Slow internet speeds no roadblock for top-flight Australian gamer

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Ashley 'Trill' Powell has overcome slow and patchy internet coverage in Broome to become one of esports' biggest athletes in Overwatch.

Ben Lehane, manager of the Australian esports organisation ORDER, said young players could earn enormous salaries."At the end of the day one team could be walking home with $US40,000."Nineteen-year-old Anathan Pham from Melbourne became one of Australia's highest paid athletes last year when he raked in more than $3 million playing video game DOTA 2.

How Australia's elimination final against South Korea, a team that has never lost a match in the history of the Overwatch World Cup, was the esports equivalent of David and Goliath. Training for this season of Overwatch League, Powell has been spending every day practising online with his team. Staying in Broome meant he had to get up at 4am and train until 3pm because of the time difference between his Dallas-based teammates."At Overwatch League they have their own chefs for meal prep," Powell said.However, Mr Lehane said Powell's dedication had paid off."To overcome what he's overcome in Broome is insane."

 

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so much mental stamina and endurance but not much of a physical workout is it?

Yeah, latency (aka lag) is the biggest factor that affects real-time online activities like gaming, VoIP Telephony or video conferencing, not bandwidth. ('speed') 😉 It'll get better for all of us out West when the Indigo-West/Central cables come online

That's because latency (aka lag) is the biggest factor that affects real-time online activities like gaming, VoIP Telephony or video conferencing, not bandwidth. ('speed') 😉

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*Insert Trill standing next to Fischer meme comparing AU internet to NA internet* But seriously this is awesome.

The ideal ping is 0 and a good ping is around 30. It’s measured in milliseconds and marks the time it takes to send and receive information between you and the server. Just for anyone who is curious.

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