BF netcode is truly, truly BS
I'm usually very lenient with criticizing the BF6 netcode. First, because I have to play of a lag of 65-70 ms (although to be fair, that's DICE's fault for closing servers in my region after failing ...
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I’m seeing very similar behavior, but under controlled conditions (low latency ~20–30 ms, stable FPS, no packet loss), so it doesn’t seem tied to poor connection quality.
I’ve posted a clip in another thread showing:
- Delayed damage after shots clearly land
- Death occurring after reaching cover
https://youtu.be/f2FWY6a6SYU
This lines up with what you described, but suggests it may be more related to server-side timing / hit registration consistency rather than just high ping scenarios.
Would be useful to know if others are experiencing this even on low-latency connections.
One of the worst examples I can think of went like this:
Someone is running down the street, maybe 30m from me. I shoot them, get a few hits in, and they take a right and disappear in a side street.
It’s hard to accurately time what happened afterwards, but I know I had time check damage, to feel disappointed I had missed one last shot, wondered whether to follow or head elsewhere, and started moving my aim away. I know humans can think quite fast, but it was a significant delay.
And then bam, I got my kill cross. The cross appeared where they were just before making a right, their body was far away from that corner.
My understanding is that that my shots are resolved on my computer, then sent to the server for validation. Maybe my packet got delayed, maybe the server took a long while to decide, but whatever THEIR ping was, stable connection or not, would not have made a difference: I got them in the street, server agreed, if belatedly, and signal is sent to tell them they’re dead, It must have felt like crap.
I don’t know how other games manage to resolve these issues more efficiently, apart from having more servers. But having been able to compare the game on low ping (when ME servers were still a thing) and high, the difference is night and day. It’s mostly painful for me, but once in a while, I’ll be ruining someone else’s day… :(
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