Diablo 3 prompts gamers to re-evaluate their ISPs

On May 15, gamers from all over the country (and the rest of the world) will be glued to their PC screens for the grand opening of the Diablo 3 servers. Everyone is eager and so are we.

And yes, we know, everything’s been prepared — a newly upgraded PC, a brand new gaming mouse and keyboard, a large monitor, a headset or speakers and Red Bull.

Everyone’s pre-ordered a copy and installed it before hand. The checklist is all crossed-out — except one.

Will your ISP stand the test of time? During the trial run last April, a lot of people complained about how slow the their ISPs were. Sometimes it lags, sometimes it disconnects. Worse if it cuts you off completely during the heat of the battle.

This may have prompted a lot of gamers and enthusiasts to actually re-evaluate their current ISP subscriptions. Turns out that some type of connections are not good for online gaming such as Diablo 3. One of the most frequent mentions I read about is cable internet and I would not be surprised if fixed wireless and even WiMax suffers from the same fate (mostly, latency problems).

I’d like to throw out a quick survey and see if people out there who are waiting for Diablo 3 are satisfied with their ISP’s performance.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

32 Comments

hardinero says:

13 years ago

During the beta test weekend ok naman on my end. yung ibang disconnections dun caused lang ng server ng blizzard since it was also a stress test. After magstablize na lahat, I didnt have any problems at all.

Btw, I’m based here in Singapore. Subscribed to Starhub’s broadband internet at 16mbps plan. Ewan ko kung counted ako baka sa Pinas lang survey nyo yugs. hehehe
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JM says:

13 years ago

yes, very satisfied indeed, I am subscribe to PLDT myDSL plan 999 which has a speed of 1mbps and getting around 13ms of ping if I ping the pldt site. Around 53ms if I pinged google.com

In my experience to other games I don’t experience any lags or hiccups in using my current ISP. Another thing is that I will get a speed boost by 50% by the end of this month :)
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Oh says:

13 years ago

I use PLDT 1995 and my connection however fast, just keeps disconnecting. I cant wait to hear from the angry folks when D3 gets out
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sonny says:

13 years ago

I played the beta last April and wala namang problem yung coop. I get 200 ping pero ok naman ang laro, wala namang lag or delays kahit sa coop.
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Migz says:

13 years ago

I used globe 995 1mbps and diablo3 runs smoothly, im from bacolod.
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tristan james says:

13 years ago

It is better to have a stable connection na sa paglalaro nitong Diablo III pra nman ma enjoy natin ung larong ito na walang lag. . .
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lawrencemark57 says:

13 years ago

forgive me for my ignorance, pero possible paring magamit ang game na to na offline mode, meaning, walang net connection, gaya ng old diablo II diba?
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jhepoyski says:

13 years ago

hmmm nasa ping at jitter to mag dedepende afaik. kasi mabilis or ultraspeed nga connection mo pero panay packet loss naman bali wala din, pldtdsl ever since stable sakin in terms of online gaming.
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Omar says:

13 years ago

I can play DCU Online on my ISP, and I am subscribed to a 512 mbps plan (cable internet here in pangasinan). I am yet to get my copy of Diablo III. If my DCUO is stable, does this mean I can have a stable gameplay with Diablo III?
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Rune-chan says:

13 years ago

This yuga-post is just making my resolve to get Torchlight 2 over Diablo 3 a whole lot stronger.
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Tyrion says:

13 years ago

If I can play SC2 smoothly on my ISP, does it follow that I won’t have a problem running Diablo 3 as well?
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ryl says:

13 years ago

siguro lahat ng Filipino iiwanan ang paglalaro ng dota. I mean na parang kokonti na lang ang lalaro ng dota. mga kabataan siguro ang maadik sa Diablo 3. by the way, will Diablo 3 will works on:
acer aspire 4750g
i3-2310M 2.1ghz
geforce gt540m
2gb ddr3
ram is 2gb also
and the direct x is DX11
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gaassgolberg says:

13 years ago
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juicyjor says:

13 years ago

feeling ko maglalabas din sila ng prepaid nito tulad ng SC2. which is good for computer shops.
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Iyan Sommerset says:

13 years ago

Meh. Never played Diablo 2. Diablo 3 seemed rather interesting until I learned it was online-only. Sure, cracks will be developed for that but that already soured Blizzard for me.

Interestingly, it seems that it isn’t really “giving players an experience” or even piracy that pushed them to kill offline mode. It’s their new auction house – apparently, they take a cut on everything sold by players. Seems like an idea straight out of the boardroom and just really has no place for a game for real gamers.
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ping says:

13 years ago

as far as isp connection is concerned, ito yung mga na test namin sa mga barkada ko: (beta)

pldt (from plan 990@348 kbps): 100-200ms playable, smooth siya kahit co-op (anytime)
pldt (plan1299 1mbps): 30-50ms lang
bayantel/sky 1mbps: 300-400ms, minsan umaabot 1k-2k (t.sora QC area) nakakaasar gamitin.
smartbro: (deparo,caloocan area) 10-500ms minsan aabot ng 1k or dc lalo na pag gabi.
globelines 1mbps(sa sister ko): 100-200ms, playable
globetattoo: di ko na test nung beta to.

LATENCY ang pinaguusapan dito. Since napatunayan na kahit 384kbps playable siya. Yung bayantel/skybroadband may problem sa latency, search sa forums nila dati na itong problema (sa mga WOW players).
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darK says:

13 years ago

Hi, Im using SUN broadband wireless. Will I still able to play using this internet connection? Anyone who has beta tested tried this setup?
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James says:

13 years ago

It’s all about peering and not too much of bandwidth. I wrote about how PLDT is the worst offender when it comes to peering to countries around our region.

http://www.omgeek.net/2011/10/frustrations-of-a-pc-gamer-in-the-philippines/

Globe seems to be most consistent when it comes to having good latency with servers around Singapore, but further out I haven’t tested yet
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DX20 says:

12 years ago

Paano kasi, ang trying hard ng pilipino. They try to live a first world lifestyle kung ano uso sa US, gagayahin nila. Di nman nila alam na iba ang technology dito — bulok. Di nga ako bumili eh dahil sa real money trade. For sure walang gagasto na unggoy dito. Masisira lang ang magandang games tulad ng mw3 at battlefield 3. Kasi kadalasan hacker pinoy.
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Diablo 3 Tricks says:

12 years ago

Interesting post. Does anyone feel like Diablo3 is losing it’s player base? I think it is slowly dropping down atleast the rate of Auction House items.
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