Lag So Bad Right Now Game is Unplayable

[Dijana]

I've been getting weird fps drops in the populated zones. Its usually only just when I teleport in or out, not when I actually in the middle of everyone with all the battle effects going off. Today same thing was happening in ST every time a boss died...not sure why at that point. Sometimes it will crash me after these drops, when before the patch I had no issues. I've also been trying to patch the game on ps4 and it goes ridiculously slow and constantly dcing every 10 mins, even though my pc stays connected to the internet just fine.

[TheMunimai]

I was suffering with multiple DC's this week until I finally caved and plugged my ps4 in directly to the router - seems absolutely fine now.

May be due to the increase in players since 2.4 hit - gotta love rogue!

[Defteros]

I've been experiencing major lag issues in Qarn HM, but ONLY when you start fighting the Vicergent's heads.
ONLY there.
I don't get how is it even possible xD
It's kind of hilarious

[Clavaat]

I wrote this about a month ago:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-at-Peak-Hours

By the looks of it, the problem is reaching a lot of AT&T customers. I strongly recommend you follow the steps to run a traceroute, and see which hops are causing the issue. Then use http://www.whois.net/ in order to find out who/what that hop belongs to. Make a complaint to the proper department, call SE support and make them aware of the situation. Chances are, as has been stated before, it is one of the middlemen between your ISP and SE's server that is causing the issue. They think they can get away with it because most customers are ignorant. Show them you aren't.

[Tiggy]

I was suffering with multiple DC's this week until I finally caved and plugged my ps4 in directly to the router - seems absolutely fine now.

May be due to the increase in players since 2.4 hit - gotta love rogue!

If it was fixed due to physically plugging it in then you can pretty much say it never had anything to do with the game for you since plugging it in physically never would have fixed it if it was a server issue.

I wrote this about a month ago:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-at-Peak-Hours

By the looks of it, the problem is reaching a lot of AT&T customers. I strongly recommend you follow the steps to run a traceroute, and see which hops are causing the issue. Then use http://www.whois.net/ in order to find out who/what that hop belongs to. Make a complaint to the proper department, call SE support and make them aware of the situation. Chances are, as has been stated before, it is one of the middlemen between your ISP and SE's server that is causing the issue. They think they can get away with it because most customers are ignorant. Show them you aren't.

This is great advice that everyone having issues should follow. Every player is not experiencing these problems so it's not a server issue. Good luck pinpointing it and getting your ISP on board.

[MeiUshu]

ohh whaoo, thought lag didnt exist ? for those that suggest to get out of congested areas, when you play CT or ST you will suffer from teh same problem ,you suggesting that people shouldnt play?

Lag is a factor that is very handicaping as you saw, is there somethign to do ? maybe, so far though, SE has not been encline to do anything about it, mostly because a big chunk of the players didnt believe in ..lag....you know...lag doesnt exist and is the problem of the player and not of SE, when SE has also a part of resposnability. Maybe with the new release, your computer cant handle it, I will give you the advice that I was given by a player ..change computer, maybe is your provider, well call him? see how dumb'

Maybe now that the so well thought population is also affected, something will happen? otherwise, you will do like many of us, find a way to circumvent it how ?, die more, anticipate, leave the game or deal with it.

Sad but tru

Mei

[Tiggy]

Mei, you need to come to grasps with the fact that the internet is an incredibly complex structure where problems connecting from point A to point B can come from many different sources along the way. Simply getting lag does not make it automatically a SE problem or that it's even caused by the servers. You say SE hasn't been inclined to do anything but you don't know that as all players here are ignorant at what actions have actually been taken meaning you're simply talking out of your rear. This is aside from the point that many problems are demonstrably caused by connections between players and the servers. You keep making these posts in every lag related thread like what you're saying means anything, but it doesn't simply because you continually fail to acknowledge the basic realities of the internet and continue to hammer on SE regardless if the facts presented.

