Increased lag/packet loss since 5.3 update.

Hi I am located in Southern California and I'm using Spectrum ( :( ) and ever since 5.3 I've had somewhat frequent periods where I'll lag and lose inputs for anywhere from 1 to 5 seconds at a time (this especially likes to happen during my trick attack). Not sure if this is something that could be solved through use of a VPN or not, but I'm willing to try whatever.

Note: Connected to router through ethernet cable.

Not sure what else to put here other than system information:


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MyDocument E:\Users\Colin\Documents
ProxyEnable 0
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SYSTEM_OS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (18362.19h1_release.190318-1202)
SYSTEM_CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor (16 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 16 SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 8
SYSTEM_BIOS A.70
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
SYSTEM_MEMORY 32718.633MB
SYSTEM_VIRTUAL_MEMORY 134217727.875MB
SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE 37582.633MB
SYSTEM_STORAGE C:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 111.159GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 49.571GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE D:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 111.788GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 63.635GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE E:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 931.511GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 811.285GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE F:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 953.853GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 554.319GB
SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 12
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY1
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP GeForce GTX 1070
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Integrated RAMDAC
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_95bdb3a23d6478de\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_95bdb3a23d6478de\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_95bdb3a23d6478de\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_95bdb3a23d6478de\nvldumdx.dll
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 4/2/2020 17:00:00
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Integrated RAMDAC
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3.0
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 4/28/2020 00:00:00
SYSTEM_SOUND Realtek Digital Output (Realtek(R) Audio)
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME RTKVHD64.sys
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 9/9/2019 00:00:00
SYSTEM_SOUND Acer H236HL (2- NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
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Hello, I'm seeing responses to other peoples posts who created topics after mine. Can I get some assistance?

Good afternoon and thank you for posting on the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

We apologize for the delay in our response, please try the following troubleshooting steps:

- The game will use the Internet Explorer web browser to connect to the internet. Open Internet Explorer, then open the "Tools" setting, go to "Internet Options" and adjust the following settings:
- Under the "General" tab, please delete ALL browser history.
- Under the "Security" tab, please move the slider to the lowest possible settings or no higher than "Medium"
- Under the "Privacy" tab, click “Advanced” and select ‘Accept’ under both First Party and Third Party Cookies.
- Under the "Advanced" tab, please make sure that "Allow software to run or install even if signature is invalid" is CHECKED.
- Make sure that all SSL and TLS (EXCEPT SSL 3.0) are CHECKED. [SSL 3.0 should be UNCHECKED]
- Hit "Apply" to save the settings, and then "OK, to close the Internet Options menu.
- Please RESTART your PC now. Once your PC has been restarted, Right-Click the FFXIV launcher icon once more and select "Run as Administrator"

-Make sure your fire wall or antivirus program is not interfering with the game

- Check to see if the following port ranges are opened on your router. You can contact your ISP and request they open them for you:
▼TCP
54992 through 54994,
55006 through 55007,
55021 through 55040

-Try disabling background applications and do a clean boot by opening the task manager and selecting the “Start up” tab. Disable everything and then restart the PC.

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