Claiming Lag affecting SP gains

[Takahime]

ISP:
Time Warner

Type of Internet Connection:
CATV

Internet Connection Speed:
5Mbit/s

Date & Time:
Date: 07-06-2011
Time: between 9pm est and 12pm est.

Frequency:
Frequently when claiming mobs. Mainly leve mobs and behest mobs


Character Name:
Takahime Oso

Race:
Miqo'te

World:
Lindblum

Class/Skill Rank:
Archer, R34

Physical Level:
50

Area and Coordinates:
At Nanawa Mines, and Nophica Wells

Party or Solo:
Party, With Garron, and Alisandra. I forget their surnames, I will edit when I find them out

NPC Name:
Mobs. Leve mobs and Behest mobs in both areas.

Monster Name:
Dodos, gnats, bogs, and antlions from behests/leves in these two areas.

In-Game Time:
Sometime between 9pm est and 12pm est

Detailed steps on how the issue occurred.

I would be the group puller, claim the mobs and pull back away from other aggressive mobs. I would pull with arrow shots. The damage from the initial hit would take, and then the claim would happen shortly after. No other mobs were claimed when these issues occurred. The proportion of damage from my initial attack would also reduce any SP gained by that same proportion. So if my initial attack that claimed the mob hit for 50% of the monsters health, and the total possible SP would be 200, I would only get 100 SP.

To me it appears to just be claiming lag. Damage is calculated before the claim is noted to be mine. That removed health from the mob affects the SP calculation once the mob is dead. Frustrating to see.

[Coldfire]

Happens alot when doing "Dunesfolk for dinner" with the bombs, mongrels and peiste that spawn from the nodes.

[Qeepel]

Hello, and thank you for your report. I'll go ahead and forward your information to the developers for further investigation. Please keep an eye out for any updates regarding this matter, which would be announced on http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com or on the FFXIV official forums.

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