Quote Originally Posted by Skies View Post
A small explanation from a person who believes he is smarter than he is:
What he means to say is that there is only so much they can do for their lag, they can and will fix what is possible because the current system is in fact sub-par (and that is one of the big reasons behind 2.0 being a complete reconstruction, they need to rewrite the way the game does it's networking). However, not all lag is fixable due to the very nature of the internet itself.
Imagine as if they had a bottleneck at their servers for the data coming in and out. They can widen that, but if there is another bottleneck between your computer and their servers, nothing can be done on their side.

The problem is "there's only so much they can do" doesn't measure up with what other companies have done and proved possible. I want to know why FFXIV, or FFXIV 2.0 specifically, can't match WoW's speed. Is it because Blizzard has better servers (they have massive coffers after all), is it because FFXIV is transferring more data than WoW does? WoW certainly has more people connected to it than this game so unless SE's servers or their bandwidth is much lower, I don't see how it can be said it's due to so many people connecting.

My concern, to Yoshi-P specifically if he were to see my words, is that his wording right now sounds like even 2.0 will continue to have this long delay between my input and my character's actions. Does SE not feel like it can do better, or have you guys put this issue aside or given up on "fixing" it? Or are your words pertaining specifically to pre-2.0 and will 2.0 be faster? I am putting up with this delay now with the expectation it will not exist later. Dealing with the delay to dodge Ifrit's eruptions, as-is, is not acceptable for a finished game guys.

I have high hopes for this game, I have grown to adore it more and more with each patch you give us, and I have had increasing hope in and respect for the new team working on this game. But if this delay continues to be THIS bad post-2.0, I cannot guarantee you than any of the new content will keep me playing. Please do not give up on fixing this issue, if you have. If you have not and you know, or are trying to make 2.0 better in THIS regard, PLEASE say so specifically.