{"id":101168,"date":"2016-08-15T10:12:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T08:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=101168"},"modified":"2016-08-15T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T08:15:59","slug":"overwatchs-multiplayer-netcode-is-now-better-than-counter-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/101168-overwatchs-multiplayer-netcode-is-now-better-than-counter-strikes","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch’s multiplayer netcode is now better than Counter-Strike’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last couple of days, Blizzard\u00a0has been quietly working on its\u00a0multiplayer network code for Overwatch, yielding impressive improvements.<\/p>\n

At launch, the shooter-focused mechanic of Overwatch’s netcode was well-received, allowing players with relatively high ping to still enjoy the game.<\/p>\n

However, the game initially only supported a tick rate of 21<\/strong>, meaning that the server only sent updates to the client 21 times a second, despite the client proving the server with 63 updates a second.<\/p>\n

That has now been changed for PC players, with game clients now able to receive 63 updates per second<\/strong>, yielding a massive network performance improvement.<\/p>\n

In fact, the network lag between two players in Overwatch is currently less than that of other latency-dependent titles such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/strong> and Battlefield 4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Check out the network lag comparison below (click image to enlarge)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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For South African players, this means that we will receive a slight latency reduction, but we are mainly limited by the lack of South African servers, which would allow us to take full advantage of the improved netcode.<\/p>\n

YouTuber “Battle(non)sense<\/a><\/strong>” has meticulously outlined the main changes that Blizzard has made to the netcode, mainly improving server update times and tick rate.<\/p>\n

Check out the highly-detailed analysis of Overwatch’s improved netcode below:<\/p>\n