Quote Originally Posted by AndyFLHX View Post
I am a Network Security professional.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...%28Petition%29
That's awesome you took the time to compile the bigger threads into one. I played with the idea, but never got around to it.

Square has to be careful announcing issues about latency. It's more of a PR/legal move than anything else. If they point the finger at a company and the fault isn't with or wholly on them, this leaves Square open to a libel suit. Square also has service agreements with their fiber provider. They may have a DNC with them about issues regarding their infrastructure that prohibits them from giving information. Also, why comment when nothing can be done? It doesn't do anyone any good and only shows the general public that something is wrong and Square isn't up to fixing it (even though they CAN'T, most people won't see it like that).

The sticky thread isn't so much a data mine for throttling (Some ISP's can and will do this though. I'm talking to you Verizon) but seems to be a mine for location and route information so they can show the backbone/fiber companies that there is indeed a problem and it needs to be addressed. They hid it to avoid any finger pointing and blaming. They essentially get what they need without pointing fingers.

On a final note, keep in mind that the US is operating on 60 year old technology and expects it to operate like a fiber drop to the host. It won't. It simply can't. The US will never have network infrastructure like Japan has. The US is too big and is too far behind the curve. I've seen some hubs that are in such sorry condition (AT&T) that it's amazing any traffic gets through at all.