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I am not sure how it applies. I do know that when you are lagging this slow down in unbearable.
I have been lagging terribly for the past 6 months (I don't even know why I play this game TBH) and sometimes getting shot by anything at all is exactly like getting hit with an arc star.
I am not exaggerating. My friends thought I was exaggerating until they saw my replays when the game is like that.
it seems like there is not lag at all but for some strange reason you literally cannot move when being shot.
If the game didn't lag I'm betting no one would complain about this feature and if you are not complaining I guess you are lucky enough to play somewhere where you don't lag.
This said (that fixing the lag is the real issue) i personally think the feature even in lag free conditions is utter nonsense. Imagine this slowdown effect in Quake or any other similar game.