Omg I love you for bringing this issue to attention! This is the EXACT and NUMBER ONE reason why I don't stick to other MMOs. I really enjoyed Aion in a sense, but the horrific ability delay in that game made me stop playing. This goes the same for LotRO, WAR, AoC, and more. Why is it that only WoW can solve this issue, but others can't? I seriously don't get it! I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the stupid ability delay! I've tried to explain it to others on other MMO forums in the past, but couldn't explain it better than you did. Apologies for comparing, but this is why I played WoW for a long time! Raiding and PvP was always "fluid" unless you had FPS or latency issues. I really wish new MMOs in the future will be able to fix this, because it is the first thing I look for when playing in any new MMO beta/game. Thank you sir!