Gusgen Mines chests missing and not respawning

[ryubelle]

Platform: PC

ISP: Spectrum

Type of Internet Connection: CATV

Internet Connection Speed: About 120mbps download, 10mbps upload

Date & Time: 2/9/21 around 10:30-11:30PM EST

Frequency: Once/Twice? (See below for details, chests missing the whole time including after a reinstance)

Character Name: Ryubelle

Race: Mithra

World: Asura

Main Job: SMN 44

Support Job: RDM 30

Area and Coordinates: Gusgen Mines, the entire dungeon

Party or Solo: Party, with one other member

NPC Name: None

Monster Name: None

Steps:

Entered Gusgen Mines with a friend in search of Treasure Chests to obtain Magical Patterns
Scanned a wide area, especially paying close attention to spots where other players have previously documented chests to spawn and found no chests
Used a Warp Ring to reinstance and check again, finding no chests again
I waited around for close to an hour near many chest locations (longer than chests should take to respawn according to all sources I've found searching about it) while my friend searched through the rest of the area again, to no avail
Left the area and logged out

[Catmato]

I don't have an answer for why you can't find chests, but there is no reinstancing in FFXI. Only some battlefield areas are instanced.

[Alhanelem]

I think he just means "to zone in/out."

This game doesn't really use instances in the traditional sense. The "layer areas" where boss fights occur etc. are special but no other areas have instancing of any sort.