Mental Repository (M.R.)

[zero_kanipan]

rant: tl;dr; won't be able to reliably play online games at home for the next two years.

current net connection can only support one online PC game at a time, specifically my niece playing Siege. unfortunately, Converge doesn't cover our area so getting a better connection that way is out. PLDT Fiber is also out because we are still locked into their DSL plan (last year, father got talked into some upgrade plan that has a 3 year lock in period). we could upgrade to fiber now but that means we have to pay off the penalty. of course, that's a waste of cash (also kuripot si erpats so ayaw nya). i could get my own connection, but cant coz im currently unemployed. can't go get a job coz i need to take care of my mom. so yeah, currently agreed upon plan is to wait 'til the lock out period is done. hopefully, Converge would have expanded by then and our place is covered. failing that, we upgrade to PLDT Fiber.

for now, i uninstalled the online games i have on the laptop (MWO, Overwatch). seeing games i can't really play would just stress me out, plus i could use the drive space to install stuff i can actually play. also thinking of renting PCs at gaming cafes if ever i need a fix of online gaming. prolly gonna go back to League of Legends since i don't want to login my steam/blizzard account on a public computer. alternatively, play mobile games instead. they prolly don't demand as much upload bandwidth. i can also simply get a data promo from smart/globe for around the same price as going to a gaming cafe.

rant: while i was thinking of alternative ways i can play online games, i realized there is a considerable lack of pc gaming rental shops where i live. sure, there's a piso-net near our house, but there's no other rental place for near on a kilometer. i'm guessing it's because there used to be two elementary schools in the neighborhood. plus, our side of tandang sora connects to katipunan which runs thru two universities.