"Early access"

One of the great things about CE which I payed for, was the early access part, but you know what?

So far I have not gotten what I payed for. I have tried to play this game 4 times since the early acces started, and I have only been able to play the game properly 1 time. One time I got to the play for 30 minutes, then the servers was shut down. Now I cannot acces the game becue the "server is full". The other time the servers were down.

I paid for a service which you are not giving me. This is a joke. There's got to be a compensation for this?

Watch out i have heard this argument before and the SE brown nosers were quick to point out early access was not one of the reasons we payed to pre-order the game. lol

Early Access is the only reason I pre-ordered the game. I have 1.0, but no Legacy, so I didn't have to buy it. I could have just subbed, but because I wanted EA to play with my mates sooner, I pre-ordered. But so far every downtime has been when it hurts Aussies the most.

I can't wait til Early access starts... *is handed a card*
... what's this? .... Oh, I see... I see.

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... *immeasurable saddness at the whole situation.*


(76 hrs, still no response to my own support ticket to get a NA EA code. Good times. XD)

I expect compensations, I'm like Kasern; I'm version 1.0 player but not legacy and pre-ordering the game was only to get early-access.

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Originally Posted by Kasern

Early Access is the only reason I pre-ordered the game. I have 1.0, but no Legacy, so I didn't have to buy it. I could have just subbed, but because I wanted EA to play with my mates sooner, I pre-ordered. But so far every downtime has been when it hurts Aussies the most.

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Exactly same here... Actually yesterday i played about 1h until encountered quest what i could not comblete becouse coult not enter instanced area. And after "mainterance" not even chance to get into game

I cancelled my pre order about 30 minutes after not getting any codes and reading almost everyone is having the problem when ordering through SE. Being poor, I now must wait till my money is refunded to me to order through Amazon, which I hear is a lot more reliable with keys. >.<

Just tried to join my server. I became so happy becuse this time I was in the queue! Then 15 seconds later; "The world is full... bla bla bla try again later" -.-

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Originally Posted by Robin929

Just tried to join my server. I became so happy becuse this time I was in the queue! Then 15 seconds later; "The world is full... bla bla bla try again later" -.-

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They said approx 3 hours so do what i am doing and watch a good movie that lasts more then 1 hour and a half from now. More if you can manage it to give them alot of leg room to stuff up again.

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Originally Posted by Robin929

One of the great things about CE which I payed for, was the early access part, but you know what?

So far I have not gotten what I payed for. I have tried to play this game 4 times since the early acces started, and I have only been able to play the game properly 1 time. One time I got to the play for 30 minutes, then the servers was shut down. Now I cannot acces the game becue the "server is full". The other time the servers were down.

I paid for a service which you are not giving me. This is a joke. There's got to be a compensation for this?

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If you pre-ordered the regular version of the game, you would still get early access. If you pre-ordered the Collector's Edition, you did it because you wanted all the other goodies which come with it. Early access will continue over the next two days and my money is on it being up more often than it's down. I get that you're angry, but you definitely have got early access. The downtimes are part and parcel of the launch of any MMO, but you will probably have a good, what, 50 hours or so access before launch assuming that the servers are down for a third of the time. :p

Well this whole situation SUCKS..... They said 3 hours... 4 hours ago.. .and the servers are up..... but we just cant play....

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Originally Posted by Loony_BoB

If you pre-ordered the regular version of the game, you would still get early access. If you pre-ordered the Collector's Edition, you did it because you wanted all the other goodies which come with it. Early access will continue over the next two days and my money is on it being up more often than it's down. I get that you're angry, but you definitely have got early access. The downtimes are part and parcel of the launch of any MMO, but you will probably have a good, what, 50 hours or so access before launch assuming that the servers are down for a third of the time. :p

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It's true. I've played a lot of MMO's on launch/early access. Though this is the first one I've actually never received a key from, I can say all launches have issues like this. It is just the result of literally everyone who bought the game trying to log in at the same time. It's normal for MMO releases, but never lasts more than a day. Two days at the most. Once people start going to sleep, they will begin logging on at different hours, freeing up the servers.

