DC's and R0, is there a problem SE?

[erevan]

Ever since the update/world merger, a lot of ppl in my LS, or not, have been having problems with R0 and/or actual disconnects. The R0 issue might, possibly, could be assigned to heavy lag, but when R0 stays around and the % drops below 60, then it will DC, it won't recover. I have already discussed the drop outs with my ISP(use cable modem, never had prob til now), and the ISP put us on monitoring for 24hrs, we called when dropped, they never saw signal issue with modem. This leads me to believe it isn't an ISP problem, but rather some issue with server overload, it just can't supply the massive amounts of data to all who are online.

The burning question is:

So, will SE admit they have a problem with the world merge?

Edit- To clarify, it's not just been a single server issue, there was another post that I can't find concerning this same issue, so it seems to be game-wide problem.

[Komori]

Bismarck wasn't merged and our server has been experiencing the same thing and we just had it crash. d<.<

[Jackastheripper]

you know, it could have to do with the fact that there was a massive earthquake there not to long ago and they are still working on the country as a whole getting back up and running. not saying this is it, but it could be a good possibility that the rest of the services of the country that SE depends on are not up and running at 100% yet. just a thought.

[Ravenmore]

Its also getting close to summer in Japan, some HUBs for internet might be in the areas effected by brown outs. We don't get direct lines to SE's data center.

[Octaviane]

I have to agree with Jack and Raven. Japan is still trying to recover from a major disaster and may be experiencing sudden surges in or reductions of power. Still though, the fact is that there is major congestion on the merged servers especially, even on mine, we experienced server wide dc's last Sunday, and some players couldn't log back in.

[Mirage]

I am also experiencing more R0s than I seem to remember having earlier. It would be nice to hear from a SE representative if the problems are indeed caused by network instabilities in Japan, or if it is just my connection that has gotten worse.

[kitia]

So the problem I'm having is a game problem not my pc or modem and that its a game problem? So how do we tell SE and what should we do in the meantime?

[Komori]

I don't think there's much we can do and I'm not sure if the power surge is what's causing it. Although that could be it. But at least, I don't think it was the case with Bismarck.

More servers than just one would have crashed IMO if that were the case.

[Mirage]

So the problem I'm having is a game problem not my pc or modem and that its a game problem? So how do we tell SE and what should we do in the meantime?

It's hard to tell. It could very well be both, or neither.

I don't think there's much we can do and I'm not sure if the power surge is what's causing it. Although that could be it. But at least, I don't think it was the case with Bismarck.

More servers than just one would have crashed IMO if that were the case.

Getting a DC or R0 doesn't require a server to crash.

Each player connected to a server in SE's datacenter does not necessarily use the same path through the internet to get there. There could be a dozen network nodes between you and the server, and it is possible that for example I am not using more than just 2 of the same nodes you are using. If one of the nodes you're using but I'm not using is going down, I will be unaffected but you will be disconnected.

[erevan]

In the week since the original post, haven't had any problems on my end, but then again, been in a hotel all week, i'll see this long weekend; the wife still having same issues...so changed out wireless card, so far so good...
But others I've talked also have not had many problems, so whatever the issue was, it seems to have been corrected at a lot of places. Might not be a lot of ppl on over the w/e as most will have family things going on that don't involve FFXI, but then again, some ppl have this as a family game, 2 rl sons, wife and me..