Really sick of the EU latency problems

[Kerrigen]

I only have problems with the servers where instanced areas are located. Otherwise it's fine (I'm on Ragnarok, live in the EU).

Unless Odin pops.
Good luck with that.

Odin made our server melt yesterday. It's funny to see how Ragnarok went from under to somewhat over-populated.

As for the latency/lag issue, it's weird. I've had huge (I'm talking about 5-8s) lag spikes on Titan, I've also had really smooth experiences, and so did my LS mates who live in various EU countries. I have to play with a VPN on or I have crazy lag all the time, though.
It really depends on many factors such as ISPs and can't really be fixed on a case-by-case basis unless SE adds a EU data center, which they should consider to make it smoother for everyone here. As it stands, you have to roll a dice and hope you'll have a lag-free experience, which is unacceptable.

[Kathryn]

The base lag really needs to be addressed and SE have alrdy said in the past it would be sorted as it was brought up during beta, funny thing is it's still with us.

[LamiaTrucido]

I live in Virginia and my R was over 4000 yesterday.

Do a ping plotter test and it spikes all around Montreal.

I was UNDER hydra and the fear move was still hitting me. This isn't just a EU thing.

[kidxdynamite]

Im from Norway and dont have issues so dont lump me in your category.

Not lumping just observing that the 5-6 norwegians i talk to have had the same problem. What ISP do you use? Curious to know as some say Canal Digital throttles internet... But the problem only persists in highly populated areas in game and instances. not saying its only eu players just speaking of the eu server.

[Soulscare]

I'm from Sweden and I beat Titan HM last week. No issues.
It all depends on which ISP you have and your location, not saying everything is fine but just as there are people with issues, there are also people that have no issues at all (like me).

No need to throw around stupid insults (a.k.a. fanboy).

Aye I beat him with my FC a few weeks ago, it's doable but definitely harder for people in the EU purely due to latency.

Sorry if you or anyone else got offended by fanboy, didn't mean it that way.

[Furio]

We all have them. Those who say they don't are either liars or have always played on crappy pcs with shitty connections and can't tell the difference.

This game has a very inefficient engine an utterly horrible netcode and on top of that, the servers it's running on are trash. I ping 80ms to our server and my instant spells have never been instant --> shit engine/netcode/server. Not a latency problem due to high pings.

But the solution is close: 10 more days guys.

[Rumpelstiltzkin]

I don't care where this issue is coming from or who it effects, it just needs to be fixed regardless for EVERYONE who has problems with latency/freezing etc and quite frankly it needs to be fixed yesterday because as it is it is completely ruining the experience for a lot of people. People expect better from MMOs in 2013, simple as that.

[KogaDrake]

So at the OP, I would say it is not your connection or computer or being from Europe, it is simply the time of day and the duty server having extra stress. I did Titan lastnight (NA player with ~30ms ping) and had a few 30sec lag spikes, as did some of the other players in my FC we were trying to get relics done for. During prime time on the weekend the duty servers are still over stressed at times and leads to some strange things (have you seen your healer who is behind titan and the tank infront of titan both get hit by a mountain buster? I did last night), and the only logical conclusion I have is that the duty server is stressed to the max during peak times and not always responding as it should.

[kidxdynamite]

snip.

yep as a healer i see that alot, problem is it is every single night, and other people in my FC do not have the problem but us guys from the same country do. as rumple said it does need to be fixed for EVERYONE as it effecting all.. I contacted my ISP they did some tests and what not and said the problem lies with ffxiv servers not the isp. (could be bs, who knows)

[Rillifane]

I live in Virginia and my R was over 4000 yesterday.

Do a ping plotter test and it spikes all around Montreal.

I was UNDER hydra and the fear move was still hitting me. This isn't just a EU thing.

S and R isn't a ping or latency, it's a value of how much data you are sending (s) and receiving (r). With an R of 4000 it means you are getting a lot of data sent to you, which is normal when you a crowded area or a very intense group battle.