Hard Rubber Banding in opening zones

Whenever I am in the opening zones (where metero strikes create mobs of fire monsters, before you reach the first camp), while playing online, the game experiences hard rubber banding.

Every third step forward stutters, jerks back to the previous position, pauses for a second before resetting. This happens continuously throughout the zones prior to the first camp, always every third step. I’ve experienced the same rubber banding across multiple different installs, on 2 pcs and 1 laptop, playing on different days, times, and across multiple patches.

Is there any setting or technique that reduces rubber banding? I know Full Offline is an option, but I’d like to be able to play online. The rest of the game has great parts, but the rubber banding is killing my enjoyment. Any suggestions?