Fix fetter ward

It does not work. Countless times I've been screwed over by fetter ward not working.

"Time to escape, better cast Fetter Ward and sprint away!" *uses fetter ward and sprint* 3 seconds later I get stunned, heavied and zerged to death.

Last match I used Fetter Ward to safely chase a battle high summoner. Guess what? 2 seconds later a dragoon stuns me and LBs me. To top it off the summoners then kills me while i'm stunned and gets fever. The shame...

Fix it or change the description to "may prevent...".

I get it if there is some animation delay on a sleep cast, but those stuns are instant. And I don't buy that I have a 3 second latency. Well... In most cases anyway.

Dunno, always works for me.

On an average I experience it once a match. Granted most are probably due to latency, animations finishing off after I use it etc. But when it has passed 2-3 seconds it should bypass all that. On very few occasions I have even been stunned when, lets say, 3 seconds remain on fetter ward (I go: "...the hell", and look on my status bar to see 3 seconds(ish) left). That I cannot explain. Pre-latency? haha!

Perhaps record it so we can see?

Tried to record a few times (3 or 4) and purposely aimed for a situation like I explained. But noone attacked me when I wanted lol. I may try again, but i find it a pain to record. I'm not very good at it. However, if luck gets it's way I'll catch it on tape.

To be fair, my estimated average is a bit high. It can go a week without me noticing anything. But when it happens, it's very noticeable.

If you cast fetter ward the same second someone else finishes casting a CC on you, the CC will take priority over the buff

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Originally Posted by CeveArthu

If you cast fetter ward the same second someone else finishes casting a CC on you, the CC will take priority over the buff

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The OP is talking about someone using a stun (instant cast) after their Fetter Ward has been up for 2-3 seconds already.

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Originally Posted by Dotsusama

The OP is talking about someone using a stun (instant cast) after their Fetter Ward has been up for 2-3 seconds already.

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and what i explained, plus any latency on both the stunners and stunned sides will allow for this delay

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Originally Posted by CeveArthu

and what i explained, plus any latency on both the stunners and stunned sides will allow for this delay

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I wouldn't be surprised if thats true; it just seems a tad bit much. Then what about being stunned just as Fetter Ward is about to wear? Perhaps the same thing?

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Originally Posted by Guesswhat

I wouldn't be surprised if thats true; it just seems a tad bit much. Then what about being stunned just as Fetter Ward is about to wear? Perhaps the same thing?

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It's probably the same thing. It's...the simplest and most likely explanation. If one person in this exchange (either the CCer or the CCed) is lagging, it can cause a stun to apply a few seconds in. Now imagine if both people in the exchange are lagging at the exact same time... I can imagine a stun applying in the last 3 seconds or so in that case. Badly timed lag spikes would be able to cause this.

So, yes, it's very probably lag on the end of either, or both, players.

This latency crap also happens with other things. For example: Just had a match where I Fetter Ward -> Shoulder tackle -> LB on a summoner. However, even though he got stunned, suddenly he popped out of LB range and LB was canceled. In log it said "Target out of range, lb canceled". He was clearly standing right next to me, the LB got interrupted then he popped out of range. But still, he got stunned. Had I killed him we would have won too lol.

I have also experienced being attacked by a nin on a open field. But I couldn't see or target him until I was killed, then, suddenly, he popped out of nowhere lmao.

In PvE content I don't experience this much lag, if any at all. Even during raids. It's like the lag is waiting for me to PvP haha! :)

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Originally Posted by Guesswhat

In PvE content I don't experience this much lag, if any at all. Even during raids. It's like the lag is waiting for me to PvP haha! :)

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That's probably because, in PvE, the lag is all yours. Only you can lag (well, I guess there's server lag, but that's an entirely different beast).

In PvP, there's double the lag potential: both you and your current opponent(s) at any given moment could lag, separately or at the same time. So, of course, you're bound to find lag "events" much more noticeable and common in PvP.

You must just have really poor internet :3

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Originally Posted by Vandril

That's probably because, in PvE, the lag is all yours. Only you can lag (well, I guess there's server lag, but that's an entirely different beast).

In PvP, there's double the lag potential: both you and your current opponent(s) at any given moment could lag, separately or at the same time. So, of course, you're bound to find lag "events" much more noticeable and common in PvP.

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Makes sense.

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Originally Posted by Stupiduglytaru

You must just have really poor internet :3

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It's broke. It tried getting a job recently though. Nah lol, it's 50/5 mb line on a brand new computer atm. I also play on an older computer occasionally but I don't notice any difference.

Another possibility is that your Fetter Ward was removed, as other jobs can stripe off buffs.

Such as all the tanks and monk.

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Originally Posted by Rhode

Another possibility is that your Fetter Ward was removed, as other jobs can stripe off buffs.

Such as all the tanks and monk.

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No, the icon for fetter ward is still up on my status bar. If it's not a bug, fetter ward has been on in all cases. I'm pretty sure it's just lag, which the developers probably try and optimize anyway.