3 servers already locked down less than 45 minutes after launch? WTF?

Only took me about 40 minutes to even get the character screen to load....then when I go to create new character on Leviathan server with friends... Moogle (EU), Leviathan (NA), and Gilgamesh (NA) are already locked by 5:45AM Eastern?

Was bad enough this crap happened during Beta4 with the limited number of players....but now that we are live, they should have a high enough cap to prevent this kind of crap.

Perhaps we need to all get a free one time use transfer voucher when they activate the world transfer service?

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And now Behemoth (NA) is down when I refreshed at 5:58PM Eastern. Guess we have no choice but continue on with characters from Beta and hope we can find or friends next month... sucks we'll have to pay to do what was implied we would be able to do for free during creation--join the proper server with our friends.

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Originally Posted by Raist

Only took me about 40 minutes to even get the character screen to load....then when I go to create new character on Leviathan server with friends... Moogle (EU), Leviathan (NA), and Gilgamesh (NA) are already locked by 5:45AM Eastern?

Was bad enough this crap happened during Beta4 with the limited number of players....but now that we are live, they should have a high enough cap to prevent this kind of crap.

Perhaps we need to all get a free one time use transfer voucher when they activate the world transfer service?

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You're lucky! I still have yet to even SEE a US/EU server list. Our RC server has 50 pissed off folks who can't even see the servers. Be glad you got in! :)

Restart your launcher to get the NA/EU list.

totally restart our launcher ? I`ve just been refreshing it.

Yes. Quit your launcher and re-open it.

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Restart your launcher to get the NA/EU list.

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Of course we already tried that. :) Didn't make any difference.

It may take several tries. I got it on my third.

It's now an hour and 30 minutes after the start of Early Access and 7 worlds are currently locked including the one " unofficial Oceanic " server. This really isn't good enough for Early access given they must have known these worlds would have high demand after the shambles that open Beta was for character creation.

I know myself I pre-ordered solely so I could play during Early Access and now I can't even create a character on the realm I want to play on - the unofficial Oceanic one.

Also why are you locked from creating a character on a world that you already have one on?

WHYYYYYYYYYYY i cant create a new character on Tonberry

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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Also why are you locked from creating a character on a world that you already have one on?

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This makes no sense to me. I want to remake my character but can't because of the server I am on with all my friends is locked.

Ugh. I want a character on Tonberry!

It is indeed ridiculous. I mean it's great that so many people wanna play the game but i pre-ordered the game for the early-access got up early and now the server "Odin" is blocked after 30minutes of early access launch and my friends and the community that i am in decided on that server.
So now I have to wait for the server to open up again or play on a different server which is not what i want.

I just hope the servers open up again in a few hours after SE got the servers stable again because everyone is creating and playing in the starting zones.

The reason they lock the servers is the condensed nature of the starting areas, where people are first put in after creating their character. Tell people to move away from the area and they'll unlock it. (Sorry that's snarky, and doesn't help you much.)

From observation, that's when the queues will kick in even at full server capacity.

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The reason they lock the servers is the condensed nature of the starting areas, where people are first put in after creating their character. Tell people to move away from the area and they'll unlock it. (Sorry that's snarky, and doesn't help you much.)

From observation, that's when the queues will kick in even at full server capacity.

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They should use a queue system - sitting and refreshing the servers every 3 minutes is extremely obnoxious.

Thanks Square-Enix, thanks for taking my money and not letting me play with friends.

Good job.

Seems kinda weird at the moment.
For me the server Odin is not grey anymore but it still says no new characters allowed on the server.

Guess we just have to wait they seem to just try to not make the starting areas a pain.
Patience :)

Same issue here.

I was up early, willing to play that early access. Especially since i could not play the open beta..
Well here i am, no problem with accessing the loby, and "start" the game, watching that introduction, creating my character.. and then the horrible news.. " new characters cannot be made on this world at this time"
I tried on Moogle (EU), that's where i wanna play, no way i try it elsewhere

It's been almost 2 hours now. I could start on another server but i WONT PAY for a migration, and i wont move my character (if possible) in like 6 monts or so ~~.


So, i'm sitting here, waiting, not playing... it's allready boring fix it please u_u

This is seriously pissing me off, SE should have foreseen this coming. They should at least increase the capacity of the popular server rather than forcing people into servers they clearly don't want to. What really piss me off is the fact there no communication between SE and us. At least let us know the situation is being work on.

