Using ping/vpn programs to reduce latency?

[Siete]

Is it legal? If so what are some good ones?
I'm tired of getting hit by stuff I dodged over a half second ago

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

It'll only help if its a routing issue you have. They are not illegal, they don't interfere with the game or its network traffic. Its just a pipeline from one place to another.

[Siete]

Well I'm trying WTFast and it makes no difference at all.
Doomed to 400ms it seems.

[Siete]

Actually I stand corrected, it made it worse.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Well I'm trying WTFast and it makes no difference at all.
Doomed to 400ms it seems.

Are you located somewhere outside NA? Or are you using DSL or Satellite?

[Siete]

Are you located somewhere outside NA? Or are you using DSL or Satellite?

Yes. Argentina, Buenos Aires. On DSL.
I usually get 130-150ms to NA, except West Coast which gives me the same ping as EU servers.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Yes. Argentina, Buenos Aires. On DSL.
I usually get 130-150ms to NA, except West Coast which gives me the same ping as EU servers.

Ahh... Yeah, VPN isn't going to do much there I don't think. That's mostly a distance thing, exacerbated by number of hops most likely. The more equipment it goes through, the higher the latency.

[Lethros]

Have you tried using the different routes, or clearing settings (if you've used it quite a bit)? I use WTFast in australia and it helps quite a lot in my experience, but sometimes I need to clear settings, or select a different country at a busy time of the day. I normally set it to just "Select Optimal wtfast Server 1" (automatic selection), but sometimes I specifically select Japan for a stable connection when it's otherwise unstable, because that's my datacenter location anyway. It can help with resolving data loss and spike issues. Sometimes just disconnecting WTFast and connecting again helps. I select connect during character selection

[Siete]

Have you tried using the different routes, or clearing settings (if you've used it quite a bit)? I use WTFast in australia and it helps quite a lot in my experience, but sometimes I need to clear settings, or select a different country at a busy time of the day. I normally set it to just "Select Optimal wtfast Server 1" (automatic selection), but sometimes I specifically select Japan for a stable connection when it's otherwise unstable, because that's my datacenter location anyway. It can help with resolving data loss and spike issues. Sometimes just disconnecting WTFast and connecting again helps. I select connect during character selection

I tried some, it actually gets worse hah.
Well, I won't be getting over 50% percentile I guess

[rachcouture]

Like Valkyrie said, you can use a VPN to bypass routing issues. I've done this numerous times in the past to bypass my ISP shoving everything through the problematic Level3 junctions that sit in front of FFXIV's servers.

As far as recommendations: any subscription-based VPN with servers operated outside a 14 eyes country will do. I've always been happy with ExpressVPN, but plenty of others meet the requirements, as well.

Well I'm trying WTFast and it makes no difference at all.
Doomed to 400ms it seems.

WTFast isn't worth it. You're better off subbing to a real VPN for the security enhancements than a mediocre rerouting service with a low success rate.