NPC and Player Loading delay and going POOF when I am at a distance.

[Laerune]

I have been on a 2 month break from FFXIV and few days ago I came back. I have noticed while playing that when my character is a little bit far from a NPC or a group of players, then the players and npc disappear. The moment I get closer, they spawn back into the world.

I dont know why this is happening, is it because of the server load? Something happend to my computer? or is it my internet? I have not changed anything about my computer and my ingame setting is still there same.

Please help me get this sorted out, before the expansion.

[Mikedizzy]

what it sounds like is that your machine cannot handle loading everything at once...I use to have that issue on my PS3 before I upgraded to PS4 and now everything is great.

[Raist]

They introduced a limit on objects/characters drawn. It's on one of the sections down towards the bottom of the config screen (not in the normal graphics section). It's like a 5 step range from Maximum to minimal or something.

[Laerune]

I checked the limit its on Maximum setting and I am playing on my pc. The weird thing is 2 months before everything was fine and I am playing Witcher 3 aswell and everything is loading fast there. I have installed the game again and the issue is still there. I dont know what I have to do to fix this issue.

[Laerune]

Just checked on the internet and it has to do with draw distance, its only the npc and players that go *POOF* when I walk few feets away from them. Buildings and other stuff are still fine.

[AskaRay]

I have this constantly...good thing too because if everyone appeared at once on my screen my computer would probably explode.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Just checked on the internet and it has to do with draw distance, its only the npc and players that go *POOF* when I walk few feets away from them. Buildings and other stuff are still fine.

I think even with the character/object rendering setting put to max, there's still a hard limit to how much the game will show at once. It might also be a slow load?

[Laerune]

There is good news.. sorta? I have tried this with some FC members and they are having this issue, so its a FFXIV server issue and not my computer. Most of them have high spec pc.