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Mobs seem to inch very slowly and whenever I hit them, it takes a few seconds to register the hit and items take a few seconds to pick them up. Anyone know why this is happening?

Hey! So sorry if this is late... but I have a few suggestions that might work.

Ok so first, try checking to see if anything is wrong with your internet connection. If there is nothing wrong and lag still happens, go to the link I am about to put up to download Optifine. If you have it or it doesn't work, there is nothing I could do. Sorry!

Here is the link:

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/249637-152-optifine-hd-d3-fps-boost-hd-textures-aa-af-and-much-more/

And I also did some research and these comments might be helpful.

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By: mwraaaaaah: I think when addressing a problem, it is important to know where the problem originates.

Are you experiencing FPS lag? FPS lag is like you're watching a really choppy video and frames are frozen for noticeable time. If this is happening, it is a local machine problem:
-Your computer cannot run minecraft so well. Upgrade your computer to fix. Usually a RAM/GPU problem.
-Something is using up all your system resources. Close out of anything you aren't using.
-You haven't restarted your computer in weeks. Restart your computer.
-Etc.

(multiplayer only) Are you experiencing high latency? High latency is when your game seems to be working fine visually, but other players and/or mobs seem to be jumping from one place to another. If this is happening, it is a network problem.
-The problem may not be on your network; it could be a problem on the other end. Nothing you can do about this.
-You or someone in your network is downloading or uploading something and it is using all your bandwidth.
-The server may have tick lag. Also nothing you can do about this.
-Etc.

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By: aNaturalCause



My Suggestions to reduce lag - If you are not running a decent rig or even if you are!
In Minecraft press the escape key (ESC) this will bring you to the Game menu.
Next click on Options…
From there choose Video Settings…
Change the following:

• Graphics: Fast
• Render Distance: Tiny (limits view distance to 32 blocks) - Do you reall need to see Far? Besides you need 64 Java for this (Far that is)
• Smooth Lighting: Off or Minimum
• Performance: Balanced or Powersaver (limits to 35fps) - Your playing minecraft do you need 120 FPS?
• Advanced OpenGL: Off
• Particles: Decreased
• Use VSync: Off -
Enabling VSync fixes tearing, but increases input latency and causes stuttering if one's computer cannot draw enough frames per second.

Doing this should really increase your performance and reduce the ‘Lag’ you may see.