in most console multiplayer games, one persons console is chosen as host for all the other consoles to connect tothat person is the game host, so everything they do is instant and in real time, everyone elses experience depends on the connection to the host, so if the host is in the same country as them they'll have an advantage over those who live further away from the hostshotguns are more effective, same with beatdownseverything that happens in the game is dependant on the host, which is why sometime you get killed when youre behind a wall on your screen, but according to the host youre still out in the open