Last few days, every time I try to run the launcher to update my installation of FFXIV, I get the above error message. I get painfully slow download speeds via the launcher, in the range of 0.05 to 0.07 Mb/s on average, with an estimated 4 to 6 hours or more to download the patch over cable broadband. FFXIV is the only program I am having this issue with. I can download other things, surf various websites and so forth all in the blink of an eye. For some reason, SE's servers are painfully slow.

SE: are your servers, even for just patches, that woefully inadequate to the demands of your players? Did you not plan for this many players? For the game to be this overwhelmingly popular?

Between the consistent issues with logging in and joining a world...when I am even able to log in...to these current issues with trying to update the game...I am beginnin to regret spending the money on the game, the CE upgrade and the 90 sub Ijust anted up for.

SE, for the love gil, give us something to work with here!