One of the most consistent, and frustrating gameplay issues that I experience is what I refer to as invisible enemies, or enemies that do not appear until after they have killed you. And it is not uncommon that when you do see them prior to being shot, your trigger will not function (feels like a sponge). That seems to indicate that you are already dead on the servier but it has not registered yet. What is the techinical reason for what I have described and can it be fixed? I use a PS5, and have high speed xfinity service, if that make any difference. Another issue that may be related is that there is no credit given when damage is done by a weapon that is discharged prior to being killed. It seems like once a weapon is discharged whatever damage it does should be registered, even though killed prior to the actual detonation of the weapon. Since the top isuue listed here is so common it makes gameplay take away from the otherwise good improvements that have been made to the game. Any explanation and attention to this will be appreciated.

Server lag and poor netcode/hit registration in the game code, mixed in with players from far out of region on same server with latency above 200ms and far above that. Latencies above 1,000ms been observed frequently. As long as this persist, you will as a player continuously experience pumping your bullets into bullet-sponging enemies who just run unharmed away and yourself at times being killed despite long time behind cover.Not a great gaming experience and part of why many have left the game by now.

I was not sure about that but seeing your post and the videos I have the same problem on PC. This together with the TTK problems, not registered hits and „snap“ kills by enemies makes it really hard for me to enjoy this game in the long run…

It seems like you often play with a big amount of lag in 2042, what you see on screen probably happened "a long time ago" on the screen of your enemy.The "netcode" in 2042 is a total joke. BF4 was really bad and things were improved in BF1 (not perfect but better), BFV somehow got worse than BF1 (lots of TTD/TTK issues) and 2042 is now even worse than BFV. Part of this is probably lower tick-rate, but this cannot be the whole story.A 45 Hz tick-rate still means updates every 22ms but the lag in 2042 is much more than 22 ms. You often get instakilled by weapons with much higher TTK (like an LMG at 100 meters), and bundling of damage happens a lot.Often an enemy behind cover and can peek, shoot and kill you, without you even seeing him on screen.

OK so that's actually happening and I'm not going insane. I know there was an issue in BFV but thought it was PC only (and eventually fixed); It's one thing to do it on purpose, but the videos provided look like even the enemy isn't aware of it

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16 Replies

OskooI_007
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
You mean like this?
steirerhubsii
3 years ago
I was not sure about that but seeing your post and the videos I have the same problem on PC. This together with the TTK problems, not registered hits and „snap“ kills by enemies makes it really hard for me to enjoy this game in the long run…
GovntTookMyBaby
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
its funny this also happens to me and my language is a little more distasteful, but to be fair the first video the prone guy was killed while the shooters gun barrel was smashed up against the iron beam...so not sure how that worked either lol
cso7777
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
It seems like you often play with a big amount of lag in 2042, what you see on screen probably happened "a long time ago" on the screen of your enemy.
The "netcode" in 2042 is a total joke. BF4 was really bad and things were improved in BF1 (not perfect but better), BFV somehow got worse than BF1 (lots of TTD/TTK issues) and 2042 is now even worse than BFV. Part of this is probably lower tick-rate, but this cannot be the whole story.
A 45 Hz tick-rate still means updates every 22ms but the lag in 2042 is much more than 22 ms. You often get instakilled by weapons with much higher TTK (like an LMG at 100 meters), and bundling of damage happens a lot.
Often an enemy behind cover and can peek, shoot and kill you, without you even seeing him on screen.
ThirteenKeys
3 years ago
I will add to this that it is also likely the reason for being killed after what appears to be safely taking cover. Through walls of concrete, steel, rocks etc. When capturing these on video the replay does not show the same thing that is seen "live" at the time. Needless to say the combination of all of these things makes the game seem unplayable.
TTZ_Dipsy
Hero+
3 years ago
OK so that's actually happening and I'm not going insane. I know there was an issue in BFV but thought it was PC only (and eventually fixed); It's one thing to do it on purpose, but the videos provided look like even the enemy isn't aware of it
steirerhubsii
3 years ago
I have 440 h of playtime in this game - so it was fun in some way. Especially since the seasons have been launched.
But I start to ask myself more and more if it is really worth my time: terrible netcode with all its consequences (see above), to much time waiting in lobby and watching video sequences compared to actual play time, no persistent servers, no server browser,…
Ironhead841
Hero
3 years ago
@cso7777
In BF4 (and before) it was where you played which made the difference for me, that's why a server browser/persistent servers and the ability to "favorite" a particular server was so vital.
Sometimes even if you had a good connection on paper the actual in-game performance of some servers seemed pretty crappy so I would usually just move on to the next one.
It probably had a lot to do with the server tick rate (60Hz and above seemed to be the best IMHO) as you said and also the quality of whatever server farm was hosting the machines.
I know at one time a clan I was with had to change server hosting outfits or pay for an "upgrade" on our servers a couple of times because their machines just weren't up to the task and didn't perform as advertised.
xXHappy_PuppyXx
Rising Ace
3 years ago
@Ironhead841 Ya the lack of server browser is infuriating. Like where I live fiber connection only goes west. It's a crap shoot nowadays in bf2042 if I get stuck on east or west coast servers. The difference in performance in game is drastically different depending on if I'm connected to a east cost or west coast server. Especially in BF2042.
CyberDyme
3 years ago
Server lag and poor netcode/hit registration in the game code, mixed in with players from far out of region on same server with latency above 200ms and far above that. Latencies above 1,000ms been observed frequently.
As long as this persist, you will as a player continuously experience pumping your bullets into bullet-sponging enemies who just run unharmed away and yourself at times being killed despite long time behind cover.
Not a great gaming experience and part of why many have left the game by now.