Ifrits greatest weapon: Animation Lag

[Blarp]

The video is like that because he got a bad computer :/

I just want to point out that you and people who share this idea are wrong. It has nothing to do with his computer. It has nothing to do with lag or FPS. The game is running smoothly with no noticeable chop. His character is clearly in a safe area for about three seconds and when the eruption goes off, he still takes the damage. Are we supposed to use Echo to see where the safe zones are before they spawn? This example and other similar problems are probably caused by server-client communication and/or the rate at which client position queries are performed.

It SE wants to design encounters that require coordinated movement, then they need to have the infrastructure in their engine and server code to support that. Otherwise, players are fighting against the engine and servers instead of the encounter.

[Vahzl]

It has nothing to do with his computer. It has nothing to do with lag or FPS.

This example and other similar problems are probably caused by server-client communication and/or the rate at which client position queries are performed.

So it isn't caused by lag, but it is caused by lag?

Lag meaning latency here of course, which refers to the communication time between client and server.

[Chain]

The video is like that because he got a bad computer :/

Do everyone a favor here and just shut up.

You're making yourself look like a fool, animation lock 100% EXISTS IN THIS GAME I don't give a damn what computer you're on. How hard is that to understand.

[darkstarpoet1]

Not encountered any of this..

Maybe you all need a better computer ?

looking at your character page you probably haven't even been in the fight yet. you won't realize how bad a second lag is until you have less than that to start moving.

[Alegis]

Not encountered any of this..

Maybe you all need a better computer ?

Hmm, i felt no animation lag time to buy new computers people?

It seems like u two dont have any technical knowledge.
As seen in the video, that lag isnt caused by the players computer.

[GreatLeviathan]

It seems like u two dont have any technical knowledge.
As seen in the video, that lag isnt caused by the players computer.

Nope non at all after 12 years of studying computer hard and software
It was a joke..
So maybe you don't have any knowledge of jokes?
I host a server company.

[Vahzl]

Nope non at all after 12 years of studying computer hard and software
It was a joke..
So maybe you don't have any knowledge of jokes?
I host a server company.

Not to play devils advocate but I work in France, and I don't speak French, I deal with major security risks daily from my clients advising them on how to keep their computers secure, and yet I still had one of my gaming accounts hacked, and I also play Final Fantasy XIV, but I am not a dragon.

Doesn't make much difference what your experience is alot of the time, as sometimes things just happen.

But the lag thing from the video could be a combination of client to server latency, or could just be a bug, can't really know till the developers tell us the cause. Crappy situation to be in

The game relies on server side decision making for pretty much everything, you can see it clearly if you dual box a character. You can literally be moving for 5-10 seconds before you will see it move on your other characters screen.

Basically the client says OMG FIRE IM OUT OF IT!!! but the server goes "I don't think so, according to the data I got 10 seconds ago from an event taking place right now, I see you still in it, so FLAME ON MOTHER HUBBARDS!". It is a fatal flaw with server side decision making in the current engine, however they are working on removing alot of it, and is only in place to prevent exploitation (tele hacking etc). Sadly over years and years of people dying to find exploits in everything in MMo's, the games now need to be designed around clunky security systems (Warden, VAS, PlayOnline etc) so we kind of only have our fellow players to blame

[viion]

Not to play devils advocate but I work in France, and I don't speak French, I deal with major security risks daily from my clients advising them on how to keep their computers secure, and yet I still had one of my gaming accounts hacked, and I also play Final Fantasy XIV, but I am not a dragon.

wtf, this is a big let down, am outta here, pssh!

[Medura]

It seems like u two dont have any technical knowledge.
As seen in the video, that lag isnt caused by the players computer.

Technical knowledge is one of the things i got enough of thank you. Why would i lie? Just so idiots would say stuff like this? the animation lag comes because it takes more of your computer than it got. The latency will almost never come in instances. Or do you lag in toto-rak to maybe?

[Vahzl]

Technical knowledge is one of the things i got enough of thank you. Why would i lie? Just so idiots would say stuff like this? the animation lag comes because it takes more of your computer than it got. The latency will almost never come in instances. Or do you lag in toto-rak to maybe?

While you might have technical knowledge, I find it hard to believe you have completed a level 50 encounter on a rank 46 alchemist.