Lack of SE Response to Lag

[Shadex]

Actually other mmos do use P2P tech, especially for patches. The problem is that it MIGHT look like P2P, even if SE has told them it's not. ISPs don't generally care or think about it, if it even looks like it and they throttle it, they throttle it. They don't investigate further. The other thing people miss is that the routers that seem to be failing, aren't the same routers you'd use for say WoW servers, due to location. And for that same reason, those routers may not be coping with the increased bandwidth use from SE switching the position poll rate from 0.3 seconds to 0.1 seconds for most major instances.

Perhaps Square needs to rethink its location choice then. These other MMOs did something right somewhere that caused this to not be an issue with them. Matter now is for Square to simply find it and replicate it.

[ispano]

Perhaps Square needs to rethink its location choice then. These other MMOs did something right somewhere that caused this to not be an issue with them. Matter now is for Square to simply find it and replicate it.

The problem with doing that comes down to this. Is it worth it for THEM to do it. I'm talking about money here. You might say they'll lose money if they don't, but are they going to make MORE money if they do. Enough to compensate for it and then some?

[Shadex]

The problem with doing that comes down to this. Is it worth it for THEM to do it. I'm talking about money here. You might say they'll lose money if they don't, but are they going to make MORE money if they do. Enough to compensate for it and then some?

Absolutely, this is the crux of the issue. My personal opinion is that word will continue to spread among those that have not tried 14, "Yeah it's cool... if you live in just the right place to get a decent connection." and those that are currently playing that are eventually going to get tired of it and leave. With the investment that Square has made into this title and the revenue it 'could' generate if it survives long enough to get some things worked out will in the long run outweigh the cost of moving the datacenter somewhere more stable for the playerbase. I know it will be a tough decision but it may be one that makes or breaks the future of Eorzea.

[ispano]

Absolutely, this is the crux of the issue. My personal opinion is that word will continue to spread among those that have not tried 14, "Yeah it's cool... if you live in just the right place to get a decent connection." and those that are currently playing that are eventually going to get tired of it and leave. With the investment that Square has made into this title and the revenue it 'could' generate if it survives long enough to get some things worked out will in the long run outweigh the cost of moving the datacenter somewhere more stable for the playerbase. I know it will be a tough decision but it may be one that makes or breaks the future of Eorzea.

Except I don't see it being an issue honestly. You don't need millions to have a successful game, and SE knows this.