Ixion proves you need to upgrade servers

Idk how much of this true but I've heard that FFXIV runs on old/leftover servers from FFXI.

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Originally Posted by SaitoHikari

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I like the idea, but I would say have phase 1 in The Peaks, phase 2 in The Fringes, and phase 3 in The Lochs. I would also keep it so you have to successfully complete the FATE in each instance (so let's say Balmung being super congested gets 6 instances, you would have to beat the FATE 6 times, one per instance), to progress. If you fail in even ONE instance, next part doesn't spawn. Ixion must be beaten in all 6 instances to be able to get a reward, fail in one instance, no reward for anyone. This way you're ACTIVELY splitting the playerbase between instances to successfully complete the content, thus lowering instance load significantly. At least, that's the idea.

Even if square upgraded their servers to the most modern state of the art systems you guys would still be demanding them to upgrade their servers because the inherent problem would not be fixed. Because the reward is a mount everyone wants it and everyone swarms it the moment it is up. The instances fill up and the individual connections people have cannot withstand the hundreds upon hundreds of player action updates flooding through their connection in any given second leading to mass lag.

This is why if they wanted Ixion to reward a mount, it should have been an 8 trial. Just to prevent this kind of issue.

Very different compared to Fox Lady where within a couple weeks the amount of people gunning for it died down considerably.

With all the drama I keep reading over Ixion, I can't help but laugh because I think it's the ugliest most ridiculous mount in the game.

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Originally Posted by FallenArisen0990

Idk how much of this true but I've heard that FFXIV runs on old/leftover servers from FFXI.

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It actually would not surprise me, there has been so many issues since the move of servers.
Which i believe is the only thing they did, no upgrades to the hardware or anything

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Originally Posted by Maero

It actually would not surprise me, there has been so many issues since the move of servers.
Which i believe is the only thing they did, no upgrades to the hardware or anything

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It wouldn't suprirse me if there is still code left over from 1.0 still screwing us over running on brand new hardware

That also would not surprise me, lol

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

With all the drama I keep reading over Ixion, I can't help but laugh because I think it's the ugliest most ridiculous mount in the game.

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I agree completely. Not only is it ugly it's ridiculously huge. But ti's the newest thing so people will flock to it like lemmings running over a cliff.

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Originally Posted by Zarabeth

I agree completely. Not only is it ugly it's ridiculously huge. But ti's the newest thing so people will flock to it like lemmings running over a cliff.

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And has the most stubby, disproportionate legs of any mount thus far.

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Originally Posted by magnanimousCynic

This doesn't solve anything. You'll just make the new zones Ixion can spawn in being too congested.

NOW: The Lochs gets congested.

YOUR SUGGESTION: The zone Ixion spawns in gets congested.

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It helped with Odin.
The players will be spread out around 3 or 4 zones to find it during the weather change, before the right zone and location show up in the chat.