Would you be opposed to SE implementing a program to scan for addons/parsers?

[Altera]

My biggest concern with them adding a program that does this isn't even privacy, this game is already held together with virtual duct tape and silly puddy, and I've noticed a steep decline in the game's overall performance since Endwalker dropped.

Adding an anticheat on top of it would make the game lag even more.


Would be fucking hilarious watching the mass fall out and salt among people obsessed with modding the game though, might be worth it just for that.

If you are finding the game lagging and performing bad, I am sorry to say it is your own hardware and internet quality that is insufficient, as I personally have little to no lag issues running XIV on max settings 4K stable 60fps only dipping to 52fps in crowded Limsa etc

[Oizen]

If you are finding the game lagging and performing bad, I am sorry to say it is your own hardware and internet quality that is insufficient, as I personally have little to no lag issues running XIV on max settings 4K stable 60fps only dipping to 52fps in crowded Limsa etc

Right.....

[ForteNightshade]

If you are finding the game lagging and performing bad, I am sorry to say it is your own hardware and internet quality that is insufficient, as I personally have little to no lag issues running XIV on max settings 4K stable 60fps only dipping to 52fps in crowded Limsa etc

This is simply wrong and shows you have no understanding of how latency works. I literally can't get better internet than I already have because it doesn't exist in Quebec. My ping fluctuates between 94-105 simply because I'm over 3,000 miles away from the nearest datacenter. For reference sake, when said datacenters were located in Montreal even weaker internet allowed me to play at just 10 ping.

A VPN can help but still won't reduce ping by much. Not to mention, they come with an extra fee nearly doubling my sub cost. Meanwhile, a simple plugin fixes everything for free and should be how the game functions to begin with. The dev team often doesn't even realize how bad ping reliance can get because it isn't an issue in Japan. Hence why Dark Knight and Machinist suffered for years—the latter being unplayable for a lot of people.

There's a reason most MMOs and online games in general have servers on both the West and East coast.