Hybrid Network Mode Feedback

I don't usually rant on the forums about things that upset me but this new hybrid networking mode that we are being forced to use is absolute BS, clearly player accessibility/enjoyment was not even considered, they could have just given us options to choose the new hybrid option or to choose predictive. Now the reason for this rant is I use a 4G/LTE cellular connection because that is all I have access to and on top of that the network infrastructure here in South Africa clearly isn't the best so I do have a lot of jitter going on and this new hybrid mode is just bloody unplayable, at least in poe1 with predictive mode I could still move my char even if I had a small lag spike and yes sometimes I might die because the server continues processing while my screen stands still and I'm ok with that, But this new hybrid mode is making me play with what's the best I can describe is permanent rubber banding I literally walk freeze walk freeze walk freeze... abilities don't get executed when I click them because of the interruptions, I might try use an attack and dodge and use something else but then my char does things completely wrong because some executions don't seem to go through when I clicked them so the dodge might not even get executed and I'm dead. having ping spikes from 20ms to 150+ms constantly creates a really unenjoyable experience. Everything else about the game is fine by me, just the networking mode in my opinion needs to made optional I'm sure there are many other players that have some form of unstable connection as well having a horrible time.
Last bumped on Dec 16, 2024, 4:04:32 AM

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