Ritchie1909

Hi Fraser, I've been doing more messing about and I hope you don't mind me asking here as opposed to starting a new thread. First quick wee question. If I'm using hybrid VPN. If I swap from the PC to using the duma app, will this automatically turn it off as the option isn't available in the app? Secondly, in order to use the hybrid VPN I have to make my playstation a pc device on duma. When I'm searching for a game, a non-authentication peer server pings in London even if my VPN is set nowhere near there. Do you know what this server is? Can provide an ID if needed. If this server isn't in my filter the game says "can't connect to data server" so I have to allow it. It's also definitely not the authentication server as that is pinging in Warsaw despite being in Dublin (mislocated). Thanks for any advice/insight!

Yeah, I have no real technical knowledge on it so will defer to your expertise! There's so many that it would take me ages mate. Easier for me to just avoid that region with my filter.

They will be pretty aware of how many are required in each region for each bucket though, no? Would likely have the same number of "dead servers" regardless. Yeah as I say, due to that mislocated cluster in Oklahoma, I've been paying a bit more attention. I might play about with this soon and see what it's like.

I did think as much but thought there was an off chance that to speed up matchmaking they were assigned buckets, rather than the first player to join a server deciding the MMR of that server. If that makes sense. I can't say I'm noticing too many recurring servers but I've not properly looked either.

Firstly, I know the purpose of the router isn't to mess with any matchmaking algorithm so if this discussion isn't allowed then apologies Fraser! Obviously we know duma has the ability to block individual servers, which I'm having to do due to the plethora of mislocated ones. But it has got me thinking, does the game have servers allocated to specific skill buckets? Like will certains servers always contain a ≥X MMR and others for the opposite. Has anyone experimented with blocking certain servers on duma and what have you found? I consistently see the same players over and over again in my lobbies, especially the crimson and iridescent players and would be curious if this done anything.

Ideal! Really appreciate the response as always. For anyone else looking for a workaround just avoid Oklahoma and you'll be fine. You can individually click and allow and deny within the cluster too.

Any update for this Fraser? They all seem to be dislocated, authentication servers and the the big cluster in Oklahoma.

Ideal! I'll keep you posted on my end too!

Just to confirm mate, it is just that location. I tested everywhere else and the geofilter is working as it should in game. Seems to be a huge cluster in Oklahoma. Is it cheeky to ask you to update this thread if you manage to fix it? I'll happily guinea pig to check it's working as it should. Appreciate all the help as always!

That's pretty interesting! Thanks! It seems they have put a massive cluster in the Oklahoma region. When I'm tapping these ones the ping return from me varies from 40ms to 259ms. Never normally get that many pings from that region.

I think there's a host and not necessarily clustered as my game searches from <41ms - <50-58ms before jumping to the range I have selected but I'll take notes from them when possible! Out of sheer curiosity, how do they end up mislocated in the first place?

I'll do my best but it'll be a mammoth task haha

Ahh ideal! Think there is loads of them for what it's worth mate as I'm consistently getting 40ms ping but marked as USA.

I have no servers allowed in Poland. Connected to a polish one in a game now and this is the server the app says I'm connected to for the game.

I'll try to do this at the weekend when I'm next on. Should it be allowing servers nearby a mislocated one though? Feel like this still doesn't really explain why I keep getting connected to polish servers.