Why I stopped paying for FFXIV

[DeceptionsWrath]

Yes, companies do stuff like that all the time. "Hey! Don't look that their shiny thing! Look at this shiny thing instead!"

No need to start name calling. It is highly inappropriate and doesn't make what you said more correct.

And you have proof that the free weekend was because of TESO? I must have missed it when they posted it on the lodestone. I'll go and see if i can find it..... Hmmm nope. Although i can't speak for them running a free to play weekend to stop people from beta playing TESO, i can say that i did notice less people on lately. It was pretty slow for a free to play weekend.

[Billie21]

Look, wether it's a problem in too many hops, too big distance, server quality or placement, ISPs throttling, or other...
There has to be a reason why this is such a problem on this game and not everywhere else.

By "such a problem" I mean that this topic has been going on ever since release. There is always, at some point, an active thread or another dealing with this issue on the forums. Ingame, people have been complaining since the game started.

I know not everybody is affected, regardless of distance aparently; I know it probably happened to some people on other games too.
But I've never seen this specific issue being brought up by so many players on any other online game I've played in the past 10 years. Nor have I seen hundreds of pages on forum threads ranting on such a problem anywhere else. Maybe you know some other game where it happened, I haven't played them all, but it's rare enough to make me wonder why it's happening here.


There has to be something specific to FFXIV for such a big issue (as in: affecting so many people) happening here, don't you think?




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I thank you and others who have tried to be constructive.
My point is not that it is or isn't helpfull.
It's just that this problem is more than a few specific people, it's a global issue. And the reason why I call SE on it, is because of what I said just above.
While I do apreciate people's advice and possible individual solutions, I would very much like for SE to do something about it (even if it's just aknowledgement and investigation). As I said, there has to be a reason why this is happening so much on this specific game.

[Rhas]

No...no ...no

Its not my connection. It's not my ISP. It's on SE's end. This isn't the year 2000 where we are all on dial up and we need to tweak everything for individual games. Stop looking for stupid fixes. They need to spend some money on better servers/infrastructure. That's the bottom line.

Well it got *both* me and my wifes computers able to live through titan. I *used* to have horrid lag and *always* died to those stupid *circles* and now, I can play just fine.

Have it your way with your "latency"

*shrug*

Try and help someone and all you get is complaints.

[Darlan_Ashwood]

NO offense to you personally, but why are we constantly subjected to the why I am quitting threads? Do you want us to fix your latency issues? How are you playing the game? What is your internet connection speed? Are you wired in or wireless? Personally, I am on a PS3 currently, on a not very fast DSL connection, and have 0 issues with latency. I mean, there is once and a while a server lag spike, but that is expected.

Because people obviously love this game (like me) and want to see some change ? Gosh.

[Whiz]

Everyone isn't having this issue though I use Fios and I don't get constant lag. Some night I do but for the most part I can do titian w/o any lag issues and I can easily get out stuff.

[KupoNuts]

I know not everybody is affected, regardless of distance aparently; I know it probably happened to some people on other games too.
But I've never seen this specific issue being brought up by so many players on any other online game I've played in the past 10 years. Nor have I seen hundreds of pages on forum threads ranting on such a problem anywhere else. Maybe you know some other game where it happened, I haven't played them all, but it's rare enough to make me wonder why it's happening here.


There has to be something specific to FFXIV for such a big issue (as in: affecting so many people) happening here, don't you think?

By far one of the best posts in this thread so far. Any white knight mind posting his opinion?

[Darlan_Ashwood]

Ill just re post this video Billie just posted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbaqy_rUxys

[Warthain]

The game recommendations as far as internet connexion goes are the same for PS3, PC minimum, and PC recommended. It simply states "persistant broadband connexion".
Yet, Yoshida said that they "cannot make difficult content" playable with "3 digit ping".

Btw, and to reply to the OP, this is the reason why I stopped paying for this game, too.

this is the reason why i stopped paying and playing... i havent logged in for two weeks now and neither do most of my fc, almost 36 players down in one go... the game simply is not worth it, with this bad latency its unplayable, b ut pve screw it i can do it blind folded, now pvp when attacks dont register no matter what id o on top of the guy thats kiting me... now thats where the game tells me to quit... wildstar, elder scrolls online, blade and soul...and so on and on ... so many new mmos coming this year and probably much better designed why bother with an average mmo with bad server locations...

[Tiggy]

Look, wether it's a problem in too many hops, too big distance, server quality or placement, ISPs throttling, or other...
There has to be a reason why this is such a problem on this game and not everywhere else.

That's very true. Based on the physical location of the servers there are going to be certain network junctions that are used to reach it for a large amount of users. Many tracerts performed so far have pointed out a few specific hops that seem to have the problem more than others. The trick now is contacting who owns those hops, and then for them to actually care. This is the point where Square can contact them to try and help. However, as far as we know they already have. It could very well be the company doesn't care or the hardware needs replaced and that could be quite expensive. That's when it all gets hazy to us since all we can do is run a tracert and point a finger.

[Mauksee]

Greetings,

We understand that you've been experiencing frustration with latency while playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, and we would like to apologize for any inconveniences you may have experienced. While we can relate to wishing to say farewell to other players that you may have gotten to know, it seems that this particular thread is no longer on topic.

If you do choose to return to Eorzea, we wish for you to be able to enjoy your experience. If you would like to seek a resolution to your technical concern, you can always feel free to contact our Support Center by visiting http://support.na.square-enix.com, and choosing FINAL FANTASY XIV. On the site, you can search for possible resolutions in the Knowledge Base, or click on Contact to begin a help request. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, 9AM to 6PM Pacific Time, and will work to provide you with the best possible resolution.

Although this thread is now closing, we understand that those that have been participating in a constructive dialogue may wish to continue in other places on our forums. We encourage both feedback and these types of dialogues, and wish you all the best.

GM Mauksee