Like, I get it that you can't find me on the lobby server even if I don't quite understand what a lobby server is... But does not finding me really warrant closing out my client entirely so I have to do everything from the start every time?
Like, there must be a reason, right? I don't believe it will just be because the spaghetti code demanded it. But this is the client's side of the programming, why is it programmed to close the entire goddamn client just because the Lobby Server got cranky?
This wouldn't be even half of an issue on normal days, really, 20 seconds to boot those up again, 30 if the One-Time Password chugs? No big deal. But you know how stressful it is to keep loading everything when all you're trying to do is getting your spot back? And then I try getting my character again and the server 2002 again before I can even log and then I have to restart the client and put passwords and One-Times again... It piles up.
So... Why? Why is it like this?
Why does it close the client?
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12-09-2021, 10:58 AMReiganCrossWhy does it close the client?
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12-09-2021, 11:00 AMA_moth_called_rose
yeah it's really annoying, especially if you get 2002'd on start screen so much that you lose your spot
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12-09-2021, 11:01 AMReiganCrossI went from 3300 to 2200, then to 4400 to 500 and 6200 to 5000, now back to 5600... All because I couldn't log in back in time, many times because I get multiple 2002.Quote:
Originally Posted by A_moth_called_rose
That is what's prompting me to ask this question. -
12-09-2021, 11:05 AMDarthgummibear
This is really the only reason I'm so upset about the queues. I don't care about the waiting, it's having to sit at my PC and babysit the damn thing the whole time that is not remotely acceptable.
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12-09-2021, 05:13 PMReiganCross
Right? I think I would be able to be way more patient if 2002 would just toss me back into the tittle screen... Then I can go into Character Select and go back into the queue with 2 button presses, nice, easy and comfortable.
I assume that it kicks you out to prevent that because some way, somehow, one cretin can abuse this in a way I still don't know how which is normally the reason for EVERY garbage QoL problem this game has. And because of that, everyone must close their clients. -
12-09-2021, 06:55 PMTabmow
Really crappy programming and design.
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12-09-2021, 07:32 PMTheWilloughbian
I think it's to prevent login bots.
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12-09-2021, 07:52 PMJin-ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by Tabmow
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12-09-2021, 07:56 PMJadedsins
I've been saying this as well. What is worse is that it happen months before when the queue was bad with asmon first joined, and they had time to at least make it easier on us.
I'm shocked the army of. "chip shortage" cult has not come in and belittle you. -
12-09-2021, 08:01 PMSaraide
I assume many of FF14's failings, this one included, can be pinned on technical debt.
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12-09-2021, 08:19 PMLanadraThat probably has something to do with the way they've chosen to go about their post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jadedsins
Anyhow, OP, I would agree with Saraide, technical debt is the most likely reason. Especially with how they've had to do things in the ARR days, developing it with all hands on deck while also keeping 1.0 up in the meantime. -
12-09-2021, 08:32 PMKandraxx
I found this game as a whole to be very fragile, literally anything can make it close/error out where other games can recover.
I made it a habit to just close every background application like steam or driver suites before launching FF14. -
12-10-2021, 03:00 AMReiganCrossTo reduce the 2002 chances, right? Because base design is what makes 2002 close your client, it isn't a Crash To Desktop kind of bug. (Although I admit I'm not sure about it.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kandraxx
Problem is that the process for logging in involve a LOT of step that it really shouldn't... You have to Open Launcher, Put Password, Put OTP, Fail to Login because OTP refreshed, Put Password, Put OTP again and hope for no refresh, Load Game, Get Booted before being able to get in Queue, Repeat from start until you DO get in queue while having lost your spot because of all the faffing about.
When it could be just Get Booted from Queue, Character Select, Queue back in... But I guess we all gotta fight login bots? Is that even a thing, a bot for loging in? -
12-10-2021, 04:40 AMImoraThis is absolutely the last thing I care about.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheWilloughbian
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12-10-2021, 04:45 AMReiganCrossThe Launcher closes once you get into the game regardless if you get booted out of the Client or not. I don't think that's actually a bad feature either, it's cleaning up after itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Imora
Although I'll admit that having a Launcher open where I don't have to input the password every time DOES also seem rather handy to have, I'll give you that.