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Practicing a character’s abilities is straightforward when nobody else is moving. You pick a target, press a button and check whether the skill lands. Multiplayer matches introduce a harder problem:…

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A multiplayer platforming team can clear several difficult rooms and then collapse at a seemingly ordinary jump. One player moves before the…

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