Come on, I think it's lagy. But I don't complain, the Staff are really busy because of the Helper applications. (Other stuff as well) Be patient.
Indeed the faction servers are lagging badly. However, I'm sure the MineTime staff are working hard to fix this issue.
To be honest with you I think it's server lag. I'm usually running on 100-ish FPS (Frames Per Second) so Optifine may help, but only a little.
Not at all! 30 FPS is usually the lowest you could get without lagging. However, it depends on the server's RAM. Of course, as you have Optifine - (correct me if I'm wrong.) This would help you quite a bit.
Most Youtubers do; they have to. This is because the minute you start recording your FPS drops rapidly. Usually there is a 'lock framerate' section on screen recorders, such as Fraps and Bandicam.
god **** I usually rum at 13/6 FPS and it lags like hell When I'm on my super computer its stil only 30 fps I dont understand why.