Hello, I would like to use a dedicated IP address for gaming. The reason for this is that some players have malicious intentions and I want to protect myself from this. The shared VPN IP’s are already partially blocked for some games. Can you tell me which VPN provider offers the best dedicated IP?…

[image] anon92163284: The reason for this is that some players have malicious intentions and I want to protect myself from this There is no way another player could realistically obtain your IP adress in a modern online game. All VPNs will increase latency, which could be a problem.

Cloudflare Warp could also be an option as cloudflare IPs are rarely banned, and they have a lot of servers. Not sure how private/secure it is though.

[image] anon92163284: Can you tell me which VPN provider offers the best dedicated IP? You have to test it yourself with networking tools. What you’re looking for is a nearest, networking wise, dedicated server. Use the weakest Wireguard encryption and run a client on a dedicated x86 router w…

Well, if you are that worried about others attacking you, just don’t use the voice chats. [image] fiqiluvo.epileto: why shouldn’t we take the same precautions with games? Because it will degrade your experience. And the likelihood of someone with the technical skills to get your IP is very l…

Please don’t use a VPN for latency sensitive games, it’s absolutely insane to do so.

Lot of nonsense in this thread. Tons of games will leak your IP to other users. You should use a VPN for games. I can consistently topfrag in CS2 with a double-hop VPN. Just pick a path that aligns up with your location to the game server location. Some VPNs however don’t allow same country for e…

[image] fiqiluvo.epileto: Use the weakest Wireguard encryption and run a client on a dedicated x86 router with AES accelerator. Is this a joke? Wireguard only has one cipher and it ain’t AES.

[image] anon80779245: That is for individuals without acess to data brokers ofc. So PII it is. [image] anonymous204: Is this a joke? A Typo. I meant to say use proxy.

I agree with this especially time sensitive games like first person shooters.

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anon55464882 July 5, 2024, 5:51am 3

I also see little reason for concealing your IP address in the context you described. Nonetheless, addressing your inquiry, Windscribe [1] does provide shared static IP servers. These may work for your scenario. However, Windscribe is currently not recommended by Privacy Guides [2].

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