I just bought IronSocket yesterday, here's how it goes:

1) Bought IronSocket, download the 3 servers ovpn files: Tokyo1, Tokyo2, Nagano1 (that's all they have, no other JP server).

2) Try connecting each servers:
Nagano1 and Tokyo2 maximum can only go to 20kbps, and ping is between 200 and 350, sometimes go up to 400.
Tokyo1 is good, max 150kbps, ping is between 90 and 120.

3) Hooray, playing smoothly for 1 hour, then AFK-fishing for the night, go to sleep around 12AM.

4) Wake up around 7AM...found IronSocket disconnected..read the log, disconnection happens around 3AM.

5) Immediately try connect Tokyo1 again...cannot...try again and again...still cannot, looks like server down?

6) No choice, try Nagano1 and Tokyo2...gosh, can't even properly load the game...when the speed is limited at 20kbps, can't load the game fast enough, player/objects appear one-by-one, chat window as if frozen, then suddenly flood-in a lot...then disconnected from server...

7) Gave up, load back the free VPN (2nd ovpn file in my previous OpenVPN post), immediately can play no problem, ping between 100 and 120.

Seriously, I buy IronSocket NOT because I want low ping, what I really want is the high-availability, if it disconnects during the night, what's the point? Might as well use free VPN server?
Right now, the 1st and 2nd server in my previous post is as smooth as the Tokyo1 server with slightly lower ping (20 ping lower), just sometimes it is offline so I cannot be sure I can enjoy it anytime I want.
That's why I buy IronSocket, hoping for "able to have a good server whenever I need it", but what I am getting is same as other free vpn: disconnected when afk-fishing overnight, can't connect back in the morning seems offline...

And what the hell is with Tokyo2 and Nagano1? If it's in Japan how come the ping is over 300? Japan has one of the top internet infrastructure in the whole world, and that kind of ping is like worse than connecting from SG/MY to US. And why the speed only 20kbps? That kind of performance level is like a free VPN...

I don't know...whoever using IronSocket and connecting to that 3 JP servers, what's your experience with them? How long have you been using IronSocket and is situation like this normal? I hear a lot of guildies recommended IronSocket, bought it but it is a total let-down so far...

Hopefully it is just a bad day for IronSocket...if this kind of situation happens quite often, might as well claim refund and just use free VPN...

*rants off*

EDIT: I see you guys mentioned about Unifi problem...but doesn't apply in this case...coz I was able to connect to Tokyo1 yesterday night, and this morning can connect to free VPN server in JP.

Also, I have no problem patching with a free VPN yesterday, just feel laggy in game because the best free VPN server I found was offline (coz it's...free), and after hearing many recommendation on IronSocket, I decided to just buy it to save my hassle of keep trying out different free VPNs. After working for whole day, I don't mind spending money for good-quality play-time after I get back from work...but this kind of performance is kinda unacceptable.

This post has been edited by unknowngst: Mar 3 2016, 09:57 AM

the problem tht i have is hard to sync with the server last 2 days... keep dc after login in 5-10 mins. i keep login back until all players, chat, frenlist load... then test with chat typing.... if all good then, i dun hav any problem playing... but a bit laggy, atk 1-2sec late to register.... seems like all guildies said the server lag, so its normal


*edit:
btw, FREEvpn FTW!!

This post has been edited by dx_treme: Mar 3 2016, 10:38 AM

Have you tried to get support then?

Haven't because I just started using it last night, and this morning need to go work.

I wish to hear other user's yesterday night till this morning's experience, is it an abnormally, or quite often/usual...

This post has been edited by unknowngst: Mar 3 2016, 11:49 AM

Not other people apple is an apple for you too (btw im not an iFags. just using apple as my metaphore)

As for me Im good with Nagano S1. Really bad on Tokyo 1 and so-so on Tokyo 2.

This post has been edited by mistralmudd: Mar 3 2016, 05:32 PM

Too much shitstorm

http://kotaku.com/black-desert-lays-out-ho...dium=Socialflow

Right now as I type this post, I can't even connect to Tokyo2 and Nagano1.
Can you?

is unifi/malaysia internet problem affecting connection to jpn server atm?? some game can play some game cant its weird

yes

why my game after lauched will auto close ?

anyone with a guide for me to play BDO from MY/SG? Please teach me T_T

need updated english patch
try delete the patch, see if u can enter the game

https://www.reddit.com/r/blackdesertonline/...k_desert_japan/

anyone try playing on na ?

I posted about bad experience with IronSocket few days ago, but for the past 2 days until now, it has been smooth and without any disconnection. The ping fluctuates between 95-120, which is satisfactory. I am using Tokyo S1 exclusively.

Also, just noticed that my previous post on trailers didn't work...so here's the fixed one:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...3038643&st=440#
There's male ranger inside the first one............wth.....

This post has been edited by unknowngst: Mar 5 2016, 10:45 AM

Mad genius:
https://www.reddit.com/r/blackdesertonline/...nt_ship_anyway/

is it me or i can't login after entering the capcha? it just returned to the homepage.

If you are very sure you typed in the correct capcha, then wait a while for the website to finish loading, you will get a notification about "you previously already have a session, you want to end that session?". Select Haii (Left Icon), then you will need to go through the capcha again, but this time when you succeed, you can start game.

Starting from last Saturday afternoon, keep getting random D/C from server...like, 3-5 times per day.

Pretty sure not VPN problem, because by checking the logs in OpenVPN, there's no disconnection between me and the VPN server.
Another proof is because there's one time D/C happened when I was climbing a ledge. When I logged back into the game, I am actually on top of the ledge, meaning the climb was successful, so pretty sure this is not due to lag or delay between me to VPN server to BDO game server.

Anyone else experienced the same problem or it is just me?

Good gosh...they can really complain:
https://www.reddit.com/r/blackdesertonline/...ut_i_cant_stop/

They complain about when fishing can't open map!
Can't just stop for a while and press M??

Can't know if a mail is read or not?!
So lazy to delete after reading it...

Complain about worker can't grab the food themselves!!
I don't even....
It's like complaining "why the monster won't just drop-dead and drop loot when they see me coming...and the items should just automatically appear in my inventory".

Also contains an article about difference between NA and JP/KR/CN ppl:
https://randomwire.com/why-japanese-web-des...s-so-different/

Some comments on that thread:
(I am) Not-Korean, but they really don't complain at all. It's mostly a mixture of shyness and respect. If a Korean player finds an annoyance he'll do everything in him might to expert a workaround.
Master that workaround and enjoy being good at it. Just like a normal intended game mechanic would be.

I played FFXIV on JP server, and browse JP forum sometimes, can confirm the same.
I could say the CN players are even more hardcore...if you complain things like this on their forum, you'll be laughed at and become famous.

But some of the complain is completely valid though:
- copy & paste from in-game chat
- easily PM guildies from guild list
- chat link item from market place
- can't tell accurate latency
These are good suggestions for game improvement.
But still...overall...First world problem...

This post has been edited by unknowngst: Mar 7 2016, 10:57 AM