How come Wow has a faster reaction time compare to ff14?

[Craiger]

Like someone said earlier, the problem is that FFXIV uses Server Live-state instead of Client Live-state, which most other MMO's use (including WoW). Here's a link for better explaining: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/1r7a0t/

You can talk all you want about routing, animation, Canadian servers.... But, in the end it comes down to the server handling your location in the game. If it had used client location updating, then it doesn't matter how high ping you have, if you are outside an AoE effect, then you won't take damage (as explained in the link above)

Sure there are probably other issues too... I'm from Europe and I will never get perfect ping because of no EU servers, and there is probably other things too, but it wouldn't be as big of a problem if they handled location like other mmo's