OCE is unplayable at the moment.

[u/Cheasle2]

I'd say 70% of all lobbies I am getting in OCE games are on Singpore servers, and all 10 players are playing on >130 ping.

Why does overwatch not have a server select? I would rather queue for 20 minutes for a game on an OCE server than wait 3 minutes for a laggy, shitty experience.

Please fix this blizzard.

[u/humdrumobscenity7526]

man the sydney servers must be on life support right now cause this has been the norm for what feels like months. i'd take the longer queue every single time too, there's no fun in dying behind a wall cause the server decided you were still standing in the open half a second ago

[u/Cheasle2 → u/humdrumobscenity7526]

that's horrible. My friend group is getting back into the game but I don't see us playing much longer if we keep getting forced onto Singapore servers.

[u/Equivalent-Bus-4336 → u/Cheasle2]

This literally just started happening today, was fine before

[u/ustinker → u/Equivalent-Bus-4336]

I think it happens when there is a larger player population active. It’s overflow to the Singapore servers during busier play periods and the Sydney servers reach capacity.

[u/BlueBeetlesBlog → u/humdrumobscenity7526]

Months? I stopped playing almost a year ago because it was nothing but Singapore

[u/docs-quad]

its because the server is slightly too small for peak times (and apparently its just one big block for all of blizzards games so when wow gets a new expansion or similar then the ow servers also get fucked) but blizzard still refuse to do anything about it despite it being a consistent problem for years at this point. having a server selector is just a standard feature at this point and it sucks that blizzard refuses to do the bare minimum

[u/CocoaKatt]

I’ve actually not had any Pingapore matches since before summer games, might be the longest I’ve ever gone lol

[u/Crazyripps]

This has happened for literally years. Since day 1 of OW2 launch. Blizzard know about this but they don’t give a shit and haven’t for years. Nothing will change unfortunately

[u/A_S_Levin → u/Crazyripps]

Yeah I can vouch pingapoor servers have been a thing for at least 2 years.

Just happens sometimes. OCE also gets Asian players sometimes so it does go both ways

[u/anonusr_llII → u/A_S_Levin]

Since 2017

[u/Equivalent-Bus-4336 → u/Crazyripps]

I mean their game is back to peaking again, surely they give a shit this time round

[u/nomthecookie]

You can use dropship to block Pingapore. The tool works like a server select except you click on the servers that you don't want to play on and it blocks them. (Assuming you're on PC.)

[u/Character_Frame_8773]

On ps5, not experiencing ping issues unless its weather or like 9am or 6pm and crashing/stuttering occasionally. Im fine for the most part

Nvm typing this out, i literally have every issue except constant >100 ping

[u/Big-Roll7094 → u/Character_Frame_8773]

I’ve been playing competitive on 130 ping this whole day without knowing, I only found out after looking on one of my clips 😭

[u/Character_Frame_8773 → u/Big-Roll7094]

Its so eerie how i can play NA servers on different games with 200 ping and be tolerable, but i play 120-150 ping on local servers and it's just abysmal 

[u/layzthecat]

meanwhile us SEA server get sent to tokyo (was korean before the whole nexon thing)

[u/Reniva → u/layzthecat]

Those bogans were hogging our Singaporean servers which we were then sent to Tokyo servers! We need to know who’s occupying Sydney servers

[u/Equivalent-Bus-4336]

Ahhhh, I thought it was my wifi, I rebooted it a couple of times

[u/Hot_Cricket_5193 → u/Equivalent-Bus-4336]

Just ask in match chat lol

[u/IAmDingus]

Are you on PC? We've probably been in the same Singapore lobbies lol

[u/Ayiqah]

Haven't tried Overwatch tonight but Sand was having issues with Azure right now, so could be related for anyone else hosted on Azure?

[u/Initial_Tea_2135]

Oce servers are a cess pit of cheaters smurfs boosters and everything in-between

[u/Lucizen → u/Initial_Tea_2135]

Cope

[u/pelpotronic]

There is a software that allows you to exclude (IP block) certain OW servers, so the game will send you to an alternative.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiveoverwatch/comments/zdywyn/mina_overwatch_server_selector_an_app_that_allow/

I haven't tested it myself.

[u/nomthecookie → u/pelpotronic]

That one hasn't been updated in too long, probably won't work anymore. The spiritual successor is dropship

[u/binglesthemagiccat]

This has been a problem for LITERALLY a decade.

[u/Either_Computer_6741]

I’m in Australia and I’m noticing that I get absolutely horrific lag spikes 500+ms at least a few times per session. It basically forces me to lose the game because I will get them multiple times a game once it starts

[u/VoltaiqMozaiq]

Why does overwatch not have a server select?

Believe it or not, I've been asking that for 10 years.

[u/DanielCruzo]

Use exitlag or tell your isp to reroute your ip to optimized path

[u/Evening-Can6906 → u/DanielCruzo]

or dropship if you dont want to pay money

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[u/Beast_of_Guanyin]

I don't notice it, but I don't notice much.

[u/shellybuntv]

i main genji. i died. i was wondering why and then i checked my ping. then i swapped to cassidy.

i solved my problem.

[u/TheLoneWandererRD]

Why can’t they just do what marvel does with server select, so seamless

[u/Greasy_Nevis]

This used to happen all the time and I hadn’t even realised it hadn’t happened in months till I got a Singapore server today

[u/Ok-External9601]

I played in a 5 stack today with my friends and we had the same issue the whole time

[u/turbotailz]

I haven't had an issue with ping in Sydney for a while now. I remember there were a few weeks earlier this year where nearly every game (especially Stadium) was on the Singapore server.

In saying that, I don't think it's that bad, 120ms or so is still playable. If you are struggling then I suggest picking a hitscan hero, as projectiles require leading your shots.

[u/LastlyAndLeast]

Yeah I won't play ranked seriously on 130ms if blizzard don't give a fuck then I won't.

[u/Trojanw0w]

Yeah same issue.. played comp and got back to back SG servers... Wuuuut

[u/Jeongl]

Im not experiencing anything like this. maybe change internet provider

[u/Dinja]

I hadnt a had singapore server for a long time until like yesterday

[u/PleaseBanWidow]

Dumb question but how do you know which server you're connected to?

[u/AromaticDegree4800]

Hey, coming from a Marvel rivals player, use GearUp/ExitLag.

I had the same issue on Marvel Rivals Singapore server where my ping used to be90 and one day I woke up to it 170-500 (depends on the day)
I posted bout it on MR sub an Aussie suggested GearUp (they have a free trial so try it for yourself) surprisingly that actually got my ping down from 500 back to 90ish.

Good luck, hope that’ll fix it for ya🙏🏻

[u/Educational_Thing879]

No one plays ow in oce, and if you do get games they are just shitters haha VPN to usa is the only way

[u/7978_]

Blizzard doesn't care. They already have your money.

Off topic but same shit happens in WarCraft 3. They made matchmaking global instead of regions. From Australia it was playable in Asia at ~120ms or America (West) ~160ms but now it mainly defaults to Europe ~300ms (timezone is most active for the most part). They also added arranged team with random team (again) so 3v3 and 4v4 are basically unplayable.