FFXIV - Whats the Update for AT&T server lag - NOT FIXED

[Rexxus]

No ETA as of yet, but NTT and AT&T are aware.

Call me a cynical asshole, but when I read this - all I see is: "We're negotiating a new rate/deal with AT&T."

Its about money. They're inconveniencing AT&T customers specifically right now to try to broker better bargaining. Apparently they did this with Xfinity customers last year as well.

[george357]

ok your a cynical asshole

[Uno_Amaretto]

ok your a cynical asshole

Yes, surely the multi-billion dollar corporations care about us as individuals.

[Zaine37]

Call me a cynical asshole, but when I read this - all I see is: "We're negotiating a new rate/deal with AT&T."

Its about money. They're inconveniencing AT&T customers specifically right now to try to broker better bargaining. Apparently they did this with Xfinity customers last year as well.

I mean...it does seem pretty weird that billion dollar corporations would be getting hung up on an intermediate networking issue if that's all that this was. So you might be on to something.

[Brywynn]

I don't think you're wrong at all. NTT keeps putting threads other places and saying things like AT&T won't pay for increased capacity and that it's a peering issue where AT&T won't pay for the equipment...

It's a pissing contest to see who is going to have to pay to update that Sacramento node, istg....

[niftyqt]

Hello fellow Warriors of Light!

I just spoke to AT&T (as recommended by Yoshi's team: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...6a07e92f6a0f29

Here was AT&T's response:

I have checked in over the network lines, and the team has indeed reported a know issue for which the case is being worked upon. To assist you best upon the issue being cleared over the backend server, I would also like to help open a dedicated port over your router as well, so that the game can indeed function smoothly over the intended device. Would that be okay with you?

For the tech savvy: Go to your modem's Firewall setup page in your browser, and open the port range: 2031-2032 with the base port at 2031.

Non-tech savvy: Go to https://www.att.com/support/internet/ and scroll to the bottom to chat with a rep or call 800-288-2020. Tell them about the issue with the lag while playing Final Fantasy XIV, and ask them to open the port range: 2031-2032 with the base port at 2031 on your router for you.

My original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...rk_lag_issues/

[Torlando]

You should not do this. Opening any port on your router at home will do nothing to fix the bottleneck between ATT and NTT. Plus, the issue is observable using ping and tracert, which do not use ports (since they use ICMP which operates at the lower "network" layer of the OSI model). What's worse, opening ports on your router is a potential security risk.

Using a VPN with a specific node that will change the physical path between you and SE seems to be the only option until SE can convince ATT/NTT to fix their bottleneck