Getting strange audio lag after the patch

Basically any time I'm in a situation where several sounds are playing at the same time (Such as in raids or at crowded hunts), the audio will begin to lag so that sounds will happen a good two to three seconds after the actions that cause them, if at all.

It's extremely disorienting at times as I rely largely on audio cues to know when my abilities are going off and it also interferes with certain mechanics, too.

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Yes, I've been having the exact same issue! Very, very disorienting, and really kinda ruins the experience. I feel like I'm gambling if my skills are going off or not, lol. I hope they're able to fix this soon!

Same here... i have the same issue, i also rely largely on the audio clues of my skills (SAM) in combat, without that clues im kinda doomed....
never happend before 4.3

Oh thank goodness, I have been having the same issue but no one has said anything about it when I mentioned it, so I thought it was only me.

So I'm not crazy! Well, not as crazy as usual.

I'm having the same issue. I've actually been having this issue since 4.3, except it would only happen during my opener on the first pull of a play session. Since the new patch, it's been happening all the time. I'm on a vastly different system as the OP. i5-3570k @ 3.4 GHz, GTX 660 2 GB, 8 GB of RAM, Windows 7. Kind of underpowered, but it's worked fine until recently. Changing graphics settings has made no difference.

Definitely having the same problem since 4.3. Extremely noticeable in the new 24-man raid, and is even affecting Sigmascape 8-man raids now. This needs to be looked into heavily, immediately.

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I'm experiencing this issue as well, since 4.3 release. The skill sounds playing ~2+ seconds after I use them is very jarring and definitely throws me off.

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It seems like it might be an issue with Nvidia GPUs.

Which isn't surprising, since they seem to have a history of being more problematic at running XIV for whatever reason.

Good afternoon and thank you for posting on the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

To help narrow down what may be causing this, I'd like to ask a few questions regarding the issue.

1) How frequent is the issue? Does it happen everywhere or only in select locations/instances?
2) Do you notice any other issues besides audio lag?
3) What is your sound setup like? Are you running the audio through HDMI, USB speakers, 3.5mm jack, DAC, etc?
4) Does changing the audio output have any affect on the issue?
5) Please list everything you have tried so far to alleviate the issue.

We hope we can be of assistance in helping you enjoy the exciting world of Final Fantasy XIV!

Thank you for responding, Einmimiria.

1. Any time there is many players on the field. The issue is worse with more players, with ~6-8 being the minimum to be noticeable. Given these conditions, Eurekan NMs, hunts, and alliance raids are hit the hardest, but it is still definitely noticeable and jarring in smaller instances like trials.
2. None that are really noticeable. Framerate responds as it normally does.
3. Headphones through 3.5mm jack on stock motherboard audio
4. It does not.
5. Restarting the game, the computer, adjusting audio settings both in game and out.

PS: Both my friends report the same issues, I'll see if I can get them to post here but the basics are: one has a GTX 1080 Ti and nonstandard sound card, another has a AMD R9 380 and uses a DAC and headphone amp.
PPS: There are several bug reports that may be relevant to this issue, one in the new section, and one in the accepted section, at the time of posting

1) Anytime, anywhere there are at least 6+ people actively engaged in doing something, like fighting a mob. Doesn't happen in dungeons with only 4 people, but 8-man trials/raids, 24-mans, all susceptible.
2) NTT Routers unable to handle NA load
3) 3.5mm jack to onboard audio
4) I have no other audio output to change to
5) Same as above

My situation is identical to everyone else in terms of my audio setup and the situations the audio lag occurs in.

I testet it and it seems that it happens anytime, anywhere... (trails, old and new 8-player raids, old and new 24-player raids and open world, eureka)
As soon as there are 6 or more players engage in combat, skill audio gets delayed and its getting worse the more players there are.
As far as i noticed, the delay only effects audio, skills work normal..
Turning of other players effects did not help either.

I'm also experiencing this issue. Although anywhere as low as 4-man dungeons can trigger it for myself.

It seems like the only trigger for the glitch is having several sounds playing at the same time.

I've had it occur even in solo situations when involved in FATEs with friendly/enemy NPCs fighting each other.

Having the same issue as well, this is pretty game breaking when you're relying on sound cues for your rotation as well as the boss rotation in raids. I hope this gets fixed soon.

