Ok, I have really enjoyed my time on the server. I leveled a Druid named Fairwarning to 60 and had a blast running dungeons and questing with a couple friends. I am very impressed with the amount of solid vanilla content and quality scripting. Save one or two bugs while leveling it was perfect. By far the best leveling experience i have had on a private server.
However, once i dinged 60 about a week ago the lag has become unbearable. Especially as a druid where shifting is so key (esp in pvp) it is crazy to wait up to 2 sec for a form shift and then because you dont think it actually worked you try again only to quickly shift yourself right back out again. And this is in a BG where supposedly the lag shouldnt be there. I am located in Eastern US and my ping is always around 100ms but the server side lag makes the game impossible.
I will keep an eye on things for the future and maybe even log in on weekdays to see if it is playable but I dont plan on really playing until the lag problem is resolved. Even for a free service like this server, it is just not enjoyable andf not worth the time commitment if it continues like this.
On a side note, in almost every WSG i ran last night out of maybe 10-15. I think i met about 3 people who spoke english. For an "english only" server that seems a little out of whack. A typical conversation in WSG will go
Me : Im grabing flag and taking GY.
Xiao: HE 7
Xiao #2: MH87 Delta
Me : Meet me at midfield and wipe their group
Xiao BG Leader : A treatment of the flag bearer will not need to suffice as well. (Ya that was a real comment i got hahaha, think it was a crazy xiao translation of "a flag carrier doesnt need heals" or something.)
Not exactly a stimulating conversation to be having with my team. Fix this fing shit please!!
I will be watching from the sidelines until steps are taken to remedy these issues. I would advise more of you to do the same and maybe they will take the threat of pop losses and do something about it. Thank you to everyone i grouped with or quested with and I hope to see you all again soon! If the staff gets their heads out of their asses i guess.
Thanks Double Tap guild!
Fair