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No problem :)

Yup, the game is still being updated on a regular basis though :)

Did you run into this issue on the latest patch? If so, it is important to stress how many things can affect your performance. Internet speed (especially upload), geographical distance from each other, are you using wifi (switch to ethernet - use a powerline adapter if needed), are they using wifi (see previous comment), are you using Hamachi (adds a slight delay) and how good your computer is (shouldn't be an issue in most cases).

That being said, netcode probably can be improved. I'd like to note I'm not the Magicite dev, just the Gameolith (not Steam) publisher.

Depends how much you tolerate the crafting system (easily the weakest point of the game right now) and if you have friends to play with. I've got a solid 10 hours out of the game so far, and expect to get at least another 30 once the crafting system is updated. Content patches have been coming out on a somewhat slow but steady regular basis. I easily have 5+ hours more content to explore from the last few patches.

No problem :)

Fair enough :)