1) Instances where there's 5-8 people
2) Just the audio lag
3) Basic 2.1 Setup through the motherboard's 3.5mm Jack. Realtek HD Audio
4) Not at all
5) Restart the game / Restarted the PC / Updated Realtek HD Audio drivers.

Issue is really incredibly bad, it makes it difficult to play any content due to the audio delay being very jarring.

1) Anytime, anywhere there are at least 6+ people actively engaged in doing something, like fighting a mob. Doesn't happen in dungeons with only 4 people, but 8-man trials/raids, 24-mans, all susceptible.
2) Just the audio lag
3) 5.1 surround sound speakers with onboard RealTek HD audio
4) Changed to headphones, to 2 speaker setup and issue still occurs
5) Rebooted PC, changed audio settings and equalizer settings.

I'll throw my 'me too' onto the pile. Happens to me while a large number of players are fighting (eg: Alliance Raids).

Running an Intel Core i7-8700k, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti & 16GB RAM.

1) Tried using an external USB soundcard (Scarlett 2i2v2 with ASIO drivers)
2) Tried with onboard sound (Realtek ALC1220 with MS drivers)
3) Tried with graphics settings at Maximum
4) Tried with graphics at lowest aka Standard (Laptop)
5) Network speed is healthy and all other interactions with the FFXIV servers seem fine, it's just audio

Please save me SE!

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Reddit's chiming in now as well, they're all having the problem

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...ging_after_43/

Thank you for the information everyone.

It looks like this issue has been reported (the post in the bug forums has been moved to 'Accepted Bugs'). Given the possibility that this isn't a bug and you have all hit some weird technical issue, I'd like to give a list of troubleshooting suggestions to see if any of them resolves the issue:

1) If you have any dedicated sound card, try reinstalling or updating the drivers for that device.
2) Check your sound settings in the system tray. Right click it and select 'Playback Devices.' Select your default audio device and click the 'Advanced' tab and choose a lower quality format. See if this has any affect on the issue.
3) Perform a clean boot. Simply open the task manager and select the 'Start up' Tab. Disable everything here and restart the PC. Make sure that no other program is running in the background when you play the game.

If these have no impact on the issue, I'd recommend submitting a bug report. You can do this on the bug report forums (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/f...2-In-Game-Bugs) or in-game by typing "/supportdesk" in the main chat window.

We hope we can be of assistance in helping you enjoy the exciting world of Final Fantasy XIV!

I tried replying to this topic to save swarming that side of the forums, but apparently I can't :http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Effects-Unsync

I'd like to add my own experience with the audio lag.
Running O7S last night with friends and I noticed considerable audio lag in certain areas. for example, the first set of DPS bombs I rely on the audio queue of the explosion to know 100% when to move back to the boss, but there was easily a 1 second delay compared to when the sound usually goes off.

Later on in the fight I noticed when activiating Life of the Dragon the Nastrond sound effect went off a couple seconds after I used the skill. The delay seemed at least more obvious when I was using a lot of oGCDs in succession. Like say for example I did: Mirage Dive + Life Surge - Full Thrust - Geirskogul + Nastrond - Fang and Claw
The sound effect for Nastrond wouldn't sound until well after I'd used Fang and Claw.

I'm playing on PS4 connected via Ethernet, 3.5mm jack to connect external speakers into the back of my TV.

Chiming in, this is happening on PS4 for me during 24 mans. Music is fine, the action skills for me are out of sync as soon as I enter, from the first attack. For the entire instance. I only run DRG.

Looks like the issue has been acknowledged on the Lodestone https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...025f0734c1d630

Hello! Yes the issue is being worked on!

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...025f0734c1d630

Thank god... (crom)^^

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Thank god... (crom)^^

Just keep an eye on the lodestone for updates.

Thank you for playing Final Fantasy XIV! Hope to see you online.

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...4017150b304adf

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We have an update about the delayed sound effects issue.

The fix has been implemented, testing completed, and we are now performing final checks. Currently, we estimate we will be finished by tomorrow, May 27th, and the fixed version should be ready for release by May 28th.

We will publish a news once the final checks are complete and the date for the emergency maintenance is decided.

We apologise for the inconvenience this issue is causing and thank you for your patience.

Hello Everyone!

Is anyone still experiencing this issue? If this issue still persists for you please let us know so we can assist.

Thank you for playing Final Fantasy XIV! Hope to see you online.

nope, its gone^^ thx a lot♥

Hello everyone,

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