Bad lag again with NTT's NA server network

[gameofscones]

I cancelled my reoccurring subscription. If the issues get sorted before my current sub expires, great, I'll stick around. But if not, it's time for Square and I to part ways. I have a house, but I'm not going to let that hold me hostage to a game I can't even play.

[juniperspring]

I cancelled my reoccurring subscription. If the issues get sorted before my current sub expires, great, I'll stick around. But if not, it's time for Square and I to part ways. I have a house, but I'm not going to let that hold me hostage to a game I can't even play.

I completely understand but I'd hate for you to lose your house. As per a suggestion from another player, I've been using ProtonVPN on the free version (it isn't a trial, just permanently free) and it's been working for me so far. May be worth a shot?

[gameofscones]

I completely understand but I'd hate for you to lose your house. As per a suggestion from another player, I've been using ProtonVPN on the free version (it isn't a trial, just permanently free) and it's been working for me so far. May be worth a shot?

I appreciate the looking out, thanks! I won't touch free VPNs though, and I'm not about to pay for one when I shouldn't even need it to access something I'm already paying for in the first place.

n_n's argument against free VPNs is pretty much where I'm at:

I learned my lesson a long time ago with free VPNs; I used one for a game that had awful routing issues pop up after a 2 week long DDOS attack on its servers stopped and I ended up getting perma banned because I was given a dirty IP. Never again am I touching such garbage, especially on a game with rampant RMT.

Is it likely that this would happen here? Probably not. Am I willing to risk it? Also no.

Plus there's always the question of what the free service is doing with your data--if you're not paying for it with currency, you're paying for it some other way.