ISSUE:

For the past two weeks I've had this issue that's made the game nigh impossible to play - The game will suddenly freeze or lag all animations, and I'll suddenly be completely still, sliding across the screen. I can see cast bars but I can't see aoes, Bosses don't move, I can't see cleaves or anything. This'll happen for roughly 5 seconds, and then it'll stop and every single animation will all of a sudden rubberband.

About 5 days ago, the issue got worse - overworld music suddenly stopping, menus taking 10+ seconds to load, characters T-posing at aetheryte shards or summoning bells. The frequency of this can be anywhere from every 10 minutes to every hour or two.

WHAT I'VE DONE THUS FAR

1. Updated and Restarted my PC
2. Restarted my modem
3. Changed ethernet cables
4. Ensured I was on a stable internet connection - my internet has not changed within the last few weeks
5. Uninstalled and reinstalled FFXIV
6. Switched from DX11 to DX9. Thus far, DX9 hasn't had any issues, but it's only been an hour.