[Dev] Memory Usage Issue

I don't know the correct dev tags etc. but I wanted to post this for discussion. I just made this topic in the bug section, and would love to get more feedback as I could be completely off-base with my investigation into the issue.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ry-Usage-Issue

If some of you guys could check this out and see if you have similar results, mucho appreciated! It seems like a major bug to me and one that will hopefully get fixed in the future, along with the fact that the game does require so much memory for other players to appear on your screen...

I'm sure in a few hours Baccanale will come in and ignore your words and ask that you post it again using the silly template.

I hope not though. I've observed what you reported as well. I dropped my res down to minimum and turned down all the graphics a few weeks ago to try to keep my cards from melting down while idling in Ul'dah waiting for the Seventh Umbral NPC to pop (95 degree weather). I was surprised that even then, the memory usage was still pretty low and I still saw only the same very limited number of NPCs.

Don't know if we can say "PS3 limitations" yet, but I'm guessing that's where we're headed.

Hard to put everything I typed into any kind of template though right? It's not a run of the mill bug. I hope they will look into it.

Now I have an idea why it takes over 60 seconds to log in at Ul'dah.

Loading ....... loading ....... loading ....... loading ....... makes a coffee ....... loading ....... loading ....... makes another coffee ....... loading ....... loading ....... Welcome to Palamecia ....... /facepalm.

Rentahamster just nailed it and I feel dumb for having missed it myself.

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Originally Posted by Cutriss

Rentahamster just nailed it and I feel dumb for having missed it myself.

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They didn't really. The game never takes the max it could, and the post completely ignored the fact that it also doesn't make use of 2GB physical RAM even if its available. In my post I detailed the total it takes with physical + virtual and where that caps. Even taking the 2GB limit into consideration, there is still an issue where the game is not using the amount of physical ram it needs, which would be much quicker than what it does right now, usually near enough 1:3 relationship between physical usage and pagefile usage.

Edit - I updated my original post in the bug forum to include my omission of the addressing limit and comment on the physical RAM side of things. I think we also need to take this into perspective by asking the question, "why does the game need to use so much RAM to load other players? And why does it not use more PHYSICAL RAM in doing so?". That is the main points and nature of the 'bug'.

Question, I asked it in the other thread.

How are you getting above 60FPS? Its supposed to be locked so PC players do not have frame advantage over PS3 players once the ps3 version is released.

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Originally Posted by Cairdeas

Question, I asked it in the other thread.

How are you getting above 60FPS? Its supposed to be locked so PC players do not have frame advantage over PS3 players once the ps3 version is released.

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I answered in the other topic now.