I have read posts that this happens on PC too. So stop it.

This was a terrible issue for me. I did as OP and turned everything off that I could. A little better. Few things to draw.

I changed to a minimumly populated server. MUCH better. Fewer things to draw.

But I had this problem in dungeon instances as well on the JP server. Only things in an instance four players, some pets, and mobs. Few things to draw.

I still have this issue, but to a lesser extent on the minimumly populated server.

I have a feeling (and it is just a feeling) that the server isn't telling the client to draw. Therefore nothing draws and often when it does draw, the location is incorrect.

I have heard MANY suspicions as to why this happens: latency, lag, server lag, mob draw priority incorrect, PS3 sucks, PCs are underpowered, ISP throttling, intranode lag, middleman throttling, modem/router old, phases of the moon, etc... nothing truly explains it.
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