Realm Reborn = downgrade?

[Arcell]

so what im getting from this is that you possibly like the animations but that they very slightly lower your control for the sake of realistic movement?
i have to ask, does it really bother you enough to call it clunky since its stuff that doesnt affect battle, since its out of combat movement and that slight slow out doesnt affect playability much at all, isnt it something that shouldnt be a problem or hinder the game at all?

It does affect movement in battle though, especially for mages. If a mage has to stop and quickly cast they can't because this animation has to finish and you can't cast while moving. This animation really seems like it only exists to cover up the fact that the servers don't know when you've actually stopped, so you do a little half-step instead of just sliding to a halt. Right now when you let go of the movement key you can't cast right away because you are still considered to be moving.