XML is automatically turned on in the official client after Wednesday's patch. I'm not bragging about it, good sir. I'm stating a fact. If you did not know that, then that's probably the reason why you're doing less ani-cancelling than before. It adjusts to your ping after a few hits, so if you're spiking, the client itself will adjust to that ping for your game play to be "smooth".
And maybe I should have reworded it because of the confusion...
AFTER Wednesday's patch, I was doing LESS perfect ani-cancels compared to before the patch. I never said I took advantage or edited