I do not understand how server is loaded when entering a house. (NA morning, 6 queue)

So after logging in to a queue of 6, I tried to enter my friends house with said friend. We both got the message "Due to server load, you where unable to leave this area, please try again later." I know the housing instances are just that, and not really in the lav bed area, but how is this possible during a slow time in the day? I was shocked to see it.

Because Balmung.

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Originally Posted by Hamada

So after logging in to a queue of 6, I tried to enter my friends house with said friend. We both got the message "Due to server load, you where unable to leave this area, please try again later." I know the housing instances are just that, and not really in the lav bed area, but how is this possible during a slow time in the day? I was shocked to see it.

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it's Balmung

Good ol' Balmung, still at it.

The problem is getting worse, I can't enter my friends house on what is supposed to be NA slow times to log in

It's because people are logging in going to their house to AFK all day

I do not care what the reason is (I know it is that), I am here reporting a problem I like to see addressed/ or at least commenting it is an issue by SE and working on something to fix it

Better start telling everyone on balmung to log out when they arent playing, even though they wont.

This happened during HW too. The queue will take 30 mins or less when they stop staying on when gone. Right now they are all afk in their homes to avoid shame. The number is big enough to lock everyone out of their houses.

During SB start, 4K queue took 30 mins to 1 hr. Now 1k takes 2-3 hrs.

A lot of people are AFKing in Kugane/ Rhalgr's reach on bells too