A VPN For Gaming Is Only Good If It Doesn't Slow You Down
Loading a new part of the map, executing a powerful attack, checkpointing your progress, shooting accurately — in gaming everything you do depends on one thing: Speed. If you've been gaming longer than a couple weeks, there's no doubt you've heard of the benefits of using a VPN when you play. But you may not know that some VPNs can actually slow you down. Pauses and lag caused by slower VPNs can kill your overall enjoyment of the game and impede your progress.
In side-by-side tests comparing the different VPN protocols, WireGuard consistently comes out ahead in both throughput and ping times. WireGuard is a new protocol, built from the ground up to be faster, leaner, and more useful than the current protocols. Because StrongVPN uses WireGuard, their VPN has all the benefits, just better — better performance, better security, and a faster gaming experience.
Why you need a VPN for gaming
The two main reasons people use a VPN in their day to day lives are privacy and security. By routing through a remote server, a VPN masks your location and IP address — your internet service provider can't track your browsing history and the websites themselves won't know where you're coming from. As for security, a VPN encrypts your data end to end, so hackers won't be able to steal your info, protecting you from the ever increasing threat of cybercrimes.
But for gaming, a VPN brings other advantages. Here are just a few:
A VPN keeps every gaming session private
You build your character to be anyone you want, but unfortunately your IP address is always connected to you and your real life personal information — unless you use a VPN. You've probably heard stories of highly competitive and unscrupulous gamers launching DDoS attacks on their opponents. They do this by identifying your IP address and then flooding your servers with traffic, effectively kicking you out of the game.
You no doubt also heard about more personal attacks. One gamer gets angry at another gamer and uses information gained from an IP address to harass the other gamer on social media, or worse, sending authorities to their home with false and anonymous tips. A VPN from StrongVPN masks your real IP address — even the most resourceful gamer won't be able to find you.
A VPN can grant early access to new releases
New games are often released in different regions at different times. If you're there's a game you want to get your hands on, and have a VPN from StrongVPN you can change your server to a server in a location where the title is already available so you can play that much sooner.
A VPN can get around IP bans
Many gamers have found themselves on an admin's bad side, sometimes rightly so, and sometimes due to reasons the player can't control. Either way, when you're banned from a game's server, they use your IP address to identify you and keep you out. With a VPN, you'll simply use a different IP so you're no longer blocked.
A VPN that won't slow you down
All you should have to worry about when you play is advancing to the next level, finding the good loot, and gaining the high ground over your opponents — not whether or not your VPN is slowing down performance. Because StrongVPN runs WireGuard, it gives you the security, privacy, and perks of a VPN, without sacrificing that key element of gaming: speed.