Lagginess
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 5:34 am
Alright, since I do have some tools at my disposal that can actually analyze this, I wanted to raise this issue and it's been bugging me for awhile now.
This is the connection, this ping test is done using a programm called paping.
For not computer-savvy people, ping is the reaction time of your connection–how fast you get a response after you've sent out a request. A fast ping means a more responsive connection, especially in applications where timing is everything (like video games). Ping is measured in milliseconds (ms).
So we send a signal to a server and receive a response in 216milliseconds on average.
And now this is the ingame log with a timestamp, from which we can clearly see that the actual response time ingame is over double that of my ping. 1000ms is 1 second, so from a 220ms reponse time, we go to almost a second delay from when I type a command in, to the time i get a message back from the mud.
Where is this time lost ?
hr:mn:sc:mils
11:05:34.964a | <878hp 836ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing' <<=== This is an echo of command input sent to mud
11:05:35.628a | Ok. <<=== This is response from the mud to my command, which is delayed by 35,628-34,964= 664ms, this is 3x of my actual ping time.
11:05:35.633a | You feel new horizons in substances to be breathed. <<=== This is internal delay between consecutively sent lines 5ms
Here is more
hr:mn:sc:mils
11:05:35.633a |
11:05:35.633a | <878hp 826ma 312mv>
11:05:35.906a | ---
11:05:35.906a | <878hp 826ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:36.364a | Ok.
11:05:36.379a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:36.379a |
11:05:36.379a | <878hp 816ma 312mv>
11:05:36.780a | ---
11:05:36.780a | <878hp 816ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:37.365a | You weave the threads of magic masterfully!
11:05:37.381a | Masterful *water breathing* renewed to [28 minutes and 50 seconds]
11:05:37.381a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:37.381a |
11:05:37.381a | <878hp 806ma 312mv>
11:05:37.681a | ---
11:05:37.681a | <878hp 806ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:38.365a | Ok.
11:05:38.381a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:38.381a |
11:05:38.381a | <878hp 797ma 312mv>
11:05:38.617a | ---
11:05:38.617a | <878hp 797ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:39.128a | Ok.
11:05:39.134a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:39.134a |
11:05:39.134a | <878hp 788ma 312mv>
11:05:39.564a | ---
11:05:39.564a | <878hp 788ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:40.128a | Ok.
11:05:40.134a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:40.137a |
11:05:40.137a | <878hp 778ma 312mv>
11:05:40.550a | ---
11:05:40.550a | <878hp 778ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:41.128a | Ok.
11:05:41.133a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:41.134a |
11:05:41.134a | <878hp 769ma 312mv>
11:05:41.381a | ---
11:05:41.381a | <878hp 769ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:41.865a | Ok.
11:05:41.881a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:41.881a |
11:05:41.881a | <878hp 759ma 312mv>
11:05:43.401a | ---
11:05:43.402a | <878hp 759ma 312mv>think
11:05:43.864a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:43.864a |
11:05:43.880a | <878hp 761ma 312mv>
11:05:44.185a | ---
11:05:44.187a | <878hp 761ma 312mv>think
11:05:44.618a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:44.618a |
11:05:44.618a | <878hp 761ma 312mv>
11:05:45.105a | ---
11:05:45.106a | <878hp 761ma 312mv>think
11:05:45.627a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:45.629a |
11:05:45.630a | <878hp 762ma 312mv>
11:05:45.933a | ---
11:05:45.933a | <878hp 762ma 312mv>think
11:05:46.627a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:46.629a |
11:05:46.630a | <878hp 763ma 312mv>
11:05:46.864a | ---
11:05:46.864a | <878hp 763ma 312mv>think
11:05:47.380a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:47.380a |
11:05:47.380a | <878hp 763ma 312mv>
11:06:00.806a | <878hp 763ma 312mv>You are hungry.
11:06:00.809a | You are thirsty.
11:06:00.811a |
11:06:00.813a | <878hp 772ma 312mv>
11:06:06.612a | <878hp 772ma 312mv>save
11:06:07.197a | Saving Crumbs.
11:06:07.199a | Saving items.
11:06:07.200a |
11:06:07.201a | <878hp 776ma 312mv>
11:06:07.203a | <878hp 776ma 312mv><[-60]md>
11:06:07.203a |
On an unrelated note, I had this error pop up when I disabled mccp compression.
