Bad ping/latency/lag problems

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Hello there. After a quick search, I didn't find a topic relevant to what is, to me, the biggest hindrance in the game at the moment (except http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ore-responsive but I care more about combat than the UI).
I'm aware that some users are experiencing latency problems, but it looks like europeans have been placed at the bottom of the food chain (kinda reminds me of the good ol' 16-bit days when we got the games waaaay later than the rest of the world, but I digress).

I'll state a clear example. MOLES. I could like these, really. Ok, they don't look too cute, but they drop formic acid and all. But right now, I just plain hate them, because of that stupid "let's get into the ground and inflict massive damage upon exit" attack. That looks really easy to avoid really, just get out of range in time. Ok. But as things are now, playing from France, my character may look like he's out of the way, the thing is from the Japanese server's point of view, he hasn't even moved yet. So yeah, i take damage and bite the dust 8 out of 10 times (that's an estimate, and no, I wasn't casting a spell).

This is only one example, but it shows a major flaw in a game that seems to rely heavily on character positionning in its combat phases.

So I may be wrong, perhaps it's not only Euro players, perhaps it's only me (though I doubt it). That's why I'm asking for your feedback people. Please feel free to share your experience on that matter.

Now on another note, I really don't get why I never felt such discomfort in FFXI. I'd love an explanation regarding that ^^;