What is lag?
“Lag” is the result of high latency between your computer and the game server. Ping is a measure of latency (see previous question). Take the example of a game like Quake: if an enemy player decides to shoot at you, the co-ordinates of that shot has to travel from that person’s computer to the game server. Once at the server, the decision is made that you were shot. This unfortunate news has to then travel from the server to your computer, at which point you see the effects of the shot (e.g., death). Normally this happens so fast that you don’t notice the delay, but when latency is increased, the time between the enemy’s mouse click and your death can be noticeable. When someone says the server is “lagged”, it means latency has increased beyond acceptable levels.
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