MMORPGs moving to 1-10 MS server side polling

[reality_check]

A certain well known MMORPG has recently disclosed that, in its 6.0 build of the game, it will be reducing server-side polling to 1-10 MS intervals.

Compare to FFXIV where 300 MS is the standard.

It will potentially update character positions 300x faster than what FFXIV is currently doing server side.

Newer content does a better job not to highlight the ridiculous delay in between FFXIV client and server, but it's still noticeable.

It would be nice to hear that FFXIV development team is working on some technology to reduce lag between client and servers.

[Mahri]

Agreed. If I had to name the biggest problem this game has on a constant basis, it's that delay -- not an issue with game design, or itemization, or whatever, just an omnipresent irritant that plagues every aspect of play. You can get used to it, but it never ceases to be a frustration.

To be sure, fixing it will probably end up being an extremely expensive, labor-intensive process, but I'd imagine even the devs agree that it would be worth the investment to improve the quality of gameplay here. I hope it's on the table somewhere, and that the SE's higher-up accounting suits understand why such an upgrade will be worth budgeting for.

[Fyrebrand]

I remember this GIF going around early on, possibly back when the game was in beta. It's still a 100% accurate representation of what goes on in this game, and it consistently makes me feel like I'm still playing a beta version of FFXIV.

Spew excuses about my internet connection or system specs all you like. The fact remains I have played lots of MMOs, some more action/timing intensive than FFXIV, and none of them behave anything like this.

[HakuroDK]

I remember this GIF going around early on, possibly back when the game was in beta. It's still a 100% accurate representation of what goes on in this game, and it consistently makes me feel like I'm still playing a beta version of FFXIV.

Spew excuses about my internet connection or system specs all you like. The fact remains I have played lots of MMOs, some more action/timing intensive than FFXIV, and none of them behave anything like this.

That is odd. I don't really get this type of thing at all. At least not anymore. There was a huge stink about this very early on in 2.0 and it was addressed. I think the latency was something like 600ms before, but it got cut in half sometime around 2.15, I want to say.

Not saying situations like the above don't exist anymore, just that the reason's no one really complaining about them anymore is that it's a rare occurrence.

[PureEclipse]

I remember this GIF going around early on, possibly back when the game was in beta. It's still a 100% accurate representation of what goes on in this game, and it consistently makes me feel like I'm still playing a beta version of FFXIV.

Spew excuses about my internet connection or system specs all you like. The fact remains I have played lots of MMOs, some more action/timing intensive than FFXIV, and none of them behave anything like this.

How is it a 100% representation still? I do remember this during the initial beta phases and launch itself but um....I haven't seen that time of delay issue in, well, a long time. I think a key note to take from that GIF is.....wait for it....

PS3 Limitations.....there, I said it.

[DefendPopPunk]

I remember this GIF going around early on, possibly back when the game was in beta. It's still a 100% accurate representation of what goes on in this game, and it consistently makes me feel like I'm still playing a beta version of FFXIV.

Spew excuses about my internet connection or system specs all you like. The fact remains I have played lots of MMOs, some more action/timing intensive than FFXIV, and none of them behave anything like this.

Lol I remember that GIF, and yeah it was mostly a problem in beta. As for lag in general, it really makes crafting annoying sometimes especially when you're hitting the same rotations for a long period of time. There's always that wait and it makes using macros really difficult, at worst impossible.

[Domira]

I remember this GIF going around early on, possibly back when the game was in beta. It's still a 100% accurate representation of what goes on in this game, and it consistently makes me feel like I'm still playing a beta version of FFXIV.

Spew excuses about my internet connection or system specs all you like. The fact remains I have played lots of MMOs, some more action/timing intensive than FFXIV, and none of them behave anything like this.

Guild Wars 2 works the exact same way. But yes, the games that require strict timing suffer the most.

[Tupsi]

I remember this GIF going around early on, possibly back when the game was in beta.

This gif was demonstrating how your personal lag affected the game greatly - you may also want to post the gifs of people who can run back into the AoE circle and not get hit.

[SarcasmMisser]

I remember this GIF going around early on, possibly back when the game was in beta. It's still a 100% accurate representation of what goes on in this game, and it consistently makes me feel like I'm still playing a beta version of FFXIV.

Spew excuses about my internet connection or system specs all you like. The fact remains I have played lots of MMOs, some more action/timing intensive than FFXIV, and none of them behave anything like this.

It's still a 100% ignorant representation of how most telegraphed skills worked in this game by the fact that it only shows the telegraph and not the cast bar. The majority of skills determine target not when the circle disappears but when the cast bar finishes. People have largely figured this out by now while morons continue to whine about red circles and still can't figure out how they are supposed to read them.

[Kore_Hyperion]

I remember this GIF going around early on, possibly back when the game was in beta. It's still a 100% accurate representation of what goes on in this game, and it consistently makes me feel like I'm still playing a beta version of FFXIV.

Spew excuses about my internet connection or system specs all you like. The fact remains I have played lots of MMOs, some more action/timing intensive than FFXIV, and none of them behave anything like this.

I dunno what game you are playing. I haven't seen lag like that since, as you stated, beta or even alpha. So no, I don't agree that it's an accurate representation of the current state of the game.