The server is full, try again later (1017)

What I find appalling is the attitude Square is treating these issues with. Saying that their fix for the problems is to just continue along with a broken system is just an awful way to treat your consumer base. I feel like I'm being strung along like some idiot with all these empty apologies. They can apologize to us all they want, but with no indication that they are even going to try to solve the problems they're apologizing for, it means absolutely nothing.

Worse yet, if this treatment continues, ARR could end up dying through no fault of the game itself, which is a shame, since there is a lot of good in it. The game's reputation is already tarnished, there's no need to make it even worse with a launch like this. More than anything else, it just gives the impression that Square Enix doesn't care about the game or its customers. And as a paying customer, not only is that a waste of the money I've payed for the end product itself, but it trickles down into the community, killing it off before it has a chance to even grow into something worth-while.

Terribly disappointed. Going to refund if it's not fixed by tomorrow. Couldn't play yesterday on the weekend due to the same 1017 error, and I don't have a lot of time after work.

Square Enix is not getting a subscription out of me.

Not to be unfair, because I understand things happen. But they should understand that actions have consequences.

The 1017 error is really starting to get on my nerves. It's becoming quite obvious that the NA/EU (Montreal) servers are/were not up to the task of handling large cross regional traffic.

This issue had been brought up (and subsequently shot down) during beta testing when people expressed concerns about having a large player base moving to or starting on servers in their designated region. Region being a loosely used term in this case since EU effectively doesn't even have it's own servers.

I'd really hate to see a game that SquareEnix, specifically Yoshi P. and his team, poured so much time and effort into making great run into the ground by a few poor choices and some bad out-sourcing. A practice which is now not that uncommon unfortunately.

Im amazed that the guys at IGN.com are streaming the game live right now and have had no issue logging in but for some reason all us normal players cant log in for crap.

What is being done? People are literally staying in game and not logging out. How can you ask people to pay for a game they can't play? I've gotten this error message for over 8 hours today. I can't get in, tried for 45 minutes straight on 3 occasions today and I have not gotten anything but that error.

It seems to me if there isn't enough room, them get more servers or whatever it takes and make more room so everyone can play.

well been having the 1017 problem on Behemoth since yesterday. Havent been able to log in yet....

Jistral Harumati
Behemoth
error 1017

If this lasts through tomorrows release I will be scrapping my $30 up to a loss.

Nothing like coming home from work and playing some FFXIV.......O WAIT THE SERVERS ARE STILL FULL.

I played FFXI for seven years and have been waiting for this for an awfully long time.

I'll give SE the benefit of the doubt for now, but if this continues into general release, I'm done.

Incredibly frustrated that (1) there is no general queue so I can at least stop spamming the server, and (2) there is no mechanism to boot the hundreds or thousands of AFK people who are wasting a space on the server, just because they don't want to log out.

I must be a real whore, because I will probably still give them my money after this whole debacle. I just love this game so much. Of course, that's what makes me so mad right now.