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

[hynaku]

I think its time for one. FFXI came out in 2002 and 8 years later 2010 FFXIV 1.0 came out. Now its been almost another 8 years since FFXIV 1.0 came out. Hope if they do update engine they use same engine other new SE game's have. Think its unreal 4 engine that they use.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I think its time for one. FFXI came out in 2002 and 8 years later 2010 FFXIV 1.0 came out. Now its been almost another 8 years since FFXIV 1.0 came out. Hope if they do update engine they use same engine other new SE game's have. Think its unreal 4 engine that they use.

I dont think unreal 4 is that great for mmos. also, 1.0 and 2.0 use different engines for the game as is.

[Istaru]

I dont think unreal 4 is that great for mmos. also, 1.0 and 2.0 use different engines for the game as is.

I think XIV uses a modified luminous engine.

[Claviusnex]

I think one mistake people make is assuming that a major restructuring has to be done all at once. SE should be able to compartmentalize the areas and stage them into an Expac and dot releases. For example my understanding is one of the restrictions causing problems is that a large user data structure is passed across the network when a user is transferred across the various servers. The structure includes information that isn't needed by every function so is wasting bandwidth. Looking at this type of a problem and changing it to pass a user token that could be used to access a database for the specific information the function needs would free up network bandwidth. It would also make it easier to add new information as you wouldn't have to touch every piece of code that passes the existing structure around. Working in this fashion SE should be able to upgrade the platform and create new content with minimal impact.

[boomh]

What truly annoys me is when I try to click on an ogcd ability (such as barrage buff), the spell doesn't register and I end up wasting a gcd ability (Refulgent, Empyreal etc). There is indeed something wrong with the game when something so simple as not registering KEY abilities that you've pressed from your rotation not actually activating in the game. Until they fix something so simple as this, I doubt they can begin to tackle overhauling the database/netcode of the game (although I would love to see this as well).

And as OP has stated, telling me I have to "work around" this, or wait 0.5-1sec after pressing one of my abilities is not a SOLUTION.

[Derio]

I think 200 is just the start number so they can test the servers. Once the servers are ok they could possibly double or triple the number

[Penthea]

I think 200 is just the start number so they can test the servers. Once the servers are ok they could possibly double or triple the number

They already said that more additions to the system will be added as time goes on, so you're probably right.

[TaranTatsuuchi]

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That said, I'm also wondering if it's because of the multiple OS it has to run on? While yes, at the 2016 FanFest they said "please upgrade from Win32bit to Win64bit" not everyone can afford to. I'm not a programmer though so that's a wild guess. Anyone who is a programmer around to confirm/deny that? The most I know is that they're different in how things are run, but any programming for a Win32 or Win64 is beyond me.
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The memory was touched on already, iirc 32 bit os can only read up to 4GB of ram at the most, with applications limited to 2GB without some tricks to get up to 3GB.


I believe most cpus nowadays can run as 64bit.
I don't know offhand what cpu was the last that couldn't run 64bit and was limited to 32bit...

Just have to remember to install the 64bit version of the os if your cpu can handle 64bits, or upgrade to the 64bit version.

[rainichan]

I have learned new things out of this thread, thanks for answering my questions on the programming side!