Does anyone else think that the lag on recall is a bit long? Yeah, if you time it exactly right, you recall just before the tick, and you can move fine, but if you don't, it gives someone prime opportunity to beat you senseless/spell you up without you being able to react. My vote is for it to be maybe half a tick.
Recall Lag
You only lag from recall if you've been fighting recently. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it works similar to the quit/enter guildhall timer - If you've been fighting mobs, you don't have to wait long before you can recall without being lagged. It's a little longer if you've been in combat with a PC. The duration of the recall lag is the same for both, however.
I don't think the lag lasts until the end of the current tick like you say, it's a pre determined period of time. If I'm wrong here, someone shoot me for not ever noticing this. 
If I'm not wrong, I personally don't think the recall lag is too long at all. Shortening the recall lag means that people are more likely to just recall when things aren't going their way because they know they can run from their temple easily, as opposed to having to work a little bit for their survival. Don't expect survival to be handed on a plate, being able to recall from your foe is great as it is, but it is NOT your get out of jail free card - it comes with a cost. 
If you find it a problem recalling and your foe getting to you before you can get away from the temple (usually only a problem if you're fighting close to your temple) instead of recalling when things go wrong, try to run a decent distance away from your hometown prior to recalling, giving you time to then make your escape. Maybe try and find a junction with paths that lead into different areas, so that you can recall and make your foe think you've ran into another area instead of recalling - a perfect example being 1 room west of Val Miran's west gate. Run there from a chaser coming from the East gate to the West gate and recall and you'll have people checking the Shire and the Bathhouse, or if you had a nice headstart, the Tomb of Ancients, Underdark, Sunken Ship, etc. etc.
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I'm fairly sure its the full cooldown period from mob fighting too. The lag isn't tick-based either, its just a set time.
If you find it a problem recalling and your foe getting to you before you can get away from the temple (usually only a problem if you're fighting close to your temple) instead of recalling when things go wrong, try to run a decent distance away from your hometown prior to recalling, giving you time to then make your escape. Maybe try and find a junction with paths that lead into different areas, so that you can recall and make your foe think you've ran into another area. Dey
Could not have said it better.
I don't think whether you were in combat has any bearing... I will have to check that, however my main grudge against this is when you are being hunted by multiple people... and one of them just camps at your recall, waiting for you to make the mistake and recall. Losing without being able to type any commands after you word is a horrible way to die. Especially if you are at full health. And I am pretty certain it is not a timer, I have recalled right after battle and been able to move because the hour passed after I recalled.
I don't think whether you were in combat has any bearing... I will have to check that' date=' however my main grudge against this is when you are being hunted by multiple people... and one of them just camps at your recall, waiting for you to make the mistake and recall. Losing without being able to type any commands after you word is a horrible way to die. Especially if you are at full health. And I am pretty certain it is not a timer, I have recalled right after battle and been able to move because the hour passed after I recalled.[/quote']
This is an easy one - run from the first foe no matter what condition you are in and hide. Run, hide. Just lose the SOB.
Now, get yourself prepped up and run to your temple and beat the living sh!t out of the f***ing temple camper. They can't stay set up 24/7 and most likley will miss you running in since they are just waiting for you to appear.
I've killed and run off many, many would be recall campers doing this. Always brings a large smile to my face
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