Aura lag is getting ridiculous!

[Delacroix21]

I recently TRed into a PDK and I noticed something VERY annoying= every 6 seconds I get 8, yes count them 8, messages about my stupid PDK aura in my combat log! It makes this almost unreadable and creates a fair amount of lag.


On top of that we have the wonderful new bard auras that dont require a party. This is additionally annoying as they hit you and fill up your logs just wandering around the market place. Between PDK, BF, Bards, and paladins its overwheling at times.


PLEASE make these auras party only, there is absolutely NO reason why random auras should be hitting players in public instances and is creating a fair amount of server lag due to the recent increases in toons with auras as well as the new wider variety of auras.



Devs please respond. I honestly think this is creating more server lag then "spell light".

[Delacroix21]

The problem with these auras is the "pulse". It will always create some lag but far less when its only effecting parties.


But think about it=
Eveningstar/harbor/market

1PDK/1BF/1Bard


5 different auras sending out a timered pulse to lets say 30 toons in range at each location is 150 server messages per location, across all servers= a dump load of lag.

[Seikojin]

I was just thinking about this last night. How enemy auras may be causing lag in fire on thunder peak and in temple of the deathwyrm. I can only imagine how often the mobs auras tick. File a bug on it I say.

[Delacroix21]

I was just thinking about this last night. How enemy auras may be causing lag in fire on thunder peak and in temple of the deathwyrm. I can only imagine how often the mobs auras tick. File a bug on it I say.

I think it wasnt noticeable when there was one aura, but since they kept adding more (3 from this most recent update alone!) its a lot of effects constantly being pulsed onto every toon within range.


I dont want the auras gone, but if they were party/raid only it would drastically cut down the amount of server messages and thus cut lag down. I bet the Devs would notice the lag if we placed a PDK bard and 1 BF near several crowded spots on each server.

[Loek]

Ah ****. Well I happen to be one of the new aura lag Bards now...I only got the chance to run around for half an hour yesterday while redoing enhancements. But I can now see that aura lag should definitely be reduced by restricting the aura's to party only. Although the way the aura's work this may or may not be possible.

Sorry for being an aura lag bard :(