SteveGaming

I wont get dropped out of a match, what will happen is when I start the matchmaking search it would try to connect me into game but then kick me back into lobby, (This does not count as a quit out or disconnect from game) so I would need to keep restarting the search until I do get access to a game on EU server. I would rather wait a lot longer to get into a competitive low ping match than be forced to suffer on US host. I'm just going to order a new router and try again.

Thanks for the reply, it's a bit frustrating needing to buy a router for this as I stupidly thought I could cheap it out and do it myself! It may get a bit more complicated now as my original plan in Windows Firewall was to block the IP Ranges of all the servers in Halo 5:Guardians (Even EU servers) and then create a new rule, again in windows firewall to unblock the EU servers I want to play on I think this would be the easiest way as I could just start custom games on my own and get all the EU server IP's fairly easily however finding the US servers will take a lot more time. I'm really not into networking as you can probably tell and I'd hate to buy a bad router, would you be able to recommend one that has IP blocking functionality that had decent software (as it seems every router I've ever owned has terrible software) :rolleyes: Thanks again

https://netduma.com/ I have the same problem in terms of latency with Halo 5:Guardians, makes a great game unplayable there's this router that can block IPs in a radious from your home and from looking at the website it appears to work with Black Ops 3 however sadly they haven't fixed it for Halo 5! It's pretty expensive and the hardware is just a mid range router, they have flashed firmware and therefore it's mainly the software you are paying for it's worth a shot if you love the game that much Cheerio

Hello everyone, I'll try to keep this post reasonably short and concise however first I'll give some back story... I've been playing Halo for years, my favourite game is, and will always be Halo 3 ... I loved the competitive community and I met a lot of good people through this game. The next instalment of the franchise was Halo Reach, the developer Bungie added armour abilities and many other modern shooter gimmicks that ... I just don't like and also Halo's population decreased dramatically for Halo Reach and Halo 4. I started to gain a little bit of hope when I heard of the Master Chief Collection being released which meant my beloved Halo 3 would be remastered in 1080p 60fps with Dedicated Servers. I bought a new Xbox One, a new monitor, took time off work and dumped my girlfriend. The game was a total disaster, the 'dedicated' servers were shut down due to bugs and the game went back to p2p host system, on top of this the game barely worked at all for months and when the game dev 343i finally got around to fixing some of the bugs the player population had completely died. I wasn't even going to buy Halo 5:Guardians purely out of anger at what my favourite series had become however the game has completely went back to it's routes in terms of game play... yes there is still some modern shooter gimmicks but 343i has tried to aim the game more towards competitive play (in some regards) which I like. Halo 5 has dedicated servers however the higher you climb the ranks the more likely the game wants to send you to a server located in the US, this is unfair as players in the US have at least a 200MS advantage in ping over myself which means that the game can be as balanced as possible in terms of gameplay but if the connection is biased then it's all pointless? There is a thread on Halo Waypoint with over 2000 replies from players in EU requesting region selection however 343i has so far ignored us. I know you're probably thinking that it's time for me to go find another competitive game to play and maybe you're right! I just have an one more idea before I give up entirely. Back story finished moving on I bought an RJ45 to USB adapter and I have connected my Xbox One to my PC. I have then shared my connection from PC to Xbox, the plan was to block IP ranges of the US servers via WINDOWS FIREWALL however I have encountered constant brick walls when trying to do this, I created an INBOUND and OUTBOUND rule blocking all IP addresses (Yes every IP) however somehow on my Xbox it is still connected? Meaning the block isn't working at all I am unsure why this is the case maybe sharing a connection to another device doesn't mean firewall will protect that device? I am really stuck obviously there are other options like buying a router with IP blocking functionality but in theory the method that I'm trying should work so basically what I am asking is first is there any other firewalls that you would recommend to block IP ranges? Anyone with Windows Firewall experience can you suggest why this is not working? P.S will post screenshots if requested Thanks

