I just started a new realm with 5 people but the chunks load very slowly and even with max render distance it still loads very slowly
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Sorry @Finnegan, but this not really a client side issue. If that were the case, a server with many people would behave the same a server with just one person on.
As more people are on a server, chunks fail to load on the client side more heavily.
Some issues this causes is for flying. On my server, with three people on, I can fly in the overworld, but do not see any chunks at all. Nether is much worse.
5 people generating new chunks at the same time will cause lag on Realms, yes, but only for the duration of the generation - it may also indeed be caused when players are flying. Mojang is working constantly to improve the performance, however, there is a limit to how much can be done unfortunately. If you are looking for a server with better performance for give people exploring at the same time, I recommend looking somewhere else than Minecraft Realms.
This is more of a client side issue, however, mojang, another optimization to chunk loading would be much appreciated