Issues with spells

[MsEricka]

I've been noticing this issue for a few weeks now, but it's not a lag issue.

However, I will cast a spell, watch the animation, hear the sound of the spell and nothing happens. Of course my spell is put on timer, and the spell points are taken, but the spell doesn't go off.

I cast it a second time, and it works fine.

It seems like this would be a lag thing, but I'm not experiencing lag anywhere when this happens. It's more like a synchronization issue between the client and the server. The client thinks the spell goes off but the server says "umm no".

So what's up?

Edit - Also as a note, this happens both in and out of combat.

[TheDearLeader]

Partying with OP, I've experienced the same.

Cast a Wail in a group of mobs, lose the spell points, do the casting animation, see the spell's effects... no mobs die, nor do they take the extra negative energy damage from a "save". Spell ceases to be.

[Gurei]

This problem has existed for quite some time. A few months ago, I was soloing Let Sleeping Dust Lie for funk and none of my single target rays were working for a good two minutes. Blew 300-400 sp AND almost wiped. This really ought to be solved sooner than later, I've heard it happening with healer's cures too, which is just plain dangerous.

Does anyone know if this problem is quest-specific or around the board?

[MsEricka]

A heal was the reason for this post, but overall it's happened on my sorc, favored soul, wizard and artificer.

[Kinerd]

I have experienced the same when the selective Quicken bug has been unusually bad. What happens is I am used to using the visual cue of the spell animation finishing to hit the next button, but if the animation is faux-Quickened the next button will use SP (and cause universal cooldown) without actually casting the spell. For buffs I am trying to train myself to use the buff icon/text appearing as the visual cue, but this is not helpful for the combat situations described in the OP.

Keep an eye out for the selective Quicken bug is my advice. When it is cropping up, give it an extra half-second.

[Sarisa]

Sounds like the "clickie bug", which makes Abbot wands "fun". I've experienced it with spells too, especially this past weekend. Usually, when I hit the spell again during the cooldown period, it will fire without consuming extra SP, but it will "hitch" me.

[Stermlin]

I have also been experiencing this problem on my FvS. Noticed it off and on since toon creation but became a big problem the other day for me in Elite Rainbow In The Dark. Several times I would cast Mass Cure with no effect. At first I thought it was a failed concentration check but it would also happen outside of combat. Very annoying.

[Gurei]

To be honest, this hasn't happened to me recently when I've been able to play. And the most severe times this has happened was at the beginning of the latest CC event, when everyone was lagging badly.
Is this issue solely based on server lag?