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ugc.tf servers lying about ping?
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#1
0 Frags +

on my server browser, i very often see ugc.tf EU servers showing up as having really low ping like 19-30. then when I join, since they are EU, i get like 120 ping.

scanned my server browser and saw 7 eu ugc.tf servers doing this.

anyone else?

on my server browser, i very often see ugc.tf EU servers showing up as having really low ping like 19-30. then when I join, since they are EU, i get like 120 ping.

scanned my server browser and saw 7 eu ugc.tf servers doing this.

anyone else?
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#2
10 Frags +

skial is doing it too with australian servers..

skial is doing it too with australian servers..
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#3
7 Frags +

A lot of NA servers do it as well, mostly pubs.

A lot of NA servers do it as well, mostly pubs.
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#4
2 Frags +

it's called ping masking and yeah, it's pretty bad

it's called ping masking and yeah, it's pretty bad
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#5
4 Frags +

yup I noticed this too

yup I noticed this too
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#6
-7 Frags +

someone tell the server owners they have -10000 social credit

someone tell the server owners they have -10000 social credit
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#7
serveme.tf
15 Frags +

There's a DDoS mitigation strategy (anycast network with globally cached A2S_PLAYER/A2S_INFO responses) that has these unrealistically low pings as a side effect. Looking at a random UGC IP from the US that pinged really low for me, that seems to be the reason.

There's a DDoS mitigation strategy (anycast network with globally cached A2S_PLAYER/A2S_INFO responses) that has these unrealistically low pings as a side effect. Looking at a random UGC IP from the US that pinged really low for me, that seems to be the reason.
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#8
3 Frags +

is this also why the ping command in console doesn't work on ugc servers?

is this also why the ping command in console doesn't work on ugc servers?
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