[Ping] Game uplayable?

[Daniolaut]

Many people might say this ping is acceptable, at times, but overall its not acceptable.

I enjoy doing extremes and savage, and I sometimes play as dragoon, and this type of ping is just not acceptable to play at especially with trying to double weave and oftentimes it becomes so bad, i cannot even single weave.


Here is the information:

Acceptable ping for me
55-69

Becoming unacceptable
80+

New average
95-110

Highest I've seen
220+

It seems during peak hours when I want to do Extreme primals my ping reaches 150 or so. Which just doesnt cut it.

Here is a tracert during non peak hours:

1.......<1ms.........<1ms............<1ms.........Router
2.......9ms..............9ms...............9ms.......Other
3........9ms..............9ms..............9ms........Local
4.......11ms.............11ms..........11ms.......Local
5........24ms.............35ms...........24ms....GA-comcast
6........23ms.............29ms..........22ms......marietta.ga...comcast.net [68.86.88.178}
7........33ms............34ms..........29ms........50.242.151.58
8......24ms..............23ms..........25ms........Atlnha05 [129.250.5.59]
9.......22ms..............22ms.........27ms........atlnga05 [129.250.5.202]
10.....45ms..............44ms.........45ms........dllstx09 [129.250.4.116]
11.....90ms..............82ms..........83ms.......snjsca04 [129.250.4.154]
12.....85ms..............86ms..........88ms.......snjsca04 [129.250.6.119]
13....86ms..............87ms..........86ms........scrmca02 [129.250.7.53]
14....88ms..............87ms..........87ms.......scrmca02 [129.250.195.46]
15....87ms.............86ms...........86ms........FFXIV 204.2.229.254
16....93ms.............85ms............88ms......Malboro 204.2.229.101

So to me this says the problem is the location of the FFXIV servers.

But...

I had comcast provision my modem/router last night and my ping went from about 120 back to my desired ping of a steady 57ms. But after finishing up doing some extreme primals my ping, on the same night, was back up to 95-110.... (within just about 1-2 hours tops.)


I also replaced my modem/router recently as they said my previous one was "end of life" so I purchased a modem that was approved and recommended by comcast. A Netgear Nighthawk C7000. But I am still having the same problem as my previous modem/router.

I randomly get 90002 error, high ping, inconsistent ping, poor packet loss etc etc.

I have had 2 technicians come and perform work on my lines.

Nothing has helped. I also have changed started up settings, cleared my browsing history all the basic stuff, as well as all mentioned above.



Is this a FFXIV issue, as the ping increases in California or is this my issue, or ISP or what?

Any help is appreciated as this is seriously affecting when and how i do content in the game. I cant exactly do extreme primals and savage with 220 ping, with packet loss. Thank you.




EDIT:

here is a tracert I ran right after about an hour or so after posting this:

1.......<1ms.........<1ms............<1ms.........Router
2.......104ms...........101ms...........100ms.......Other
3........114ms...........118ms..........111ms........Local
4.......120ms...........117ms..........122ms.......Local
5.......123ms...........123ms..........128ms....GA-comcast
6........114ms...........123ms.........118ms......marietta.ga...comcast.net [68.86.88.178}
7.......128ms...........128ms.........120ms........50.242.151.58
8......136ms.............189ms.........178ms........Atlnha05 [129.250.5.59]
9......125ms.............126ms........140ms........atlnga05 [129.250.5.202]
10....155ms.............174ms.........155ms........dllstx09 [129.250.4.116]
11....168ms..............170ms.........176ms.......snjsca04 [129.250.4.154]
12....218ms..............208ms........188ms.......snjsca04 [129.250.6.119]
13....193ms..............299ms........205ms........scrmca02 [129.250.7.53]
14....204ms..............228ms........239ms.......scrmca02 [129.250.195.46]
15....187ms.............95ms...........92ms........FFXIV 204.2.229.254
16....184ms.............174ms..........178ms......Malboro 204.2.229.101






ADDITIONAL additional information for people reading OP only:

I'm hardwired to modem/router from PC.
Modem/router is one device. (had to do this to quiet comcast.)
No other ISP's exist for my area.