I didn't say the lag comp couldn't be tweaked. What I'm saying is the lag comp issues you see in this game are expected based on the lag comp algorithm they use. Could they make it better? Probably. But if you are in matches with people that have ping times that high then lag comp will definitely be noticeable. It won't be noticeable IF everyone in the match had ping times under 80ms. Big "IF" there. Now you getting into matches with players with ping times that high means one of three things. Either the game "lies" about ping times when it finds matches, or those players connections are going to crap after the match starts. No real way to tell but I believe the search stops after 150ms. Someone correct me on that if I'm wrong. If that's true, and those ping times are that high, then the game is lying so to speak. If I'm wrong about the ping cap for searches, then those players just have crappy connections and it's not the games fault at all. Another option is your friend's code is just wrong. Agian there is no way to tell.
So let's pick one. Let's say the code works and the game is misrepresenting the ping times. If that's the case then the entire problem is the game's matchmaking in some form or another. The lag comp works how it should and the side effect is to be expected with the type of lag comp used for MW3. I suspect this method was used because, again, if the ping times are low, there won't be an issue. If the game is failing in that respect then they need to tweak the matchmaking. But this lag comp issue, or whatever you want to call it, is to be expected with the method of lag comp used.
My ping times are always low so I don't get this lag comp benefit. I also rarely see other players getting this lag comp boost. It definitely happens to me, but not as often as other people complain about it. I also run into hackers more than most people too. This leaves me to believe that the people near me, in the under 80ms range, are a bunch of hackers with good connections. That's just a guess though. These games run so different for so many people. Like what you, me, and Semper were talking about. Black Ops lags for us, and a lot of other people, but it runs great for you. MW3 runs great for me, but I see TONS of hacking. It runs like crap for you, but you don't (based on your past posts) see as much hacking as I do.
I think we can both agree that something is wrong and something needs to change. Based on what I said above though, it's not easy to pinpoint exactly what is causing the problem with the game. The lag comp algorithm works like it should work. It's only a problem if players have high ping times. You're seeing high ping times, but we don't know why. We can guess, as with the 3 scenarios I mentioned, but there is no way to pinpoint it. I think it's a matchmaking fail. The lag comp they use shouldn't be a problem if the ping times represented in the match searches are accurate. It looks like they are not. So the matchmaking needs a tweak more than anything, but i'm sure they could tweak the lag comp too. Who knows? Could be the Wii itself causing the connections to have high ping times for some players. (note that I said "some"). A faulty ethernet port, or usb port, can cause latency. So could a faulty wireless adapter. If people with said issue only played MW3 they wouldn't notice it because the lag comp would benefit them.
I don't know enough about how Halo works to comment on it's online play. And I'm too tired to go look it up. Obviously it's a lot different than this game. They don't make things like they used to is the saying. You're right, funny how some of the older games run better.
