I'm making another thread as I don't think the ISP problem is affecting me, and the issue only came in after this specific maintenance.
I'd like to know if players who don't usually experience lag are having trouble now, since I'm not exactly the best example.
To review my problem:
Ever since the end of the beta test, my lag has steadily worsened, and I experience extreme lag, freezes short and long, disappearing enemies, ignored command inputs, and the occasional 90k/2002. About a month ago I quit the game as all content was essentially inaccessible, with even crafting or gathering taking two to four times as long to complete as the average player.
My conclusion was that it was my console, with my other ps3 friends not seeing as many issues. Before quitting, I eliminated all UI objects unnecessary to play for my class (most fighting content I play DRG, so no party list/etc), disabled flying text, cleared out my console's cache, and even reset the router several times. While this reduced the trouble for a short while, eventually even that didn't allow for me to play smoothly.
I came back to the game on Saturday, Jan 25th, in order to participate in an event I wasn't sure would come again, so that whenever I picked up the PS4 (which hopefully will clear up problems though I'm waiting to hear from those who buy it first) I could still have updated items. To my surprise I didn't lag at all despite having a small update to download from when I was gone. Low level, high level, HM primals, and the CT raid all went extremely smoothly. I was finally able to run the dungeons necessary to gear up for my level and enjoy the game again.
And yet, though my problems looked to be completely resolved, all my other friends seemed to be experiencing moderate to heavy lag where I did not at all.
I was apprehensive about the upcoming maintenance session, as they always seem to bring more trouble, and as expected I'm now experiencing the same lag I did a month ago. My friends seem to have gone back to normal, though they do experience some fate problems. Even though my console is old and certainly needs upgrading, if I was able to play so smoothly, is it possible something on SE's side is what has been causing me trouble? I've called my ISP before and SE before, but both directed me to the other. Considering all else that I've done, I feel I'm out of options.
Is there nothing to be done? Has anyone else seen similar trouble?