Effects of ping/latency on animation lock and ability to perform rotations normally.

[Nekkowe]

Ah, nice! In light of that, I'm going to try re-sending my followup to the bug report (see page 11 of this thread) through the support desk. Maybe, that'll help it get a smidge more momentum. Can't hurt, at any rate.

Ah, I never followed this up!
I took a brief break from the game, and when I came back, I'd gotten a response from the support desk: