Kel17 Thanks. I’ve noticed a couple of additional things. First, I mentioned that the game was becoming very sluggish for me. It was so bad that I couldn’t even vote for maps as the timer ran out before I could vote for a map. I believe this is a bug, likely a memory leak somewhere. Restarting my Xbox made menu responsiveness a great deal better - at least for voting.
One other thing I spotted was that the settings menu has a “network latency adjustment” option. Mine’s currently set to “Auto” on both my Steam Deck and Xbox Series X. I’ve been wondering if altering this might make things a bit more responsive, although there will likely be some side effects. Having said that, I don’t think my problems are network-related as the game performs well on the Steam Deck, and both that and the Xbox are on the same network. The Xbox is even hard-wired, while the Steam Deck is wireless.
One thing I will check though is whether both the Steam Deck and Xbox have equal priority regarding network traffic, which is something I can adjust in my router. If the Xbox has lower priority, then its network traffic might be throttled a bit, although I can’t imagine there’s a huge amount of data being sent back and forth with the server during games, but I could be wrong there.
Something else to bear in mind, @Kel17 is that it’s very easy to confuse sluggishness with lack of stamina. I often find that when trying to hit someone with the lollipop that I’m spamming the button and nothing is happening. Then, I look at my stamina and notice that it first needs to recharge. I think there’s a possibility that some keypresses might be missed during fights (but I have no evidence of this yet), but do check your stamina when it happens to you.
Managing your stamina is very important in this game. I run around a lot less these days than previously, after a comment @Igor made about it in the Tips and Tricks thread. Previously I would always be running around, which then meant I’d be hit with sluggishness when trying to whack someone with the lollipop, or if I did hit them, with it appearing to do less damage due to me having lower stamina.