Shots fired, no damage done?

I've noticed quite a bit lately, I will directly impact someone with a weapon and it does no damage. I'm not talking torpedoes that don't have time to arm. I'm talking Common Cannons, Snipers, rockets. Direct hits, no damage. Usually when they are showing below 100hp left. Can someone tell me what this is all about?

 

Explain further. Cause it was smarter than I can understand. Haha.

 

I have the same problem when my internet connection is bad

 

Ive also noticed that recently my trusty sniper canon has been missing a bit. I'll happily jump on your 'theres something wrong in the game' narrative because the alternative is that it might be me doing something wrong...

 

Always check your connection and try not to play on 4G because this will occur most of the time when your connection is jacked up

 

Instant of death shots don't count now, even slow ones like grenades. It's definitely a bug.
It happens when there are friends still left on the field, potentially gamechanging shots negated.

 

I think mortar shots will still count IF the shot is already in the air when you die.

 

I've only had this happen with explosive cannon. When it explodes by contact on their ship and does no damage

 

When your connection is bad, this can happen because what's on your screen is not the same as how things actually are (on the server). A boat's real location might be a little to the right or left, because the information takes too long to travel between the server and you, and your screen hasn't caught up yet. Then, if you fire at the enemy, that shot goes to the server, which then checks if a hit will occur. So the check is made against the real situation which is not the one on your screen, meaning if the two are different due to lag, you can miss.

I've also noticed this myself. When I'm my home connection, which is good, I virtually never get a miss, but when I play somewhere else on some random wifi, I see it often.

 

Watch what I mean about the explosive cannon bug (I believe it is a bug).

Skip to 2:00
(Old video)

 

It's when you fire at the exact moment you die that the shots don't count. If you can get the shot off it should do damage though, obviously.

 

Hmm yes, happens to me to, sphaggeti coding I guess.

Guys, we are not talking about the after death shots, but rather the shots you fire while you're alive. Not only that but I saw other people hit their shots and deal no damage, same with the unfriends landing a shot on me and doing no damage. This did not happen as often before the update.

Also..... INVISIBLE TORPEDOES

 

invisible torpedo and phantom shot??? = lag