Got like 5 friends who cant join me @ Tonberry >.<

Yeah, it's really frustrating not getting on the server you planed playing on. :(:(:(

I was led to believe the problem isn't capacity, but that they are trying to prevent the starting areas from becoming over-crowded and making it difficult for people to complete quests.
I'm pretty sure SE warned us of this previous to EA.
Lets be honest...You're either going to complain about not getting on a server right now or that it's impossible to complete quests due to over-crowding.
So SE can't win either way. >.>;;;

I see your point but I'd rather be playing the "Who tags the hornet/squirrel first" game than the "update server list" game...

I'd rather PLAY with my friends, and not being able to complete a quest than staying here pushing a stupid button every 3 minutes (insanely boring).
At least in the first case, i'd be actually playing.

For all i know, looks like Moogle is gonna be in this state for ever, being at the very bottom on that server list, whatever it could mean, it might be "most godamn engorged server of all time, plz wait 11 weeks before hoping create your avatar.

Didn't pay for that <_<

Unfortunately I don't think there as ever been a successful launch with no problems.
Maybe they should have done a similar EA launch as The Old Republic and just let groups of people in based on when they pre-ordered.

I have a few friends talk me into leaving another MMO and joining this one for the launch. I now can't play with them because their server is locked. Hopefully it will balance out and I'll be able to get on and play with my friends. If not I guess I'll be saving my monthly payment for a different game.

Ok can we get an official word on this? I can't play with friends? Let me transfer off or open up all servers so we can at least get characters on the same server. My friends bought this and we can't even play together, WTF?

Well, there was that : http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...stion-(Aug.-21)


We just have top hope that "period of time" doesn't mean "several weeks" ~~

At one point, there was 11 servers locked, now there's only 8, but still not the server I need.

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Only took me about 40 minutes to even get the character screen to load....then when I go to create new character on Leviathan server with friends... Moogle (EU), Leviathan (NA), and Gilgamesh (NA) are already locked by 5:45AM Eastern?

Was bad enough this crap happened during Beta4 with the limited number of players....but now that we are live, they should have a high enough cap to prevent this kind of crap.

Perhaps we need to all get a free one time use transfer voucher when they activate the world transfer service?

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And now Behemoth (NA) is down when I refreshed at 5:58PM Eastern. Guess we have no choice but continue on with characters from Beta and hope we can find or friends next month... sucks we'll have to pay to do what was implied we would be able to do for free during creation--join the proper server with our friends.

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We are honestly still in beta.

This is sort of ridiculous. To even have servers already locked on release is (once again) poor planning and communication on SE's part. Even a little more information in the log in screen regarding server congestion or even a queue would be useful. I got this game to play with my friends, and 60 minutes after launch the server we wanted was locked out.

And this is early release.. What happens when the tidal wave of standard release comes out? :/

I know.. Complaining, and I read the issue about the starting zones.. Just hoping someone important is reading these forums. I will not play this game if I can't play with my friends.

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We are honestly still in beta.

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We are honestly not in beta. MMOs shouldn't get a free pass to give customers a bad experience. Problems like this have already been solved by other MMOs for years with overflow servers, alternate channels, or even a simple queue system.

Would be nice if they at least let ppl create the character on the server they want, then just stick em in a queue.

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Would be nice if they at least let ppl create the character on the server they want, then just stick em in a queue.

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This! A queue system would be better than just locking servers. My friends are making characters on other servers because they don't know if they ever will be able to make one on mine. Now what am I supposed to do...

Well, now the servers are all down for 3hr maintenance, so hopefully ppl can create on the worlds they want when they come back up.

I just want to see some sort of response from SE. They completely ignored the 400+ posts about the server lockouts during Beta4 too.

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Well, now the servers are all down for 3hr maintenance, so hopefully ppl can create on the worlds they want when they come back up.

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Unfortunately they are back up and are still locked.

Tonberry...why you still locked...now my weekend is almost over, here Australia is Sunday morning already and I still cannot join the server to play with my friends...how disappointing...

I almost feels like Gilgamesh will NEVER open again. EVER. *sigh* can't even play with my friends...

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I almost feels like Gilgamesh will NEVER open again. EVER. *sigh* can't even play with my friends...

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i'm feeling with you! i'm hitting the refreshbutton every 3 minutes since 30 minutes after launch :(
but still no chance to create a characater there.

That really sucks, you should be able to make your char where you want, even if you can't login to the game.