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Lag (video games)

In computers, lag is delay (latency) between the action of the user (input) and the reaction of the server supporting the task, which has to be sent back to the client.

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Lag (video games)

Nodes83
Edges82
Triples4
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024096
Components1

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lag server client game may player time ms latency state players clients problems delay ping gaming also causes cause player's

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a first-person shooter or a fighting game with a considerably faster pace may require a significantly lower lag to provide satisfying gameplay.Lag is mostly measured in millisecondsinstance ofA game with twitch gameplay0.80text
accurate rendering of the game stateinstance ofLag causes numerous problems for issues0.80text
hit detectioninstance ofLag causes numerous problems for issues0.80text
an enemy being killed are only seen after a short delay due to the time taken for the action to reach the serverinstance ofthe consequences of the action0.80text

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