The Server situation is unaccettable

[SinisterJoints]

People DC'ing is less likely a server problem, and more likely their own PC's. I had friends who used to have that issue every time they went to Idyllshire, or during the S ranks/Odin. They recently got new machines, and no longer have that problem.

Also, it becomes not a server problem, but a networking one, when the amount of people reaches a certain point. You can only transmit and receive so much data, and if you have to transmit that data to every player that is currently in said instance, it gets multiple time higher.

the people "dc'ing" she is referring too is the zone instance lag that gives everyone the DC symbol. they dont actually DC.

The problem RN is that when Ixion spawns, the zone becomes inaccessible. It's a problem.

I even get the DC symbol and im rocking a top end PC..its server side. If the server cannot handle the amount of data coming and going then....?

[Rinuko]

People DC'ing is less likely a server problem, and more likely their own PC's. I had friends who used to have that issue every time they went to Idyllshire, or during the S ranks/Odin. They recently got new machines, and no longer have that problem.

Also, it becomes not a server problem, but a networking one, when the amount of people reaches a certain point. You can only transmit and receive so much data, and if you have to transmit that data to every player that is currently in said instance, it gets multiple time higher.

I have a brand new pc. I DC'd all the time for Ixion and zoning into S. Shroud.




It's the servers.

[Nixxe]

The last time I killed Ixion on Balmung it was completely fine. The first time I killed it was terrible. Maybe I just got lucky, but personally it seemed like it had improved. There was no lag or piles of DC'd people all over the place, which was in stark contrast to previous times.

the people "dc'ing" she is referring too is the zone instance lag that gives everyone the DC symbol. they dont actually DC.

The problem RN is that when Ixion spawns, the zone becomes inaccessible. It's a problem.

I even get the DC symbol and im rocking a top end PC..its server side. If the server cannot handle the amount of data coming and going then....?

It's entirely abnormal for more than 500 people to want to access a single zone simultaneously, especially on realms that are not particularly populated. If you can't zone in, wait until it dies down a bit. People still eagerly rush to do Odin and that's half a billion years old, so I sincerely doubt the less-than-a-month-old drops-a-unique-and-highly-recognizable-mount fate is going to suffer from lack of participation anytime soon.

[SinisterJoints]

It's entirely abnormal for more than 500 people to want to access a single zone simultaneously, especially on realms that are not particularly populated. If you can't zone in, wait until it dies down a bit. People still eagerly rush to do Odin and that's half a billion years old, so I sincerely doubt the less-than-a-month-old drops-a-unique-and-highly-recognizable-mount fate is going to suffer from lack of participation anytime soon.

What exactly does this have to do with the OP? Yes, it is entirely abnormal but lets face it, its not like they couldn't have foreseen this. Especially with Odin. Wait until it dies down means the fate is dead. How is that a solution??

[Ferrasper]

It's completely locked out on Greg. They either need to bring back instances or random logouts for the loch zone to get people out of there. I don't give two shites if it disrupts their AFK farming for Ixion.

[Lexia]

If I have a problem with my phone or internet provider, things like that not only are unlikely to happen, but get sorted out quicker than they are in this relatively small community (and this says it all).

Points at comcast, they received the name comcrap for a reason.

[Coatl]

Yeah I have to agree, these server excuses are getting old really fast and it makes me feel like I'm playing on a server that's about to hit the bucket at any moment.

[Fyce]

You can't expect a company to buy extremely powerful servers that could handle a heavy load of players on the same place, all of that just for a few minutes a day in a single place, which will likely involves less and less players as time passes. It'd be a huge waste of ressources 99% of the time.

[CapricaLangley]

You can't expect a company to buy extremely powerful servers that could handle a heavy load of players on the same place, all of that just for a few minutes a day in a single place, which will likely involves less and less players as time passes. It'd be a huge waste of ressources 99% of the time.

Then they have to find a better solution. Create a clone backup instance as soon as the first one hits maximum load, or remove the time required to camp and get reward stripping an MMO feature out of the game because of a server problem.
I dealt with this kind of problems for a long time, and now I'm tired.
EDIT: For all the people claiming that is an user problem, if the game doesn't let me get into the area because of congestion, its not my fault. Furthermore, because of work I have a quite powerful internet connection, and have to deal with lag DCs in every occasion like that.

[Alleo]

You can't expect a company to buy extremely powerful servers that could handle a heavy load of players on the same place, all of that just for a few minutes a day in a single place, which will likely involves less and less players as time passes. It'd be a huge waste of ressources 99% of the time.

Odin still laggs even today and I still see lots of people there. Also unlike other big fate bosses Ixion has a mount behind it. So no I cant see how this gets better soon. Also this is bad for a complete zone! You not only punish the people that are wanting to kill Ixion but also those that want to do story or gather. Also Ixion is not the only zone killer, PotD seems to make its zone unstable and laggy too.

And maybe if the servers cant handle it..maybe they should just simply stop doing such fates?