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<h2 style="text-align:center" id="tag-2"><strong>How to do a ping test?</strong></h2>

<p style="text-align:justify">Generally, ping is an important speed in online games.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">It is frequently displayed on the playing screen in some popular games such as LOL, Dota 2, and Fortnite.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Black Desert Online (BDO) doesn’t.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">But luckily, you are able to measure this rate through Task Manager.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">It is easy to do, just follow the steps with the pictures below:</p>

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<li style="text-align:justify"><strong>Step 1: Press the Window key on your keyboard</strong></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Press the Window key" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_2.jpg" style="display:block; height:427px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Press the Window key</em></p>

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<li style="text-align:justify"><strong>Step 2: Move your mouse to the taskbar, right-click</strong></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_3.jpg" style="display:block; height:351px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Move to the taskbar</em></p>

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<li style="text-align:justify"><strong>Step 3: Choose the Task Manager</strong></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Click “task manager”" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_4.jpg" style="display:block; height:351px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Click “task manager”</em></p>

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<li style="text-align:justify"><strong>Step 4: On the new window, you click the “more detail”</strong></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Click the “more detail”" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_5.jpg" style="display:block; height:408px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Click the “more detail”</em></p>

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<li style="text-align:justify"><strong>Step 5: Choose the “Performance” tab and then click “Open Resource Monitor”</strong></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Click Performance and open resource monitor" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_6.jpg" style="display:block; height:434px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Click Performance and open resource monitor</em></p>

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<li style="text-align:justify"><strong>Step 6: Choose the “Network” tab</strong></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Click the Network tab on the top" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_7.jpg" style="display:block; height:371px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Click the Network tab on the top</em></p>

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<li style="text-align:justify"><strong>Step 7: Expand the “TCP connections”</strong></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Click the TCP connections to expand its menu" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_8.jpg" style="display:block; height:410px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Click the TCP connections to expand its menu</em></p>

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<li style="text-align:justify"><strong>Step 8: You will see the latency number on the first line. That’s ping ms what you are finding.</strong></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Ping of BDO lies in the first line" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High%20Black%20Desert%20Online%20Ping_9.png" style="display:block; height:400px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Ping of BDO lies in the first line</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Now you see the BDO latency is 1 ms.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">It means that the game BDO has a ping of 1 millisecond (ms).</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">To know if your ping is good for gaming, keep reading…</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Aside from using the “Task Manager”, you also conduct an online ping test such as Speed test Ookla, MySpeed.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">These testing tools not only measure ping rate but also provide results of download and upload speed along with other useful numbers.</p>

<h2 style="text-align:center" id="tag-70"><strong>What is a good ping for online gaming?</strong></h2>

<p style="text-align:justify">Ping is the network delay between a player's computer (or the client) and either another client (peer) or the game's server in the world of online video gaming.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Thus, you should keep your ping rate as low as possible.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">In detail, ping times of 100 ms or less are typical for most broadband connections.</p>

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<li style="text-align:justify">In gaming, pings of 20 ms or less are regarded as excellent, and "<a href="https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/5-reasons-your-ping-is-so-high" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">low ping</a>."</li>
	<li style="text-align:justify">Pings of 50 ms to 100 ms are considered very good to average.</li>
	<li style="text-align:justify">Pings of 150 ms or more are considered less desired and "high ping."</li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="What is a good ping?" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_10.jpg" style="display:block; height:360px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>What is a good ping?</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">A low ping, for example, in first-person shooter (FPS) games or real-time strategy games means receiving server responses within the game.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Also, it refers to a quicker data transmission.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Hence, it’ll result in a smoother gameplay.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">If your ping is higher than 150 ms, it seems too difficult to have a smooth gaming match or good experience.</p>

<h2 style="text-align:center" id="tag-88"><strong>How to fix high ping in BDO?</strong></h2>

