[Data Center USA] Ping increased. Report your changes here.

[TaurusGilgamesh]

I could be wrong on this but it would still give a decent idea of what your ping would be like to run a Tracert and see what the average ms / amount of hops to get to the destination is right? Like I can still get to Sacramento with a tracert which I would assume is maybe a hop or two short of the SE servers.

The whole problem of the discussion is, that people are debating about the location more than the IP. And many are using web services such as Whois to locate the new data center and get different results. In the end the best way to find the new data center is tracerouting neolobby02.ffxiv.com yourself which reveals two things: xe-0-1-0-1-1.r00.scrmca02.us.ce.gin.ntt.net and a IP (204.2.229.234) before the command will die. scrmca stands for Sacramento, California and that means the servers are somewhere in that area.

[Galaick]

Pingtested to CloudPing gave me 168ms to CA, which is a 70 ping increase

Welp, I'm not really happy with that

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Apparently, people are getting different results. So it's not a confirmation just yet.

[Dagny]

I went ahead and did the traceroute myself and these do appear to be valid in some way or form, so thanks for the information.

However, doing a lookup of the IPs, the locations appear to be all over the map. I've seen California, but I have gotten a lot of Michigan, some Texas, Colorado, and even a couple of hits in Kentucky. I may not be the most savvy on this, but you haven't provided any definitive proof the servers are in California. Please don't try to stir the pot without definitive evidence, so to speak.

[xJimmehx]

Where was Aether originally located?
I hope for east coast(though its a bit selfish) or at least something Central, that way nobody gets put on the opposite coast..
If Aether was not in usa at all before, it might be better even if its centralized or CA, and if thats the case id be happy with either.

[Seradima]

Where was Aether originally located?
I hope for east coast(though its a bit selfish) or at least something Central, that way nobody gets put on the opposite coast..

Aether and Primal were originally located on the East Coast, in Montreal I believe.

[xJimmehx]

Aether and Primal were originally located on the East Coast, in Montreal I believe.

Montreal. Most believe they're moving to central USA, with Chicago and Texas being the favourite guesses.

Thank you very much.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Where was Aether originally located?
I hope for east coast(though its a bit selfish) or at least something Central, that way nobody gets put on the opposite coast..
If Aether was not in usa at all before, it might be better even if its centralized or CA, and if thats the case id be happy with either.

Montreal. Most believe they're moving to central USA, with Chicago and Texas being the favourite guesses.

[Lokryn]

And to be honest folks, physical distance =/= better or worse ping in the ways most think nowadays.

Part of the reason the current location had issues was because literally all traffic was being routed through a single final hop that was unable to meet he demand. This resulted in alot of lag and dc issues over the past couple of years.

This new location may be farther for some but if the routing is through more robust routers/"hops" and has more then 1 final routing jump in the host city, its literally like making a 2 lane highway into a 8 lane. so again, wait until the servers are live and fully resolved before jumping on SE.

At the moment your taking info from as of this moment, an unresolved DNS tracert.

[thorkellthetall]

Keep in mind that even if the new location directly benefits you on the east or west coast, it negatively affects the ping of people not so fortunate. And you have to play with them. A centralized location is the best case scenario for everyone involved.