Frequent R0 lag spikes and freezing

[Drako]

Pia for some reason I'm betting that this issue with the FFXIV servers, has actually given cox a opportunity to fix issues that you had, that you didn't know you had before this problem. I'm not surprised at all that they found issues really. Its good to know some people are talking to there ISP and having them investigate it, so I'm sure a lot of this is getting back to the bigwigs at the ISP as well. That would tell me that at least it is likely being looked at on the isp end as well while SE is doing their own investigation.

[Pia]

I'm getting impatient now, lol, I've just been on the phone to Cox again, asking why the Field Supervisor hasn't called me back, they're now saying it can take up to 48 hours for him to call back, I was originally told 24 hours! >,< I realize the problem is most likely with the SE servers, but I think I am experiencing connection issues on top of that, I just dc'd from my connection entirely.

I really wish we could get to the root of the problem. =/


*edit I said route instead of root ~ STEWPID!

[Drako]

I'm sure SE already knows whats going on by now to be perfectly honest. Cox can be a pain, I have them as well. I wouldn't get too stressed out Pia. This issue will be gone soon, and we will all be back to late night gaming(like we should be....) . If this issue were to persist much longer its really going to have a negative impact on the game, and they really don't need that right now.

[Bluetaro]

Glad you're keeping things positive Drako. I agree with you and think that SE has certainly taken note of our issue, all that we need to do now is await a response that it is being looked into or look forward to the next patch notes to see if they address any connectivity bugs. On another note, late last night I was actually having a stable connection with the Selbina servers. Makes me wonder if we only lag as bad as we do during prime times. Still, I don't want to have to wait till 1 or 2 am in order to play on a green connection but it may have to be a compromise for the time being.

[Arliman]

Well, here's an update. Last night was probably the worst its even been. Literally every 5 seconds an R0 with freeze. Starting at about 6pm EST and lasting till I logged off around 2am EST because it had gotten completely unplayable. It's very clearly related to combat, crafting and NPC interaction. Exploration doesn't get effected. This morning-afternoon has been glorious though, not a single R0 in 4 hours of play. I'm hoping this issue has been resolved, but i'm going to be cautiously optimistic. I'll try to post around when they start, if it is indeed a prime time issue. Hope everyone else is having decent luck with stability today like I have.

*Crosses Fingers*

[Drako]

Ya traveling requires, i think.., virtually no response from the server. Your computer just pretty much tells the server where your at. The only time I think this R0 would come into play in that situation is between zones. Youd find it takes alot longer for it to switch between zones. But sense this it typically a rare occurrence, it would be hard to detect, unless you were constantly zoning in and out of say ulda's front gate. You would see it if you were jumping on and off your choco cause that requires a lot of server contact. But ya It seems this issue occurs throughout the day, but it only gets "noticable" about 7pm CST, and then at 9-10pm it gets very bad. I just hope it gets back to normal before i have 99 leves .

[Arliman]

Well, I went almost all day with zero R0s, then at 11:30pm EST, had them again every 5-10 sec, which made Ifrit unplayable tonight.

[Pia]

Well, I went almost all day with zero R0s, then at 11:30pm EST, had them again every 5-10 sec, which made Ifrit unplayable tonight.

Exact same thing for me too, was really happy and thought the issue might have been resolved, then 11:30pm EST hit and I knew it was too good to be true! I gave my Ifrit spot up ; ;

[Grrrr]

I have been experiencing this as well since the last patch, and am also a COX internet user. Last night wasn't as bad as previous nights, but I wanted to share a bit of information that may or may not be related. Today at my office there was a large issue with DNS throughout the COX network that effected all of our external sites that are connected through COX Cable.

This may or may not be related to the same type of FFXIV issues that have been going on, or the outage on our part may have been a result of them making repairs to their network.

Here's to hoping it is working better this evening.

[Orophin]

I bumped my thread I started a week ago concerning this with some updated test results. This problem really needs to catch the attention of SE techs.