Zoning/PS2/3 Freeze Issues

[Gropitou]

Thread Title: PS2-PS3 Freezing
There isnt a day that goes by that my PS3 does not freeze up at least once while either zoning thru a Cavernous Maw or using the Runic Portal (this happens at busy times and when few around also). Now, with the increase of people just standing there, it also happens at when entering the MH from Port Jeuno.

It use to happen every time we would speak with npc Ugrihd in Aht Urhgan Whitegate but this was fixed a few years ago, so how about working on this now please.

Platform: PS3 (with PS2 emulator in a partition)

ISP: Vidéotron (Canada)

Type of Internet Connection: Cable Modem

Internet Connection Speed: 8Mbit/s

Date & Time: every day

Frequency: time not an issue, ingame actions are (2 out of 3 times it will freeze when zoning thru)

Character Name: Gropitou

Race: Galka (does size really matter? j/k)

World: Phoenix

Main Job: THF (but happens on any of my jobs, at any level)

Support Job: all

Area and Coordinates: Cavernous Maw in/out of Abyssea, Runic Portal in/out of AU Whitegate, Port Jeuno into MH

Party or Solo: both (happens if solo, in party, in alliance of all numbers)

NPC Name: none

Monster Name: none

Steps: Click on Cavernous Maw or Runic Portal, choose from menu to enter, start of zoning visual effect, screen either goes black (no sound) or with dimmed image (sound seems like a broken record), must shut off PS3 and use full start-up, once back in the game, my character appears at the destination as if nothing happened. No macros used. No error messages of any kind. Strictly a zoning issue.

I also needed a friend on PC to login for me and get me thru all the CS when doing the Windhurst storyline of the WotG missions. Since the CS occured as you zoned into Windy (s) there was no way to recover from this freeze.

[Gunnerie]

I myself play on the PS3, and I have a PS2 that I use at times. I've gotten blackscreened in alot of different cs's on both systems. (Windy missions, DNC AF, quests, ect) I had to fire up my PC version to get past those cs's. I even have a few friends that have to call me up and ask me if I can get them through a cs for them on my PC because they don't have one that has the game on it.

Going into Abyssea areas is almost terrifying, because I have no idea if I'm gonna make it through the zoneing process without freezing.

There's numerous NPC's I've gotten stuck at while trying to talk to them. (Chocobo npcs, signit npcs, heck just about all npcs at one point anymore.) Sometimes I'll be stuck there waiting for the text to pop up for 30 seconds. And then there is times I'll have to wait 5+ minutes. (@10 min I just rest the game)

I know SE sees the PS2 version of the game as outdated, but there's still ALOT of us that play on it. They need to have someone sitting down (on this side of the planet) that can find/report all of these issues so they can be fixed. Because they get less lag/connection issues that we get here.

P.S. I'll edit and add this before it becomes someones question. No I can't actually play on the PC for a long period of time. Something has happened to it and now the game goes into a lag fit every 3-4 minutes. So if I try and do anything on the PC it looks like a DVD thats been scratched and is still trying to play. + I'd rather have the PC open and free so I can look up things as I play.

[Baccanale]

Greetings!
I am moving this thread from In-Game Bugs to Technical Support. Thanks!

[Vege]

I play FFXI on ps3 and have the same problems. Before the June level increase patch i had no issues freezing took a break for a few months and now freezing galore. Trying to OP in north Sandy is like trying to pull teeth. I craft alot and need to go between cities and sometime i would be reseting my console more then playing. Right now I am stuck trying to do Chasing Quotos for DRG af with Ardea in Bastok. I will have to give my info to a trusted friend like i did getting through ACP CS in lower Jueno. Relieve us with a Solution so we can get back to our in-game lives

[Nadeu]

Gropitou,

If you believe there is an ongoing issue with FINAL FANTASY XI, we’d like to help fix it. The best way to do that is by submitting this as a bug in our In-Game Bugs section of this forum. We’re glad you’re bringing this to our attention and look forward to any thoughts you may have in the future

[Spamtastic]

at first i was like:

I am moving this thread from In-Game Bugs to Technical Support.

but then i:

submit this as a bug in our In-Game Bugs section of this forum.

lol.

[Gropitou]

Gropitou,

If you believe there is an ongoing issue with FINAL FANTASY XI, we’d like to help fix it. The best way to do that is by submitting this as a bug in our In-Game Bugs section of this forum. We’re glad you’re bringing this to our attention and look forward to any thoughts you may have in the future

Greetings!
I am moving this thread from In-Game Bugs to Technical Support. Thanks!

Can you please make up your minds, I did start it in the "In-Game Bugs" it was moved to "Technical Support" by GM Baccanale, now GM Nadeu wants it back there. Why not just deal with the problem regardless of which of the 2 forums it is in. If you (GM Nadeu) want it back in the "In-Game Bugs" then by all means move it like your collegue did but dont ask me to restart this thread and loose all the comments by other players.

Please Be Consistant in the way each one of you GM deal with these posts. Thank You.

[Zaknafein]

Played for years on Ps2, and only ever had the frozen screen/blackscreen on runic portals like 50/50 chance. Switched to Ps3, and get that on Abyssea Maws also 50/50 North Sandy Op npc, Runic portals again, and Aht Urgan warp npcs in South Sandy & Jeuno. Had blackscreens many times in ToaU, and WotG mission cut scenes.

Verizon DSL for connection.
Elvaan has happened on all my jobs.
All different times of day, and night.
While op guys, and runic portals are annoying the maws are the worst of it.
Trying to lead an event, and Freezing 50/50 maw entrances is unacceptable.
Also it is never past maws only abyssea.

[Kayri]

Game freezing while using the Abyssea Maws or using runic portals is PS3 specific as I've noticed from switching from PS2 and PS3 myself. Freezing at the OP NPCs or some other NPCs seems to be more common right after a major update.

I'd like to add that any NPC inside or right outside the Steaming Sheep Restaurant in Port Bastok seems to freeze PS2/PS3 users ever since the major update in Dec. 2010. Most NPCs I wouldn't care about but Flaco is the reputation NPC that I get frustrated if I get frozen since I would like to know my level of reputation. I'm forced to reboot over and over until it finally lets the dialog run through without freezing.

[archerj]

I have an issue with my PS3 freezing when i enter or exit a maw for Abyssea. This includes all abby maws. This only started after the last version update.