Skillchains cannot be extended after BLU Chain Affinity

Platform: Windows 11
ISP: AT&T
Type of Internet Connection: CATV
Internet Connection Speed: 300Mbps
Date & Time: Apr. 29, 2025 19:26 EST
Frequency: Many times, easily reproducible
Character Name: Silvermutt
Race: ElvaanM
World: Asura
Main Job: Blue Mage, Lv.99
Support Job: Red Mage
Area and Coordinates: Any area (reproduced in multiple areas)
Party or Solo: Either in party or solo
NPC Name: Any
Monster Name: Any
Steps:

1. Engage target, get on hate list
2. Have someone else get on the hate list for the enemy (even if outside your party when you are solo and they cure you will count)
3. Perform a skillchain: Requiescat -> Chain Affinity + Heavy Strike -> Expiacion
4. Notice that Requiescat -> CA + Heavy Strike creates Fragmentation but the following Expacion does not create Distortion as expected.
5. Also tested Immanence Aero > Immanence Noctohelix > Chain Affinity Barbed Crescent > Wildfire
6. Also tested Immanence Aero > Immanence Stone > Immanence Aero > Immanence Noctohelix > Chain Affinity + Quadratic Continuum > Wildfire. This is the SC we were using in Bumba until it mysteriously stopped working.

Regardless of what BLU spell is used, nothing following it can extend a skillchain at all. This was tested with multiple different weaponskills, SCH Immanence spells, and skillchain types but nothing was able to extend a skillchain after the BLU step.

This bug appeared only recently. I believe it appeared after the maintenance on Apr. 10, 2025 http://www.playonline.com/ff11eu/pol...ews27399.shtml

It might not be just CA stuff. I've even had Gate of Tartarus confusingly not produce darkness when I know it should have. So there might be some broader issue with skillchains atm.

Do you remember what skillchain you used with Gate of Tartarus? I'd like to see if any skillchain issues could be reproduced without involving Chain Affinity.

Ok after more testing I discovered that this bug only happens if someone else is on the target's hate list. This includes if you are solo and someone outside the party heals you.

I will edit my post to include this info.

After spending a few hours on this, I believe that the skillchain window after chain affinity and a blue spell has adjusted to the right by about 2 seconds. That includes opening and closing. The window duration remains the same, its just delayed from what I am used to seeing in the past.