multiplayer Internet speed

[brian32]

Hi. I play multiplayer games on my PC like Halo and Half Life and have a fairly fast DSL connection (I average about 2500Kbps (2.5Mbps) downstream and 435Kbps upstream).

I'm thinking about moving down to a slower connection to save money but I'm wondering how that will affect the multiplayer experience.

Does anyone have a slower connection speed than me but a smooth gaming experience? Or is it choppy? You can check your connection speeds here:

www.speedtest.net
or
www.speakeasy.net/speedtest

Thanks!

[YARDofSTUF]

A 768/256kbps service should be fine, ping is the most important factor.

[Illini25]

Hello there Brian. Like YoS mentioned, it's all about pings rather than the speed. It's the route your information takes to each server that determines your game play.

[YeOldeStonecat]

Quality of your ISP that's important, not so much speed.