Quote Originally Posted by ForteNightshade View Post
FFXIV employs artificial lag and animation delay, which is entirely their own doing. This is why plugins have such a dramatically better result than a traditional VPN. Both shorten the aforementioned artificial delay based on your ping to the server and reduce it enough to compensate. These plugins couldn't achieve an equivalent 10ms if it relied on Internet connection just like VPNs can't. Keep in mind, Yoshida has said on several occasions this game can be played at 200ms—an utterly laughable statement for anyone who has actually played at such a massive ping level. Jobs like MCH, NIN, MNK and DRK pre 6.1 are unplayable.
GNB was pretty unplayable for me before I installed XIVAlex too. The game's penchant for flashy animations really doesn't mesh well with that artificial lag.