good ping on speed test, bad ping in game?

[HeartlessKH]

So while I was playing Team Fortress 2, my ping rose to 300 (usually 60). So I did a speed test and it showed that my ping was good and shouldn't be at the 300 range. I was testing some recording softwares before this happened and was wonder if it was the cause. The programs I used were overwolf and open broadcast system
Speed Test: http://www.speedtest.net/result/4349216713.png
Any help is appreciated thanks!

 

[barto]

Well, you did a ping test to a location that near your house. Where is the server you're connecting to? If it's not in the same city, the ping test you posted doesn't hold any weight.

Typically pings rise the further you are away from a server or when someone else is using the internet when you're gaming.

 

[Kewlx25]

300ms is pretty bad. If it's because he's "far away", he must be very far away.

NSW, AUS 54.153.204.70 201ms
SP, Brazil 54.94.129.208 168ms
ON, Canada 45.58.37.35 24ms
QC, Canada 198.50.134.193 35ms
Germany, EU 95.172.92.166 107ms
Ireland, EU 54.154.207.39 113ms
London, UK 88.80.191.58 98ms
NL, EU 104.155.37.25 105ms
Tokyo, Japan 54.65.9.39 164ms
Singapore 52.74.65.179 248ms
Taiwan 104.155.201.41 181ms
CA, USA 54.153.0.97 60ms
CO, USA 72.5.102.138 34ms
GA, USA 104.153.104.126 29ms
IA, USA 104.154.69.141 19ms
IL, USA 162.248.92.123 12ms
LA, USA 162.248.93.162 61ms
MI, USA 72.52.179.213 16ms
NY, USA 162.248.95.144 34ms
SEA, USA 66.150.164.232 58ms
TX, USA 104.153.106.185 34ms
VA, USA 52.6.121.192 28ms

As you can tell, I'm near Chicago, but even Japan, Australia, and Singapore are well under 300ms from me.

I should add, New York City to LA is 69ms. You should almost never see more than 70ms from any two points in the mainland USA. Well, Miami Florida to Seattle Washington is about 76ms, and that's nearly the two furthest points you'll get, 3300 miles.

 

[Kewlx25]

Try this ping test to many servers around the world

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?radar=1#nada

you can also do the actual speedtest if you want and check your bufferbloat http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest

Since you're on cable, when you get the chance to get a DOCSIS3.1 modem, do it. Even when not using DOCSIS3.1, the hardware supports some nice stuff that should make everything a bit better.