<p style="text-align:justify">It’s not always possible to achieve a good ping.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Fortunately, you can try out some tips below to improve your ping.</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="How to lower Black Desert Online ping?" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_11.jpg" style="display:block; height:1600px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>How to lower Black Desert Online ping?</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Now, it’s time to get the details of how to reduce <a href="https://gospeedcheck.com/article/black-desert-online-ping-586" target="_blank">Back Desert Online ping</a>!</p>

<h3 style="text-align:justify" id="tag-100"><strong>Select the closest BDO server</strong></h3>

<p style="text-align:justify">The distance between your device and the server might imply the difference between low and high latency.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Choose a server that is geographically closer to you if possible.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">This reduces your ping by shortening the time it takes for a data packet to travel between you and the server.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Here are some servers your can pick:</p>

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			<p dir="ltr"><strong>US East</strong></p>
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			<p dir="ltr"><strong>9 ms</strong></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>US Central</strong></p>
			</td>
			<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>105 ms</strong></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>US  West</strong></p>
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			<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>80 ms</strong></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>EU West</strong></p>
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			<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>8 ms</strong></p>
			</td>
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			<p dir="ltr"><strong>EU East</strong></p>
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			<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>29 ms</strong></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>SEA 1/SEA 2</strong></p>
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			<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>8 ms</strong></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>South America</strong></p>
			</td>
			<td>
			<p dir="ltr"><strong>7 ms</strong></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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<p style="text-align:center"><em>Select a close BDO gaming server</em></p>

<h3 style="text-align:justify" id="tag-159"><strong>Turn off unnecessary applications, devices</strong></h3>

<p style="text-align:justify">There are a lot of things that consume your bandwidth.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Thus, you need to limit them to improve your internet performance and reduce high ping.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Turn off applications, programs, or even devices you aren’t using.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Spotify, Zoom, Netflix, and even Twitch, provided you're not live-streaming yourself, are all frequent applications to consider closing.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Turn off applications/programs not using" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_13.jpg" style="display:block; height:414px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Turn off applications/programs not using</em></p>

<h3 style="text-align:justify" id="tag-169"><strong>Use ethernet cord</strong></h3>

<p style="text-align:justify">Cable connection is more stable, reliable and faster than wireless connection.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">This way also limits interference of signal transferring rather than Wifi.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Therefore, if possible, you should use an ethernet cord to play online games well.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Using ethernet cord to the laptop" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High-Black-Desert-Online-Ping_14_0.jpg" style="display:block; height:360px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Using ethernet cord to the laptop</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">If Wi-Fi is your only choice, make sure you're on a 5GHz network rather than a 2.4GHz network.</p>

<h3 style="text-align:justify" id="tag-179"><strong>Limit the number of connected devices</strong></h3>

<p style="text-align:justify">The more devices connecting to your network, the worse the connection becomes.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">When you are sharing your network with too many devices, your bandwidth may not be enough for all and as a result, internet issues appear.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Thus, you’d better limit the number of connected devices or switch to an upper internet plan.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt=" Limit the number devices connecting to your network" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High%20Black%20Desert%20Online%20Ping_15.png" style="display:block; height:397px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Limit the number devices connecting to your network</em></p>

<h3 style="text-align:justify" id="tag-188"><strong>Upgrade your router</strong></h3>

<p style="text-align:justify">Old router also impacts the internet performance and makes high ping in video games.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Consider how old your router is and whether you should upgrade it if the rest of the troubleshooting methods and recommendations haven't worked.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">A newer router should provide you with the best range and signal strength for your wireless connection.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><img alt="Switch to a new router" src="http://gospeedcheck.com/filemanager/data-images/High%20Black%20Desert%20Online%20Ping_16.png" style="display:block; height:397px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:640px"></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><em>Switch to a new router</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Avid gamers may want to consider investing in a gaming router, which is designed specifically for gaming.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Some routers contain a Quality of Service function.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">It means that gaming data is prioritized over regular internet traffic.</p>
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