Bad lag again with NTT's NA server network

[Tomoken]

Can we just rip out San Jose already?! Also looks like some of my VPN connections have gotten worse/are they trying to improperly load balance instead of fix?!

[Illyrian94]

What I've noticed is that it seems to be okay earlier in the day and gets worse later. I've had to use a VPN since Tuesday just to make the game playable.

It's a pretty solid pattern (for most folks, at least). Krojack has some graphs posted showing the behavior. Things tend to be fine until 11:15-30ish EST, then ping jumps high and stays high, along with packet loss, until well into the early morning hours (2am-ish I think? Again, EST).

I'm back from lunch now and aside from the huge spike I mentioned in my previous post, things have been at least somewhat "stable". Ping is bouncing around quite a bit (55ms to 80ms range, mostly), but has yet to jump up into 100ms+ and stay there. No packet loss or anything (yet). Ping is definitely varying quite a bit right now, but if I'm remembering correctly it usually would be borked already by now.

[Elizara]

I still haven't, still have to use Cloudflare Warp to get a decent connection but it may be the server we're connecting to and some of us may have to wait until it resets. Give it a few days and for now guys, I'd keep whatever solution you have close at hand.

[Krojack]

It's still on track to be the normal garbage lag. Packet loss will start somewhere between 1pm and 2pm EST.

From 9:55am to 12:55pm EST

[Illyrian94]

Yep, just finished a meeting and came to check. I'm not surprised, but I'll definitely admit to having had the smallest hint of copium this morning.

Warp gaming it is, I guess.

[Tomoken]

I'm sitting here running 10 minute pingplots of random PIA connections (already pay for it). Some of the older ones not as good anymore (Michigan and Iowa). Currently US Salt Lake City is the first one to average 62ms with no PL (US West Streaming was getting under 55 but very intermittent PL)

[Integro]

S. FL - Dish (ATT Fiber) Approx. 1:00 pm

3 9 ms 10 ms 13 ms 12.244.143.181
4 14 ms 14 ms 15 ms 12.123.6.38
5 17 ms 14 ms 15 ms fldfl401igs.ip.att.net [12.122.155.169]
6 17 ms 20 ms 30 ms 192.205.35.118
7 * 20 ms 21 ms ae-0.r22.miamfl02.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.5]
8 * * * Request timed out.
-------------HERE------------
9 119 ms 123 ms 106 ms ae-2.r24.lsanca07.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.7.69]
10 126 ms 129 ms 124 ms ae-5.a01.scrmca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.7]
11 127 ms 130 ms 126 ms ae-1.a00.scrmca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.4.76]
12 120 ms 119 ms 130 ms xe-1-0-4-2.a00.scrmca03.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [192.80.16.2]
13 116 ms 116 ms 110 ms 204.2.229.230

I originally joined this post on page 31, been lurking since. I decided to try logging in despite the obvious issue displayed above. I was immediately greeted by the "Poor" connection indication. I re-subscribed to FFXIV in March 2022 and have always enjoyed an, "excellent" connection. (If not, a quick clean up shut down of my modem/router would resolve the issue) Last week that changed for me and many others. I think more will join our ranks this evening when the masses return to "their" game and realize something is horribly wrong at NTT.net.

[Janyd]

As grim as the situation is, I look forward to more players returning and joining our ranks this week, as well.

We must keep our heels on their skulls with these reports and testimonies. The time is now to dig those heels in.

[Elizara]

I just had a convo in game with a guy who mentioned Cloudflare Warp might be a DNS thing. That gave me a idea.

Once I finish the pre-Momocon cleaning (Don't shoot me. I don't want to come home to a dirty house after the con), I'll try this on my ps4 for testing but..has anyone tried changing the DNS server to Google's or something like that in settings? See if that helps at all so maybe you don't have to get a vpn? If that works, maybe me and my brother can play together until this fixes itself.

(Don't laugh about this either; but the reason my brother went for FFXIV was I installed the ps4 version on his ps5; he had to buy his own code though. He just saw that and got curious, and the rest is history.and a lot of crafting on my part since I have been spoiling him rotten)

[Integro]

As grim as the situation is, I look forward to more players returning and joining our ranks this week, as well.

We must keep our heels on their skulls with these reports and testimonies. The time is now to dig those heels in.

That is why I posted and admire your fortitude. My cynical 62 year-old self believes they've heard us and done nothing. I am not hopeful that will change. BUT, I will hang around, participate, and see what happens before cancelling my sub. If this issue is still lurking around end next week, I'll likely be singing a different tune.