I hope I'm wrong, but the Zodiac weapon quests..

[Zakalwe]

So long as they don't involve farming Primal Ex kills while server-side hit detection is still in place, I'm happy.

Garuda Ex is the upper limit of what's possible with my lag. Titan Ex is just simply unplayable, not due to skill/pattern memorisation, but simply due to latency between my client and the server due to my ISP doing traffic shaping, and I refuse to pay $15/month just for the "chance" at making this game playable in extreme Primals.

Of course, given the pattern of how this game has gone so far for the better equipment, it will be something just like that. You only get the chance at the good stuff if you are lucky enough to live on the same continent as the servers, and/or are willing to pay for something like WTFast, on top of the existing subscription fee.

Without for a second excusing the architecture and server locations SE chose that are the source of persistent lag for many players, there are less expensive (and often more reliable) VPN options out there.

A tech savvy FC mate got me set up on a custom VPN built on a Digital Ocean 'Droplet'. That Droplet only costs $5 a month and has the capacity to cover 10-15 VPNs. One other FC mate and I share that Droplet so far. It has made a huge difference for me.

[Zplinter]

Without for a second excusing the architecture and server locations SE chose that are the source of persistent lag for many players, there are less expensive (and often more reliable) VPN options out there.

A tech savvy FC mate got me set up on a custom VPN built on a Digital Ocean 'Droplet'. That Droplet only costs $5 a month and has the capacity to cover 10-15 VPNs. One other FC mate and I share that Droplet so far. It has made a huge difference for me.

That does not take into account his ISP, Infrastructure, etc. you can have a oc-12 for 99% of your run to the server but if the "100 feet" from the router of the ISP to his house is 100k he is screwed.