This is the connection, this ping test is done using a programm called paping.
For not computer-savvy people, ping is the reaction time of your connection–how fast you get a response after you've sent out a request. A fast ping means a more responsive connection, especially in applications where timing is everything (like video games). Ping is measured in milliseconds (ms).
So we send a signal to a server and receive a response in 216milliseconds on average.
And now this is the ingame log with a timestamp, from which we can clearly see that the actual response time ingame is over double that of my ping. 1000ms is 1 second, so from a 220ms reponse time, we go to almost a second delay from when I type a command in, to the time i get a message back from the mud.
Where is this time lost ?
hr:mn:sc:mils
11:05:34.964a | <878hp 836ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing' <<=== This is an echo of command input sent to mud
11:05:35.628a | Ok. <<=== This is response from the mud to my command, which is delayed by 35,628-34,964= 664ms, this is 3x of my actual ping time.
11:05:35.633a | You feel new horizons in substances to be breathed. <<=== This is internal delay between consecutively sent lines 5ms
Here is more
hr:mn:sc:mils
11:05:35.633a |
11:05:35.633a | <878hp 826ma 312mv>
11:05:35.906a | ---
11:05:35.906a | <878hp 826ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:36.364a | Ok.
11:05:36.379a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:36.379a |
11:05:36.379a | <878hp 816ma 312mv>
11:05:36.780a | ---
11:05:36.780a | <878hp 816ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:37.365a | You weave the threads of magic masterfully!
11:05:37.381a | Masterful *water breathing* renewed to [28 minutes and 50 seconds]
11:05:37.381a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:37.381a |
11:05:37.381a | <878hp 806ma 312mv>
11:05:37.681a | ---
11:05:37.681a | <878hp 806ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:38.365a | Ok.
11:05:38.381a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:38.381a |
11:05:38.381a | <878hp 797ma 312mv>
11:05:38.617a | ---
11:05:38.617a | <878hp 797ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:39.128a | Ok.
11:05:39.134a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:39.134a |
11:05:39.134a | <878hp 788ma 312mv>
11:05:39.564a | ---
11:05:39.564a | <878hp 788ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:40.128a | Ok.
11:05:40.134a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:40.137a |
11:05:40.137a | <878hp 778ma 312mv>
11:05:40.550a | ---
11:05:40.550a | <878hp 778ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:41.128a | Ok.
11:05:41.133a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:41.134a |
11:05:41.134a | <878hp 769ma 312mv>
11:05:41.381a | ---
11:05:41.381a | <878hp 769ma 312mv>cast 'water breathing'
11:05:41.865a | Ok.
11:05:41.881a | You feel more secure in your water-breathing.
11:05:41.881a |
11:05:41.881a | <878hp 759ma 312mv>
11:05:43.401a | ---
11:05:43.402a | <878hp 759ma 312mv>think
11:05:43.864a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:43.864a |
11:05:43.880a | <878hp 761ma 312mv>
11:05:44.185a | ---
11:05:44.187a | <878hp 761ma 312mv>think
11:05:44.618a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:44.618a |
11:05:44.618a | <878hp 761ma 312mv>
11:05:45.105a | ---
11:05:45.106a | <878hp 761ma 312mv>think
11:05:45.627a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:45.629a |
11:05:45.630a | <878hp 762ma 312mv>
11:05:45.933a | ---
11:05:45.933a | <878hp 762ma 312mv>think
11:05:46.627a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:46.629a |
11:05:46.630a | <878hp 763ma 312mv>
11:05:46.864a | ---
11:05:46.864a | <878hp 763ma 312mv>think
11:05:47.380a | You think about life, the universe and everything.
11:05:47.380a |
11:05:47.380a | <878hp 763ma 312mv>
11:06:00.806a | <878hp 763ma 312mv>You are hungry.
11:06:00.809a | You are thirsty.
11:06:00.811a |
11:06:00.813a | <878hp 772ma 312mv>
11:06:06.612a | <878hp 772ma 312mv>save
11:06:07.197a | Saving Crumbs.
11:06:07.199a | Saving items.
11:06:07.200a |
11:06:07.201a | <878hp 776ma 312mv>
11:06:07.203a | <878hp 776ma 312mv><[-60]md>
11:06:07.203a |
On an unrelated note, I had this error pop up when I disabled mccp compression.