Oh, but we know you could see a member of the devteam commit a crime on video and you would find a way to justify it. So yeah, thats the extent of your "sure mate."Quote:
Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth
Thing is. We haven't been calling for server upgrades since now. It's been the recurrent excuse for every single problem of the game since launch. And i still don't see where the cash shop money is going: Surely hasn't been servers for the last 8 years.
Housing, inventory, several issues with the PC client, ye olde console limitation jokes, etc, everything ends up being a server-related issue somehow. There is not enough room. Is basically the name of the game: And this has been so since lunch.
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12-12-2021, 12:37 PMAlexandre_Noireau
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12-12-2021, 12:44 PMVonleoA little off topic but Reaper isn't just some flavor of the month type job. They have a engage and disengage then add on top of that they have 4 AOE's and I believe another 3-4 cone AOE's. They also get a single target AND AOE debuff that increases your damage by 10% and on top of that have a insane transformation that lets you basically rip monsters to shreds oh and there single target damage is not too shabby either. Reaper honestly plays so damn smooth and is actually fun to play! Hell they even have a AOE damage buff (3% but its still an aoe buff) for the whole team. Honestly there kit is just overloaded I would honestly ask you to play it to lvl 90.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miesta
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12-12-2021, 12:46 PMYahalloConsidering how smooth Shadowbringer's launch was compared to Stormblood, I feel like the servers definitely got some upgrades over the years; the supply just didn't exist for this expansion. The Chip Shortage isn't some small minor issue; it is a major issue that affects many industries, many of them are given a higher priority than video games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexandre_Noireau
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12-12-2021, 12:48 PMMiestathe problem is that i really dont like being like other players. for the longest time i didnt even acquire rogue for the simple fact that everyone and their mother decided to be a rogue/ninja. this time i did acquire reaper, but everyone is a reaper. during bozja, i see about 20 reaper debuffs on the bosses lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Vonleo
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12-12-2021, 12:51 PMVonleoThats fair but I would still level reaper to 90 for yourself. There is a reason everyone is lvling reaper and yes part of it is about being the flavor of the month but Reaper is just on a level on its own when it comes to game play and the best part it being actually freaking fun to play but I understand your point but hopefully down the road you give Reaper a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miesta
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12-12-2021, 12:55 PMMiestaahh what the heck, you've convinced me. youve made a reaper out of me lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Vonleo
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12-12-2021, 12:57 PMKewitt
Honestly it hasn't it started on the 7th and ends on the 14th..
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12-12-2021, 01:11 PMMyrany
Well I was finally able to play for several hours today. Not on the character I wanted to play (my main on NA is still a no go) but I did get to play on my alt on a JP server. Patience is all I can advise. This is going to take weeks to settle down.
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12-12-2021, 01:33 PMValkyrie_LennethEU Datacenters, NA datacenter move+ upgrade, SEA Datacenter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexandre_Noireau
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12-12-2021, 01:42 PMbasilbc
I’m frustrated too but the chip shortage is 100% real, companies can’t even make cars right now. Putting your fingers in your ears and acting like 2020/21 wasn’t that bad is horrendously naive.
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12-12-2021, 02:50 PMxod
The fact is the fact. I shouldn't have to wait 2 hours to play the game I paid for, It's not ok.
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12-12-2021, 02:52 PMxod
I just got booted and have to wait through 900 people at 1 am.. that sucks. People defending a multi-million dollar companies lack of foresight is pretty flawed. whatever, i'm still around, it's just stupidly frustrating.
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12-12-2021, 03:22 PMValkyrie_LennethYes, every company should have foresight for a worldwide pandemic, the competitor crapping the bag, and hardware shortages all hitting at once.Quote:
Originally Posted by xod
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12-12-2021, 03:31 PMMyrany2020 = dumpster fireQuote:
Originally Posted by basilbc
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12-12-2021, 03:34 PMlezard21Which company sold a car that they couldn't make? People need to stop with these bad comparisons. If Squarenix could not upgrade their servers to guarantee accessability they should have limited the Endwalker units they sold.Quote:
Originally Posted by basilbc
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12-12-2021, 03:43 PMReinhaI'm glad they didn't prevent anyone from buying the game. I play during off-peak hours and not being able to buy the expansion would have ruined my fun without improving peak-hour queues at all. Savage raiders are complaining about queues and disconnects but arbitrarily banning them from the game would be far worse for teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by lezard21
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12-12-2021, 04:05 PMYahalloYeah no, that would probably go worse than now. People would then complain about not being able to buy the game. At least right now, time will eventually let the login servers become more stable as less and less people play as the new expansion hype lapses. It would probably even take longer for people to be able to play.Quote:
Originally Posted by lezard21
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12-12-2021, 04:19 PMbasilbcIt’s not really a bad comparison cause it wasn’t a comparison? It’s a statement of fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by lezard21
But fyi both Toyota and Chevy had problems with people preordering cars that wouldn’t be made until months later, not sure about other companies.
I’m frustrated too, but I’m trying to stay grounded in reality.
And you know for a fact that if they limited EW presale, people would’ve collectively lost their minds anyways. The team was between a rock and a hard place, some of it from technical debt they could’ve addressed years ago, some of it from factors beyond their control (supply chain issues, wow imploding). -
12-12-2021, 04:25 PMJagick
I feel like they need to make and hand out one code per active subscriber that will give a month of free subscription to activate and use at a time of our choosing. I'm not angry about any of this at all, but since all of my characters are on one server (balmung) I've not been able to play the game since December 2nd. I can't even make it more than three digits in the queue before being kicked out and losing my places. This 7 days free sub time has been useless to me because I can't even play the game.
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12-12-2021, 04:39 PMbasilbc
Like, in my personal opinion, they are going to have to give players more free time and/or something extra to make up for what’s happened, not because it’s their fault, but because it’s the right thing to do.
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12-12-2021, 04:59 PMKrotoanQuote:
Originally Posted by basilbc
Solid take I think.
Some compensation or consideration seems appropriate at this point. We're well into actual launch and people are just not able to access their characters to play the game they want, when they want for extended periods (lets be honest this isn't going to be fixed within the next few days). There are a lot of reasons why, many of which nobody could really have forseen or prevented, but to preserve goodwill and customer satisfaction it's well within their power (and financially viable) to provide some gametime or a paid item or two for the inconvenience.
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12-12-2021, 05:25 PMYahalloProbably, the announcement with the extra game time was that additional compensation may happen. If the queue times remain as they are, it is likely to occur again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krotoan