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    Allyra's Avatar
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    Allyra Arianos
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    In their FC members' defense, there is no way on earth you are really going to be dodging Titan EX consistently if you are having lag issues. I've been on both sides of the spectrum: before getting pingzapper, and afterwards. Before it, on Titan HM you HAVE to basically preemptively move for WoTL/LS in order to be able to compensate for the lag. So it is somewhat duoable with lag issues (though not 100%).

    But that is for HM. On EX, people want to stack for plumes. If you preemptively move, you are going to mess up the stack, which is a way bigger issue in EX than on HM (especially if a few people have to do it). I honestly can't imagine this being practical at all for people with lag, and I am thankful for having Pingzapper.

    With that said, it must be remembered that SE released this game also on the PS3. You can't (afaik, I tried looking for it as I play on both PC and PS3) use a VPN through the PS3. You can sit here and say "well that's the ps3" all you want but if they are going to allow the game to be on the console, they need to make sure the console can handle it.
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    Satalia Ditorious
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    Sargatanas
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    Arcanist Lv 41
    Quote Originally Posted by Allyra View Post
    With that said, it must be remembered that SE released this game also on the PS3. You can't (afaik, I tried looking for it as I play on both PC and PS3) use a VPN through the PS3. You can sit here and say "well that's the ps3" all you want but if they are going to allow the game to be on the console, they need to make sure the console can handle it.
    I play on the PS3. I had to install a Solid State Hard drive just in order to do much of the end game content, because of the way graphics are loaded on the system. This still doesn't solve the problem that I constantly get hit by AOE abilities from many end game boss encounters even though on my screen I am way clear of the area being targeted.

    As it's been said I should not HAVE to find an outside fix to a game that I have purchased and continually pay for. I should be able to rely solely on my skills and not on luck with internet latency, or system speeds.
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    Xenor Vernix
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    Ragnarok
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    Thaumaturge Lv 50
    Quote Originally Posted by Allyra View Post
    In their FC members' defense, there is no way on earth you are really going to be dodging Titan EX consistently if you are having lag issues. I've been on both sides of the spectrum: before getting pingzapper, and afterwards. Before it, on Titan HM you HAVE to basically preemptively move for WoTL/LS in order to be able to compensate for the lag. So it is somewhat duoable with lag issues (though not 100%).

    But that is for HM. On EX, people want to stack for plumes. If you preemptively move, you are going to mess up the stack, which is a way bigger issue in EX than on HM (especially if a few people have to do it). I honestly can't imagine this being practical at all for people with lag, and I am thankful for having Pingzapper.
    You could have people preemptively running south or east while everyone else runs west. This would even work for double plumes as only one of the three running directions is cut off from the gaolers.

    But I'd recommend a VPN instead, and low graphical settings for higher FPS. I did that and it instantly took the fight from extremely difficult to extremely easy. The connection check is the only hard part of the fight. Still haven't beat it yet however, PUGs tend to suck.
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