UI response and latency IS a problem (with latency test)

The time it takes for a window to pop after a button is clicked (if it popes at all) is terrifyingly too long and for me this gets most annoying when trying to level crafting.

The discussion around UI latency must have been on the table many times now but I still think this is something that should be brought to light once more.

If SE knows that the UI is a problem then why do they waste time on other stuff? If the UI doesn't work, nothing works. If the UI doesn't work the game is broken. Why focus on creating more stuff when we as users won't be able to properly interact with the new creation because the UI is terribly slow.

In my opinion FFXIV should be a sequel to FFXI but not a copy, it should be its own game. FFXIV should strive to be as good and even better than FFXI. FFXIV should NOT become a new WoW, WAR or RIFT. FFXIV should be unique and innovative.

FFXIV should be awesome but before that can happen SE needs to make the UI awesome.

I've made a simple script to test when latency starts to be noticeable an when it starts to get annoying. In my opinion 200ms is OK but around 300ms is too much.
Try it out yourself here: http://linuspersson.net/sandbox/latency-test/ and tell me what you think. Maybe this will get SE something to strive for.

Thank you for listening!

It has been stated (not sure where offhand) that they hope much of the latency issues will be reduced/minimized with upcoming server performance fixes. Not necessarily a "1.17c" or a "1.18" thing, but they're aware it's a problem and working on fixing it.

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Originally Posted by Cutriss

It has been stated (not sure where offhand) that they hope much of the latency issues will be reduced/minimized with upcoming server performance fixes. Not necessarily a "1.17c" or a "1.18" thing, but they're aware it's a problem and working on fixing it.

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Yea I know they are working on it and I'm glad but what worries me is that it's not prioritized. Should have been fixed long time ago. I usually don't whine but this UI problem is dangerous for the game.

I can live through the sluggish UI, but 1-3 seconds sometimes it takes for an action to execute when in a battle. that's NOT okay...

yeah, they are working on this, the response time is like 500-900ms in menus lol, the scrolling in the inventory still slow, because when I'm full (100/100) I can notice the slower response on scrolling.
offthopic: I hate when a menu pop ups or fades (ex. while crafting) and my chat becomes unselected and deletes that I'm writing -.-