Can I choose my server in Tarkov?

Yes. In the launcher settings you can keep automatic selection or manually tick the regions with the lowest ping.

Why did I land on a high-ping server?

Automatic selection can pick a distant region. Ticking only nearby regions usually avoids it.

Do boosters work in Tarkov?

They can help when the problem is the route to the server, not weak Wi-Fi or a busy home network.

Tarkov High Ping: How to Fix the Lag + GearUP Code LEAVEN

By Leonardo Araújo, CEO of Leaven Marketing · Code verified at checkout on October 21, 2026

In Escape from Tarkov, lag shows up as enemies shooting before they appear, slow doors and disconnects mid-raid. Much of it starts before the raid, with the server the launcher picks for you. If you choose a booster, the code LEAVEN takes 10% off GearUP Booster.

How Tarkov picks your server

Tarkov uses the Battlestate Games launcher to set servers. In the launcher settings, server selection can stay on automatic or be done by hand, from a list that shows the ping to each region. On the official forum, players report cases where automatic selection put them in distant regions with much higher ping than usual.

How to pick a better server

Close the game and open the launcher settings.
In server selection, check the ping to each region.
Turn off automatic selection and tick only the regions with the lowest ping.
Save and launch the game. Option names can change with launcher updates.

Keeping more than one nearby region ticked helps you find a raid faster without landing on the other side of the world.

Fixes that help

Use an Ethernet cable instead of Wi-Fi.
Pause downloads and streams on the same network during raids.
Allow the launcher and the game through Windows Firewall, a fix players mention on the official forum when the server list won’t load.

GearUP code LEAVEN for Escape from Tarkov with less lag

If your network is fine and lag only shows on the route to the server, a booster can help. According to GearUP, Escape from Tarkov is among the PC games GearUP Booster supports, and its routing looks for steadier paths to the game server. Results depend on your connection; no booster guarantees a fixed ping.

GearUP Booster has a 3-day free trial that turns into a paid subscription unless you cancel before it ends. If you subscribe, pick the 12-month plan, which has the lowest monthly price, and enter LEAVEN for 10% off. See the GearUP coupon code guide.

More fixes in how to use GearUP Booster.

Sources

Escape from Tarkov official forum: high ping on server selection (October 21, 2026)
GearUP: supported PC games (October 21, 2026)

Escape from Tarkov high ping: how to fix the lag