Big question that pulls all the gamers away from Online gaming , especially counter strike is. "How can i decrease my latency.?" The Simple answer is " Practically You cannot ". There are two types of connections. 1. Dial Up 2. Cable. Dial Up- Forget Online Gaming. Coming to Cable connection.The famous myths.. Myth 1: "Higher the Speed lower the latency" As a matter of fact, speed has nothing to do with latencies. I was using 2 MBPS connection and downgraded to 256 kbps connection. the Latencies did not change. Myth 2: "Downloading something in the background while playing will affect the latency" I always play counter strike while downloading something in the background.I never found even a small difference in my latency. VERDICT: 1. Distance is a first factor that affect the latency. Higher the distance , higher the latency.So always select a server from your country or adjacent countries. 2. Routing is the second factor. This depends on the ...