I'm having a few people round to my house for a party and I've moved my pc and hooked it up to my 50inch phillips tv ... I have also plugged a usb microphone into my PC and I'm desperately looking for an easy to install karoke program however they all seem to be bloatware with lots of ads and don't work properly. Could anyone here please recommend software or an alternative to setting up a decent karaoke station? I have also tried the windows option "Listen to this device" with my mic so that it will come through the speakers on my tv and I was just going to use youtube for lyrics however the mic has about half a second delay and it sounds silly. Any ideas? Much appreciated, Steve

"Only ourselves can free our minds"

Just a little something I wrote after I realized how much I procrastinate... Time is currency and everyone has a salary; of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. Years if you are so lucky. Time is all there has been and all there will be. you only have a brief taste of the constance, it's all about what you do with your little piece of existence. You can dwell on the moments you wish you could change, although flawed in the process as you are only wasting more seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. Years if you aren't so lucky. Throwing away valuable currency that could've been invested wisely. Time is the only real commodity that cannot be purchased, and cannot be returned. It's a novel that's never read cover to cover. Once it's spent it's spent.

UPDATE Today at work, Kirsty was fired for not showing up on a sick day... I'm not going to lie I was extremely happy. Then I get a call when I'm leaving to walk home from my mother telling me to come home as soon as possible, Kirsty has showed up at the house with her mother explaining the situation... We all sat in my living room and talked it through and Kirsty's mother was explaining she wanted to go to the police but after I explained my side of the story as best as I could we have found mutual ground and we understand how this whole drama happened. This is the best way this whole situation could have been resolved, they are not taking it any further with the police and we have all made up. From this whole experience I have learned that I need to stop pretending I'm someone else, I'm a good person but I've tried really hard to fit in and it's back fired completely. I appreciate everyone on this forum helping me through this time... I can't thank you all enough for showing support to someone you've never met and for that I'm forever grateful. I would also like it for a moderator to remove this thread as I would like to remove all trace that this ever happened. Thank you.

Fuck it, I need to go to sleep as being tired in work will only make it worse... I'm going to get up around 9AM and try to get emotionally prepared for the bitchy raping I'm about to receive. I have spoken to my doctor and he will up my medication of Anti-Depressants so I'm not going to slit my wrists any time soon. I want to get better, I was depressed before all this happened too but I thought after getting a few girls under my belt I would be happier but in reality I'm actually much worse off emotionally and my reputation has been destroyed. Mental preparation will involve me shouting in the mirror as if I'm fighting back with someone saying any comment regarding the episode, I need to stop acting like a victim because that only makes me look guilty... I think I need to get angry and stand up for myself or I'll just get walked all over forever. I will make another post tomorrow telling everyone how it went, hopefully I don't want to jump off a bridge on my way home. I thank you all for your advise even if some of you were basically saying I deserve it because of all the red flags I had... fair enough.

I'm worried I'll get stabbed by someone Kirsty has spoken to when walking home.

There's not a lot of jobs in this area, and I've only been working for 2 months... so quitting would just send me back to my room

These types of women certainly are.

I've thought of leaving, but we live in a reasonably small town so people will talk "Oh that guy did that terrible thing and then ran from the job, he must have done it"

You are giving great advise, and I'm so glad you are caring about some random internet guy sitting at a computer... I can assure you I'm not normally the sort of person that gets involved with these types of people, before this job I barely would drink at all maybe once a month if that and I only smoked weed like once every two months so the drugs have only been since I started this job. If you've seen Wolf of Wall Street that is kind of a good comparison to the place I work only we collect debt by calling people who owe money. Pretty much everyone I work with goes out every weekend and does the same thing. They do have my phone number and they do know where I live... so yeah. I can't leave the job or I'll look like a pussy, and I'm not the best at arguing as I don't have much experience with that... I'm terrified.

You're completely right, I fucked up... drugs have only been a recent thing since I started this job I've basically went from sitting in my room playing games to this crazy shit. I know I've had plenty of red flags, and I feel awful that I've made so many mistakes I should've kept work as work and my social life private and it's a lesson I have learned the hard way.