FFXIV ARR is 3 this year, Server upgrades?

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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?

I doubt SE use any different hardware than any other MMO in fact it might even be newer. SE have upgraded their hardware at certain points when we had large maintenances.

What we've learned about the limitations it's due to SE's own server code and out muscling it is never a good idea.

The models are not limitations and are intentional to allow the game to not only run on consoles but also low spec PCs. Most people who play MMOs dont not have 'gaming rigs' but rather basic PCs; probably laptops. Models are also client side so SE could have the most powerful servers in the world but it wouldn't make a difference.

Are you willing to stagger onward with old server hardware? Servers age, and need refreshed, it's a fact of life with infrastructure.

A single realm is not made of just one server but multiple and there's many realms. This equipment is not cheap and would cost millions, maybe even 10s of millions to replace.