Seems like no one cares about the lag

[Jconix]

So support suggested changing my DNS server. But I'm not sure how it'll help? I'm very unfamiliar with it.

[Kolsykol]

So support suggested changing my DNS server. But I'm not sure how it'll help? I'm very unfamiliar with it.

I've tried this and it didn't do anything.
Opened ports and messed with the internet explorer settings like they've suggested too.

[Corpis]

Yep, making sure this stays towards the top. around 7 pm pst it jumps up for me and won't go down for several hours.

[NevaehQuest]

I am sure SE will join them and laugh with them together

[Kolsykol]

Have you guys tried a VPN?
I don't exactly feel like paying extra for a third party service to solve this but I am wondering if any of you have tried it and it worked?
Mudfish should be cheap temporarily if you only use it for FFXIV so I am thinking about that.

It's complete bs if it'd be necessary tho, SE should call them and ask them wtf is going on it's clearly a widespread issue and very particular nodes being a problem.
We pay monthly to play this game it's fair to expect it to work.

Edit: I ran Tracert today again...

Light: 1 6 ms 6 ms 3 ms 192.168.1.1
2 4 ms 4 ms 4 ms static-212-247-169-6.cust.tele2.se [212.247.169.6]
3 5 ms 4 ms 4 ms static-212-247-169-5.cust.tele2.se [212.247.169.5]
4 5 ms 5 ms 4 ms lim-core-1.bundle-ether1.tele2.net [130.244.82.48]
5 23 ms 6 ms 7 ms kbn-b3-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.171.212]
6 25 ms 23 ms 25 ms kbn-bb2-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.138.112]
7 23 ms 22 ms 23 ms ffm-bb2-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.114.95]
8 23 ms 22 ms 30 ms ffm-b1-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.121.7]
9 21 ms 22 ms 22 ms kddi-ic319844-ffm-b1.ip.twelve99-cust.net [62.115.32.106]
10 18 ms 20 ms 50 ms 195.82.61.14
11 * 1325 ms * 195.82.50.230
12 21 ms 21 ms 21 ms 195.82.50.10



Chaos: 1 5 ms 4 ms 5 ms 192.168.1.1
2 5 ms 6 ms 5 ms static-212-247-169-6.cust.tele2.se [212.247.169.6]
3 6 ms 6 ms 4 ms static-212-247-169-5.cust.tele2.se [212.247.169.5]
4 7 ms 5 ms 6 ms lim-core-1.bundle-ether1.tele2.net [130.244.82.48]
5 14 ms 4 ms 6 ms kbn-b3-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.171.212]
6 28 ms 24 ms 23 ms kbn-bb1-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.143.6]
7 23 ms 18 ms 21 ms ffm-bb1-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.143.32]
8 19 ms 18 ms 17 ms ffm-b10-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.137.227]
9 26 ms 28 ms 29 ms kddi-ic301630-ffm-b10.ip.twelve99-cust.net [62.115.32.110]
10 23 ms 23 ms 23 ms 195.82.60.29
11 18 ms 18 ms 19 ms 195.82.61.14
12 1347 ms 1199 ms * 195.82.50.230
13 23 ms 22 ms 26 ms 195.82.50.9






195.82.50.230, hello?
How are you doing buddy?

[Valgora]

Small update on my end. I've been testing out a few VPNs and have found some success with Express VPN. The overall idle ping is quite a bit higher than normal (100ms up from 60ms) but I'm not seeing static 250+ during peak times that I once was. It's not a perfect solution but has certainly improved the situation enough where I can raid from 7-12 EST without fear of insane amounts of rubberbanding and disconnectes.

Oddly enough, I can disable the VPN during these times and literally watch the ping skyrocket in side-by-side trace routes.

Still more testing to do yet.

[Bjorn-Kobito]

Ever since last night I have been getting really bad random lag in instanced servers/duties. Sucked because I wanted to clear P3s last night, but it made it really annoying. Now, this morning, I go to run Expert roulette and I'm still lagging costing me like 500 dps.

[Grantx85]

I've been getting really bad lag and rubberbanding the past 2 days. I have no issues in the other games I play just FFXIV. Just now I was trying to do this black mage quest and I've been casting fireball for the past 10 minutes now at the same mob. Kinda sucks.

[ArielMercura]

The game server's losing packet again RIGHT NOW (while I'm in raid instance and seven had to suffer the consequence), AND I have no problem with other games, streams or websites.

Thank you SE for this GREAT experience, 12.99 per month well spent for something so unstable just whenever it feels like.

Oh and please stop using Producer or Community Lead as your "shield" for such thing, it's not going to help.

[megamino]

just played the level 90 synced EW dungeon... it's not lag or anything but i think it's packet loss... I don't know why but it happens for 2 days.