I usually tolerate ping, but only for turn-based games. High ping in an action RPG like Wuthering Waves could cost you a lot of lost resources, time and important events. Here’s how to fix that.
How to reduce the high ping of Wuthering Waves
If your ping is less than 100, I’d say you’re lucky. WuWa is currently not very optimized for many devices, especially PC, causing many lags and errors.
Fortunately, with a little patience and rework, you can reduce your high ping a bit. Aim for something under 150, at least.
Choose a server that is closest to your geographic location
We’ve talked a lot about choosing the right server for WuWa, including consideration of other factors like collaboration. But if your priority is low ping, then the best solution is to play on a server that is near your location.
- America
- Europe
- Asia (server/s are in Japan)
- HMT (Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan)
- SEA (closest to Singapore)
For example, if you are in Australia, entering the SEA server, whose servers are in Singapore, is best.
You can also choose servers that look less congested (such as HMT) but your proximity to the server is still more important.
Also, if you didn’t know, saves don’t carry over between servers. It’s one save per server, per account. Consider this solution only if you’re not that deep into WuWa yet (or if you rolled a bad Resonator).
Lower your graphics settings
It hurts to play games with lower graphics quality or even FPS, but sometimes it has to be done. If you have high ping, definitely open your settings and change some of the default parameters. Here’s our settings recommendation for an optimized Wuthering Waves experience.
You always want your setup load to be in the green (smooth).
Play on WiFi (or better WiFi)
Gaming on mobile data can cause high ping simply because the network is less stable. You also share the (cell phone) tower with hundreds of other people. A private WiFi router ensures that you play on your, well, private connection.
If you are a PC person, definitely consider connecting your PC with a LAN cable as well. Can’t risk these action games.
Close other programs or tabs
If your device is not optimized for gaming, close other programs while playing WuWa. This will make your device heat up less, which can reduce overall lag.
Pause any downloads happening in the background as well, especially if your bandwidth is not high enough to ensure the quality of your server connection.
Wait for a patch to be released
If none of the fixes above work, then you’re looking at a problem on the developer side—more specifically, poor optimization. There are tons of WuWa players like you who have very good setups and miss the 80ms ping of Genshin Impact. Since 1.0, it really doesn’t look like Wuthering Waves launch as a perfect game.
Please report your issues to Kuro directly in hopes that a patch will be released soon. Android has already received its pre-launchwhich could be the reason why we don’t see many problems on the platform.
For more help with Wuthering Waves, check out Wuthering Waves controls: All keybindings and controller inputs and How to increase Union Level quickly in Wuthering Waves here on Pro Game Guides.
