Red Ring of Death!

[Ronyx]

It is not imposible to dodge AoEs. I think everyone had done it some way or another. But since the response of the server is slow you probably have to move out in the instant the AoE appears if you delay just a tiny micro second you wont dodge it even if your chaaracter made it out of the zone in time before the enemy finish casting. So that 0.3 or 0.5 (for those who are farther way from the servers) have a huge impact on hard fights.

[Little_Lulu]

NO ONE POINTS THE FINGER AT THEIR VIDEO CARD! It's your damn video card but it's only partially your fault, SE told you you met the requirements for play and you may even exceed the bare minimum but if you're on a laptop your video card is going to be weaker in comparison to what a PC is capable of reaching.

[Fated]

A lot of the time people who complain about "I got out of that in time, that's BS" are the ones who got out of it just as the circle / line was disappearing. This means you were too late and should try and get better at the game.

However, there are some legitimate problems as SE has even acknowledged the EU issue.

[Tiggy]

In the top gif it looks like the tank actually dodged the ability.

[Shirai]

Check your PC.
Check your Home Network.
Check your ISP.
Check with SE.

In that order. If you choose to skip a step, nobody will take you seriously.

It may not always the connection issue I can tell you, it can be graphics/pc related as well.

I have an A+ internet connection and despite living in Europe my ping with the SE datacenter averages <120ms and aside from a random evening the packetloss also remains within extremely acceptible ranges (1 or 2 every 1000 packets sent.)

While I have a pretty high end computer, last week after my first Titan HM experience (and some earlier "huh?! I am sure I dodged that!" experiences.) I decided to lower the maximum settings in the game from PC to LAPTOP.
I must say my "dodging abilities" seem to have improved quite significantly since then while not experiencing a significant graphics quality loss.

[Phaydra]

I live in the Los Angeles area and I have the same AE dodge issue a lot of people have. I have no issues dodging over world mob's AE. It's just dungeons. It happens any time of the day not just prime time. Hydra is my best example since I play a tank. If I do no hit Hydra with a skill right after I step out of the frontal AE I get hit. I can step out as soon as the skill starts casting still get hit without forcing the server to update my position. If I can get a skill off even if I step out late I can avoid the AE. That is not an ISP issue, that is a game mechanic issue. I have tested my own hardware. I do not have any hardware lag nor delays through my network. No packet loss when I trace my route to the server. My game does not lag when I in dungeons. Yet still I have to use a work around to keep my character from getting hit with red indicated AEs. Will you tell me that's it's okay that I need to time my skills around forcing the server to update my position? I think it would be better to focus on holding hate and not focusing on a work around to avoid an AE.

[Shirai]

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I'm still going to advise you to try and play at (slightly) lower settings.
My dodging issues were also mostly in group fights and in crowded areas like popular Fate zones and lowering my settings upped my dodging rate from "crap, I dodged that" to "crap, brainfart!".

[HOLY_S-HIT]

I'm still going to advise you to try and play at (slightly) lower settings.
My dodging issues were also mostly in group fights and in crowded areas like popular Fate zones and lowering my settings upped my dodging rate from "crap, I dodged that" to "crap, brainfart!".

If you are lowering your computer settings and it's working, the problem isn't with SE.

[Shirai]

If you are lowering your computer settings and it's working, the problem isn't with SE.

Indeed, but then again I am not one of the people that is desperately seeking a scapegoat for any game issues before making sure that I have completely taken away any local influences.
I see everyone raging on about network and internet influences and pointing the finger at SE, but a lot of people seem to forget that the problem can also be one of a local nature.

[Phaydra]

I'm still going to advise you to try and play at (slightly) lower settings.
My dodging issues were also mostly in group fights and in crowded areas like popular Fate zones and lowering my settings upped my dodging rate from "crap, I dodged that" to "crap, brainfart!".

How does forcing the server to check my position a hardware problem?

Indeed, but then again I am not one of the people that is desperately seeking a scapegoat for any game issues before making sure that I have completely taken away any local influences.
I see everyone raging on about network and internet influences and pointing the finger at SE, but a lot of people seem to forget that the problem can also be one of a local nature.

I am not using it as a scape goat because I just laid out how I avoid the AE. I think you have trouble understanding the point. The point is not a lag issue. The point is that I have to trick the game to be able to avoid a game mechanic. If you can not see how that is a problem maybe you need to get your local hardware checked.