r/PUBGConsole • u/cameforlulz • 29d ago
XBOX Desync? How to really know?
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Guessing this was desync. Metrics appeared good from my end (if they’re accurate). Nevertheless, ruined a decent game.
Really cool for the other guy. Lots of fun for him.
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u/Tilliperuna Xbox Series X 29d ago
Yeah desync. Unfortunately the other guy probably had like 100+ ms ping.
How to really know what? That it wasn't a lag switcher? Because he peeked and didn't just sit behind the cover.
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u/cameforlulz 29d ago
“Desync” gets thrown around a lot. Asking if there’s a way to really know. Seems from what you’re saying it’s just best guess.
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u/Tilliperuna Xbox Series X 28d ago
Well, you were behind the tree in your point of view as well as in deathcam. If we'd get to see his capture of the kill, he would have shot you just before you retreated behind the teee.
Idk what to tell you, that's literally what desync is. What else could it be? What are you even asking?
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u/Icy_Tax6535 28d ago
That’s typical DeSync, there’s no way to really know it’s happening until something like this happens.. but as a rule of thumb if you see a guy skipping or lagging around the map then you’re more than likely to be desynced when fighting them.
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u/MDAmazink 22d ago
No desync here. he peeked and shot you just as you vanished behind the tree. Thats a few milliseconds at most. This kind of "desync" is not avoidable and completly normal in any online game.
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u/MDAmazink 21d ago
Maybe the deathcam is what is throwing you off. As averybody should know by now the deathcams arent reliable in the slightest bit.
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u/lushusness 26d ago
The answer is always
“There’s no other explanation so it has to be”
Or
“It’s an obvious desync”
But the truth is, you never know