Is it maybe time for a full infrastructure rebuild? (Re: Database and netcode issues)

[RichardButte]

They are going to continue to make improvements while the games operates, which will take time but is their best financial option. They would lose so much money if they shut down the game for that long to rebuild it. Financially that doesn't make any sense when the game is playable and they are making a profit. It always comes down to the bottom line.

You do realize that they kept 1.0 running for the entire time they were working on 2.0, up until they shut down 1.0 and switched over, right?

Well I'm no programmer but maybe the reason why wow can store glamour appearances and FFXIV can't is because wow has an ancient engine that retains some assets from the freakin WarCraft III engine. All that gear might not ammount to that many data,

The issue has nothing to do with graphics but the number of items the database will allow each character to "own".

[Penthea]

You do realize that they kept 1.0 running for the entire time they were working on 2.0, up until they shut down 1.0 and switched over, right?

Yea and the XIV team basically had no time off for that period. They worked themselves into exhaustion and beyond. I wouldn't blame them for not wanting to do it again. Once is enough.