How do you guys combat lag?

cj428mach · 11-30-2005

How do you pro's always kill people in just a few shots? There are times where i sneak up behind a guy and will put a whole clip in his torso and head and he doesn't die, sometimes they will still get up and turn around and shoot me in the face and kill me in one shot. Me and a Friend went on line in our own room and tested how many shots it should take to kill a guy and 3 shots to the Torso will kill a guy so how do you drop them so quick? I assume when i sneak up on these guys and actually shoot them and they don't die its actually lag and thats why they don't drop. I see blood coming out of them so i know i'm hitting them but they just don't die. Do you guys shoot with a sweeping motion to make sure you hit them? I know its not just me as my buddy has the same problem and i've heard many others have the same problem as well. Whats the cure? Its so damn frustrating sometimes, yet other guys never have the problem. Thanks

Campbell · 11-30-2005

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Originally Posted by cj428mach

How do you pro's always kill people in just a few shots? There are times where i sneak up behind a guy and will put a whole clip in his torso and head and he doesn't die, sometimes they will still get up and turn around and shoot me in the face and kill me in one shot. Me and a Friend went on line in our own room and tested how many shots it should take to kill a guy and 3 shots to the Torso will kill a guy so how do you drop them so quick? I assume when i sneak up on these guys and actually shoot them and they don't die its actually lag and thats why they don't drop. I see blood coming out of them so i know i'm hitting them but they just don't die. Do you guys shoot with a sweeping motion to make sure you hit them? I know its not just me as my buddy has the same problem and i've heard many others have the same problem as well. Whats the cure? Its so damn frustrating sometimes, yet other guys never have the problem. Thanks

One word Respawn, I usually play respawns for 2-3 hours before I start up a normal game. It helps me adjust to certain guns and as for the " Pros " they just are good at the game and just because you see blood doesn't necessarily mean there are going to die. Happy trails

theworldends · 11-30-2005

if it is lag, combat it by getting a better connection. or join a room where the host has a better connection

cj428mach · 11-30-2005

I'm on cable internet, thats all thats round here. As i said sometimes i run up behind a guy and get within 10 feet of them and begin unloading on them and they don't die. As i tested it should only take 3-4 bullets max but sometimes it take a clip to kill a guy, i was just wondering how the badasses fight this problem. Even shooting a guy in the foot i think will kill them in 5 hits so they should easily drop like a rock if you get a jump on them no matter where you hit them.

SolidusX_Incuvoltian · 11-30-2005

it could be the gun your using (lots of spray) or maybe your running towards them while shooting which greatly affects your guns accuracy. other then that i dont know what to tell you other then aim for the head and that it takes time to get good at socom.

myg0t!! · 12-01-2005

what gun are you using. and sometimes dont just aim for the torse try upper chest and upper back

cj428mach · 12-01-2005

I usually use the IW80 or STG

Solomon_Grundy · 12-01-2005

The problem may be that youre "unloading" on them. I hadnt played socom for about a year befor picking up socom3 recently. After a few rounds I found that the hit detection was much improved (opinion). What I did was go into/make a respawn pistols only room. I cant stress enough how much it helped with fire control and accuracy. Give it a try it cant do anything but help. The practice in those rooms translates very well into using bursts from AR's. Good luck.

cj428mach · 12-01-2005

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.

Solomon_Grundy · 12-01-2005

well ****..... Maybe you are just the most unlucky dude on Socom. Maybe avoiding respawn and playing in small rooms without explosives. Make sure your ps2 has good ventilation, mine heats up and acts gay sometimes. Good luck