High-Ping Bastard

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What Does High-Ping Bastard Mean?

High-ping bastard (HPB) is a slang term for a gamer with a slow Internet connection. Ping refers to a test used to determine the ability to reach the host over an IP network and to determine the roundtrip time for messages to travel from source to destination over that network. A higher ping count occurs in a slower network, which is a major disadvantage for gamers in real-time online games.

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High-ping bastards may also be known as high-ping whiners.

Techopedia Explains High-Ping Bastard

A high-ping bastard (HPB) is at a disadvantage in online gaming because a slow connection results in a slower data transfer rate. HPBs may use this as an excuse if they lose a game or perform poorly. Because games are played in real time, a fast Internet connection is a definite advantage because it gives better fluidity to the game.

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Margaret Rouse
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Margaret is an award-winning writer and educator known for her ability to explain complex technical topics to a non-technical business audience. Over the past twenty years, her IT definitions have been published by Que in an encyclopedia of technology terms and cited in articles in the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine, and Discovery Magazine. She joined Techopedia in 2011. Margaret’s idea of ​​a fun day is to help IT and business professionals to learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages.