– In online play, you can’t see the betrayal coming. At a LAN, you watch your friend’s smug smile as they scheme to fabricate a hook on you. The mind games start before the game even loads.
The biggest enemy of CK3 multiplayer isn’t the Aztecs; it’s desynchronization (OOS). When you play over the internet, even a slight lag can cause the game states to mismatch. On a LAN, the data transfer is instantaneous. You can run the game at speed 5 during peacetime without half the lobby dropping out. ck3 lan multiplayer