... yes and no ... it depends ...
from a network perspective there are a lot of variables that can affect the whole experience:
- latency
- jitter
- port forwarding
- and many others
using a VPN could slightly change your latency and jitter, cause a VPN to the same server put al the users in the same virtual place, and from there you go to the jamkazam servers, all together ...
it's like you're changing the path to reach the jamkazam servers, and depending on it, your latency and jitter can improve or get worse ...
... users A B and C need to reach server S1, and they follow they're own independent path made of main roads, secondary roads and highways ...
... with a VPN, A B and C meets all together on server V1, which they reach using their own independent path, but from V1 they reach S1 on the same path ...
from a port forwarding perspective,
using a VPN can "centralize" the port forwarding issue
Sometimes, at home, you don't have an internet connection that is "public", cause your internet provider is putting you on its "private" network with all its other "costumers", and the real connection to the public internet it's somewhere else, shared between you and all the other costumers
(here in Italy it's a quite common scenario) ..
In this scenario, even trying to configuring the port forwarding stuff on your personal home router, it will never work, cause after your home router, you're NOT public ...
... with a VPN you can solve this case ...
Sometimes, again, your router it's NOT working as expected, because it doesn't have the port forwarding feature, it has a bug, or a hidden block made by the ISP to prevent you to have any kind of "strange and possibly risky" public service ...
... even in this case, a VPN can be your answer ...
last but NOT least ...
if JamKazam can open a P2P options for people in the same place (or "virtual" place
), a personal VPN service I think can improve a lot the global experience ...
... with a VPN and P2P enabled , A B and C meets all together on server V1, which they reach using their own independent path,
and they do NOT need anymore to reach jamkazam S1 server to work ... if V1 is well chosen, it's much less "path" to be done!
from a network perspective there are a lot of variables that can affect the whole experience:
- latency
- jitter
- port forwarding
- and many others
using a VPN could slightly change your latency and jitter, cause a VPN to the same server put al the users in the same virtual place, and from there you go to the jamkazam servers, all together ...
it's like you're changing the path to reach the jamkazam servers, and depending on it, your latency and jitter can improve or get worse ...
... users A B and C need to reach server S1, and they follow they're own independent path made of main roads, secondary roads and highways ...
... with a VPN, A B and C meets all together on server V1, which they reach using their own independent path, but from V1 they reach S1 on the same path ...
from a port forwarding perspective,
using a VPN can "centralize" the port forwarding issue
Sometimes, at home, you don't have an internet connection that is "public", cause your internet provider is putting you on its "private" network with all its other "costumers", and the real connection to the public internet it's somewhere else, shared between you and all the other costumers
(here in Italy it's a quite common scenario) ..
In this scenario, even trying to configuring the port forwarding stuff on your personal home router, it will never work, cause after your home router, you're NOT public ...
... with a VPN you can solve this case ...
Sometimes, again, your router it's NOT working as expected, because it doesn't have the port forwarding feature, it has a bug, or a hidden block made by the ISP to prevent you to have any kind of "strange and possibly risky" public service ...
... even in this case, a VPN can be your answer ...
last but NOT least ...
if JamKazam can open a P2P options for people in the same place (or "virtual" place
), a personal VPN service I think can improve a lot the global experience ...... with a VPN and P2P enabled , A B and C meets all together on server V1, which they reach using their own independent path,
and they do NOT need anymore to reach jamkazam S1 server to work ... if V1 is well chosen, it's much less "path" to be done!