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Online multiplayer really laggy

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gossamerica2
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Online multiplayer really laggy

I finally had my first experience with online multiplayer yesterday -- and sadly, found it nearly unplayable.  There was a ridiculous amount of lag, things getting out of sync, etc.  Was something weird going on, or is it usually like that?

I was playing on an iPad.  My wife (same room) was playing on a Chromebook, and her brother (in another state) tried a couple of different devices (Google Play, I think).  I was consistently ahead of the others by a lot, and my wife was usually behind her brother.

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Haven't played online in a while but don't recall many issues when I have done so.  Ideally you want to send feedback here https://www.handelabra.com/contact or through the option in the app itself.  


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Generally, I've found it works better to try to allow everyone to keep up with each other. If someone gets ahead, that's when things get out of sync. :-( 


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Rabit wrote:
Generally, I've found it works better to try to allow everyone to keep up with each other. If someone gets ahead, that's when things get out of sync. :-( 

That's true.