WTB: A Lag-free America

**EightBitShik** · 07 Apr 2008, 09:50 AM

I don't understand it, I can play a game with 12 people of Call of Duty 4 with virtually no lag. Tear people into half with accuracy on a consistent basis. Yet, last night I finally tried to play Bomberman live and after about 10 matches I never wanted to play the game again. Why is it that so many non fps games have such issues with lag. I gave up on NBA Street with 970 out of 1000 because I couldn't win 10 matches in a row. I won't cheat, the lag was out of control in that game, Tennis is another game that the lag was so bad I couldn't handle having the ball bounce all over the place. Bah, Am I just complaining or have yall noticed it too? RB6V, Cod4, Halo 3 are fine but anything else is almost not worth my time. Anyone have suggestions or is something we all have to deal with?

**epmode** · 07 Apr 2008, 10:00 AM

4 things:

I don't think we'll ever be lag-free anytime soon, the technology just isn't there.
You can limit lag with a good ISP.
Developers need to make better netcode.
Some genres have it easier when it comes to making an (apparently) lag-free session. FPS games in particular.

**EightBitShik** · 07 Apr 2008, 10:10 AM

Can they atleast make it so I don't lag in Root Beer tapper for f sake

**Brand X** · 07 Apr 2008, 10:26 AM

This is all on the developers backs. There are so many shitty multiplayer modes in games with even worse netcode. Until developers start treating multiplayer like a selling point (like Bungie, Infinity Ward, and a few more developers), there is going to be second rate implementation that offers second rate performance.

**kingoffighters** · 07 Apr 2008, 11:06 AM

Bomberman Live is too glitchy, just forget you ever paid $$ for that and you will live a happier life.

**Razor Ramon** · 07 Apr 2008, 11:23 AM

The glitches in Bomberman were finally fixed, but it's too little too late imo. They waited fucking months to patch it. By that time I had already moved on.

And you want lag? Fight Night Round 3. Play that game online and you'll see just how fucking terrible playing sports games online are.

**EightBitShik** · 07 Apr 2008, 11:43 AM

I just blew a casket last night when I was ahead of this dude and I dropped 3 bombs and then all of a sudden he is in front of me by like 10 feet dropping 3 bombs trapping me in the middle yet I had 4 bars of pure goodness.