How to Solve High Ping in Lineage Classic

Game ping is always as high as several hundred ms, ping fluctuates repeatedly — many Lineage Classic players have encountered this problem, and it directly "ruins" your gaming experience: character actions lag, attacks have no feedback. But is high ping really unsolvable? Not at all. In this guide, we will analyze which factors can raise Lineage Classic's ping and how to lower it.

What Reasons Can Cause Ping to Rise?

High ping does not necessarily mean the Lineage Classic servers are abnormal; in fact, it is more likely that there are problems with your connection route/nodes. We classify the causes as the following points:

• Poor ISP routing / peering: inefficient or congested paths between your ISP and the game servers increase round‑trip time.
• Local network congestion: other devices or applications (downloads, streaming, updates) saturate your home bandwidth.
• Wireless instability / packet loss: Wi‑Fi interference, weak signal, or faulty hardware causes retransmits and jitter.
• Physical distance & extra hops: long geographic distance and many intermediate routers add latency.
• Server-side congestion or maintenance: overloaded game servers or relay nodes can slow responses even with a good client connection.

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What Counts as Normal Ping for Lineage Classic?

As an MMORPG, Lineage Classic's latency requirements are not as strict as competitive games. However, excessively high ping will affect the experience of multiplayer combat. Generally, it is best to keep ping under 60 ms; you can refer to:

• Excellent: <30 ms — perfectly responsive, almost no delay.
• Very good: 30–60 ms — smooth gameplay for most encounters; recommended target.
• Acceptable: 60–100 ms — playable, but you may notice slight input lag in intense fights.
• Problematic: 100–200 ms — noticeable delays and desynchronization in PvP or large battles.
• Unplayable: >200 ms — severe lag, actions and skill feedback greatly impacted.

Also aim for low jitter (variance) — ideally <30 ms — and minimal packet loss (<1%). Use a wired Ethernet connection when possible to improve stability.

How to Quickly Reduce Lineage Classic Ping?

Reducing ping is essentially solving routing issues to the Lineage Classic server. This is what GearUP does best. It uses proprietary adaptive intelligent routing technology to allocate nodes according to the server you connect to, transmitting data via the best route to reduce required time, thereby reducing game lag and improving connection stability.

The biggest advantage that distinguishes GearUP from other network repair solutions is automation — no player network configuration is required; one click completes the network acceleration:

1. Search for Lineage Classic and select a server.
   
2. You can connect to any server; GearUP will optimize it for you.
   
3. Start the boost; you can view real-time network connection information, then launch Lineage Classic.
   

Questions about High Ping in Lineage Classic

Q1. Is lower ping always better?

Yes, lower ping means lower latency and a smoother gaming experience. However, in Lineage Classic, ping below 60 ms is already relatively smooth, so you do not need to deliberately pursue extremely low values.

Q2. Will a farther server cause ping to rise?

Yes, greater distance means more transmission time and a higher chance of unpredictable network jitter, which will cause higher ping.

Q3. Besides lowering ping, what else can GearUP do?

In addition to lowering Lineage Classic ping, GearUP can also reduce packet loss, optimize connections, provide real-time network status monitoring, and many other useful features.

Q4. Is it safe to use GearUP to play Lineage Classic?

Yes, GearUP only optimizes network connections by adjusting nodes; it does not modify game data and will not affect Lineage Classic's security, so you can use it with confidence.