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Seasoned Ace

4 years ago

Teleportation... ???

In another thread I commented on my horrendous experience in Ranked Arenas (basically totally lop sided match making). Anyway, long story short there were 2 of us in my team and we were up against a...

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maximas1986

4 years ago

@MandatoryIDtag the problem is, these players teleporting making it almost impossible to hit but at the same time, they still can hit every shot.
that doesn't seem to be right and such a situation should not even exist

RockDokRock

Seasoned Ace

4 years ago

@maximas1986 This is also true, the only reason this player was running was because I caught her fighting my team mate. In previous rounds she absolutely mopped the floor with me 1-1 and didn't drop a shot.

- DR

EdwardDLuffy
4 years ago
I've had this - was shooting at a Fuse when he just disappeared. It's just very bad lag. Remember, the game does not show what you are doing - it's predicts what you are going to do a few microseconds ahead of you so it looks like the game is played in real time. If a player is disconnected for over half a second or more, where the game thinks they are and where they actually are can be substantially different. When the game 'catches up' the player is teleported to their actual position.
- RockDokRock
  Seasoned Ace
  4 years ago
  @EdwardDLuffy ok, if this person was suffering from terrible lag how were they able to mop the floor with us. Which is it? It can't be both.
  - EdwardDLuffy
    4 years ago
    @RockDokRockBecause you are experiencing their lag, not them. You and them are playing the game on different consoles/PCs, and the information is being passed to the server between each. The lag is their information being uploaded. Upload speeds are about a quarter of download speeds.
    
    The server is constantly getting out-of-sync information from their console and it is trying desperately to correct that data before it is passed to your console. As a result, their position is being updated in a staccato nature on your console, instead of smooth as normal.
    
    On their console, your position and gameplay is being reported accurately and they are reacting to it, hence they can shoot you without being bothered by the lag. It's their 'uploading lag' that is giving you the disadvantage.