Ping boosters like 'Ping Zapper' do work for some people. However, their effect is different for people in different locations and can vary depending on the location of a gaming server. In addition, our recommended services have been known to act as a VPN ping booster; by routing traffic more effectively than ISPs. This is rare, but it is known to happen and it is worth using a little trial and error to connect to several VPN servers closer to the gaming server (and between you and the gaming server) to see if it reduces your ping.