Why the netcode issue exists, and why it cannot be fixed.

[APilgrim]

Because if it was more of a client-side live-state, wouldn't the client cancel the cast on movement?

Only if the client were programmed that way - but in FFXIV it's apparently not, and the client doesn't know (or much care) if it's not allowed unless told. As far as it's concerned, all's good with casting and running. And then even if the client is told by the server it's not allowed, the server doesn't care if it gets ignored.

I get what you mean regarding the wildly varying timing on things coming from the server, it's not very snappy - and I agree gameplay events feel very sloppy in comparison to other online games to me as well. But their servers have been overloaded since before day 1 of ARR (to the point where it was even a minor miracle to even get the attention of even the login server)... Maybe they've done everything that could be economically be done at this point and things will just continue to become more and more acceptable as numbers naturally decline? I don't know - but I'd guess it's more of a business decision and less of a technical decision to address. And while I hear zooming out further helps, unless SE chimes in at some point in better faith to address it with players, it may become a self-fulfilling prophecy that gets things to the point of being acceptable.

To Billie21 - Eh, a CCNA background has nothing to do with (MMO) game development, programming, or management - so it's a rather innocuous thing to bring up in this topic. It was only brought up as a very direct response to someone. I fully admit (again) to trying to deduce things second-hand along with everyone else since none of us work for SE and SE isn't responding or talking. And with that said, I'm bowing out of this interesting topic with the hope that it is eventually addressed further.