I'm working on getting a better ping while playing Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
The datacenters are on the West Coast and I am located in Central Iowa however I notice that the Mudfish nodes connects me via US West (San Jose - ColoCrossing 1) → US West (San Jose - Vultr 4).
Would it not be better to connect me via a US Central node → US West Node? Why is it taking me to one US West Node to hop to another US West Node in the same city?