The server is full, try again later (1017)

Ever since beta 3 I have yet to encounter the queue, I think it's a myth. All I've ever seen is the 1017 error message. Either I get in or I don't, no waiting line.

In the distant past I was against auto logout but now I'm starting to think they need to implement it in FFXIV for players who go AFK for extreme amounts of time, say an hour or more. I remember back when I played EQ2 I saw one player AFK in the same spot for an entire week, and the only reason he was logged out was due to the server shutting down for maintenance. I remember thinking that someone could be sitting in a queue, wanting to play, and is unable to because of this person who parked his character in one spot for days. I think that for the first few months of this game they should enable an auto logout feature.

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Originally Posted by Aphraell

https://twitter.com/FFXIV_NEWS_EN

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Oh brilliant, didn't know about that twitter account, thanks for that I was watching https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN

This is probably going to get lost in the sea of replies, but one more voice can't hurt. Been getting this error all day long. At first it was whatever. What mmo doesn't have problems at launch?

But this is getting ridiculous.

So yeah, rabble rabble rabble.

I'm on Siren too and I've been getting this error msg since Noon (it's almost 10pm here).

We need someone to make a scumbag SE meme:

Makes EU/US servers only able to hold 800,000 log ins.
3 million people log in, servers explode. "Technical difficulties".

Yeah I mean I'm being optimistic overall because I can get in intermittently but as I don't have 12 hours to sit at my PC if I have to run and do something I spend the next 2-3 hours spamming log in to try and play for 30 minutes. :(

That being said I think an error message basically saying "Go away and come back when we feel like letting you play" is kinda a slap in the face when some of us rushed to preorder just because we wanted to get a few days over the weekend to play.

Also between that and getting "Your character is still logged in, try later" during beta has meant over the past week of attempting to play I only really get about 10-20% of the time I had available actually in game! It's really saddening knowing that the game has been so vastly improved gameplay wise but the technical issues are completely dragging it through the mud.

Edit: Marlboro server, blah blah blah...

All my friends are on the Marlboro server, I try to create a character to put on that server to play with them and it tells me this server is no longer accepting characters, wait for the restriction to be lifted or find another server. My question is Am i screwed? Can i not join that server?.... because i bought early access and i can't join the same server as my friends?? That is TOTAL BS if thats the case? Please help!

Give us back the queue!!! I've been trying to get in for 3 hours now!!! This is ridiculous >:(

This is stupid. I have not played 95% of this entire weekend.

I had all the bugs: region code bug, client download bug, char creation bug, now I'm having a connection trouble, okay. I was thinkig: this game should be fun.

My weekend is officially over and I couldn't log a single time all day~

Still getting 1017 on Adamantoise a few minutes ago.

-Xion Fei

Guess I'll go watch Strike Back. Maybe guns blazing, people dying and stuff blowing up will cheer me up....niters all and GL.

This is bullshit... How is it that I go out of my way to preorder this crap and Square promises preorder early access and I have to be locked out while all my friends are in? This is the type of shit that makes people leave for other MMO. This is silly and there is no excuse for SE... If you couldnt handle the launch you push it back instead of screwing people over.

I am so mad i could spit!!!! Good thing i bought the game early for "early Access"!!! I love how there isnt a problem with the Japanese servers?? They seem to be working fine? This is as bush league as it gets and im about ready to hop back on Rift.

all i can say is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saC13RJ8CUs

Been getting this an inordinate amount today, myself. I guess it's because of the way they're limiting the servers, but I do think the lack of queue is a bit funky.

Error 1017 on Diabolos as well, was able to play for most of the evening but cant log back in unfortunately.

Don't be jelly but I got to log in for about four minutes earlier on Leviathan; area looked dead compared to what it was when I logged last night, then 90000 kicked me off. -Q.

And now here comes more maintenance

Same problems 1017 I took days off work to play this game, Cunt

regrettable.

Yea this is Square taking a massive shit on its costumers... So you allow others to play and say to hell with the others? What was the point in the beta exactly if you had a similar issue during beta and still went ahead with the prerelease? Why did I reserve exactly? What am I getting for being a loyal customer and running out to reserve early? Not a damn thing... Error codes for most of the damn weekend... And silly we are sorry and it will be fixed blah blah blah. I would rather play a free to play game likes runes of magic over paying monthly to get screwed.

Yep add me to the list.

Server: Hyperion

Character Katal Bismarck

Alright im gonna say it!! Square Enix is worse than EA!!!! thats it i said it!!!

