My 2c on Datacentres:
1c: It makes no sense to automatically restrict your MM search to a specific DC. Microsoft's Sydney and Melbourne DC's, for example, can probably ping each other in less than 5ms. I doubt anyone would notice a difference, even if they live next door to one and got connected to the other. Having an option for regional preference makes much more sense.
2c: It would be absolutely bloody marvelous if you could choose a DC for custom games, especially for the competitive community. Imagine if you had a team in California playing a team in New York, and they could choose a DC in Dallas. Host advantage would be a thing of the past. Even teams from different countries could choose a host halfway between each country - probably would still be a little laggy but would be equally laggy for everyone.
Edit: Oh and can people PLEASE STOP making idle threats about what you'd do if your favourite playlist isn't live at launch. Just chillax, let it happen, they know what they're doing. As long as H:CE 2v2 is live at launch we'll be fine, otherwise I will murder you all with my face.
1c: It makes no sense to automatically restrict your MM search to a specific DC. Microsoft's Sydney and Melbourne DC's, for example, can probably ping each other in less than 5ms. I doubt anyone would notice a difference, even if they live next door to one and got connected to the other. Having an option for regional preference makes much more sense.
2c: It would be absolutely bloody marvelous if you could choose a DC for custom games, especially for the competitive community. Imagine if you had a team in California playing a team in New York, and they could choose a DC in Dallas. Host advantage would be a thing of the past. Even teams from different countries could choose a host halfway between each country - probably would still be a little laggy but would be equally laggy for everyone.
Edit: Oh and can people PLEASE STOP making idle threats about what you'd do if your favourite playlist isn't live at launch. Just chillax, let it happen, they know what they're doing. As long as H:CE 2v2 is live at launch we'll be fine, otherwise I will murder you all with my face.