How do you guys combat lag?

cj428mach · 12-01-2005

i can't believe no one else has this problem, i hear everyone ***** out it, in the games i'm in, ranked or not.

Mr. Podo · 12-01-2005

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Originally Posted by cj428mach

I don't think what you guys are understanding is that a lot of the time this isn't frantic shooting. Sometimes i walk into a room behind a guy and i notice him. I then proceed to quickly aim at his torso and i pull the trigger, after getting shot the realizes he is getting shot so he turns around to engage, i'll admit at that point i may get a little frantic but the guy should of been dead when i put the first half of my clip in him. Hell i just played a respawn tonight and there was some guy named Spider and it was small maps and everyone had fully auto weapons. He would run up a hall way shooting at like 4 of us and we would just all be unloading and he would make his way through us all. I don't car what you are say but you have 4 guys with assault rifles and m60's and the guy runs down the tunnel at you and everyone is spraying there is no way the guy will make it, but some guys do. As i said with my own testing there is about no point on the body in socom that you can't be killed in 5 shots and torso is less. I just don't understand it. Its so
frustrating.

If you have time to aim at his torso take a little extra time to aim and his head. IMHO I have never delt with lag prolly because I have a good connection. I also snipe alot so I always aim for the head no matter what or atleast try to. I stress this so much, and that is to aim for the head! lol I always see my friends and other people aiming at the torso whats the point of using 3 or 4 bullets when you could use one to get the job done? My saying is 1 bullet, 1 Body.

.COPPERHEAD. · 12-01-2005

What gun are you using when you unload on them? Are you sure you're "on them"?

I also hit the respawns for at least an hour before I join up a ranked game. It helps get me on target. Maybe you should try burst firing, if you're just holding the trigger, you'll be spraying all over the place. Also, use the 3rd person view- when you get shot while you're shooting, you should see your gun bouncing around while you're taking hits.

Use kind of a rhythm with the trigger when running and gunning, stretch out the rounds in your magazine- let the other guy run out of ammo first, learn to jump when you reload- this really helps in pistol matches.

I try to aim at the lower center of the chest with assualt rifles, and at the lower neck with subs (9mm, HK5). Its kinda funny to watch some guys running around in circles, or running the same direction (parallel) to each other. Learn to walk with your gun up, crosshair about chest high, so you don't run around shooting at knee caps! Run BEHIND the other guy, while he's trying to spin around, pop him. Constantly check your ammo, if I have a mag that's less than 1/2 full when I'm walking around looking for someone to shoot, I reload.

As far as lag, if I'm in a game I don't want to leave, I'll switch to an M60 or Mk48 if the lag is really bad, the F90 and 9mm subs seem to work OK when the game is laggy, but I think even the IW80 is worthless when the game rolls along like a 1920s silent movie.

theworldends · 12-01-2005

yeah u could just be having problems with recoil, gun accuracy goes down a lot once u hit the 4th bullet from a spray. however, if ur actually seeing blood come out of the guy, ur lagging. get a better connection.

cj428mach · 12-01-2005

Nope i'm seeing blood flying so it must be lag. I personally like to charge up to guys if possible and i've had times where i've shot right up their chest and across their face the whole time seeing blood, then i get shot once by them and i die.

DeAtHaBiT · 12-02-2005

Here's a trick i've learned when someone is camping, i see them, they dont' see me. you throw a GRENADE, if they don't die. then you suck or your connection sucks, anyhow and another trick is to TAP your fire button, unless your are in combat that is in VERY close quarters, you MUST tap the R1 button, you'll fire just as fast and it will be about 50% more accurate. or just put it on single shot.