Labor Day Weekend 2x EXP & Drop Event: 8/30 – 9/1

It's a different experience for people depending on stuff like internet connection, proximity to servers, etc. I usually just get something like 3 lag spikes an hour and otherwise 2x plays the exact same as 1x (during the day, absolutely no difference between 2x and 1x if I bother to stay up for the midnight one).

I have 5GB download speed and live in Ohio. Laggy as pineapple.
Friend has 20GB download speed and lives in California. Laggy as pineapple.

I'd hate to sound like a snob, but there really shouldn't be a reason why this sort of lag is experienced universally. This has been an issue for around a year, and Nexon hasn't done squat to acknowledge it. So I come to the resolution that it'll never be fixed, and just don't play.