woopr Profile Joined December 2012 United States 109 Posts Last Edited: 2019-05-24 16:53:04 #1 This guide for for NA players who are sick of 300 ping games on their region. If you are below masters you can just set a preferred server and you are all set, but for masters+ players your server preference doesn't do anything.



Here is the way to "veto" the troublesome servers so you can have a reliable ladder practice environment.



This trick has been in use for over a year by more than a dozen players with zero issues.



How to setup the great emu wall:



1. Open 'Windows Defender Firewall'.



2. Click on 'Advanced Settings'.



3. Right-click 'Outbound Rules' -> Create new rule.



For the rule you have just created:



-Set the rule type to custom.



-Set the program path to your sc2 executable (try setting it to C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft II\Versions\<Latest Base Version>\ ).



-Set Protocol type to Any



-Under scope, add the following REMOTE IP addresses:



103.4.0.0 to 103.4.255.255,



52.67.0.0 to 52.67.255.255,



13.0.0.0 to 13.255.255.255 and 52.180.0.0 to 52.255.255.255



-Set 'Action' to 'Block the connection'.



4. Under 'Inbound Rules', delete all of the SC2 entries (this may not be necessary).



5. Start SC2, but do not click "Allow this program through windows firewall". If you accidentally allow it through,



go back to the previous step and delete the entries again.

atira_sc2 Profile Joined April 2019 10 Posts #2 WOW this actually works. Thanks!

RedJohnSC2 Profile Joined April 2015 9 Posts #3 There is a way to do this with Brazil server?



Majick Profile Joined August 2016 416 Posts #4 Wow, does it mean you can actually control who are you matched with on ladder by blocking certain IP ranges?



How does it affect the WCS Challenger ladder competition? For example, if somebody blocks Finnish IPs does it mean they cannot be matched with Serral on ladder (if he's playing from home of course)?

Nathanias Profile Blog Joined April 2010 United States 272 Posts #5 On May 24 2019 03:28 Majick wrote:

Wow, does it mean you can actually control who are you matched with on ladder by blocking certain IP ranges?



How does it affect the WCS Challenger ladder competition? For example, if somebody blocks Finnish IPs does it mean they cannot be matched with Serral on ladder (if he's playing from home of course)?



EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.



Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on. EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on. Commentator Never give up, Never surrender

Majick Profile Joined August 2016 416 Posts #6 On May 24 2019 03:44 Nathanias wrote:

Show nested quote +

On May 24 2019 03:28 Majick wrote:

Wow, does it mean you can actually control who are you matched with on ladder by blocking certain IP ranges?



How does it affect the WCS Challenger ladder competition? For example, if somebody blocks Finnish IPs does it mean they cannot be matched with Serral on ladder (if he's playing from home of course)?



EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.



Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on. EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on.



Ah now I get it, thanks for explaining! Ah now I get it, thanks for explaining!

ZigguratOfUr Profile Blog Joined April 2012 Iraq 16058 Posts #7 On May 24 2019 03:45 Majick wrote:

Show nested quote +

On May 24 2019 03:44 Nathanias wrote:

On May 24 2019 03:28 Majick wrote:

Wow, does it mean you can actually control who are you matched with on ladder by blocking certain IP ranges?



How does it affect the WCS Challenger ladder competition? For example, if somebody blocks Finnish IPs does it mean they cannot be matched with Serral on ladder (if he's playing from home of course)?



EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.



Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on. EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on.



Ah now I get it, thanks for explaining! Ah now I get it, thanks for explaining!



On NA this can definitely still be (ab)used to avoid some opponents to get to the top of ladder to qualify for challenger (just like what Hydra and Polt used to do).



Does anyone know what happens if two players are matched up and they're blocking mutually exclusive sets of servers (e.g player who only wants to play on Australia or Singapore vs player who only wants to play on US East and Central)? On NA this can definitely still be (ab)used to avoid some opponents to get to the top of ladder to qualify for challenger (just like what Hydra and Polt used to do).Does anyone know what happens if two players are matched up and they're blocking mutually exclusive sets of servers (e.g player who only wants to play on Australia or Singapore vs player who only wants to play on US East and Central)? Maps I made recently: Nevermore: https://i.imgur.com/NiqR0Rj.jpg | Rubaiyat: https://i.imgur.com/XD3E3vd.jpg | Grand Canal: https://i.imgur.com/kNgyOCo.jpg

FXOTheoRy Profile Blog Joined July 2008 United States 514 Posts #8 Thank you. I love you. oyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoy

NinjaNight Profile Joined January 2018 387 Posts #9 This is the great creator of woos_bot. All hail the magical woopr

Cyro Profile Blog Joined June 2011 United Kingdom 19835 Posts Last Edited: 2019-05-23 19:45:09 #10 On May 24 2019 03:44 Nathanias wrote:

Show nested quote +

On May 24 2019 03:28 Majick wrote:

Wow, does it mean you can actually control who are you matched with on ladder by blocking certain IP ranges?



How does it affect the WCS Challenger ladder competition? For example, if somebody blocks Finnish IPs does it mean they cannot be matched with Serral on ladder (if he's playing from home of course)?



EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.



Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on. EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on.



That's really silly. I had no idea it was that bad over in america since we only have 1 EU server. Australia!?



The worst that we have is being regularly being matched with russians that have poor connectivity to paris and don't speak a word of english in co-op game modes/maps so we have to either not communicate or just insta-leave.



