Articles & Notes
Research-based writing on Dota 2 networking, SEA routing, and the methodology behind the Playability Score.
Everything People Ask About the Playability Score
How the score is weighted, why latency carries the most, and the situations where the score itself can mislead you.
Read article →DNS Resolvers for Gaming: What the Public Benchmarks Actually Show
Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, OpenDNS — what the public latency benchmarks say, and why "fastest DNS" isn't the same as "lower in-game ping."
Read article →How Traffic Actually Reaches Dota 2's SEA Servers from the Philippines
Submarine cables, peering points, and Singapore transit — a research-based walkthrough of the path your packets take to a SEA match.
Read article →What Actually Affects Your Dota 2 Ping (And What Doesn't)
Routing, peering, server tickrate, and last-mile WiFi — what the documentation and public data say each one contributes to perceived ping.
Read article →Why I Built Dota 2 Ready
A short note on what this site is, who maintains it, and why it exists in a world that already has plenty of speed tests.
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