Date & Time: May 24, 2018 at 22:00:00GMT
Frequency: Every fight involving ~8 or more players
World name: Excalibur
Character name: Star Fist
Retainer name: n/a
NPC name: n/a
Monster name: n/a
Class/Level: NIN/70
Party or solo: Full Party
In-game time: ?
Area and coordinates: Syrcus Tower, Alexander, any World S-rank
Housing: n/a
Steps:
1. Join any Alliance or Normal raid, or a popular hunt
2. Use any ability/spell (in my case, Jin/Chi/Ten/Raiton/etc)
3. Use the action on a monster/boss
4. Wait for the sound effect
5. Hear the sound effect 2 seconds later
-or-
5. Don't hear the sound effect at all
6. Once the fight is complete, the delay ceases
7. Monster actions and other effects are also delayed, but not as obvious
8. Has only started happening since Patch 4.3

Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: 60Mbps Cable / Start.ca
- Modem maker/model number: Thompson DCM476

■ PC Specs

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