SE sort out your Updater ><

[Delsus]

ok it was in the maint info

At the following time, we will be performing maintenance on FINAL FANTASY XIV to implement patch 1.17c.
During this period, FINAL FANTASY XIV will be unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

* Clients will update automatically upon launch after release of the patch.

* Patch download rates may vary depending on server congestion.

*Comprehensive patch notes will be posted on the Lodestone the day of the patch’s release.

[Date & Time]Jun. 15, 2011 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PDT)* The completion time may be subject to change.[Affected Service]- FINAL FANTASY XIV


and the link http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...2456e24faec166

What you fail to realise is what P2P means, it is Peer to Peer, SE's servers host the update, which is then passed to the first clients to update, they then upload what they have recived and also begin to host the update.

With a P2P system if there is server congestion SE is doing somthing badly wrong with thier systems, most of the patch comes from other people uploading, when SE mentioned congestion it was to avoid people realising they truth which is that thier patcher sucks.

SE should have realised that the ports there using are blocked by 99% of firewalls, what they could have done is set the patcher to scan for open unused ports and use those. Or just use a port that is open.

Utorrent is designed to adapt to firewall ports and work around closed ones, which is what SE need to do with thier patcher, a well designed P2P system will never need an end user to configure port forwarding because it opens a direct unsecured connection right to your PC, any port scanner will find it for an intruder to access your PC with no problems. This is the reason Utorrent has an option to randomise the port it uses.

[Altanas]

I'm still downloading the patch myself. But in the UK (on BT) my net gets throttled during the day and evening. After midnight the download speed jumps up to around 150kb/s (still not great but at least its quicker than 2kb/s...)
I'm dead tired but I had to stay up to patch D:

[Ilean]

What you fail to realise is what P2P means, it is Peer to Peer, SE's servers host the update, which is then passed to the first clients to update, they then upload what they have recived and also begin to host the update.

With a P2P system if there is server congestion SE is doing somthing badly wrong with thier systems, most of the patch comes from other people uploading, when SE mentioned congestion it was to avoid people realising they truth which is that thier patcher sucks.

SE should have realised that the ports there using are blocked by 99% of firewalls, what they could have done is set the patcher to scan for open unused ports and use those. Or just use a port that is open.

Utorrent is designed to adapt to firewall ports and work around closed ones, which is what SE need to do with thier patcher, a well designed P2P system will never need an end user to configure port forwarding because it opens a direct unsecured connection right to your PC, any port scanner will find it for an intruder to access your PC with no problems. This is the reason Utorrent has an option to randomise the port it uses.

- Many of us who are having the problem are knowledgeable people with proper port forwarding set up, so it has nothing to do with firewall configuration.
- Without you accepting incoming connections (e.g. forwarded ports) you can't receive data from people who can't accept incoming connections either, you can't reach them to ask for it, they can't reach you to offer it. Accepting incoming connections is integral for P2P networks.

Also having an open port won't automatically get you hacked, unless you are sony.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

hmmm just imagine if this game had a huge player base the boards would be flooded with justifiable complaints. having these issues with such a small player base is ridiculous almost as ridiculous as you defending it.

Here is the thing though.... we do not have a solid number of the player base. only the made up number. And it isn't how many people are dling it it is EVERYONE doing it at same time.

Oh I did the DL today @ 5pm est. It took 20 min minus the admin block. so over all 15 min. My mom cut my hair and the whole dl and up load was done before my mom finished, and she only took off 3 inches.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

Also I knew what p2p ,eans with how they say if you turn off peer-to-peer downloading it help speeds yup the DL process. Like I said I waited and with my crap net got the patch Dl'ed and updated in 15 min faster then my mom cutting my hair which started at the same time.

[viion]

Here is the thing though.... we do not have a solid number of the player base. only the made up number. And it isn't how many people are dling it it is EVERYONE doing it at same time.

Oh I did the DL today @ 5pm est. It took 20 min minus the admin block. so over all 15 min. My mom cut my hair and the whole dl and up load was done before my mom finished, and she only took off 3 inches.

no it took you 2 days... and 20 minutes because you started late. Some of us do play the game and not spend their time getting their post count up, forgetting the edit button exists and not playing.

[Ilean]

no it took you 2 days... and 20 minutes because you started late. Some of us do play the game and not spend their time getting their post count up, forgetting the edit button exists and not playing.

Just ignore it. Maybe it will leave.


I got the patch in 15 minutes. Guess the ancient chinese art of waiting 2 days is weaksauce.

[zaviermhigo]

This everyone doing it at the same time was SUCH BS. . You have proved ignorance in networking, its not a bad thing!, so why can't you except defeat and realize there are people in this world who are naive like you.. and who might of gone to school for this type of stuff or actually read up on it and are more knowledgeable then you in that subject matter. It just really baffles me that you can't do this Kilta. You just keep driving your point home like you can't lost, that ridiculous. Learn to lose sometimes, this forum should be used to spread useful information, try doing that next time. Refrain from spreading ignorance and people won't treat you like a joke.

[Jinko]

Holy damn, someone needs to rename this thread "Kilta's thread of I can't stop pressing the reply button.

[Rowyne]

Holy damn, someone needs to rename this thread "Kilta's thread of I can't stop pressing the reply button.

LMFAO and QFT

But remember, she has ADD and can't help herself!