For every game of Halo 2 I play the same issue occurs. When I die and am in the respawn que the timer always stops at 4 seconds. It then stays there for 5-10 seconds, and then resumes. I’ve timed it 10 times and it averages 7.12 seconds. Also every game I play in any other game in the multiplayer is lag free, Halo 2 seems to be ridden with it though.
The issue isn’t lag in Halo 2 it is frame rate. It is a similar issue from halo 4. I think the issue is that the engine isn’t powerful enough to render the lighting continuously on so many objects.