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Hey, guys and gals. I apologize in advance if this is a noob question, but I just got an xbox hardrive and have been reviewing game footage in the Halo Reach Theater. I've noticed on some replays that an opponent's reticle (the aiming circle or sight) won't line up with where his or her shot lands. In other words, his or her reticle will be pointing a few inches from a head or body, but will land a shot. Is this a lag effect? I also noticed in one game that I was pummeled by someone when I was a few feet to his left with him facing away from me, i.e. I didn't seem to be in his pummel zone, but it landed. All this leads me to ask, what am I seeing when I watch gameplay footage of someone else that I've recorded? Am I seeing my version, his or her version, a separate server version, etc?
A second, related, but probably also noob question, does Average Upstream Bandwidth affect gameplay? I've noticed that I seem to do better when the Upstream Bandwidth is Good. I've also noticed that I usually only detect the above anomalies when I'm playing at Average Upstream Bandwitdh. I found some discussions about the Warning issue, but didn't notice any on its gameplay effects, if any.
Again, apologies for the noob questions, and thanks in advance!