I encountered a player who I strongly suspect was using a lag switch or another network manipulation exploit on official Xbox server 3845 (Europe DE).

The player appeared to be a fresh spawn.

His behaviour was extremely suspicious:

He repeatedly teleported several meters back and forth.

He suddenly disappeared and reappeared at different locations.

He seemed to know our exact location at all times.

He followed us throughout Chernogorsk.

He was able to repeatedly hit us with melee attacks, while we were unable to hit him with our firearms.

He would disappear again and then suddenly reappear near us.

The important detail is that the server was running perfectly normally for us. Our connection, surroundings and other gameplay elements were unaffected. Only this particular player showed these unusual movements. Not even the zombies were noticing him they only started attacking us while he was teleporting back and forth between the punches he threw at us . He proceeded to attack and follow us strictly while throwing perfect punches for about 5-7 minutes

Eventually, he managed to kill me while i baited him to follow me so my teammate could log out cause there was no chance we would both have survived this .

I lost a fully equipped character, including a complete NBC suit, weapons, kam suppressor and other valuable equipment.

I strongly suspect this player was deliberately manipulating his connection to gain an unfair advantage.

Please investigate this incident and check whether this player was exploiting network manipulation or cheating.

Server: Official 3845 – Europe DE
Platform: Xbox
Location: Chernogorsk, Chernarus
Player: Fresh spawn
Date: November 9, 2026 . Time was about 21:40 gmt ( germany )

1. Join official Xbox DayZ server 3845 (Europe DE).

2. Ran from a summer camp through zeleogrosk to find nbc boots . Encounter a fresh spawn player in Chernogorsk where we intended to loot the fire station and hospital.

3. The player repeatedly moves several meters through sudden position changes, appearing to teleport back and forth. Everytime i tried shooting at him he disappeared out of sight with fast bigger teleports until he came back when we tried running again

4. The player suddenly disappears and reappears at different locations.

5. The player appears to know our exact position and repeatedly follows us through Chernogorsk.

6. The player can successfully hit us with melee attacks, while our firearm shots appear unable to hit him. Efforts to hit him with rifle buttstocks was unsuccessful too.

7. This behaviour occurs repeatedly while the rest of the server appears to function normally. Zombies functioned normal me and my teammate had zero lag including zombies

Note: These are the observed steps during the incident, not steps to intentionally reproduce the suspected exploit.

Players should move normally and their positions should be synchronized correctly with the server and other players.

All players should be subject to normal hit registration. Melee attacks and firearm hits should work as intended, without unexplained teleportation, disappearing or abnormal movement.