Unusual bullet speed in CE

[Texrat]

well if you've got a really high ping, and you shoot someone who's maybe 15 meters away from you and standing still, there's about a 2/3 second delay before it hits them, which might make it seem like your bullets are moving slower. Which is why I asked.

My ping rarely exceeds 33. I have Verizon FIOS internet service, 5 meg down, 2 meg up. My PC is well above average. I am on a 1 Gb lan.

Still, *something* about my PC and/or network caues funky stuff to happen. The bullet phenomenon is just one I've encountered. Usually, people are never where they appear to be in CE, and the lead changes dynamically. Seems to be unique to my setup. But my general lag issues appear separate from the bullet issue I'm mentioning. I doubt I'll ever know what's behind it, but I know what I experience. Kinda scary when it happens.

[bleach]

I saw you in a Bloodgulch server yesterday, and I was playing. I had to lead 1.5 - 2 inches to hit someone with the pistol/sniper rifle.
1.88 mbps download and 384 kbps upload. My ping varies from 40 to 299 at most.

[Rosco]

My ping rarely exceeds 33. I have Verizon FIOS internet service, 5 meg down, 2 meg up. My PC is well above average. I am on a 1 Gb lan.

Still, *something* about my PC and/or network caues funky stuff to happen. The bullet phenomenon is just one I've encountered. Usually, people are never where they appear to be in CE, and the lead changes dynamically. Seems to be unique to my setup. But my general lag issues appear separate from the bullet issue I'm mentioning. I doubt I'll ever know what's behind it, but I know what I experience. Kinda scary when it happens.

Nearly every day gives me a different experiance.
Try an ocean between you and the server, and you see what variables of speed/ping there is for me. or rec0 ;p

[Syuusuke]

This happened to you a long while ago didn't it?

[ICEE]

Well, I have been seeing less and less of them.

Anyway, I thought of a way to illustrate one aspect of the phenomenon: the speed of the gun firing.

Normally I'd say holding down the pistol trigger results in pop--pop--pop for me.

When the phenomenon occurred, it was more like poppoppop.

I kid you not, it surprised the shit out of me when it first happened. I literally let loose of a "WTF???!!!?" Once I shook off the shock, I started aiming at player's heads and pressing the mouse button. Instant kills. I had never done anything like that before and other than a couple of other times I never have again. The first time it occurred, I suddenly realized how all of those "leet" players were getting fast headshots while I had to usually plug someone 6 times in the head before they died. I realized also that the people being falsely accused of botting were simply enjoying this phenomenon on a regular basis... leading me again to suspect some network behavior.

it is so easy to change firing speed and projectile movement speed. this really is no odd phenomenon at all

[Syuusuke]

By holding down the left mouse button?

[stankpot]

the bullets dont go faster, they all the same. aim for the head and maybe you can get a kill.

[Teh Ganon]

texrat its your fios. <-50% joking 50% not

[Sel]

the face clan is a plague... i wish they were banned from CE.

Sooo true, sooo true.

[Texrat]

the bullets dont go faster, they all the same. aim for the head and maybe you can get a kill.

I was waiting for a remark made out of ignorance. Thanks for playing.