So, like the title states, I play on the PC/Windows 10 (not Steam) version of FFXIV, and I am experiencing some nasty rubber banding issues in zones and instances where PVE combat occurs.

It has occurred in zones like Zadnor, the Sea of Clouds, Kholusia, any Trial Roulette and Normal Raid Roulette instance, and so on.

This type of thing does not occur in cities or housing areas, oddly enough. Nothing like that in Mist, Lavender Beds, Idyllshire, Ul'dah, etc.

I play on Sargatanas/Aether, and I just am at my wits end as to what it could be. I tried power cycling all my devices, replacing a power supply that I thought was responsible, and I am just beyond my wits right now.

I am on a Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, a Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU, an ASUS TUF Gaming 550M-PLUS Wi-fi motherboard (connected wirelessly because an Ethernet wired connection is not feasible in my living space right now), and my ISP is AT&T (Texas). For now.

I'm hoping another ISP will soon be able to come down to where I live, and provide a suitable alternative.

I have not tried using my iPhone as a mobile hotspot to see if that's the issue, but I'm not sure it would solve anything.

If it's my motherboard's built-in Wi-Fi being faulty, I am going to be very angry. But at least I do have a backup motherboard (an ASRock B450m-AC) ready to go if need be.

What can I do to alleviate the issue? I am afraid I don't know how to post any sort of traceroutes in here, since I can't seem to find the IP address for either Aether or Sargatanas. Or is this a case of the pathing nodes acting up again? It would not be the first or last time this happened.

Any help from anyone here is most appreciated, especially if it's put in simpler terms I can understand.