autoattack queued causing apparent skill lag
What’s even worse is when you cannot cast a skill before another finishes casting. E.g: as a mesmer I can’t cast Phantasmal Warden while Mind Slash chain is being executed or very soon after it was cast, or even worse I cannot cast Chaos Storm just very soon after casting Phantasmal Warlock. I was told it may be lag but it keeps happening even on low crowded places (even inside instances).
It doesn’t only affect other skills. I can’t count the number of times I was downed in the jade fractal because the kittening sceptre auto-attacks wouldn’t stop despite me furiously mashing F to pick up one of the reflecting crystals.
It is utterly ridiculous.
please for the love of god fix this. this is more game breaking any any of the achievement or visual bugs. it makes the game unplayable the way it’s designed for many classes and builds.
atleast acknowledge there is a problem
The problem was acknowledged quite a while back… where he speaks about “race-condition”:
“Something you can try to verify this is disabling your auto-attack and see if your other skills become more responsive.”
this is not the same thing as skill lag that happens during huge wvw engagements. those happen server side.
this is not a issue related to latency at all. this is a game mechanics bug that was introduced recently. it’s only happening because the autoattack animation is taking priority over other skills. your autoattack used to, and should be interrupted if you try to execute another skill.
i just dont understand how not more people are throwing a fit over this, especially the spvp players where timing and skill responsiveness is so much more important.
As Xarog has said, it doesn’t only affect other skills. Can’t pick up crystals in jade fractal, can’t pick up conjured weapons anywhere in the game, etc. Spamming 1 ftw.
this is not the same thing as skill lag that happens during huge wvw engagements. those happen server side.
this is not a issue related to latency at all. this is a game mechanics bug that was introduced recently. it’s only happening because the autoattack animation is taking priority over other skills. your autoattack used to, and should be interrupted if you try to execute another skill.
i just dont understand how not more people are throwing a fit over this, especially the spvp players where timing and skill responsiveness is so much more important.
My link is speaking directly to this issues. Turn off auto attack and you will not have the race condition of your button presses vs. the autoattacking 1.
Additionally, there is Skill LOCK, which is when you cannot use your 1-5 skills anymore. This comes from picking up a banner (random chance) and can be fixed by getting yourself downed (go jump off a cliff ..)
allisa i’m not new at this game, we are talking about 2 completely different things.
turning on or off autoattack has nothing to do with this issue. infact autocasting autoattack works properly, as using another skill takes priority over the next chain in the autoattack.
i don’t think you understand even what i’m saying.
also the jade maw and conjure weapon pickup lag has existed for years. this issue however has only cropped up recently since the latest patch. so even though they behave similarly, i don’t think it’s exactly the same thing. but fixing one would probably fix the other too.
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ok i just tested it ingame, the latest update fixed it.
Additionally, there is Skill LOCK, which is when you cannot use your 1-5 skills anymore. This comes from picking up a banner (random chance) and can be fixed by getting yourself downed (go jump off a cliff ..)
Or u can just get yourself CC-ed, that is the next best option as opposed to dying.
also the jade maw and conjure weapon pickup lag has existed for years. this issue however has only cropped up recently since the latest patch. so even though they behave similarly, i don’t think it’s exactly the same thing. but fixing one would probably fix the other too.
Pickup lagging is most likely linked to ping, as some videos on youtube do not show any of the above mentioned “lag”.