It's definitely unfortunate that in some cases we have to choose between "most direct path" and "most reliable path". For the overall health of the server and player experiences we've chosen "most reliable path" so you won't see rubberbanding nearly as much. In some cases with Freelancer high ping isn't the deathknell for your right clicking experience due to how Freelancer's hit detection works -- those who remember the old days of 500+ ms ANZLAG will remember what that's like to fight against.