343i now blames server latency on players who try to lower their own ping

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#1

"selectively block matchmaking servers"
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"geofiltering"
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“selectively block”, “manipulate”
TLDR: Players who don’t live in the US don’t deserve to play low-ping matches.

Just, wow.
Instead of improving their own messed-up matchmaking and netcode, 343i chose an “easy” way, which only shows their sheer incompetence.

#2

If you’re on PC there’s probably a way of using ‘NoLag vpn’ to work around this.