That's an issue in WoW as well in the last few years, i guess Blizzard wants to serve that region without it being viable enough to run a dedicated server and as a result we have people with bad connections and no mutual language being dumped together without an opt-out.

That's really silly. I had no idea it was that bad over in america since we only have 1 EU server.The worst that we have is being regularly being matched with russians that have poor connectivity to paris and don't speak a word of english in co-op game modes/maps so we have to either not communicate or just insta-leave.That's an issue in WoW as well in the last few years, i guess Blizzard wants to serve that region without it being viable enough to run a dedicated server and as a result we have people with bad connections and no mutual language being dumped together without an opt-out. "oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88

woopr Profile Joined December 2012 United States 109 Posts #11 On May 24 2019 04:08 ZigguratOfUr wrote:

Does anyone know what happens if two players are matched up and they're blocking mutually exclusive sets of servers (e.g player who only wants to play on Australia or Singapore vs player who only wants to play on US East and Central)?

you match up but the game cancels during the "3..2..1.." since there's no server you guys can play on

you don't lose points and it won't show in match history



then you just re-queue you match up but the game cancels during the "3..2..1.." since there's no server you guys can play onyou don't lose points and it won't show in match historythen you just re-queue

Ben... Profile Joined January 2011 Canada 3196 Posts Last Edited: 2019-05-23 20:49:23 #12 On May 24 2019 04:28 Cyro wrote:

Show nested quote +

On May 24 2019 03:44 Nathanias wrote:

On May 24 2019 03:28 Majick wrote:

Wow, does it mean you can actually control who are you matched with on ladder by blocking certain IP ranges?



How does it affect the WCS Challenger ladder competition? For example, if somebody blocks Finnish IPs does it mean they cannot be matched with Serral on ladder (if he's playing from home of course)?



EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.



Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on. EU only has one server, one IP range for gamesites.Americas has 6 servers. This just limits the servers you can get put on.



That's really silly. I had no idea it was that bad over in america since we only have 1 EU server. Australia!?



The worst that we have is being regularly being matched with russians that have poor connectivity to paris and don't speak a word of english in co-op game modes/maps so we have to either not communicate or just insta-leave.



That's an issue in WoW as well in the last few years, i guess Blizzard wants to serve that region without it being viable enough to run a dedicated server and as a result we have people with bad connections and no mutual language being dumped together without an opt-out.

That's really silly. I had no idea it was that bad over in america since we only have 1 EU server.The worst that we have is being regularly being matched with russians that have poor connectivity to paris and don't speak a word of english in co-op game modes/maps so we have to either not communicate or just insta-leave.That's an issue in WoW as well in the last few years, i guess Blizzard wants to serve that region without it being viable enough to run a dedicated server and as a result we have people with bad connections and no mutual language being dumped together without an opt-out. "Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide" -Tastosis

JonSnowSC2 Profile Joined August 2017 1 Post Last Edited: 2019-05-23 21:19:48 #13 If Blizzard patches this I'm rioting

fullheart2 Profile Joined April 2019 3 Posts #14 What happens if you join a custom game on one of the servers you have blacklisted?

Mage1 Profile Joined January 2018 21 Posts #15 Thank you

LaughNgamez Profile Joined April 2015 Canada 497 Posts #16 On May 24 2019 06:19 JonSnowSC2 wrote:

If Blizzard patches this I'm rioting



If Blizzard patches this it'll be ignorant for not allowing an option to block these regions by default. If Blizzard patches this it'll be ignorant for not allowing an option to block these regions by default. (◕‿◕✿) Hopefully one day a decent caster http://www.youtube.com/LaughNgamez (◠‿◠✿)

IshinShishi Profile Joined April 2012 Japan 4882 Posts #17 its kinda sad for the ppl in these regions that want to play with low ping once in a while, instead of only US servers, but fuck the minority right? xD So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie

Cyro Profile Blog Joined June 2011 United Kingdom 19835 Posts Last Edited: 2019-05-24 00:29:33 #18 On May 24 2019 08:46 IshinShishi wrote:

its kinda sad for the ppl in these regions that want to play with low ping once in a while, instead of only US servers, but fuck the minority right? xD





They should be able to select the servers that they do or do not want to play on in a menu at any time, as should everybody else.



If there's a population shift and fewer games are available on undesirable servers that sucks for them, but it doesn't suck as much as forcing a whole region to roll the dice on if they have 10 ping or 200 ping or if they will be able to speak a common language with the ally that they matched with. They own the game too and did their due diligence setting up a PC and network that works well in order to get a good experience. They should be able to select the servers that they do or do not want to play on in a menu at any time, as should everybody else.If there's a population shift and fewer games are available on undesirable servers that sucks for them, but it doesn't suck as much as forcing a whole region to roll the dice on if they have 10 ping or 200 ping or if they will be able to speak a common language with the ally that they matched with. They own the game too and did their due diligence setting up a PC and network that works well in order to get a good experience. "oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88

CFCryptos Profile Joined December 2011 United States 70 Posts #19 For some reason, i'm unable to use streamlabs/obs with this rule. I have to disable if I want to stream

Any thoughts? <3Spread the Love<3

Darkness2k11 Profile Blog Joined December 2010 Chile 303 Posts #20 I mean, at this point, we could just have US based servers and delete AUS/Brazil/Singapore, this is coming from someone in southern latam. I remember it being the worst thing in the world when I got someone in the australian server and had 500 ping. When Behind, Dark Shrine

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