My Server is dying....

DF queue times should hopefully be fixed with tonight's maint.

For dps those queue times sound about right. I generally try to queue with a tank or healer friend to help speed things up on the ex. roulettes and whatnot. If I'm levelling, I'll either queue in a partial premade with someone else who's levelling a class that helps flesh out the trinity a bit more, or I'll spam fates in the meantime.

I tend to side with what nearly everyone else has said here; the DF is data center wide, which means that it takes from every server in the data center, even (and especially) the higher population servers that likely have more players needing those dungeons for whatever reason. The problem isn't that the server population is dying, it's that the particular roulette isn't as popular as you'd like it to be.

It has been noted that on some servers (like Lamia, which I'm on) are having strange issues with the matching algorithms for the duty finder. Also, it seems that there have also been major shifts in role densities since Heavensward was released. Combine these things and the queues are doing some odd things in some places.

I've had zero issues getting into anything on goblin ._.
Sure, my DPS queue's are longer, but that's to be expected. But usually 20-25 min, sometimes a bit longer.
I main tank though, and that's always fast queue times, so maybe that's why I'm never running into many issues. If it's DF, I dunno why it's so bad for you. If it's specific dungeons/trials, then yea. Some of them are pretty much dead as no one is queuing for them anywhere.

Yes, PF is dead in goblin. Because people simply don't use it. I see groups running around all the time. Most people already have their groups they run around with. You don't HAVE to have 8 people to run around and do some fate grinding. In fact, half the time, I run around and do that solo anyways. Because we're a lower population, many have already found their group/niche that they stick with to get things done. If your FC is no longer active, I would suggest finding a new one. I see plenty of green leafs running around in goblin though. Heck, I saw at least 5 yesterday while I was fate grinding in Coertha's (and that's usually not where you see green leafs). Granted, I would probably say they were most likely alt's and not actual new accounts.

PvP though, yes. I've queue'd up for that for 45 min even with a pre-made party of 4 (meaning we were only waiting for the other team...). But that's simply due to lack of people playing PvP in the first place. Not really the server...

Join a linkshell or a more active FC would be my suggestion.

Many times it has been the duty finder. I have often queued in as a tank and had to back out several times because it failed to secure or create an instance.

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Originally Posted by Malzian

It has been noted that on some servers (like Lamia, which I'm on) are having strange issues with the matching algorithms for the duty finder. Also, it seems that there have also been major shifts in role densities since Heavensward was released. Combine these things and the queues are doing some odd things in some places.

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See, I'm on Lamia server and I've yet to experience the issue. Some of my FC members have been hit with it, but even when I was leveling MCH since 3.1 dropped I had no issues at all. (37 minute leveling roulette was the longest I had.) I've got 5 minute queues on all my other classes.

The roulette bug hits some people and not others, and no one has figured out why yet.

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Originally Posted by Sakuraluna

I tend to side with what nearly everyone else has said here; the DF is data center wide, which means that it takes from every server in the data center, even (and especially) the higher population servers that likely have more players needing those dungeons for whatever reason. The problem isn't that the server population is dying, it's that the particular roulette isn't as popular as you'd like it to be.

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That mean ppl is not leveling anything data center wide? what that say to u about the game health?.... for real i am not posting bout if the DF works or not, neither if Df have issues... I am posting bout my server, and prolly my Data Center, dying and forcing me to Pay and lose my stuff to play somewhere else (or just leave the game like many of my friends did, cuz chating - the only thing i can do- is free on Facebook ). I am trying to play and paying for an MMORPG not a solo game.... :S

(STOP trying to "teach me" bout how DF works, i been playing this game since launch, the dungeon finder times are just 1 indicator about the terrible server situation and may even bout my Data Center health)

The only newbies in my server are bots:

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And even they are hard to find now.... when u check players betwen lv 1-25 during a gaming nite this is what u get:

http://s7.postimg.org/b1m59gedz/ffxi...015_182857.jpg

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Originally Posted by Valoiz

That mean ppl is not leveling?.... for real i am not posting bout if the DF works or not fine, neither if Df have issues... I am posting bout my server, and prolly my Data Center, dying and forcing me to Pay and lose my stuff to play somewhere else (or just leave the game like many of my friends did, cuz chating - the only thing i can do- is free on Facebook )

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No, there is an actual bug that is hitting some characters (but not others) where the Duty Finder just isn't working right. SE said they're going to try to fix it at the next maintenance.

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Originally Posted by Catwho

No, there is an actual bug that is hitting some characters (but not others) where the Duty Finder just isn't working right. SE said they're going to try to fix it at the next maintenance.

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I still ista-3 min queue if i try the same roulettes as Tank so no idea what bug are u talking bout and not sure how works - only affect DPSs ? - ....

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Originally Posted by Malicewolf

Join a linkshell or a more active FC would be my suggestion.

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My FC is one of the most active in the whole server actually, we are usually betwen the spot 15-25 in our server (from 417 FCs in the Goblin Fc ranking) in the FC rank. And i am part of the biggest Linkhells in the game atm. So already have the best the server can offer me in that matters. Maps are desert! Few ppl running around in expansion maps but nothing else. We are even killing A ranks with -8 players cuz noone shows :S