Fix the AoE stuff!

No idea if this is where this is meant to go, but here it is
Apparently the game has a issue where it's not updating where a character is positioned at the time of a attack, this happens most with Malboro type guys, but Ive seen it everywhere from bosses to birds..
The AoE thing shows on the ground, you get out of it.. by strafing or back stepping or what have you,yet even though you are WELL out of the AoE area, and sometimes, well away from the monster, your hit with what ever lovely tricks that monster put out.
I tested this 4 times today just to see if maybe I was wrong, but still, Malboro puts AoE on ground, i move to the left outside its AoE, and still get the host of status effects I tried it left, right and backward, even hit sprint and was well outta attack range and still got the effects.
Against some things this is a mere annoyance, nothing more then a stray hit, but aginst say a FATE where its all Malboro creatures, it tends to end you fun

I had this problem on my old laptop, when I upgraded, it's response time was faster, no idea if there is a relation to that but I find dodging aoe now not much of an issue, it was so bad before that it made high end content virtually unplayable for me.

Processor : Intel (R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @2.67GHz 2.67 GHz
RAM : 8.00 GB

I have more RAM installed but it does not detect the other 8 GB no idea why - gotta love Windows

Someone mentioned that there is "invisible" lag - if your too far away from the server and that might be my issue, that the delay is just too much - which i can accept, I am in the US but play on EU servers because the people are often more friendly and relaxed - and i hoped my FC could get a house (yea, right).

I am an Aussie player and my ping usually sits pretty high towards the 300+ I've been using WTFast to try to ease it and my connection has gone from poor to excellent, with some lag spikes but between the new laptop and WTFast there is definitely a noticeable change in playing, hopefully you sort it out, I can relate to your frustration as I've just gone through it myself.

make sure you have a good fps, as you don't see the AoE late which make your reaction slower. I had the same issue with my old gaming machine, and I had to lower the graphic settings to standard instead of high and worked perfectly.

to check fps, open system and in the display setting tab, you will see it in the top right corner. had mine increased from 12 to 27fps.

hope this helps.

This has been more noticeable since SB dropped, but of course for players on the NA data center your ping may have changed and may be adding 100-200ms (round trip) lag making it harder to dodge things - especially if network congestion is causing dropped packets and the like.

One trick I use to work around high ping is to press a skill, any skill, usually one on CD, to force another packet out as soon as I clear the AoE.

I'm not sure why or how this works, but I guess that extra bit of info saying "you tried and fail to use this skill while standing here verses the danger zone," sent back to me often works to force the server to see that yes, I stepped out of the AoE in time and tried to do something else.

The fact it's gotten bad again is most likely server congestion and the move, but this has always been an issue.

Its not being out when the aoe marker goes away, its being out before the cast bar on the mob finishes.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Its not being out when the aoe marker goes away, its being out before the cast bar on the mob finishes.

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A lot more to it than that. Ping spikes happen. Also certain ISPs monopolize whole areas and give craptastic service on outdated lines.

I do think that the move 'Clockwork whatever' From the 2nd boss in kugane castle has bigger range that what the square indicate.

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Originally Posted by RubenSnizzle

I do think that the move 'Clockwork whatever' From the 2nd boss in kugane castle has bigger range that what the square indicate.

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I'm inclined to agree with this one, I've been hit by the flying tatami from some absurd distances, even accounting for lag.

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

One trick I use to work around high ping is to press a skill, any skill, usually one on CD, to force another packet out as soon as I clear the AoE.

I'm not sure why or how this works, but I guess that extra bit of info saying "you tried and fail to use this skill while standing here verses the danger zone," sent back to me often works to force the server to see that yes, I stepped out of the AoE in time and tried to do something else.

The fact it's gotten bad again is most likely server congestion and the move, but this has always been an issue.

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Any action or even a change of direction (I think) forces a position check, otherwise the game client is only polled for position every 0.2 seconds - IIRC.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Its not being out when the aoe marker goes away, its being out before the cast bar on the mob finishes.

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everyone has heard this meme.

To the OP, the sole reason you are having this, is because you're on the EU servers from the US.

The further the distance, the greater the lag.

You can, however, pay for another program that tries to find the fastest path possible between you and the EU servers, which can make even Savage content possible.
(I had EU players in my raid group, and they had the hardest time dodging stuff until they got programs to help, to which they tend to make it out of AoEs, unless they are room wide, and required sprint to begin with, then there was a 25% chance they wouldnt make it in time.)

Sounds like you're lagging something fierce OP, try contacting your ISP to send someone out and check your lines. While there are a couple exceptions, pretty much every indicator is perfectly functional for those with less than 200ms latency.

You need to move as soon as you see the castbar, if you dont you will get hit no matter what.

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Originally Posted by Kling-Klang

You need to move as soon as you see the castbar, if you dont you will get hit no matter what.

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Depends on the particular attack in question. Some require immediate reaction, others can be ignored for quite some time.

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Originally Posted by kattzkitti

Depends on the particular attack in question. Some require immediate reaction, others can be ignored for quite some time.

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Some of the abilities used against us in Stormblood seem to have tighter casting times making quick action a bit more imperative. We're not yet back to old school original Titan HM issues, but it's enough to be annoying.

Has anyone done O3? I'll be miles away from the Froggie attack and I'm hit. I'll feel bad for OP when he gets there...

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Originally Posted by Mikhaill

Has anyone done O3? I'll be miles away from the Froggie attack and I'm hit. I'll feel bad for OP when he gets there...

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Yep, cleared it a couple of times now, no problem getting out of it so long as I'm paying attention to what direction she's facing, I would have been screwed if I was still playing on old laptop though, fps and a decent ping make the world of difference to gaming!

I play with a large ping and this issue is noticeable. I just have to learn to move faster than I'd naturally like to, but on the bright side I can step right back into the attack while the template is still down and not get hit by anything after the dodge. When I'm at events like fan fest and play on the local servers, everything feels ludicrously easy in comparison because I'm used to the brutal reaction times I need on my normal server :s

(It's still perfectly possible to do stuff like Titan, just unforgiving.)

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Originally Posted by Serilda

I play with a large ping and this issue is noticeable. I just have to learn to move faster than I'd naturally like to, but on the bright side I can step right back into the attack while the template is still down and not get hit by anything after the dodge. When I'm at events like fan fest and play on the local servers, everything feels ludicrously easy in comparison because I'm used to the brutal reaction times I need on my normal server :s

(It's still perfectly possible to do stuff like Titan, just unforgiving.)

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Titan was the WORST, I'd want to cry every time i got it in roulette as I just knew I was going to eat everything lol doing it now is like a walk in the park with a decent ping and 50+fps lol

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Originally Posted by Goju

I have more RAM installed but it does not detect the other 8 GB no idea why - gotta love Windows

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RAM doesn't do anything about connection to the server.

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Originally Posted by Goju

Processor : Intel (R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @2.67GHz 2.67 GHz
I have more RAM installed but it does not detect the other 8 GB no idea why - gotta love Windows

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I hate to break it to you, but if you have more RAM installed and Windows reports only 8, it's not Windows, but it's probably your motherboard. I know I came across a HP motherboard at one point where some genius engineer put a 32-bit memory controller on a motherboard designed for a 64-bit processor. End result: You couldn't use more than 4GB or RAM on it no matter what you did. I've heard of several motherboards which physically limit the RAM well below what's addressable by a 64-bit processor to cut down on costs, so that's probably the case for you.