VPNService

As a VPN user almost all of the time (as evidenced by my username) I agree that a "skilled" VPN user can use it as a sort of lag switch. They don't even have to connect to geographically distant servers, they can simply connect to a congested server and they can throttle their pings to victory. It takes considerable skill…

I support GoodBoyKaru's answer. There are only a few exceptions, such as when the VPN-user is on a game-dedicated VPN server (as some companies offer), when they're using a VPN server that is geographically close to them, or when he is on an exceptionally fast connection. Then of course, it could just be bad connection on…

The thing with VPNs is that a few of them offer static IP servers or dedicated IP add-on services that will make them pretty much undetectable to games such as this. Typically, services catch VPN users by watching their IP addresses -- VPNs assign IPs randomly, and a user with a frequently-switching IP is flagged as a VPN…