Odd ability latency/lag?

I apologize if this thread has been made before.

Since the 2.2 patch I've been experiencing some really odd latency/lag with abilities. Often after using a toggle on/off or chain ability there will either be a 3-4 second delay before registering or it won't even register at all.

Also stuff like party members blinking around, heals not registering for a long period of time, etc.

Has anyone else been experiencing this? I would assume it's from DF server load, but I've never experienced this before.

DF is derped atm.. seems like it's being overwhelmed. Which is a shame considering the 25 hour maint was to fix this issue.

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Originally Posted by Kule

DF is derped atm.. seems like it's being overwhelmed. Which is a shame considering the 25 hour maint was to fix this issue.

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No, the long maintenance was to fix the issue of ONE instance being overloaded. So if one is being used more than others it will allocate more to that particular dungeon. But if EVERYONE and their brother is doing things, like what normally happens on mondays, there's nothing that can be done.

It's happening to me as well, and the people I've ran dungeons with. I suppose the instance servers are overloaded. I just spent half an hour wiping on the last boss in Haukke HM because the DDs couldn't get a single combo through.

Yeah I've been having this issue too. Thankfully it wasn't only me either as it was my entire party having the issue

Thanks for the replies. It's very frustrating, but it's good to know it's something on the server end.

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Originally Posted by ispano

No, the long maintenance was to fix the issue of ONE instance being overloaded. So if one is being used more than others it will allocate more to that particular dungeon. But if EVERYONE and their brother is doing things, like what normally happens on mondays, there's nothing that can be done.

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Actually they changed the server infrastructure to accommodate the influx of PS4 players and personal housing.

this happened bad in the new dungeons, especially in that junkyard one. i thought it was just because of the hills/slopes the tank was standing on.

looking forward to when i can do the new dungeons without lag :P

Yeah, I need to be standing still for a full TWO SECONDS at least for it to allow me to heal. Which means if there is ground AOE, I have to move, wait two full seconds, plus the cast time of the heal for it to go off.

This was happening before 2.2 in Arum Vale and now its happening on the new dungeons
SE need to fix this ASAP.

It was paticurlarly bad in Amdapor just now, it was taking ages to open the doors (you click on it and it doesn't start interacting straight away) which was causing a few wipes.

Yeah I got hit with it too. A really pain when you're trying to heal. Hopefully it will get sorted quick.

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Originally Posted by Azell

This was happening before 2.2 in Arum Vale and now its happening on the new dungeons
SE need to fix this ASAP.

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Agreed. I was also experiencing it in Tam Tara Deepcroft while on duty roulette so it might be more widespread then just the new dungeons.

every dungeon is laggy right now, I stopped doing the new ones thinking it was just them, so I went to lvl my paladin. No dice, haukke regular was a laggy mess

The lag happens in all instances - the new ones, leveling dungeons, guildhests, everything. More times than I can count, I've found myself essentially "stuck" while the game refuses to process the ability I just used while simultaneously refusing to let me complete another one. I'll cast, for example, a Cure II, but the heal will not go off. It lets me begin casting another spell, but will continually interrupt the cast until, several seconds later, the first heal finally lands.

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Originally Posted by Kule

Actually they changed the server infrastructure to accommodate the influx of PS4 players and personal housing.

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What I stated was also one of the things they did.

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This maintenance will introduce a new structure to the instance system that automatically adjusts the number of available instances according to the level of congestion. Until now, depending on the time of day, the number of players would become concentrated in certain content, maxing out the number of available instances, resulting in extended waiting times for players despite having a full party. With the implementation of this new system, more players than ever before will be able to participate simultaneously in the same content.

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The problem is that they can't build the servers around max or peak load, it's not financially wise.

This has been happening to me while playing conjuror today to. I've noticed it in Satasha, Tam Tara, and Ifrit. It's really weird. Like what happens when you try and heal someone but they're out of your casting range, or blocked by a door, except these people have all been right next to me.

Clearly, Squeenix didn't hire enough hamsters to power their instance servers for this patch!

On cactuar so far i only had issues with the 3 new instances. we have done levi, coils and the older instances no problem but darn the new ones the lag is unbearable at times.

yes im seeing peeps rubberbanding in amdapor instances and my connection runs well

I just got out of a Copperbell Hardmode that was damn near impossible due to all the lag that was going on.