More broadly though I have to say you simply are not helping. The only way to fix a problem is to identify it properly and take actions that fix the actual problem. Denial of your kind will never allow people to pinpoint the actually problem and will therefore never solve the problem. Ever. You're only interested in scapegoats and not the real problems at all. You aren't interested in the facts or the data or the possible solutions people are suggesting. The fact you come in saying "ohh whaoo, thought lag didnt exist " is proof of that point. No one in this thread is saying it doesn't exist. You pay so little attention to the contents of our posts that you don't even attack back with accurate information. Of course it exists, but it is not the case that everyone is getting the lag either. That fact alone proves it's not the servers since every single player would have issues if it was since it would be a common denominator for every single user.

You need to learn some basic troubleshooting techniques since this one should be a no brainer considering the massive amounts of data we have on the issue.

I leave it with this. If you aren't going to be helpful and instead be directly divisive and unhelpful then you probably should leave these threads alone. You really aren't helping anyone.

[Clavaat]

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1. I have no idea what you're saying through most of this. It's really difficult to tell whether you're being sarcastic or not. It's also really hard to tell whether you actually blame SE or not. So, I'm going to break down every possible point you could have been making, since I don't actually know what you're talking about.

2. Upgrading your PC is a legitimate way to help lag, if you have done all the tests to prove it's not your internet connection. Having a better graphics card and processor could increase frame rate, which is a different type of lag, but lag nonetheless.

3. Changing providers is a legitimate way to help lag, if you have done all the test to prove it is your internet connection. For example, the post I linked to a few posts ago, if I were to change from Verizon, the issue with my lag would be solved, because they own the node causing issues. But what would that mean for my bill? Breaking my contract would incur hefty fees, changing providers requires downtime, the price may be higher each month, and the new provider may have a shittier service in general (in my case, it would, my only alternative is Comcast). You seem to be French, and I don't pretend to know what your options are like, but from what I can tell, the US is much more limited in scope of providers. I actually really like my service with Verizon, as a whole. My connection is fantastic for everything but this game. I will continue providing them with the necessary research to prove that it's their fault and that they need to fix it, but it's ultimately out of my, or SE's, hands.

4. Complaining to SE, in a polite, informed manner, could very well be beneficial. Don't expect them to fix what is ultimately not their fault. They can, however, apply pressure to these big companies, letting them know that they are limiting their customer's experience. I don't know how much of an impact that would truly have, but it can help. When I say, "polite, informed manner", this should read as, don't make posts that say "LAGBADWTFSEMAKEITWORKLOLOLOLWOWDOESNTHAVETHIS".

5. If you really want to circumvent it quickly, but not necessarily help solve the problem, you can sign up for a gaming VPN like WTFast. This will help immensely, as you are bypassing what are typically bad nodes, owned by level3 and/or verizon. This also costs more a month, and should not be necessary. However, it is an actual fix to your problem.

6. Every patch typically has this issue, because people flock back to do the new patch content. The CDN's cannot handle, and therefore throttle these incoming loads. SE doesn't own any CDN's (as far as I know). Will some people not see this? Sure, particularly in Japan where their infrastructure is much better. But it will be there.

[WHS]

My lag is GPU / CPU-side, not Internet-side.

As someone who runs a LGA775 Intel Cpu the old 3.0ghz extreme I concur. For me its cpu bound limits with the increase in players in the zone. Only way I can get around it is to upgrade to a core i5 or above cpu. Not gonna happen till spring so I will have to make due. Not a problem in instances but go into crowded zone and bam cpu lag. GPU is doing the best it can to compensate (AMD 7970). It's so hard to see all this though and tell the diff if you don't have apps running to monitor cpu hits and so forth. Luckily I have a g15 keyboard and can monitor my vitals.

[Ecks007]

A slight update. Turns out the problem was with one of my routers. We have 2, basically. One from the cable company and then another that the cable one goes into so we have have multiple cable lines.

I had reset the ISP router before but hadn't reset the other one, so there was no change. After resetting them both at the same time though, things went back to normal.

I'm just glad it was an easy fix and not actually something to do with my computer.

I had forgot there was a reset button on the second router.. why I forgot that I do not know.. but I did. *wears the dunce cap*