We interrupt your current server woes to talk about casting

[Skies]

in terms of lag, or inertia, the face target button serves as a stopper. Basically it tells the server, "Yeah i know that you think the character is moving, but he isnt." It prevents spells getting halfway through the cast only to cancel as if you moved because you cast it too soon.

our point is that we shouldnt need to press a button for this. it should automatically happen when we let go of a movement button/toggle.

The thing is that Yoshi already explained that it won't at all get 'halfway through the cast only to cancel' because it will give you a "This ability cannot be performed at this time" error if you cast while the server thinks you're moving. That was in the cuar's translation right up there D: (unless i'm misreading, as always)

"The client side VFX (effects) and animations function asynchronously, but the server determines whether recasting is possible or not by the quickest client to server communication without waiting on the graphics.

However, as I mentioned previously in a separate thread, FFXIV is a server/client type of online game, so everything that you input is sent to the server and until the server processes the functions and delivers the result to the client, a physical time delay will occur depending on everyone’s network environment.
This is the same for FFXI, FFXIV, WoW, Rift, and SWTOR.

Compared to stand-alone games, this spec is something that is essential for online games, so please understand.
(For the tech saavy, I will go ahead and say that there is still some room for packet queue streamlining.)"



Can we get an estimate on how much room for packet queue streamlining there is? It's fine to say that FFXIV functions in the "same way" other mmos are, except that it's not. I do not experience the same delays on other games I do on this game, and it's not just me so my internet connection is not to blame.

I don't want to be "that guy" but even in SE's own interests, the amount of delay in this game is destroying the ability for players to have a viable reaction time to actions in the game compared to other MMOs utilizing these boss movement mechanics.

Is 2.0 going to "fix" this? I sincerely want to know because that's been my expectation, and I think it has been many other people's expectation as well. If it won't, please tell us, and tell us why specifically FFXIV will not be able to run the same type of server client interface as WoW with a massively longer delay in communication?

I cannot speak for others but I guarantee you this is pretty much my #1 problem and concern with FFXIV, as it is something that will impact the game no-matter what content you add to it. And while hearing that the game will never react to my commands as quickly as WoW will be a deep cut, I would rather hear it now than log in 2.0 expecting something different and being sorely disappointed.

A small explanation from a person who believes he is smarter than he is:
What he means to say is that there is only so much they can do for their lag, they can and will fix what is possible because the current system is in fact sub-par (and that is one of the big reasons behind 2.0 being a complete reconstruction, they need to rewrite the way the game does it's networking). However, not all lag is fixable due to the very nature of the internet itself.
Imagine as if they had a bottleneck at their servers for the data coming in and out. They can widen that, but if there is another bottleneck between your computer and their servers, nothing can be done on their side.