AriekosHow can I change my ip address? and wouldn't playing through a vpn make you lag? or at least increase your ping? Basically how can I as a player prevent myself from getting ddos'd.
Also what is preventing people from ddosing the servers that we're playing on? If I remember right only one of the server providers under serveme has ddos protection.
Depends on your ISP. For mine, I can power off the modem, change my router's MAC address and power on the modem again to get a new IP.
For some just power cycling the modem can be enough, or leaving the modem off for 30 minutes before turning it on again might work.
The 1st one is true and should work basically everytime unless there's someone else using that MAC already (highly unlikely but possible.
The bolded part is pretty rare most DHCP leases at the ISP level can range from 30min to 1 week (most ISP I know of do about 12hrs to 2 days)
Other ways of changing your IP.
If you not so tech savvy and really feel uncomfortable with changing the mac having a 2nd router and changing those routers out every week or so should make you change your IP every time and odds are pretty low you'll get an IP you've had before.
Have 2 routers and switch 1 out specifically for matches. You would guarantee this way that you'll 1 have a new IP every week for matches, and 2 if anyone does pull your info from a pre-match scrim it wouldn't be the same.
Technically they're the same but it comes down to preference of the user on when/how they want to change their IP.
Side note for anyone who does IP bans, you're an idiot. It's really easy to get around and in areas serviced by the same ISP could result in another legitimate player getting said IP but is banned cause someone else was a douche.