FFXIV ARR is 3 this year, Server upgrades?

[Delmontyb]

So with that 3 year mark advancing upon us, I wondered about server upgrades for FFXIV. With increasing network bandwidth and better server hardware, how many of the limitations we hear of might be overcome?

Contrary to popular belief, but server upgrades are always happening. Hardware breaks down, get's replaced, sometimes even the whole setup gets replaced as well. That's all depends on the network architecture that they are using.

More or less what you are referring to is a re-write of the server code that runs the game, to take advantage of any new hardware updates that have been made along the way.

I could see that happening every once in a while, but I'm only guessing with no knowledge of the code base.

[Evangela]

New servers should be able to handle more inventory spaces. My inventory is in coma for more than a year or so. I even have to throw away some old raid gears recently.

[Magis]

This isn't the case of just putting more ram in an presto everything is solved.

A lot of FFXIV's problems is in the code itself not the server.

[Krissey]

I'm down to wait for server upgrades. Why not. It could help. Probably would not make things worse.

[Kaiser-Ace]

So what would this server overhaul do for the players? I'm not too knowledgeable on this stuff. -_-

From what I've gathered, give us about two to three weeks of maintenance while setting back development by about three months.

Other than that, I don't think it benefits us directly

[Kosmos992k]

From what I've gathered, give us about two to three weeks of maintenance while setting back development by about three months.

Other than that, I don't think it benefits us directly

That just about the most short sighted thing I've read on this forum in nearly 3 years.

[Adire]

Until it starts costing SE money from lost subs, I don't think this is going to happen nor does it need to happen. So I'll have to disagree with this post.

The community has shown time and time again that it's fine with more of the same, so why change the pace now?

[Kotemon]

Until it starts costing SE money from lost subs, I don't think this is going to happen nor does it need to happen. So I'll have to disagree with this post.

The community has shown time and time again that it's fine with more of the same, so why change the pace now?

The same things were said about FFXI at some point and it is 13 years (going to 14) now. All they did was update the resolution of the logo, text, and maybe an icon or two. I'm not holding my breath as, unless the loss of subs are significant enough. FFXIV ARR+ will go into maintenance mode long before real hardware or engine upgrades could happen. Even then I agree with what you said "<snip.>...why change pace now". The game would have to be relevant and profitable enough 15 years later to warrant the cost anyway.

[silentwindfr]

The same things were said about FFXI at some point and it is 13 years (going to 14) now. All they did was update the resolution of the logo, text, and maybe an icon or two. I'm not holding my breath as, unless the loss of subs are significant enough. FFXIV ARR+ will go into maintenance mode long before real hardware or engine upgrades could happen. Even then I agree with what you said "<snip.>...why change pace now". The game would have to be relevant and profitable enough 15 years later to warrant the cost anyway.

you can dream on, yoshida was clear, he want to keep FF14 at the best possible, the live of the last august was quite clear, since he did call to the person of SE present for get more cash for the server.

[Kaiser-Ace]

That just about the most short sighted thing I've read on this forum in nearly 3 years.

Can't help it. Borderline illiterate when it comes to programing and hardware.

Can I get a "total noob" level explanation on what we want changed and how it would change the game for players? All I got was blah blah money, blah blah matainence, balh blah tech junk.