No Queue just 1017?

I have been a queue that counts down, then says that the world is full after all. Not sure which dictionary they use to define queue, but they are clearly doing it wrong.

Honestly, they should have already upgraded in preparation for the holiday weekend. It should have been a no brainer for them.

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Originally Posted by ARealmRebroken

I have been a queue that counts down, then says that the world is full after all. Not sure which dictionary they use to define queue, but they are clearly doing it wrong.

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That happened to me once. I didn't play that night. I was too pissed to enjoy the game at that point.

Poor queue system = poor player experience.

No afk booter = poor player experience

Low server cap = poor player experience.

When the hype is gone, people hit 50, see the story.. SOME will be gone. It's just how it works.. adding more servers creates dead zones. sounds fun!

Stupid company :(

I got into queue 6 times in the last 4 hours, each time ended in 1017.

The sad thing is there are companies with far less money and far sketchier pasts that can and have implemented better server protocols. Take Star Trek Online for instance: Before I got a lifetime subscription I had to sit in their idiot queue for hours on end to get on. There were times you'd have 20,000+ characters stuck in that queue due to the messed up way Cryptic's queue system work and yet you would eventually get on. If you somehow disconnected from the queue you could simply get back on, none of this 1017 error ad nauseum nonsense.

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Originally Posted by Earis_Gainsborough

You me and everyone else.

If it's not fixed by Wednesday as stated, this game just shows you how crappy their Dev team is, and it won't get better. If they just add more servers.. I'll be highly ticked off. That won't solve anything... esp since their cap is tiny..

Not sure why this dev team refuses to use industry standard population control mechanisms to its fullest potential.. -_- *sigh*

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Yea a queue would fix a lot of the frustration. We understand the servers are getting smashed but to have to constantly spam log in instead of sitting in a queue makes it worse.

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Originally Posted by Mags1412

Yea a queue would fix a lot of the frustration. We understand the servers are getting smashed but to have to constantly spam log in instead of sitting in a queue makes it worse.

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While the queue is definitely necessary I would say at this point the AFK protocol would have the biggest positive impact on congestion. The queue won't do much when you have literally dozens if not hundreds of characters sitting in the town areas for hours or days on end. Implement the AFK protocol and I wouldn't be surprised if the online population dropped by half within two hours.

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Originally Posted by NinthTest

I can wait til Wednesday. Actually, I'm fine as long as it gets fixed before free period expires - I'm just not going to pay for something that I can't play, it's as simple as that.
Agree with GuruChaz, though - having to spam login is absolutely unacceptable. VERY poorly designed.

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you idiot. you absolute idiot!
it's not a free period.
why are there so many idiots who think they haven't paid for these first 30 days and that it's ok if the game doesn't work for the first 30 days because they think its a 'bonus, extra, free 30 days' that the company did them a favour by 'granting'. oh my god, idiots. did I mention ya'll's idiots?

it is infuriating how silly you are.

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Originally Posted by PippinsMcgee

you idiot. you absolute idiot!
it's not a free period.
why are there so many idiots who think they haven't paid for these first 30 days and that it's ok if the game doesn't work for the first 30 days because they think its a 'bonus, extra, free 30 days' that the company did them a favour by 'granting'. oh my god, idiots. did I mention ya'll's idiots?

it is infuriating how silly you are.

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People forget they paid for the game. Or extreme fanboys... But I think he just forgot.

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Originally Posted by Harok

While the queue is definitely necessary I would say at this point the AFK protocol would have the biggest positive impact on congestion. The queue won't do much when you have literally dozens if not hundreds of characters sitting in the town areas for hours or days on end. Implement the AFK protocol and I wouldn't be surprised if the online population dropped by half within two hours.

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The problem with that is I believe that's an intended game feature. XI was exactly the same. It promotes another option to the Auction House. I'm not sure if you played XI but if you did and you crafted I'm sure you remember how convenient it was to have that person AFK with their Bazaar up in the crafting place with necessary materials without having to travel from AH to AH. Also, I found the very last Mog Tablet in the very FIRST mog tablet festival because of a Galka that sold over priced Sneak/Invis/Certain Sky materias inside Castle of Zi Tah. I found it in the area prior to the Hall of Gods.