Quote Originally Posted by Mikita View Post
Okay. I agree that server proximity can make a difference, but it is not the be all/end all thing that some people make it out to be.

I don't know what your computer specs are, but they too make a difference.

For example, every once in a while I will log in with a second account's character that I use for storing seldom used items. For this I use a much less powerful computer, and comparing the 2 running side by side there are severe differences in responsiveness and "lag" even though the computers are in the same room.

Again, I am not saying that network latency does not exist. But to say that someone who is speed crafting is able to do so because they are in Japan is only part of the story. They still need some way of activating those actions very quickly.
I can bet an arm and a leg that an enormous majority of NAs cannot craft so fast that animations don't play out, regardless of how decent their hardware and connection are. I don't understand why so many are denying that these issues have a significant impact on gameplay, its irrefutable.