nope... ping is the time it takes to get from ur computer to the server and back packetloss is the percentage of packets that are "lost" and need to get resent lag is what happens when your ping and packetloss is too high as for the lag: if your ping is too high, 1) stop downloading stuff while playing 2) get a better connection if your C2S packetloss is too high 1) get a new router 2) get a better connection 3) stop downloading !@#$%^&* 4) disable your firewall if your S2C is too high Usually nothing you can do about this... as this is a problem with the stuff coming from the server you CAN try: 1) getting a new router 2) Getting a better connection 3) getting a new ISP 4) Stop downloading !@#$%^&* 5) Disable your firewall...