{"id":15197,"date":"2022-08-24T12:46:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T03:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=15197"},"modified":"2022-08-24T12:48:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T03:48:01","slug":"20220824-15197","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220824-15197\/","title":{"rendered":"FFXIV producer\/director Naoki Yoshida criticizes a Japanese internet service provider over connection issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Japanese internet service provider NURO Hikari posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUROhikari_Sony\/status\/1561639586253914113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notice<\/a> on Twitter stating, \u201cOn 8\/23 (Tue), there is the possibility of connection difficulties or other troubles due to the large amount of data traffic that results from things like updates to online games.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While no games are specifically mentioned, the notice is likely in reference to patch 6.2 for <em>Final Fantasy XIV<\/em> that was released on the same day. The tweet was met with harsh criticism, mainly from a number of NURO users who expressed their longstanding dissatisfaction with connection speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time that NURO Hikari has posted a tweet pointing out online game updates, and similarly worded tweets began appearing in 2021. These notices are particularly common on days when <em>Apex Legends<\/em> receives updates, including for the recent Season 14 update on August 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While no definite reason was given regarding NURO Hikari\u2019s latest notice, a number of gamers believe that it may have something to do with comments made by the producer and director of <em>Final Fantasy XIV<\/em>, Naoki Yoshida. During FINAL FANTASY XIV Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXII, which was broadcast on August 12 (JST), Yoshida criticized a certain Japanese internet provider. While he did not provide the name, Yoshida expressed his opinion about this provider, wondering if it had not invested enough in infrastructure or is deliberately dropping data packets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FINAL FANTASY XIV Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXII\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LSF-0NsvuU8?start=1136&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>*Yoshida\u2019s comments begin at around the 19min mark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Many <em>FFXIV<\/em> players in Japan have encountered connection troubles beginning around the time that patch 6.1 was released. On April 26, a news topic showing players how to check and share information regarding network latency and packet loss <a href=\"https:\/\/jp.finalfantasyxiv.com\/lodestone\/topics\/detail\/b4448590f9576b7c847824215f4ce11d545b48cb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was posted<\/a> on the game\u2019s website. A form was also provided so that players could share this information with the developers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the FINAL FANTASY XIV Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXII broadcast, Yoshida expressed his intention to combine the data collected from the form with his own data and deliver his thoughts on the issue directly to the internet provider in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When considering these details, it is understandable why many believe that NURO Hikari\u2019s latest notice may be in response to Yoshida\u2019s comments. At the beginning of <em>FFXIV\u2019s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6M7woTokd3E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official live stream<\/a> on August 23 (JST), Yoshida touched on the tweet, saying, \u201cI can\u2019t say it only happens with <em>FFXIV<\/em>, since these notices also appear for games like <em>Apex Legends<\/em>,\u201d while giving a wry laugh. As they finished up the broadcast, he commented, \u201cHopefully there won\u2019t be any issues with congestion or packet loss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NURO Hikari is currently holding a campaign to entice users of other providers to make a switch. The special campaign includes a variety of perks, including cheaper monthly fees over the first year. However, you can see a number of replies to the campaign tweet questioning whether the ISP\u2019s infrastructure is stable enough to take on an influx of new users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation is not limited to <em>FFXIV<\/em> and <em>Apex Legends<\/em>, as these days, a great number of games require an online environment. Having to deal with an unstable connection is no doubt a source of great stress for many gamers, and NURO Hikari users are likely hoping that they can enjoy stable internet connections in the future.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">\u00a9 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Marco Farinaccia<\/em> <em>based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220823-215815\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-08-23 19:02 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISP in Japan called NURO Hikari warns of connection trouble on the day of FFXIV patch 6.2 due to \u201conline game updates\u201d FFXIV producer\/director Naoki Yoshida previously criticized a Japanese internet service provider over connection issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,3],"tags":[36,17],"class_list":["post-15197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-final-fantasy","category-news","tag-final-fantasy","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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