Why no new servers? Not just this launch but the last 8 months?

Can someone at Square Enix explain why in the last 8 months no new servers were added? Was there an expectation that the MMO's population would see a massive decline prior to Endwalker?

Was there not enough data provided to show this was not happening? Every single server is locked to creating new characters so even if a new person wanted to play FF14 right now they LITERALLY cannot in America.

At no point in time did anyone consider adding a new server? Is the trauma of 1.0 that bad at Square Enix that the most obvious solution was ignored?

Semiconductor shortage is the official explanation.

Creation magic hasn't been discovered on earth.

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Originally Posted by Lufir

Semiconductor shortage is the official explanation.

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Yeah I saw several posts where Yoshi-P said they literally couldn't get more servers

There is a global shortage of semiconductors brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its affecting every industry that uses computer chips. This is why you can't get a GPU right now.

Also there is a small thing called COVID 19 which has stopped the dev team from going overseas.

semiconductor shortage. However, they could rent servers for amount of time. I don't know it good or bad but it better than nothing.

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Originally Posted by PredatoryCatgirl

This is why you can't get a GPU right now.

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Oh I could get one, but it would cost a kidney. Maybe two.

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Originally Posted by Archchancellor

Also there is a small thing called COVID 19 which has stopped the dev team from going overseas.

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Japanese data centers are also a disaster area right now too it seems. I get COVID is a thing but lets not pretend other games and MMOs have launched in 2020/2021 with more then enough time to create a new server in each data center. My technical knowledge might be bad but literally everyone I talked to said this launch was going to be a disaster given the increase in population.

Yes, COVID makes travel awkward but the countries that house the DC's have been travel-worthy. Some of the devs would be willing to self-isolate in order to complete the task, and they doubtless have local teams anyway removing that issue.

I don't mind the queues, after the nightmare that was WoD's launch I am not in the slighest fussed by things I completely prepared for. This game is booming like crazy and I love it!