I guess the effect would be less pronounced in a tg, but I think even if you could get 500ms ping it would be an achievement, definitely worth trying at least. But, if there is no FP involved, how does a direct connection actually work any better than playing on voobly?
fp is non-existant on Direct IP connection. If you manage to join the room Ataboy! If not check the upnp utility and worst case scenario port forward these ports: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/895864