Letter from the Producer LIVE Part X: Will the netcode issue be honestly addressed?

[Alcyon_Densetsu]

As others have said, this particular issue is the only reason I might quit.

The -only- reason.

Kind of amazing that there hasn't been some kind of response or acknowledgement from SE considering this topic is easily the most popular on the english forums.

I've read so many players saying the exact same thing. "Love the game, but can't play properly, won't pay for that." Myself included. It's just a shame that all the good work put into ARR goes down the drain for underlying technical reasons—bad choices by SE aggravated by their silence.

[Ricky]

This will become a major issue when everyone starts PVPing, so I hope they fix it by then or the backlash will be pretty huge

[Eisah]

As others have said, this particular issue is the only reason I might quit.

The -only- reason.

In the exact same boat and it's frustrating. When I played the Beta none of the content I saw had this issue. There were 'big hits', but it wasn't insta-kill and you could power through it if you wanted. My laggy butt tanked things like Cancer a few times. Dungeons were fun and creative with different twists on them that made sense ("Don't stand in the water here, this guy is electric!" "Kill the fires before they get to him and explode!" "Don't let this guy beat down the wall!" "He'll attach his life-force to the adds and become invincible, kill them first!" "OMG bunnies everywhere!")
Now we get to the higher level content and is there much of anything besides avoiding things that will kill you instantly? I thought I bought Final Fantasy, not Dance Dance Revolution.

[Alcyon_Densetsu]

Less than 3 days, guys.

Who thinks we'll hear so much as a word about the netcode issues?

[Soukyuu]

*cue in cicada chirps*
(I'll let them surprise me though)

[Blarp]

Less than 3 days, guys.

Who thinks we'll hear so much as a word about the netcode issues?

Not going to happen, and if it does rest assured that the statement made will be nothing but PR speak.

[Astarica]

I really think SE way underestimated how bad their game is from a technical point of view. I remember 1.0 had software mouse and it was really unresponsive. I was in the beta and after an hour I decided I wasn't going to play a game where the mouse didn't behave like a mouse I know of in any other game. I've played plenty of bad MMORPGs before but every one of them the mouse behaved like what I'd expect a mouse to do. Yeah I heard they eventually had hardware mouse, but that's not the point. There's a reason why nobody else implements a software mouse because it's just dumb. It doesn't matter how good the rest of the game is if you can't get the minimally acceptable technical behavior of a MMORPG right.

[Reinheart]

Haven't logged in yet since I'm at work but did the last emergency maint fix anyones lag/latency? Guessing we're getting the usual maintenance as well on Thursday at 1am pst also (not up on lodestone yet)

I'm trying pingzapper with my wife using two different tunnel locations and we both get lag at the exact same time. (It does not break the rules - http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1576042 )
For example I connect via tunnel through New York to the game server & wife connects via tunnel through Los Angeles, once we're both in we run AK together and we both get the exact same issue. The other interesting part is 2 other people from DF also got the same lag spike at the exact same time so I'm guessing it's not us.

Talked to tech staff from pingzapper to see how I can improve the connection by opening up the ports and whatnot but he went through the process step by step and everything seems to be working on their software so he says he thinks the issue is elsewhere.

I also tried playing without anyone else on the network and I still get the same lag, I tried different router, connected directly to the modem, lag is still there so it's not my hardware (I think) - again I don't have this issue with other games either.

I'm out of solutions... I could try other tunneling software to see any difference but knowing other people got the exact same problem at the exact same time playing from another state tells me it's probably not us (I think) - Wife and I play from Cali, the people I played with one was from MA, other from NY.

[C-croft]

Haven't logged in yet since I'm at work but did the last emergency maint fix anyones lag/latency? Guessing we're getting the usual maintenance as well on Thursday at 1am pst also (not up on lodestone yet)

I'm trying pingzapper with my wife using two different tunnel locations and we both get lag at the exact same time. (It does not break the rules - http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1576042 )
For example I connect via tunnel through New York to the game server & wife connects via tunnel through Los Angeles, once we're both in we run AK together and we both get the exact same issue. The other interesting part is 2 other people from DF also got the same lag spike at the exact same time so I'm guessing it's not us.

Talked to tech staff from pingzapper to see how I can improve the connection by opening up the ports and whatnot but he went through the process step by step and everything seems to be working on their software so he says he thinks the issue is elsewhere.

I also tried playing without anyone else on the network and I still get the same lag, I tried different router, connected directly to the modem, lag is still there so it's not my hardware (I think) - again I don't have this issue with other games either.

I'm out of solutions... I could try other tunneling software to see any difference but knowing other people got the exact same problem at the exact same time playing from another state tells me it's probably not us (I think) - Wife and I play from Cali, the people I played with one was from MA, other from NY.

If you are routed through Palo Alto, you will experience issues unfortunately. In Sacramento using ATT Uverse, my tracert hits palo alto and snags from there on. In regards to the maintenance last night, I don't know if it helped. Got the good ol' 90k within 5 minutes around noon today. I just got to Svara and was workin it, then 90k'd to death.... literally.

[Soukyuu]

Haven't logged in yet since I'm at work but did the last emergency maint fix anyones lag/latency?

Not mine,

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