/wait macro command not working properly in combat.

[Sanmer85]

Date & Time: Since 12/10/2024
Frequency: Very
World name: Ravana, Oceania
Character name: Sanmer Lemar
Retainer name: None
NPC name: None
Monster name: None
Class/Level: Tested with SAM 100 and VPR 90
Party or solo: Both
In-game time: Always.
Area and coordinates: Everywhere.
Housing: None.
Steps:
1. I make combat macros where the basic function is "Weaponskill > wait 0.5 > Ability
e.g.SAM:
/ac "Hakaze"
/wait 0.5
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"

Normally, the ability would trigger as long as the activation conditions are met, but since yesterday, the ability wouldn't queue more than 50% of the times.

2. For Viper 90, once of my rotations is
a) Cast "Vicewinder"
b) Use the following macro :
/ac "Swiftskin's Coil"
/wait 0.5
/ac "Twinblood"
/wait 1
/ac "Twinfang"

and both abilities would activate sequentially, but now only 1 activates.


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[Mikoko_Miko]

I suppose that the main cause is network latency.
Animation lock is ping-dependent, as time spent before the server response is ignore
Total cast time of actions is affected by connection speed in an unintended way
If this is the case, the following macros might mitigate the issue.

/ac "Hakaze" <wait>
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"
/ac "Hissatsu: Shinten"

/ac "Swiftskin's Coil" <wait>
/ac "Twinblood" <wait>
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"
/ac "Twinfang"

Note that wait 0.5 is the same as wait 1 (or simply wait) since it is rounded off.

[Jeeqbit]

0.5 isn't a thing, because it rounds up or down to the nearest whole number.

So if you wanted to use 2 GCDs without delay, you would need to do a <wait.2> after the first one, then put the second GCD lots of times so it keeps trying it until it's off cooldown.

In general, while combat macros can be useful, any that activate more than one GCD or Ability in succession typically have these issues (and always have), most likely to make actually playing the game optimal rather than having macros play for you.

[Sanmer85]

Thanks for the advice, but my main issue is that it has been working fine for months, and then suddenly it's not. I've encountered this issue when I play at my house, and at my office. Had no issues before 2 days ago, and suddenly there is.

[Sanmer85]

*UPDATE : Hm, might not be a SE side issue. I just changed my DNS from google dns back to my ISP's, and it seems to be working now.