Square Enix, Stop Ignoring Players distant from datacenters in FFXIV

[rbazo]

Hey guys,

I'm really frustrated with Square Enix and their neglect towards players who are distant from the data centers. It's making it impossible for us to complete the new ultimate challenges in Final Fantasy XIV. And this is going on for as long as the game exists.

We play with intense lag, it completely impairs our ability to compete in these trials. It's just not fair that players who are closer to the data centers get to have an advantage over us.

And let's be real, this is one of the main reasons why some players resort to using mods and hacks. The lag makes it so it's impossible to compete otherwise. It's not fair for such a large community, such as it exists in South America and several other places, who are just as passionate about the game as anyone else. We deserve to have an equal playing field and be able to complete these challenges without this issue.

It is fairly safe to assume that this benefits not only current players but will impact attracting new others too. So, Squeenix, how about place some other data centers and give us a fair shot at these trials, how about treat your main game as it should be treated?

[hagare]

first post huh. Grats.

[DragonFlyy]

Hey guys,

I'm really frustrated with Square Enix and their neglect towards players who are distant from the data centers. It's making it impossible for us to complete the new ultimate challenges in Final Fantasy XIV. And this is going on for as long as the game exists.

We play with intense lag, it completely impairs our ability to compete in these trials. It's just not fair that players who are closer to the data centers get to have an advantage over us.

And let's be real, this is one of the main reasons why some players resort to using mods and hacks. The lag makes it so it's impossible to compete otherwise. It's not fair for such a large community, such as it exists in South America and several other places, who are just as passionate about the game as anyone else. We deserve to have an equal playing field and be able to complete these challenges without this issue.

It is fairly safe to assume that this benefits not only current players but will impact attracting new others too. So, Squeenix, how about place some other data centers and give us a fair shot at these trials, how about treat your main game as it should be treated?

Sadly the amount of people who play far enough away from a DC is too low to warrant investing in DCs in your (and other outside) areas.

[Fourbestintoner]

Sadly the amount of people who play far enough away from a DC is too low to warrant investing in DCs in your (and other outside) areas.

You know where the NA data centers are located, right?

[Rockette]

These forums don't get looked at bud, sorry. What I found was effective - is being on a JP server for the start of an expac. If you can cause their login times to be a few hours then SE will literaly scramble to give you a half baked datacentre that they'll then completely ignore feedback about forever while its inhabitants drown in 4-hour new 24man queues and eventually quit the game.

You won't have anyone to play with but you'll have a house and good ping *thumbs up*

[AnnRam]

Hey guys,

I'm really frustrated with Square Enix and their neglect towards players who are distant from the data centers. It's making it impossible for us to complete the new ultimate challenges in Final Fantasy XIV. And this is going on for as long as the game exists.

We play with intense lag, it completely impairs our ability to compete in these trials. It's just not fair that players who are closer to the data centers get to have an advantage over us.

And let's be real, this is one of the main reasons why some players resort to using mods and hacks. The lag makes it so it's impossible to compete otherwise. It's not fair for such a large community, such as it exists in South America and several other places, who are just as passionate about the game as anyone else. We deserve to have an equal playing field and be able to complete these challenges without this issue.

It is fairly safe to assume that this benefits not only current players but will impact attracting new others too. So, Squeenix, how about place some other data centers and give us a fair shot at these trials, how about treat your main game as it should be treated?

The game never released in South America, in fact your people have to fake their info and use a VPN in order to create an account to play and most of them buy 30 days cards from serial keys sites.

Good luck amigo.

[VeyaAkemi]

The game never released in South America, in fact your people have to fake their info and use a VPN in order to create an account to play and most of them buy 30 days cards from serial keys sites.

Good luck amigo.

What? I was able to create an account and buy the game just fine in Brazil through Steam, in fact Steam even offers a fixed rate for subscription for Brazilian players, that ends up being substantially cheaper than buying it directly through the Mog Station, even if you want to avoid Steam for whatever reason, you just need a credit card, none of what you are saying has any basis on reality.

[caffe_macchiato]

Hey guys,

I'm really frustrated with Square Enix and their neglect towards players who are distant from the data centers. It's making it impossible for us to complete the new ultimate challenges in Final Fantasy XIV. And this is going on for as long as the game exists.

We play with intense lag, it completely impairs our ability to compete in these trials. It's just not fair that players who are closer to the data centers get to have an advantage over us.

And let's be real, this is one of the main reasons why some players resort to using mods and hacks. The lag makes it so it's impossible to compete otherwise. It's not fair for such a large community, such as it exists in South America and several other places, who are just as passionate about the game as anyone else. We deserve to have an equal playing field and be able to complete these challenges without this issue.

It is fairly safe to assume that this benefits not only current players but will impact attracting new others too. So, Squeenix, how about place some other data centers and give us a fair shot at these trials, how about treat your main game as it should be treated?

Square Enix isn't like Blizzard. They don't have billions of dollars to spend on this game. It's a much smaller company and they can't afford to do NA East and NA West like many other games have. Sorry, but we're on a shoestring budget and it's all we can get. On the flip side, Square Enix won't do anything about plugins (they can't afford to) so you can use NoClippy without any risk of repercussion. That should fix your lag issue.

[Jojoya]

Is there genuinely no player residing in South America that's been able to get a Legend title? I find that hard to believe.

[Kes13a]

Square Enix isn't like Blizzard. They don't have billions of dollars to spend on this game. It's a much smaller company and they can't afford to do NA East and NA West like many other games have. Sorry, but we're on a shoestring budget and it's all we can get. On the flip side, Square Enix won't do anything about plugins (they can't afford to) so you can use NoClippy without any risk of repercussion. That should fix your lag issue.

hate to point it out to you...

but even your heroic Blizzard never had South American servers. why? its not cost effective to set up for the number of players plain and simple.