Can't we get a US server?

I've been testing Crysis on my dad's internet while I'm here, which is the same speed as the cable I'll be getting soon. But my ping, which was 300-2000 on my internet, is still 200 here. It's so bad that I literally can't hit ANYONE, because my bullets don't reach them server-side until I'm already dead. Crysis is still unplayable with the fast internet I'll be getting because the server is so far away, and I was really looking forward to unlaggy Crysis. If my ping is 200 when I get that cable, I won't be playing because I can't even win against a noob with the damn lag.

On the west coast with my dad's 1MB/sec upload/download, I'm getting a ping of 200. At all times. (Actually it's always 199, but whatever.) And Tioga is only a few miles away from my dad's apartment building, so that's probably why his ping is so high.

And BTW, trust me, if I was able to pay for the server, I'd be making plenty of donations already. But I don't own a credit card or ATM card or anything and my parents wouldn't pay it for me.

Yes. Thanks go to Tanky!

But what of a US server? Am I going to have to wait until I can help pay for it?

Alright, I'll give it another try on the 24th.

Alrighty. Take whatever amount of time you need. I'll be playing other online stuff until then.

By the way, I noticed that in other games and so probably also in Crysis, my ping for west coast servers on the speed I'll have on the 24th is like 17-26. That's magical. HUGE improvement over 150-200.

Hmm... Where are Tanky and Wardy? Not in the west coast, I trust... Because I've been doing a lot of work (and receiving birthday gifts) and by next month I'll be in possession of $280. Of course I plan to spend a lot of that on some well-earned stuff like a guitar, but if Tanky is nearby enough...

Nah, that's dumb. If my parents are actually willing to drive me there, they would probably be willing to donate online. I'll try to convince them.

Yes, I'm not complaining about the server, since I'm not even one of the ones who's doing work to keep it going (although I want to be and can't, but that's not the point), but if my ping keeps being around 200 then I simply can't play on the server, because I'm not even used to 200--I'm used to the 100-150 ping I was getting when I first joined CoP, and with a ping of 200, I can't even do what I always do well at, sniping.

I will try my best at getting a US server going as well as lowering my ping on the Amsterdam server. Hell, with so many west coast gamers, I'm sure all their complaints have led someone to develop some kind of program that lessens the ping on foreign servers. That would also make Counterstrike a lot more playable, as it's the only game where I'm picky about my servers because only like half of them are unmodded, and only half of those have the amount of people I want, and half of THAT is US servers.

And I'm still looking into donating some money. Currently I only have $50. Tomorrow I'm cashing in a check of $100. Then sometime in September I'm getting another $130. But before I see how much I can put into OSF, my friend has a 2nd XBox 360 (why the hell that is I don't know) and is selling it to me for $100, instead of $250. This is awesome as I was planning on getting a 360 anyway. Then I'm going to buy ArmA 2. Then, hopefully, I'll have like $150 or so--quite a massive donation! But whether that $150 goes into the server or something depends on whether my parents are willing to spend $260 on a guitar and amp for Christmas or if I have to pitch in to that. You guys understand, right? SInce for school this year, one of the performances I'm doing involves bar chords, which I can't practice until I either buy a guitar or somehow transform my bass into a 6-string.

But donating money through parents would be a longshot... I can hear them now: "You want to give money to a bunch of strangers who are doing whatever they want with it?"

Through my brother's credit card, he'll just say he doesn't care and he doesn't want to have to pay the credit card bills, even with my money.