Keep it simple

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wired will always be better, faster, more reliable, and cheaper

ZeroOne

Oh you're one of those people
(I don't face any issues, so everyone else must be also not facing any issues)
I've had my Wifi Router just suddenly lose strength (& it was brand new)

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50mbps is a fuckterrible bitrate for 4k HDR video content.

You should be playing physical media anyway, though.

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You could have 30 clips break and it would still be cheaper.

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Oh, you're one of those people (I have an issue therefore everyone must have this issue too and there is a fundamental problem with the thing I have an issue with)

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Oh god that sounds frustrating AF.

AngryMob

Testing on my phone with a few different services: 0.0 to 0.2% packet loss. 9 to 12 ms jitter. Ping 5 to 25.

I'm not claiming to be a network expert on why wireless is noticably worse in practice, i picked packet loss and jitter randomly, i assumed that's how it manifests. but i'd suspect these tests aren't indicative of actual game netcode. They are short too. The whole point is the stability. If i play for 15 minutes no issue but suddenly have a single rubberband, thats an issue which may not show up in 100 tests.

On wireless i can feel that pretty much every session. Everything fine for a while, then not for a moment, then fine, etc.

On wired i only have an issue if the server itself or my isp itself is having an issue.

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Are you connected over 5ghz or 2.4?
2.4ghz overlaps with other consumer devices that cause interference, like microwaves, drones, and cordless (landline) phones. If one of those devices turns on nearby, it could cause that until your router hops bands.

I haven't had this problem with 5ghz (so for over a decade, on my gaming PC).

AngryMob

Yeah ive had 5ghz for ages as well. Use a channel scan to try and avoid my couple neighbors, Pretty decent hardware (not isp junk). House is small so max distance is only 1 wall and ~15ft.

Honestly id just guess you arent as sensitive to it. Are you the type who doesn't notice other types of screen related feeling stuff too? Like 60fps vs 120+, input lag, or screen tearing, micro stutter, macro blocking, soap opera effect, etc.?

I've known plenty of people who are more or less sensitive to all the various ways things fuck up.

If you are sensitive to the other things, then who the hell knows lol.

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I don't imagine I'm especially sensitive to those kinds of things, but I don't expect I'm especially insensitive to them either.

I personally feel like it's hard to get gamers to honestly self report these things, since being able to notice them is caught up on a lot of macho gamer ego bullshit. Whenever I see semi-rigurous tests, it turns out that people over report how sensitive they are.

So do I notice those things? Yeah, I think I do, but I'm not confident in my ability to self report it.

Have I ever experienced things like rubber banding and lag in the last decade? Of course. But rarely can I attribute it to the wireless network rather than server issues, since typically it'll go away when I change servers.

I will say that, personally, I don't find a lot of value in >120fps unless it's important to read a lot of moving text quickly.