Latency is a major problem and it's far past time we addressed it.

This is a big issue for me playing from NZ, 150 ping on average so double weaving is not possible, limiting alot of class choices if I want to be optimal. Classes like old DRK new GNB NIN and BRD old MCH were all very disappointing to play.

Getting good dps results from any class other than SAM and BLM is very hard.

Some suggestions on what they can do:
Reduce gcd so you can no longer double weave.
Remove animation lock on ogcd (kinda lame)
Make it client side on inputs

Bumping this thread because this needs to be noticed.

Posted a question for the live letter related to this. Go throw a like on it and maybe we'll get some answers if we get enough votes on it to surpass the hundreds of glamour questions: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post5117651

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Originally Posted by Laur1x

I'll never understand why they moved the NA datacenter to California.

Look at what Riot did for League of Legends. The best course of action for majority of players was to have a server in either Chicago or Dallas, so practically no one within the US is playing at 100+ ping.

I remember playing FFXIV from the East Coast when they used to be in Montreal and everything felt buttery smooth. Now everything feels terrible. I know this wasn't fair to West Coasters, which is why I'm saying they should have been moved somewhere in the middle. Going from like ~30ms to ~120 really does make me question why I play every time I resub.

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Simple. Money.

The company they used in Montreal promised them a good deal and then reneged before the time promised, so they moved on to the next best deal they could find.