Square can you please contact UK ISP BT/EE

[Kitsunami]

So, to fix it so far as posted earlier. Run command prompt in administrator mode (google if you don't know how to find command prompt) and type the following:
ipconfig /release
Then hit enter.
ipconfig /renew
Then hit enter.
ipconfig /flushdns
Then hit enter.

It will give you a window to get into a duty. This worked and i did a dungeon for an hour, when we finished i was back on the servers and then lag again and death.

Other than that i tried a vpn, none of them could get the patcher to connect :/

[docsonic]

Ninja extension of the early access to mitigate complaints?

August 24, 2013 (Saturday), 2:00 a.m. to August 29, 2013 (Thursday), 23:59 (GMT)

[Siuling]

okay so major lag again so I logged on my other character on JPN server, no lag whatsoever. if BT treats ARR client as P2P how come it only lags on EU server?

[IronWarden]

Is this the reason I am lagging so much at the moment? I am with BT also (7 year old contract)

[PugCondoin]

Just want to confirm, that as expected, I'm having this issue again tonight.

I just logged in to check, though I know what I was expecting.

It's pretty silly that, when trying to get into an in room, I have to wait for up to five mins for the innkeep to say "how can I help you?", then have to wait another five mins to get the options of what to do...

I hope that SE can make this phone call soon >_>

Oh! and bump :P

[Kaim-Argonar]

okay so major lag again so I logged on my other character on JPN server, no lag whatsoever. if BT treats ARR client as P2P how come it only lags on EU server?

Ive just tried this on a char i created on a JP server, but i get the same treatment i get on a EU server, long bouts of lag then booted.

[Kaim-Argonar]

Ninja extension of the early access to mitigate complaints?

I believe they extended the grace period for people still waiting on retail codes and such.

[Kitsunami]

okay so major lag again so I logged on my other character on JPN server, no lag whatsoever. if BT treats ARR client as P2P how come it only lags on EU server?

Its not based on server, it is based on players and load.

Take this into account: Having managed to slog my way to the duty finder with my pre made group, we was able to play FINE, ZERO LAG, through the duty.

As soon as we were done my ping rocketd again once i was back on the EU/NA cluster with masses of players.

Basically, i think: (i am not a engineer)

When lots of players are online, traffic is sent to your client for this. This large spike in traffic is tracked by BT/EE and treated as P2P traffic (or some small element of the game is using p2p)

They then throttle and limit FFXIV.

[Joykillah]

well if this is whats going on now, what will it be like tomarrow? we need an official response on either a better server hardware or contacting isps

[Tetriana]

So I decided to get a VPN for now... I found a very good one that charges monthly.. it's about £4. (https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/) the free ones are rubbish and slow, so don't bother with them. It's working great.

Funnily enough I did a speed test with the VPN on then off and I'm getting better speeds with it on.