PS3 Freezing

[Curagaja]

In twenty minutes my PS3 has frozen twice. The first time was immediately after I left my inn room after logging in and the second was immediately after queuing Duty Finder fifteen minutes later. This happened maybe three times total from beta3 to 2.1 release.
It's becoming really annoying now.

[Warthain]

ps3 wasnt made to handle mmo's nothing that i wouldnt be expecting...

[rocheetbombe]

ps3 wasnt made to handle mmo's nothing that i wouldnt be expecting...

That... isn't really a passable excuse for it.

[Warthain]

it really isnt, but developers should know better, that the ps3 has lots of limitations innerent to the console hardware, the console lags and freezes in crowded areas, actually the ps3 of a fc member actually burned down from the stress of running the game... i wish in the future they make this a ps4/pc only title, so has to avoid content limitations has we have in place right now, because ps3 simply cannot handle the game getting plain better in terms of content...

[rocheetbombe]

it really isnt, but developers should know better, that the ps3 has lots of limitations innerent to the console hardware, the console lags and freezes in crowded areas, actually the ps3 of a fc member actually burned down from the stress of running the game... i wish in the future they make this a ps4/pc only title, so has to avoid content limitations has we have in place right now, because ps3 simply cannot handle the game getting plain better in terms of content...

Sounds like that person had a dirty PS3. I never lag or freeze in crowded areas, when my game does crash it's just at very random areas or time that has no real rhyme or reason. I'm convinced there's just faulty coding, rather than the hardware itself.

[Interfectorum]

PS3 has MEM leak problems, DUST514 has these issues to.

[Milmoko_Gemoko]

It's happened to twice to me since 2.1 launched, one last night in Limsa Lominsa (The Aftcastle) (23:30ish GTM) and this afternoon crossing the border from Central Thanalan to Dry Bone region (13:30ish).

Its rather annoying, especialy if it does it mid dungeon run :/

[Stormfeather]

Just adding my two cents, I've also had my PS3 freeze three times yesterday, and I think one other time since the 2.1 patch. Doing a quick search I found a couple threads on GameFAQs that they've started freezing since the patch.

It's still a small enough sample size that it *could* just be dirty/overheating PS3s, and it's a coincidence that it's been happening since the patch (or the patch is just putting that liiittle extra stress on the console)... or it could be some inherent bugginess in the patch itself causing PS3s to freeze.

For my own part, I think every time I was either in Gridania or zoning out of Gridania.

[Milmoko_Gemoko]

Just adding my two cents, I've also had my PS3 freeze three times yesterday, and I think one other time since the 2.1 patch. Doing a quick search I found a couple threads on GameFAQs that they've started freezing since the patch.

It's still a small enough sample size that it *could* just be dirty/overheating PS3s, and it's a coincidence that it's been happening since the patch (or the patch is just putting that liiittle extra stress on the console)... or it could be some inherent bugginess in the patch itself causing PS3s to freeze.

For my own part, I think every time I was either in Gridania or zoning out of Gridania.

My PS3's handled far busier and far more graphically stressing enviroments on XIV before 2.1 and not crashed, done that Highbridge FATE a few times during peak hours and its been fine with all the players/animations on screen.
The two times is crashed in last 24hrs have been low populated areas, so far less stressing then 30 players throwing magic around :/

As for my hardware, its a Slim Line PS3 (one of the last self loading disk drive non crap slim lines) that was new in April this year, also has a SSD drive in there since the original struggled with XIV, been running smooth and fine for a few months.

So I'm thinking its a bug in the patch myself.

EDIT: (saving posts for today)

the ssd suremust be helping a lot to keep the game running more smoothly, faster loading times and higher data tranfer rates than normal hdds...

Yeah the SSD really does help with load times, I often find I've loaded into instances a few seconds before the rest of team, also I keep beating my PC mate through zone loading screens lol. I'd seriously suggest getting one if you cant afford a PS4 ready for XIV's release.

[Darkshneider]

must be a bug with the patch.I crashed twice on uldah streets last night.never happen to me before.Something definetly is up with the patch