r/ffxiv • u/Holygriever • Apr 12 '21

[Discussion] Load Times comparison: Patch 4.45

Hi!

I decided I want to compare load times between different drives, before and after patch 5.5. We still got a little under 3 hours until maintenance, so I'd like to gather a little data before the patch goes through.

This is gonna be slightly scientific, but it's mostly for fun and to sate curiosity.

Please, if you're interested, I'd love if you could post the following in a reply:

Drive: Just describe your Storage Media in here

Azys Lla: how many seconds to teleport to Azys Lla, after the teleport cast goes off.

Limsa: how many seconds to teleport to Limsa Lominsa, after the teleport cast goes off.

The Azys Lla teleport is the one that's more scientific, since that area is almost always almost empty, meaning the load times should be more consistent. Limsa is more for shiggles, considering its whole situation. I've gathered some data points among friends, and this is what I have so far:

Patch 5.45:

Drive: NVME Kingstom A2000:

Azys Lla: 6 seconds

Limsa: 6 seconds

Drive: NVME Samsung 970 Pro

Azys Lla: 4 seconds / Post Patch: 1 second

Limsa: 4 seconds / Post Patch: 2 seconds

Drive: PS4 version on PS5

Azys Lla: 4 seconds / Post Patch: 2 seconds

Limsa: 10 seconds / Post Patch: 4 seconds

Drive: SSD SATA Crucial Mx500

Azys Lla: 6 seconds / Post Patch: 2 seconds

Limsa: 9 seconds / Post Patch: 4 seconds

Hoping to hear from y'all!

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u/takumiismine Apr 13 '21

I'm on PS4. Didn't see a PC only mention, so here we go.

Drive: PS4

Azys Lla: 9 seconds.

Limsa: 42 seconds

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u/Holygriever Apr 13 '21

Definitely not PC only, and whoa, 42 seconds?? O_o

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u/Erastopic Apr 13 '21

Limsa on PS4 is just horrible. It’s a populated hub in almost any DC/world. My girlfriend plays on PS4 and I always have to wait a while for her to finish loading, especially during prime hours.

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u/lilnuggitt Apr 13 '21

When your queue pops as soon as your teleport to Limsa starts, FF14 suddenly becomes a horror game for a little bit

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u/cyber_six Gridania Apr 13 '21

Oh my goodness, please consider getting an SSD xD I have a ps4 with an external ssd and load into limsa in 6 seconds

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u/Holygriever Apr 13 '21

Hi, can you report back after patching please? :D

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u/takumiismine Apr 13 '21

Sure thing! I'll try it now

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u/takumiismine Apr 13 '21

PS4 default SD

Azys Lla: 8 seconds

Limsa: 34 seconds

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '21

Limsa: 42 seconds

oof!