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Chain Arts: Void Strike massive lag
More details:
Bug is not isolated to my computer. Every single Cadena that I've talked to reports that the skill causes their game to lag. Anyone other than the Cadena does not seem to be affected. Attacking while the skill is active has no effect on whether or not the skill causes lag. Problem seems to be caused by the skill effects that affect the background (either grayscale or the new background image). Was not reported sooner because I was not active the past couple months.
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Steps to reproduce:
- Cast Chain Arts: Void Strike
- Do nothing and immediately get extremely low fps and extremely high latency
- Game becomes unplayable
Character name: IntoSomnium
Character level: 215
Character job: Cadena
World name: Broa
Date and time of the incident: v.190 – Nova: Liberation of Cadena (Cadena release date)
Comments
Skill still causes very noticeable lag, it's often better to not use the skill
All areas lag on cast and on the first hit of Chain Arts: Void Strike
The extreme lag areas also makes my mouse (only ingame) lag and unpredictable
Areas that have extreme (literally) unplayable lag (including the towns): Root Abyss, Vanishing Journey, Chu Chu Island, and Lachelein.
Areas that caused some noticeable lag: Everywhere else.
I have pretty strong graphics card but the moment i use the skill the same symptoms happen as you mentioned.
PD: Zero's 5th job skill also changes the background but that one gives me NO lag (thankfully).
void strike causes massive lag
Two videos on YouTube because I don't know where you want me to post videos.
Void Strike lag 1 [No Sound]
Void Strike lag 2
Recording of the problem is much more severe than actual gameplay.
Issue seems to extended to the whole system. My mouse (outside of game) and OBS lagged for the duration of Void Strike.
CPU drops during both recordings and again when not recording.
Got a Night Walker to 5th job. Did some more tests with it and got the same results as my Cadena.
First of all I want to say that I did all of these tests after a full shutdown of my computer. All the tests were done at the same time (i.e. within 30 minutes of each other) and on the same channel.
Recordings:
What's this!? My Secret Technique!!Casting Dominion and moving to a different area removes the background.... and the lag!The two emboldened points above further support my idea that the background image is causing the lag. I just ask that you at least please look into it.
Also updating my list on where the intense lag happens:
All Arcane Power areas. Once again all other areas lag initially when casting both skills and again on the first hit of Chain Arts: Void Strike. I did test Star Force areas and they're no different than non-Arcane Power areas (lag is manageable). I can't test it everywhere because it has a pretty long cooldown.
Oddly enough, Arcana - Grove of the Spirit Tree, Specifically the version after the storyline, does not have intense lag like all other Arcane River areas.
The problem comes from the fact that Lucid and Will are bosses that require a minimum amount of Arcane Power to deal full damage to. I used the skill in Lucid and I lagged out.
Could we please do something about this issue? I have already supplied video evidence of what happens during the skill duration and the lag effects my whole computer.
i second\third and however many i can count that. im in love with the skill but its unusable. i switch it off willingly because i cant bear it. It's the worst for actually in lach dailies inside the "party" quest
Ign: UnguiIty
Server: Bera
I have a good computer with a high quality graphics card and its only this game that lags using this particular skill. Seems unbalanced to the point where other classes have full access to their abilities but cadena is unable to use a skill due to the game developers inability to solve a simple problem... This company makes a ton of revenue and are unable to fix this bug even after months of cadena being out.
I don't intend to discount the issues you're all having, but if it's a "simple problem" as you call it, why haven't you sorted out what the root cause is, and how best to fix it without breaking anything else in the procress?
I just wanted to let you know that the lag caused by background changing skills such as Dominion and Void Strike is still being looked into. I apologize for the delay and any inconvenience this may be causing you.
Thanks for the report!