Patch 1.8 available for download.

[Concillian]

Latency upon entering crowded areas, such as Ironforge and Orgrimmar, should be substantially reduced.
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Does anyone else find the cure worse than the sickness?

Before the patch I'd log on, be able to induce the lag by doing things that caused a database access on the server (check mail, type /who, open my bags), then freeze for 30 seconds or so, then everything would be fine for the most part.

Now I zone into Orgrimmar and NPCs take 3-5 minutes to show up. Sure I don't lag, but I run around seeing only shadows on the ground for so much longer than I ever lagged before. Can't use mail, can't use the AH, can't talk to the NPCs, can't even use the flightmaster.

Connecting flights are a pain now even in areas that aren't densely populated. Took over a minute for the flightmaster to pop in Hammerfall, which isn't really a bustling horde metropolis.

I also think I'm seeing mobs show up closer than they were previously, though this could be placebo. It's unnerving to be in Un'goro because I'm even more worried about Devilsaurs.

I dunno, I think I'd rather have the lag.