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@PsyhiX69 @Midnight9746 @SbmmMakesMeSmurf
Read this blog post from the developers, especially the section "I am being killed while behind a door/wall, and sometimes I roll back to my previous position" and you will understand why it happens and why its sadly is necessary.
https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/apex-legends/news/servers-netcode-developer-deep-dive
Here are some key points which kinda summarizes it if you by any chance are the kind of people who just want to complain without using the brain. But ofc you arent. Arent we all intelligent and rational people on this forum 😉
- “Our servers have to constantly look at not only what’s happening for you and your opponent at that moment, but also what was happening from both your perspectives at the time both of you input your actions,”
- “Lag compensation is the art of merging slightly different experiences into one shared reality.”
- “Some games always give the advantage to players with lower ping, but we actively choose not to with our system. Players with low ping don’t always have an advantage over high-ping players.
- “It feels bad to get shot when you think you’re behind cover due to bad ping. It also feels bad to get shot by somebody before you could even see them due to bad ping. But the nonsense is distributed symmetrically,”
So if you think about it, everything about it make sense. Having a game of 60 players with varying ping to the server IS like having 60 different slightly un-synced realities that have to agree on one final outcome for every action. And respawn wisely choose to make a middle-ground solution. I honestly dont think any other way of doing it would lead to a better and fairer gaming experience other than perhaps implement a maximum allowed ping. This would ofc punish people who cant afford good connection or live in rural areas in low tech countries.
- Balladalidila3 years agoSeasoned Ace
Agreed. There should be some restriction how much ping-related "nonsense" as Respawn themselves put it is allowed to the game due to high ping players. Personally I think ranked should have a limit. If your connection cant give you a ping of max 80ish, then ranked isnt open for you for the sake competitive integrity. Its not unusual for players from other, smaller regions to play at EU or NA to get quicker queue times. This shouldnt be allowed. At least play at your own region. Who knows how much high ping players affect the overall server performance?
But you know Respawn; player retention is god in their eye so I doubt they change anything =)
- 3 years ago@Balladalidila ping isent problem game expoits are,shot thru doors is old bug ,and araound corners newer heard.Playing on high ping is problem for player who play on that ping not for oposition.and if you have to high ping you got kicked out with code:net
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