That is how myths are created. "And then a warrior came, and alone killed 8 190a8 in a HOs, and demon Lag was on his side..."
I even do not know what to do here, laugh or cry. I would better laugh, though every single time I kill Towd AKA bombadil AKA whatever, he came online and tell that my kills are only attribute on my lag, not skills, and every time he kills me it is something like "another dead lag warrior". I tried for about 20 times to explain him during 3 years I know him, that lag (NOT warps, because people has totally messing this things) are more a disadvantage, that advantage. I also asked him how lag gives me advantage, and what I read here IS not a real advantageous of lag. Read lad advantage/disadvantage list bellow.
About that thing with a flight of a8. This happend several weeks ago, during server warping problem, and it was server problem which probably created problems. But beside that the fairy tail about la5 which survive 8 190a8 HO shall be attributed to a high immagination of Mr. Towd. I remember 1 HO for sure, may be was 1 more, though that is what I doublt. I got 4 of them, and warp may be were during initial stage, when I appeared other the field, but not during the fight itself. Again, warps were not mine, they were servers. I am warping not much more than any average AH Joe.
Now, hereunder the list of high lag advantages/disadvantages:
Advantages:
1) Longer response time let you kill your opponent during HO, because it is a delay between his ammo hits you and you die. By HO I mean also attack against GVs, GV duel, or bombers attack, i.e. any situation when both have guns pointing at each other.
2) Longer responce make lagger look more distant, than he is in reality (about 10-150 ft difference to the "normal" lag depending on relative speed, laggers lag, opponent lag etc.). That gives lagger advantage over enemy because enemy may consider him over the max range of the weapon, while he actually within it.
3) Enemy can't be sure where laggers guns pointing, which may make him to respond later on the "nose pull for fire" thing, and it may result in the defenders death.
Distadvatages:
1) Longer response time let lagger's opponent to kill him during HO, because it is a delay between lagger ammo hits and his death. This one ballance advantage #1. For skillful pilot lag HO is more a problem, than a win, because in a situation of 1 vs many, where HO is a valid tactics, chances of survive is less. Same with attack against "soft" ground targets or tank duels.
2) Lagger can't be sure where enemy guns are pointing at any given time, and this is for ALL fights he take part in. So, normally lagger shall predict when enemy will pull for shot, not react on it. This make defensive fighting for lagger more intuitive. Ballance #3 advantage, and the more skillful is the pilot, the more disadvantages this this is.
3) Lagger has every ack at field to die with big delay, and continue to fire on him while acks are in fact dead.
4) Lagger do not know when to stop fire at target, and shall again use his aproximate judgment if target destroyed by the number of bullets he fired.
5) During vulching or spawn camping chances of lagger to get kill are much less than those of people around him. They see enemy fighter on runway or gv on spawn faster, so can react faster.
Summury: Simply saying, I am sure that the more skillful is pilot, the more lag is a problem, not help for him. Only real advantage of lag, which has not disadvantages, is #2, but experienced pilots not often fire at extreme range.
Now, to compare really lag and no lag flying you shall try both. I can't do it, because it is no technical ability to do so within my country, I am already at the best ISP, and I am paying almost 2th more money to have no warpy, and 200 ms less laggy connect. Several facts though, I have not seen a single person who after switching to smaller lag wanted to go back. I personally with a jump to a less laggy connect got better k/d and gunning % within next week.
If someone want to know where my guns pointing when I fire, duel me and ask for a film.
If I forgot some advantages/disadvantages, let me know pls.
