Vathalan wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1nBR5jOx8
this is from MW2 (which i know sucks) but it applies here 2. It explains this perfectly.
That doesn't seem like an explanation; more of a theory.
green86 wrote:
it's because of lag. hit detection is now client side
I think this guy hit the rabbit on the nose. This is from my experience with playing online free games with this sort of system (such as SF). Basically what happens is that since hit detection is done client sided, the client that gets the hit marker has to transfer the packet info (or w/e it's called) through the server, and back to the client who got hit, to give him the indication that he got hit. So essentially, there is likely going to be probably a maximum 1 second delay between a person hitting you and you being hit. That small amount of delay is just enough to make it seem like you're safe behind a wall, when you're actually not.
The only solution to this is, like the video says, to not play like rambo and run around like a headless chicken, but to be slightly more cautious and aware of your surroundings. As long as you can play a little cautiously, the number of times you get killed from behind a wall should decrease (it will never completely dissipate).
