Quote Originally Posted by KaldeaSahaline View Post
What game are you talking about so others can understand your POV. I assume you're speaking about Blade and Soul based on your description though and let me say that you are exaggerating considerably, at least from the NA standpoint (YMMV if in EU).
I'm talking about PING, not a specific persons point of view.

And I'm sorry. You are objectively, factually incorrect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwaz_aAih-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meDtc3QqQeI

Quote Originally Posted by KaldeaSahaline View Post
FF14's artificial ping buffer is awful, archaic design, and holds the game back.
Say that when you start playing on the high-ping side (like, 300-400 PING). You most likely never tried that. Go ahead and try playing the likes of Titan (it's Weight of the Land is particularly nasty) on a Japanese or European server. Can you do it?! Yes, absolutely. But you'll see how much worse you will do simply because of PING difference. In a game that is made to minimize that.

Let me tell you this. I cannot kite, I cannot cast a spell right after swiftcasting, I cannot properly weave in abilities. All of this is because of PING. In this game it is not gamebreaking. In Blade and Soul it WAS gamebreaking. I had to rest frequently after normal mob fights. I absolutely could not dodge attacks. I literally moved straight without stopping, moving out of target circles, and was still hit 100% of the time. My damage could not compare and I couldn't move AT ALL in PvP.

Too bad. This is unavoidable with current technology, except by region-locked servers. You either alienate large part of the playerbase or you use the "archaic" method of dealing with PING...caused by archaic (but still dominant) internet network around the world. Blade and Soul is an example of the first one...Final Fantasy XIV the latter.

And don't tell me that I could just play on European servers. I could, but if I would, I'd never even start playing. I came here upon a friends invite and that friend was playing on NA servers...starting early on in 2.0 I believe. It's simply not a choice.