This happened twice actually, but I don't have accurate times for the first occurrance (it was much earlier in the day).
Date & Time: 1/17/2021 ~8:20pm CST
Frequency: Sometimes
World name: Faerie
Character name: Ezzie Serris
Retainer name: None
NPC name: None
Monster name: Scylla, Einhander
Class/Level: 50 (both)
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: Unknown
Area and coordinates: Syrcus Tower (Third Lower Ring, 11.2, 6.9), Keeper of the Lake (Quarterdeck, 11.4, 8.2) (I'm looking at the maps post-facto)
Housing: None
Steps:
1. Engage the enemy in battle, following normal gameplay
2. All character and enemy animations stop and icons do not appear (Thunder, Poison, etc), but gameplay continues normally
3. In time, issue resolves itself
Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: Spectrum
- Modem maker/model number: Netgear R6300
■ PS4 Specs
Model Number of the PlayStation®4 You Are Using
- Model Number: CUH-1001A (Hopefully that's it. It's the first model.)
I asked the other members of my parties if I had disconnected, but they said that I had not. I was initially going to write it off as system lag (there's been a lot of that in Limsa and such places) but it has happened twice today in instanced areas. The game's been a little hiccup-y for me for the past week or so, but this is the first time I've found an issue like this and felt it best to report it in case it wasn't something on my end... even though all of my testing and resetting haven't shown any problems with my internet connection or hardware.
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Date & Time: 1/17/2021 ~8:20pm CST
Frequency: Sometimes
World name: Faerie
Character name: Ezzie Serris
Retainer name: None
NPC name: None
Monster name: Scylla, Einhander
Class/Level: 50 (both)
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: Unknown
Area and coordinates: Syrcus Tower (Third Lower Ring, 11.2, 6.9), Keeper of the Lake (Quarterdeck, 11.4, 8.2) (I'm looking at the maps post-facto)
Housing: None
Steps:
1. Engage the enemy in battle, following normal gameplay
2. All character and enemy animations stop and icons do not appear (Thunder, Poison, etc), but gameplay continues normally
3. In time, issue resolves itself
Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: Spectrum
- Modem maker/model number: Netgear R6300
■ PS4 Specs
Model Number of the PlayStation®4 You Are Using
- Model Number: CUH-1001A (Hopefully that's it. It's the first model.)
I asked the other members of my parties if I had disconnected, but they said that I had not. I was initially going to write it off as system lag (there's been a lot of that in Limsa and such places) but it has happened twice today in instanced areas. The game's been a little hiccup-y for me for the past week or so, but this is the first time I've found an issue like this and felt it best to report it in case it wasn't something on my end... even though all of my testing and resetting haven't shown any problems with my internet connection or hardware.
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