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[SeraphicRadiance]

Pinging neolobby02.ffxiv.com [204.2.229.9] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 204.2.229.9: bytes=32 time=197ms TTL=53
Reply from 204.2.229.9: bytes=32 time=196ms TTL=53
Reply from 204.2.229.9: bytes=32 time=196ms TTL=53
Reply from 204.2.229.9: bytes=32 time=196ms TTL=53

Ping statistics for 204.2.229.9:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 196ms, Maximum = 197ms, Average = 196ms

I get that from Finland. Is East Coast really worse?

PING 204.2.229.9 (204.2.229.9) 56(84) bytes of data. ---
64 bytes from 204.2.229.9: icmp_seq=1 ttl=52 time=163 ms
64 bytes from 204.2.229.9: icmp_seq=2 ttl=52 time=163 ms
64 bytes from 204.2.229.9: icmp_seq=3 ttl=52 time=163 ms
64 bytes from 204.2.229.9: icmp_seq=4 ttl=52 time=163 ms

I live in the Midwest. Granted this is worse than when I pinged it earlier today, but yes. Yes it is.

[Sida]

I live in the Midwest. Granted this is worse than when I pinged it earlier today, but yes. Yes it is.

Then the problem shouldn't be their location, you'd be bad regardless of where they are if the in country network is wobbly.

Anyone who knows, what address I should ping to get comparison for EU servers?

[Rita1989]

From Toronto between 105-110ms a difference from 60-70ms prior should be fun......

[ErryK]

XIV community honestly needs some kind of purge. Maybe this is that.

[Nixxe]

Life with a three digit ping is no life at all anyway. What's another 90 going to do? Re-wreck your life?

[SeraphicRadiance]

Then the problem shouldn't be their location, you'd be bad regardless of where they are if the in country network is wobbly.

I consistently had less than 70 ping to the previous servers.

A significant issue is the routing circus in the United States.

[Vespar]

Why are so many folks who are chilling out in the 100-199 range freaking out?
I played on an NA server with a ping of around 210-240 for 3 years while I was in Japan. It didn't really affect me except in Titan.
If you are under 100ms like a good majority of the folks I see panicking you're more than fine.

If your ping is over 200, try WTFast or some other VPN software and see if it will route you a different way. I tried this a couple of times in Japan when we had some routing issues and it lowered the ping usually.

[Sida]

Have to remember, forum goers are minority of the player base. And especially during maintenance, those that hang on the forum without anything else to do, pinging servers that are not yet even tested in actual use, are those who easily will blow things out of proportions.

[irumancer]

São Paulo, Brazil. From 165ms to 294ms. This is a bucket of cold water considering how hyped I was with Stormblood.

Why would they ruin the game like that for so many people?

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Have to remember, forum goers are minority of the player base. And especially during maintenance, those that hang on the forum without anything else to do, pinging servers that are not yet even tested in actual use, are those who easily will blow things out of proportions.

It also mostly impacts endgame content because that's where you're trying to optimize. At least, relatively speaking. I disagree with the OP though, 190-200 ping is awful. But it's also not something to quit the game over. Just get WTFast/Battleping.