Casting bar/recast glitch?

Hey guys,

I've been having some issues recently with my UI, I don't really remember whether they've happened in the past but I only recently started playing again.

Basically, sometimes when I play my casting bar appears full immediately, and doesn't fill up at all. Secondly, I've had an issue where the recast timers on the action bar will be for incorrect times, the problem I had today was that anything under 20 seconds wouldn't show up, and a 30 second recast would show up as only 10 seconds.

Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks!

Greetings Sephr,

Thank you very much for posting your concerns about your casting bar acting in this way. In order to best assist you with this issue we will be needing some additional information. While some of this information may seem irrelevant, it is best to have as much information as possible in these cases. Once this is filled out we will submit this for review for you.


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This happens in random occassions for me too, and I hear it's a common issue.
Just for the sakes, I'll put up some of my information to you, Skirata.

ISP: Bredbandsbolaget
Type of Internet Connection: ADSL
Internet Connection Speed: 24 MBit
Date & Time:
Frequency: A couple of times, every now and then.
Character Name: Irika Sunreaver
Race: Mi'qote
World: Lindblum
Class/Skill Rank: Archer/50
Area and Coordinates: Areas around Ul'dah and Ifrit
Party or Solo: Both
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Experiencing recast bug intermittently as well. Trying some troubleshooting steps for reliable reproduction, and will report back if anything sticks.

ISP: Time Warner Cable
Type of Internet Connection: Cable
Internet Connection Speed: ~8mbit down, ~1mbit up
Date & Time: 12/21/2011 - ~5:45 PM
Frequency: About 50% of the time at the moment. I experience the bug when I first start the game, but it's gone if I close the client entirely and re-open it. Again, troubleshooting to try to narrow this down.
Character Name: Spiriel Sylph
Race: Miqo'te
World: Besaid
Class/Skill Rank: GLA 35 at the time, but the bug isn't job specific
Area and Coordinates: Uhh...Mun'tuy Cellars and Humblehearth?
Party or Solo: Solo
NPC Name: -none-
Monster Name: Any
In-Game Time: Don't have an answer for you, here.
Steps:
1. Turn on computer for the day
2. Open Steam (attempting to determine if Steam is a culprit, unable to duplicate today)
3. Open FFXIV via Steam
4. Use ability
5. Note that recast is shortened by an interval. Usually around 10-15 seconds, today it was 4.
6. Close client entirely
7. Re-open client via Steam
8. Fixed

Notes:
Windows 7 Home, 64-bit
Restarted via OS, unable to duplicate
Full shutdown, wait 20 count, start PC, unable to duplicate
1 synth, change jobs multiple times, mount and dismount, return to GLA, unable to duplicate

May be related to crafting, crafting leves, or using Return somehow. I usually log in, do my crafting leves in town, go deliver my leves at camps, return, then do combat leves. That might explain why it's always the first time and never afterwards.

Sorry, I know this bug has been reported before, and I realize it's a bear to duplicate which makes identifying and fixing it difficult :) I'll try to do further testing and see if anything sticks.

Hello!

I'll go ahead and submit your information for further testing. Any changes, news or updates regarding this matter will either be made directly to this post, or on the Lodestone site at http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/index.html and official FFXIV forums. Thank you again!

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