Unacceptable Lag / ISP Throttle (Petition)

[Yenn]

Stop using metaphors, you just confuse the issue. People don't want to pay $15/month for a laggy game when there are thousands of other games that don't have this problem (and don't charge subscription fees). When the issue is isolated to just this game, it's SE's problem, not ours, regardless of fault.

This isn't an issue about who is at fault. The game has this terrible lag. It doesn't matter where it comes from but as long as its here, it isn't worth paying for. Are there other people who can fix this problem other than SE? Perhaps. But that doesn't mean that we can't voice our concerns to SE.

Yes, but what is SE going to do about it? Are they going to take the entire game down for a week (or longer) and move to a new data center, so the small portion of players who are routed through bad networks can play with less lag? Is their $15 / month worth the cost of getting up and moving to a new data center? How do they knew the new data center won't cause problems for a different set of users? I think you're underestimating how hard it is to do this.

Screaming at SE to fix it perpetuates the idea that this is SE's fault, and misdirects people from voicing their concern to the people who can fix it.

[DancingMad]

Yes, but what is SE going to do about it? Are they going to take the entire game down for a week (or longer) and move to a new data center, so the small portion of players who are routed through bad networks can play with less lag? Is their $15 / month worth the cost of getting up and moving to a new data center? How do they knew the new data center won't cause problems for a different set of users? I think you're underestimating how hard it is to do this.

Screaming at SE to fix it perpetuates the idea that this is SE's fault, and misdirects people from voicing their concern to the people who can fix it.

If the costs are not worth it, fine. If this problem doesn't get fixed, all the players will just move on. SE is the one that has something to lose from all this (monthly subscriptions). However, at the very least, don't you think SE could at least make a statement regarding this issue or at least acknowledge it somehow?

[Alixandir]

They started new threads to resolve these issues in german and french forums. However no sign of a new thread here which is very odd as they said it was mainly in the EU region and there are a lot more countried in the EU than Germany and France.

[Mordrim]

so the small portion of players who are routed through bad networks can play with less lag?

When whole countries are affected like France, germany, and also many users in the US or scandinavia, it is NOT a small portion..

[minahsaranghae]

Many of our members are constantly lagging when in instances. It's really hard for us to raid at the moment.

[Ninetoe]

time to let this game go.

i'll check back in a few months if lag has been fixed.

gl hf!

[KingofDunkshire]

time to let this game go.

i'll check back in a few months if lag has been fixed.

gl hf!

Same, which sucks cause this game is pretty damn fun when it's not lagging and having runtime errors. The sad thing is from what I hear FF14 1.0 had some serious lag issues as well tell they switched off the servers which concerns me greatly for this game.

[Valdrake]

time to let this game go.

i'll check back in a few months if lag has been fixed.

gl hf!

I'm thinking the same thing I gave it a try for the original release, and at the rate SE can move, it takes them about a half a year to get anything done about it or even admit that it is an issue. FFXI had a similar issue near its launch and it would be chaotic, and they would never admit to their own faults, it was always the consumer.

[Kemas]

Same, I've been experiencing unplayable lag all day.

[Asdamine]

Yes, but what is SE going to do about it? Are they going to take the entire game down for a week (or longer) and move to a new data center, so the small portion of players who are routed through bad networks can play with less lag? Is their $15 / month worth the cost of getting up and moving to a new data center? How do they knew the new data center won't cause problems for a different set of users? I think you're underestimating how hard it is to do this.

Screaming at SE to fix it perpetuates the idea that this is SE's fault, and misdirects people from voicing their concern to the people who can fix it.

Slapping an "EU" sticker on an "EU" server loacated in Canada, making all the EU players to cross the atlantic cable to dodge titan's landslide. Sure, that's not SE's fault, SURE!