- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
It is lag, pure and simple. My friend has that problem. He'll be across the map from me, not even shooting or grenade tossing, and I get killed by an enemy....Suddenly, the betrayal screen comes up giving me the option of booting him. Note, that when this happens, the famous "BETRAYAL" voice is not heard. I've been booted even though I've been nowhere near the booter at the time of his death. There are two possible causes, the first being the most likely. 1) Lag. Some data gets lost or misreported in the game and suddenly one player is told that they were betrayed. 2) Cheating. People have figured out a way to make the game report that you've betrayed people, so they can boot you. Now, if option 2 were true, it wouldn't happen all that often... But since lag is a constant, especially if you are having lag between your ISP and live, option 1 is far more likely.