Game mechanics : avoiding AoE for healers (casters)

[Puggy]

Hm, the explanation that it is a server-client synch problem sounds more reasonable than the servers being overloaded. Of course the overload explanation is better, since it means it is not SEs fault (to a degree).

I mean the example given of casting, and running about 0,5 seconds before the cast finishes and it still finishes is a good example. Same goes with every channeling ability. You can cast a spell, and press the button to cast it again about 0,5 seconds before the cast is done and you will start casting faster than you would when waiting for the bar to finish.
Funny thing, this is pretty nice for black mages, who get a buff that allows you to cast spells from the other element faster. The idea was to have it switch from Fire to Ice quickly. Meaning one cast of the other element would remove the buff, what it does.
However, timed correctly, you can get two spells off at greatly reduced casttimes that way, before the server realizes your speed buff is already gone.

[FlareBronwen]

There are times when I move with a little over a second left on a cast and then start a new one when the first one hits the target. It definitely glitches from time to time.