You ' ve got to develop an understanding of how the netcode works and how to interact with it . For example , damage is calculated host side the person delivering the attack ' s screen determines when the attack happened but iframes are calculated client side the person receiving the attack ' s screen determines if they were in iframes . There are lots of little tidbits about this and it can be very complicated to follow . DamnNoHTML has a video explaining some of the basics of the netcodedTMwkk 8 r 6 D 0 . It ' s not inclusive of all information you may need to know , but it gives you a good idea of the basics . Honestly , the game ' s netcode is awful , and every once and a while it just will screw you over . If you enjoy the game and appreciate PvP enough to stick it out , you can learn how to minimize these situations as much as possible , but it won ' t go away .