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778 Views 7 Replies Latest reply: Nov 21, 2012 7:00 AM by Snoopizumi RSS
TRU11 Apprentice 1,411 posts since
Jul 6, 2012

Can someone explain to me what causes me to always be behind an an opponent in terms of the occurent event.

Posted by TRU11 on Nov 21, 2012 2:58 AM

I seem to be the host most of the time and if an host migration occurs im usually picked to be the host.

 

now its clear as day to me that my opponent has an advantage over me.

 

when i see my opponent and i start shooting at them , they just always seem to kill me in 2 or 3 bullets.

after watching the replay it seems they have been shooting at me for a while lol.

 

now i see half blaming this on lagg compensate and other half just saying it aint that.

 

well i like to know what is causing this to happen as i would like to solve this.

 

Since MW3 i really noticed that anytime im the host im getting screwed but with this game it seems it even goes beyond when im a host.

 

it seems very rare that i find a good game where it doesent seem im behind.

usually any game that already started that i join im screwed.

 

any game i was in and is about to start im screwed as im getting picked to be the host.

 

my best chance right now is to get in a game that is seconds away from being started and those are really really really rare.

 

some help would be nice.

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  • ragemode_E Novice 210 posts since
    Dec 9, 2011
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    ragemode_E     Nov 21, 2012 3:53 AM (in response to TRU11)

    I'm in the same boat. More often than not I am host but. I'd say 70% of the time I am host I have great games. Although, that 30% of the time it is unbearable. I can put entire magazine in a person showing all hitmarkers and still not get the kill. So I have no clue what the cause can be. Lag Comp, coding, who knows.

    • Snoopizumi Newbie 81 posts since
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      Snoopizumi     Nov 21, 2012 4:11 AM (in response to ragemode_E)

      same, just constant bs, i played a ton of mw3, and it first it was bad, but never this bad, i can't kill anyone with the type of lag i get, i'm getting host alot too and getting screwed for it, hell even if i'm not host it seems i'm behind the game 80 % of the time.... hopefully the patch thats coming out for xbox comes out for ps and hopefully it's addressing this issue, cause for me atm this game is 100% unplayable.

      ps... incase more info helps them and they actually check these posts, i have

      80mbit dwnload / 7mbit up,

      service provider is Eastlink,

      PS3 slim 120 gb model # cech-2001a

      by any chance do both of you have a ps3 slim 120 gb with same model # as me???

  • Hamster_Botherer Novice 194 posts since
    Nov 17, 2012
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    Hamster_Botherer     Nov 21, 2012 5:15 AM (in response to TRU11)

    I think most people are suffering with this atm, it wasn't really there in the first 2 days but got worse after the first patch. Basically what happens is the server takes your packets and their packets and compares them to see where they were when you shot and if you would have hit them.  Unfortunately it's a fine balancing act where prediction also plays a part. Prediction is used so the server can draw you running across the screen instead of waiting for your update to tell them where you actually are, or all you'd see is someone jumping from space to space.  Packets can get lost and broken and to get the most accuracy between comparing these packets takes more and more processing power on the side of the host.  Now add in that the host is also in game running round shooting people whilst his ps3 is doing all these complex calculations fighting for cpu AND is also responsible for recording your games for the theatre mode (the game will turn off recording if the host is struggling for cpu, try groundwar and see how long your game records for..).  For some reason they're doing a very poor job of getting it right, possibly because the game is using too much cpu and the only answer to that is dedicated servers

    • rlbl Master 6,054 posts since
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      rlbl     Nov 21, 2012 5:25 AM (in response to Hamster_Botherer)

      Holy crap!!!!

       

      Someone who actually has an understanding of lag, and lag compensation!!!

       

      Where the hell have you been!!??!?!?

    • billyshatbobble Calculating status... 26 posts since
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      billyshatbobble     Nov 21, 2012 5:29 AM (in response to Hamster_Botherer)

      "Slow Clap"

       

      Finally somebody who knows what they are talking about.

      • rlbl Master 6,054 posts since
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        rlbl     Nov 21, 2012 5:39 AM (in response to billyshatbobble)

        There are a few (of us) who do know (or at least have a level of understanding). Most people like to ignore the truth; acknowledging it would take away something they love to complain about.

         

        If you dig through the threads over the years (a long tough exercise).. the truth is buried amongst the endless sea of ignorance.

    • Snoopizumi Newbie 81 posts since
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      Snoopizumi     Nov 21, 2012 7:00 AM (in response to Hamster_Botherer)

      only prob with the "it's effecting everyone" theory is obviously it's not effecting everyone, anyone with over a 2.0 def isnt' recieving the same kind of lag i am getting.

  • BuddyVA Apprentice 672 posts since
    Nov 11, 2011
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    BuddyVA     Nov 21, 2012 5:45 AM (in response to TRU11)

    I have the same problem since MW3. I just keep backing out until I find a decent game.

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