[thezilch]

You're not speaking to server authority but lag compensation.

Your "behind cover" example describes best your concern with lag comp. It works both ways. You having lower latency can suffer when attempting to take cover. However, you have the advantage when exiting cover; you will see others first.

It's as fair as it can be. As for feel, it definitely feels fairer than no lag comp.

[munk-a]

People with a higher ping can only benefit from it if there is lag compensation in place - that said... lag compensation isn't an on-off switch - it makes things unfair to users with that unfairness switching sides depending on how much compensation you offer since higher levels of lag compensation will result in unresponsive "muddy" controls where you may often be teleported back in time to die after locally taking an action you thought compensated for it.

All these factors are pretty heavily interwoven in how the game ends up feeling to players.