Sorry SE, but endgame won't work if you don't fix something.

[Cienna]

clearly no one understands how red areas work. you just need to be out of the circle by the time that cast bar completes.

Here is just one of the MANY video examples in this thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsHuXAl-bOY

At 6:21 landslide cast begins
At 6:22 player leaves aoe with cast bar at 75%
At 6:24 player is hit by landslide and knocked off

They were out of the red area well before the cast bar finished. They still get hit.

[FAVisceglia]

snip

This is a severe breakdown in logic. Nobody is claiming the issue is "nobody can beat HM Titan". The issue (or one of them, that is) is the inherent, built-in latency in the client-server. By definition, this creates asynchronous conditions on the server-side and the client-side. I haven't done HM Titan yet, but I've noticed the issue since day 1. You have, too, because it indeed affects everyone (which, as you stated, is necessary for a game-wide problem to truly be a game-wide problem). Few people are asking SE to make HM Titan easier (those who have are simply getting desperate since the core issue remains unresolved). What we're asking is that the server and client relationship be optimized to achieve the best level of server-client synchronization possible. WoW is probably best-in-class with this right now, and while I don't expect SE to immediately mirror that level of service, the current situation demands marked improvement.

[FAVisceglia]

Separately, the other big issue here–which I actually find to be a bigger issue for myself, personally–is how animations work in the game. Not being able to use an ability in an animation and animations not synced with cast bars is terribly annoying. If you want a non-progression example, do some tests summoning your chocobo, and moving immediately after the cast bar completes. What you'll find is that the chocobo being summoned has nothing to do with the cast bar; the chocobo isn't summoned until you complete the "whistle blowing" animation. This just doesn't make any sense. Why even have a cast bar?

EDIT: Interestingly, bosses seem to work the opposite way: the cast bar determines the ability, and the animation (including any red box) is just for show (often, for a misleading show). So, for a boss, you need to watch cast bars, but for yourself, you need to watch animations. Even if all other things were equal, this alone represents a design flaw.

[vincent1]

please give us a reply SE.

any kind of information would be great.

1. is this a problem you even intend on fixing? or are you going to leave it in the game. this would allow many of us help decide whether even to stay on or not

2. this would be the more difficult question, but do you even have some kind of target date that you intend to fix this problem by?

[neiris]

snip

I'm on the east coast and fairly close to the Montreal data centers and I still have all these issues. It's definitely not where you're located - which a lot of people think is the issue. I've upgraded my service and actually tried playing the game in a different location where there's a lot more infrastructure and nothing helped. Switching computers or turning down graphics didn't help either.

[Dano]

i find it baffling that this issue also affects people with low ping, it's pretty ridiculous if true.

[Steeled]

I will never stay if this shit is not fixed.

But, the fact that you're posting this proves that you have stayed.

Unfortunately, people you have to pay to participate in mmo forums, it's really hard to get a sample of how many people have actually quit over the many issues this game has.

[Asmodeus]

But, the fact that you're posting this proves that you have stayed.

Unfortunately, people you have to pay to participate in mmo forums, it's really hard to get a sample of how many people have actually quit over the many issues this game has.

No it doesn't I haven't subbed and can't play the game right now yet I can post

[GurneyHalleck]

I haven't fought Titan yet, but it goes like this...

enemy starts casting aoe->red appears on ground->red disappears from ground->enemy casts aoe

You have to be out of the red area BEFORE it disappears, the red area disappears BEFORE the spell is cast. Figure out the system, work in it, then own it.

[gigi_frana]

Gurney man, too bad you are not as smart as the Gurney Halleck from Dune.
Thank you for sharing with us how the red zones work, but if you take the time to actually read a bit of this thread you may be able to figure out what the issue is.