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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ If you would like your nodes to include/expand the "public" mesh, you must use t
 
 ### Hop Count
 
-It is **strongly** recommended to leave your [MAX HOPS](/docs/configuration/radio/lora#max-hops) set to 3 unless you're sure you need more (or less) to reach your destination node. Unnecessarily high hop counts often lead to network issues.
+It is **strongly** recommended to leave your [MAX HOPS](/docs/configuration/radio/lora#max-hops) set to 3 unless you're sure you need more (or less) to reach your destination node. Unnecessarily high hop counts often lead to network issues. If you need to increase the hop count, apply changes only to nodes at the network’s edges, not those near the middle.
 
 ![Hop Count Image](/img/configuration/max-hops.webp)