Okay, ever since I've returned to this game back in October, I've been able to run this game on max settings with multiple people on the same network (got a 100mbps speed, and I'm wired in through a CAT6 cable directly to the modem), and maybe, maybe, experience some lag at times, and only in larger instances, such as Weeping City.

However, just prior to this maintenance, I started to experience odd lag spikes in the larger areas, and sometimes just flat out lag when out of dungeon, whether it be dismounting, or attacking a lone mob. And now it's been worse since the maintenance. I haven't even changed the hours that I play, but it feels like I'm playing on a slow PC with a low end net connection.

I've disabled DirectX 11 for now, lowered settings, but still experience these spikes. I can't even do Void Ark or Weeping City anymore, because I die in the dumbest avoidable AoEs, since they go off almost the instant they appear due to this issue. Oddly, the others in the same party have been having these issues, too.

IS THERE A SOLUTION? IS SQUARE ENIX GONNA FIX THIS??? This is the holidays, so I know there can be problems when people have more time off to play, but this is ridiculous. Everything else I run on this PC online runs perfect outside of FFXIV. What is going on???