Square enix cares more about than japan than the eu/au even though most of their money is gonna come from us, just pathetic, cant wait to see the backlash after launch tomorrow.
Is it really true that they have 25 servers for jp and also 25 servers for the rest of the world?? surely they cant be that bloody stupid!!

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Originally Posted by Tanknspank

Same problems 1017 I took days off work to play this game, Cunt

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Why would you ever take off work days for a launch? Launches are notoriously horrible and ridden with bugs for MMOs. Shoot, RIFT had almost as much downtime as this game does and just as many login problems. WoW was bugged for the first 3 months with more login problems and crashing servers as this game and I don't even want to talk about FFXI at launch. Safe to say, you are learning the hard way launches suck and I am sorry for your loss of time. Just hope it was PTO.

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Originally Posted by Tanknspank

Same problems 1017 I took days off work to play this game, Cunt

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No one should ever take time off of work just to play a game. That is just plan out stupid....... But everyone is having the same issue. Going to the JP servers and creating a bunch of characters over there is going to help it anything. If the JP servers start messing up because of that then its just going to take people away from trying to fix the NA/EU servers. Dont get me wrong I am upset as well from all of this. I played FFXI for 5 years and I played FFXIV v.1 for almost a year. I also could not play but for maybe 5hrs of open beta and have been locked out of the game since I got home around 5:30pm est from work. You dont see me going off on SE over it. People need to calm down and realize they have under estimated how many people are actually wanting and trying to play this game on NA/EU servers. They will have it fixed and it may just take some time.

-Curga Alexander

Whatever this List is add me 2! I know people that are idle for more then 5 hours and are still logged in. :/

Server: Ultros

Character Buc Nasty

I had effectively played more during phase 3 week 1, than all of phase 4 and EA combined. I got home at 3:30 pm my time and have not been able to login once. Fostering a behavior of not logging out will only exacerbate this ongoing issue. As to a fix, separate NA servers from EU servers, Auto-logoff feature like in ffxi, free transfers off high population servers to encourage those who want out, bring back queue. I would patiently wait if I knew I was in line for something. During several other mom's I have beta tested, this is a common trend and most of these suggestions were the fixes used. Even at that, how has ffxi never seemed to have a server count issue. Not sure if I just never saw one or what. All in all, I just want to play this game I have waited so long to play. I was so excited to be a part of the beta process as well as have early access. I love all of the final fantasy series and was a huge fan of ffxi. Please SE learn from past mistakes and don't let this drag you down.

i was in the middle of a guildleve on malboro and got booted. tried to log back in and got booted D:

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Originally Posted by Curga

No one should ever take time off of work just to play a game. That is just plan out stupid.......

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Clearly someone doesn't understand the concept of 'use or lose'.

kick the idles -_- DUDE is this really happening ?!

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Originally Posted by Curga

No one should ever take time off of work just to play a game. That is just plan out stupid....... But everyone is having the same issue. Going to the JP servers and creating a bunch of characters over there is going to help it anything. If the JP servers start messing up because of that then its just going to take people away from trying to fix the NA/EU servers. Dont get me wrong I am upset as well from all of this. I played FFXI for 5 years and I played FFXIV v.1 for almost a year. I also could not play but for maybe 5hrs of open beta and have been locked out of the game since I got home around 5:30pm est from work. You dont see me going off on SE over it. People need to calm down and realize they have under estimated how many people are actually wanting and trying to play this game on NA/EU servers. They will have it fixed and it may just take some time.

-Curga Alexander

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You should take time off for whatever suits you. Doesn't matter if its to sleep all damn day.

I'm about to sue them, no kidding (:

Dave Haze
Leviathan

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Originally Posted by djbucnasty

Whatever this List is add me 2! I know people that are idle for more then 5 hours and are still logged in. :/

Server: Ultros

Character Buc Nasty

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Ditto... A few of my friends are doing the same and refuse to log out because they know they wont get back in. Its sad but this is Square in a nutshell.

I will rage on here until they fix shit. I hope they ban me and save me money. I am paying to be screwed over. That is brilliant.

It's the same on every server. Unfortunately guys, it looks like we payed extra for Beta phase 5, instead of early access. I have friends who haven't been able to play for even 20 minutes since early access started because of all the issues. This stuff should've been sorted out already.

Just play JP servers guys!. Join me on my server!

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Originally Posted by Cyanide

It's the same on every server. Unfortunately guys, it looks like we payed extra for Beta phase 5, instead of early access. I have friends who haven't been able to play for even 20 minutes since early access started because of all the issues. This stuff should've been sorted out already.

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No one payed extra, just early.

It is now 10:19, and I've been stuck off going on 9 hours, I got on just long enough to waste the materials trying to make a coat and then got ping kicked.