PSA - DO NOT play the Gamepass version
A week ago I scrolled through my GPU library and found Chiv2. Since I was bored I gave it try. Man, it really got me hooked. As newb it's not unusual to suck but even after educating myself about the advanced mechanics (jap, kick, feint etc.) I could only improve a little despite having a good machine and proper fibre (ping is 4-15ms max). Problems like buttons/input not working, rubberbanding, desync, etc. definitely raised my blood pressure to unhealthly levels. Tried a lot hardware related but nothing seemed to work.
I found some topics here about the same but the only answers were "sKiLl iSsuE" or "GiT gUd". Things with gamepass have often been complicated in the past so I asked someone who switched to Steam if he noticed an improvement regarding hit reg and he confirmed.
Starting new is something I (LVL42) usually don't do but the I couldn't keep on playing like that so I bought it on EGS real cheap and was like "HOLY LORD WHAT IS THIS". No more hits out of nowhere (giving and taking), no more people porting short distances, no more 3-4s lag freezes and so far no button or controls malfuntions or being stuck on "connecting to servers".
I'm finally able to perform controlled actions against those Mason pigs and easily make into Top5-10 basically every game.
A nice plus is being able to communicate with the team.
So for you own sanity and life expectancy , DO NOT play the gamepass port version unless you have masochistic tendencies.
Posted Nov 1, 2023, 3:55 PM UTC