I to am very unhappy about this and expect compensation. I pre ordered for early access I'm not bothered about a lvl one cap and a minion. However I did want early access and less than a hour of play is not early access!. Sort this out SE and u better compensate for this and if I can't use the server I started on free transfers would be a start.

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Originally Posted by alfred480

It's true. I've played a lot of MMO's on launch/early access. Though this is the first one I've actually never received a key from, I can say all launches have issues like this. It is just the result of literally everyone who bought the game trying to log in at the same time. It's normal for MMO releases, but never lasts more than a day. Two days at the most. Once people start going to sleep, they will begin logging on at different hours, freeing up the servers.

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If we are talking about failed MMO's yes... but you cannot launch a title expected so much by so many, give early access and then wait for people to go to sleep, just to withstand the simultanesly logins.....

Any word yet what will happen to people who have yet to get codes?

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Originally Posted by Loony_BoB

If you pre-ordered the regular version of the game, you would still get early access. If you pre-ordered the Collector's Edition, you did it because you wanted all the other goodies which come with it. Early access will continue over the next two days and my money is on it being up more often than it's down. I get that you're angry, but you definitely have got early access. The downtimes are part and parcel of the launch of any MMO, but you will probably have a good, what, 50 hours or so access before launch assuming that the servers are down for a third of the time. :p

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Early access is not the privilege to have the possibility to play the game before it's release. Early access is being able to play the game between 24-27th of august, becuse that is what Square Enix said to us. Even if we can play the game how much we want, with no problems at all, from one hour from now till the release, we have still not got what we paid for.

And there is no relevance in other companies failing at launch with their mmos too. Just becuse other companies suck at something, does not give Square Enix free-to-suck-card.

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Originally Posted by Drsilly

Any word yet what will happen to people who have yet to get codes?

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Either cancel your order and order through Amazon, Submit a ticket and wait forever, or just plain wait.

Ahh so they fixed the duty server issues by stopping ppl from logging in..great idea..its not too late to cancel the pre order..

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Originally Posted by alfred480

Either cancel your order and order through Amazon, Submit a ticket and wait forever, or just plain wait.

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So what your saying is no, you haven't heard anything yet.

Holy shit!

I tried to login, got in a queue, and tabed out. When i loged tabed back, I was in!

I was dead too, but still, I am now on the server.

why this doesn't happen in the JP servers? are maybe our servers worse than the japanese? they won't say nothing about this but im sure that Montreal servers are cheaper (and less powerfull) than japanese ones...

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Originally Posted by rapidDREAM

I can't wait til Early access starts... *is handed a card*
... what's this? .... Oh, I see... I see.

......

... *immeasurable saddness at the whole situation.*


(76 hrs, still no response to my own support ticket to get a NA EA code. Good times. XD)

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I now have to buy cards that are completely blank except for that line, and give them to strangers. You've given me a burden. ; ;

OT: I also preordered specifically to get EA, it's annoying each and every time someone says that no one preordered specifically for EA.

I just want to play the game, and even though I know it's crazy to think SE doesn't want us to, it's really starting to feel that way lol. Haven't made a single bit of progression since day 2 of P4. /sadface

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Originally Posted by Loony_BoB

If you pre-ordered the regular version of the game, you would still get early access. If you pre-ordered the Collector's Edition, you did it because you wanted all the other goodies which come with it. Early access will continue over the next two days and my money is on it being up more often than it's down. I get that you're angry, but you definitely have got early access. The downtimes are part and parcel of the launch of any MMO, but you will probably have a good, what, 50 hours or so access before launch assuming that the servers are down for a third of the time. :p

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They are not the part of any mmo. RIFT launched in 2011 and anybody could go to any server during EA and launch. Guild Wars 2 had full servers after EA and launch but they had free transfers from Day 1 to make up for it. The downtime and the inability to play on servers with friends is purely SE's fault. Its 5:45am EST as I type this the server list is showing LeviathanNA as full which is bullshit.

Had to log out now. Praying to god that I can log in later on D:

The great part is that they keep tweeting "server limitations" and sorry and more limitations and maintenance and again sorry.....

Trolls.

Got back in now, and I cannot enter the server again.

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