i think of this. sorry that I could only find a clip in Spanish for the part I wanted. https://youtu.be/xxoEiKfjzlQ
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12-15-2021, 12:50 PMtuckerpb2every time someone says "a chip shortage, or they can't find more servers".
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12-15-2021, 01:02 PMVelKallor
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-12-...-shortage.html
https://marketrealist.com/p/when-wil...-shortage-end/Quote:
But in 2020 when the pandemic shocked the world, consumers were purchasing less of everything and, subsequently, tech companies stopped purchasing inventory. When the world kept spinning in a new virtual way, with many working from home, items such as laptops and other electronics became in extremely high demand. Personal computer sales grew by 11% in 2020—the highest growth for that technology in a decade.
This unexpected demand shocked many in the electronics business. No one was prepared for all that ensued in 2020, but the automotive industry was particularly affected by the shortage and continues to feel those consequences today. This, in part, stems from the decision to cease orders for microcontrollers and other chips early in the pandemic due to the prediction that consumers would not need or want to buy a car during that time. Coupled with these chips being used for cars as well as other technology—such as smartphones and laptops—the stock is simply not available at this time.
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Why is there a semiconductor shortage?
Like most of the other goods that are in short supply, the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the semiconductor shortage. A lot of chip plants were closed due to the pandemic. Chip demand also tumbled and many end-users cut their order projections with chipmakers. However, the demand rebounded much sharper than even the most optimistic observers would have envisioned.
https://hbr.org/2021/02/why-were-in-...uctor-shortage
COVID 19 + lockdowns + closed facilities + continued lockdowns in some nations = very few semiconductors and chips = very few if any available servers.Quote:
To a great extent, the chip shortage has been a ticking time bomb, building since late last year due to a few (unrelated) supply-chain disruptions. When the Covid-19 pandemic caused a precipitous drop in vehicle sales in spring 2020, automakers cut their orders of all parts and materials — including the chips needed for functions ranging from touchscreen displays to collision-avoidance systems. Then in the third quarter, when demand for passenger vehicles rebounded, chip manufacturers were already committed to supplying their big customers in consumer electronics and IT.
No components = no servers.
When you shut down a huge slew of the industry that supplies the massive increase in demand for computer systems thanks to those same COVID 19 restrictions, dont be surprised when there is a huge backlog and shortage of the materials needed for said servers because said industries that MANUFACTURED those components have been closed for an extended period. -
12-15-2021, 01:05 PMRisvertasashi
Mocking the shortage doesn't make it fictional nor go away ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyone that thinks SE would willingly throw away purchases and subs is, IMO, crazy.
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12-15-2021, 01:13 PMVelKallorI want to highlight this point.Quote:
including the chips needed for functions ranging from touchscreen displays to collision-avoidance systems
Know what TCAS is?
Its the system you put on aircraft so they dont meet by accident at 30000 feet at 650 mph. FF 14 servers are one thing, a non functioning TCAS on an airliner means it doesnt leave the ground.
Oh you COULD, I suppose...but theres no guarantee the plane, or its passengers, will ever reach their destination alive. -
12-15-2021, 01:23 PMTanis_Ebonhart
You don't seem very educated on the subject matter, TC.
TC reminds me of those uneducated ones that mocked COVID then proceeded to not wear masks or vaccinate then acted surprised when they got COVID.Quote:
Originally Posted by Risvertasashi
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12-15-2021, 01:30 PMleoxastaroth
Yep, it's all a giant conspiracy cooked up by Square Enix and every major news outlet in the globe. They're all in it together lying about a global components shortage affecting every industry from video-games to car production, and all just to ensure they don't have to pay a little extra for increased server capacity/support. ;-)
/s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E..._chip_shortage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58230388
Do yourself a favour and do some reading. There's a whole big world out there besides gaming, and shockingly enough it can at times -affect- your gaming. -
12-15-2021, 02:00 PMShougun
I think the best we can do right now, besides hope SE can come across some great stash in a basement, or Activision Blizzard shares :3, is make the queue more robust.
It sounds plausible a hiccup on the client side could cause the queue to toss all of it's coffee biscuits onto the ground, but that also sounds like something SE should be able to tighten up because hiccups are a thing that generally can be accounted for. Though, and this may be personal luck, 2002 has become rarer and rarer for myself- near launch days it was really common, but I think the last one I had was a few days ago.
If they had their own launcher or something I'd think they might be able to do something cute like "we're sorry but while we try to fix this issue we'll open up the catalog for some other games for you to play" (even maybe FFXI lol).
https://c.tenor.com/VXS330J9qY0AAAAC...-challenge.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by VelKallor
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12-15-2021, 02:08 PMLittleImp
People would more readily accept the 'chip shortage' explanation if it hadn't been repeatedly demonstrated that a software oversight has been causing many of the most frustrating issues with the queue.
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12-15-2021, 02:10 PMValkyrie_LennethIf thats accurate. Once persons findings arent exactly a great case study.Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleImp
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12-15-2021, 02:15 PMLittleImpEven if you completely ignore the analytics, immediately closing the game client and logging you out is not an acceptable way to catch basic network errors in 2021.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth