bittorrent???

[firefly]

For downloads why not use bittorrent?

BitTorrent is a tool for distributing files. It's extremely
easy to use downloads are started by clicking on hyperlinks.
Whenever more than one person is downloading at once
they send pieces of the file(s) to each other, thus relieving
the central server's bandwidth burden. Even with many
simultaneous downloads, the upload burden on the central server remains quite small, since each new downloader introduces new upload capacity.

Anyways that my suggestion to the site...

[Kiddish]

As much as I love bittorrent, I have a feeling it wouldn't really work here. The more people d/ling, the faster the downloads are (and the less strain on the servers,) but I don't think FFXIonline's download section is popular enough for it to be any huge benefit.

It might help for when PiNG initially puts up a download like his music video or something, but after a few days it'll be the same as it was before unless you happened to be lucky and someone else was downloading it at the same time.

Just my 2cents.