Lag spikes in game-- I don't know how to fix it.

[Priya]

If you're running through that Montreal server there's really not a lot you can do aside from the afformentioned VPN service, changing your ISP or just waiting it out.

I have pingzapper. I go through Chicago with it, and most of the time it is stable enough. It works better than going through New York anyway. I've never had to use one before, and I'm not happy about it. I'm waiting, but I will keep posting traces anyway. I don't really have a reason to bump without them as it's present everytime I trace; time of day or day of the week has no bearing.

As for ISP, I'm moving soon and there is only one option at my new place. It's a local phone company, and it travels the s ame route as my current Comcast does once it hits Atlanta. I've done traces on it with the same results. I will have no choice then.

[Lurkios]

I have pingzapper. I go through Chicago with it, and most of the time it is stable enough. It works better than going through New York anyway. I've never had to use one before, and I'm not happy about it. I'm waiting, but I will keep posting traces anyway. I don't really have a reason to bump without them as it's present everytime I trace; time of day or day of the week has no bearing.

I'm in pretty much the same boat. Using BattlePing myself, it's cleared up the issue for me entirely - but I'm not overly happy about having to pay for an additional service to play just this one game smoothly either (every other game I own works fine, datacenter location for FFXIV is just terrible).