WOW Shocking!!!! We still can not play!

I have been very patient and not posting in frustration..

I talked two friends of mine into buying this game..
They have called me quite a few interesting names, and I am feeling bad about telling them that Square Enix is going to Rock this..

Was in Beta 4, couldn't play because of Worlds Full
Was in Early Access, couldn't play because of Worlds Full

I dropped for the Collectors Edition, second day, still can not play because worlds are full. You are on my Dime now!! I am finding this very unacceptable..

Don't quote me about bad Launches. I have MMOed as much as the rest of you.. No ones bad launch excuses another company from having a customer that has bought the Game and can not play it..

They have made a response that they are planning to improve the datacenter. That should ease up the issues some when it's done.

It won't be "fixed" till next week.

Really.. I work in IT... Really!!

Honestly, they have it on the system the numbers of people that are heading to the flood gates.. Hello, hundreds of thousands of people registering Codes. They could see the numbers,, This was not a wake up Tuesday morning and go,, OH Wow, look at all the people.

They had the Numbers, they had the knowledge. They chose not the act on it.

wow i love people qouting that very ambiguous statement. "increasing the capacity", for all we know is they are simply adding new worlds, so everyone stuck on full servers will still be fucking stuck on full servers for another 30days until people playing the complimentary 30 days for purchasing decide the game isnt worth this amount of bullshit sand leave

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Originally Posted by AhriSazame

It won't be "fixed" till next week.

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If that is the case, an equal number of days or double the days for the trouble should be added to peoples accounts..


Additionally, while I will not be flaming them, I am going to Dragon Con that will have SOE and other Reps there, I am just imagining the Laughter that will be had before and after about this FAILED Launch.. Sorry, while I will not trash talk SE, Players that can not play what they paid for is a Fail..

yep this is really ridiculous, bad launches are different then launches that most cant even play the game. hey we launched the game but even though you bought it and got early access you can only play like 1 or 2 weeks from now when we decide it is the right time to get the servers we should have got at least a month ago..

I have spent the last 3days trying to play on ps3 and my husband on his computer.Today once i came home for form work and started pushing my button!Finally after an hour i got it!But my husband kept getting error message so were taking turns now on ps3 game he plays some then i play some.I feel bad that he cant play he got locked on beta and wasn't able to play since :(.

It's really unbelievable that a they don't have this fixed yet. I honestly wouldn't have purchased the game had I known I would be dealing with this garbage. I suppose I'll sit here and wait as my time gametime rots way.

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Originally Posted by Yuufarlc

wow i love people qouting that very ambiguous statement. "increasing the capacity", for all we know is they are simply adding new worlds, so everyone stuck on full servers will still be fucking stuck on full servers for another 30days until people playing the complimentary 30 days for purchasing decide the game isnt worth this amount of bullshit sand leave

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^ this.

While i HOPE to hell they are increasing capacity, i am not expecting it. I too am expecting more worlds and those of us who are locked out from playing will still be.

ADD SERVERS !!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Remirlc

^ this.

While i HOPE to hell they are increasing capacity, i am not expecting it. I too am expecting more worlds and those of us who are locked out from playing will still be.

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Unless they start forking worlds.

You can play on JP servers.

This has got to be the absolute WORST launch I have ever sat through, and I have been in many a launch. Literally can't play, I don't see a single dev poster addressing our concerns, and look, I'm wasting my free 30 days unable to play with my friends. Hell, I can't even log into the FORUMS on my own character, because it refuses to allow me to select a main character, and am forced to use my husband's instead. EPIC FAIL Square. You have had over a year to get ready for this particular launch, and you have had, what, 3 years since the original 14 launch to learn from this?

I do hope you plan to compensate those of us who can't even enjoy this game we BOUGHT AND PAID FOR with extra free subscription time to make up for what we're wasting now (on a holiday weekend no less!), and free server transfers once you figure out how the heck to run a server.

And oh yeah, you're stopping digital download of the game too? What, are your digital download servers the same as your play servers? Because, if that's the case, then you're failing in ways I can't even possibly imagine.

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Originally Posted by zaeriak

Really.. I work in IT... Really!!

Honestly, they have it on the system the numbers of people that are heading to the flood gates.. Hello, hundreds of thousands of people registering Codes. They could see the numbers,, This was not a wake up Tuesday morning and go,, OH Wow, look at all the people.

They had the Numbers, they had the knowledge. They chose not the act on it.

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I suggest you go and fix then friend.

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Originally Posted by Nazragul

You can play on JP servers.

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this is just rubbish, why should we have to start over?

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Originally Posted by Arriverderci

I suggest you go and fix then friend.

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You know, I understand your point, though it is smart assed..
If they would pay me, I go and at the very least suggest, A plan of action for a real Fix, Communicate with the people letting them know what had to be done.. Take is down, put plan in place then let people know to try again now..

Allow the Game to continue to run, with a vast amount of players not able to log in,, No servers to go to as an option.. That is not a fix.. While maddening,, I believe people would respond to honest information with a true plan, owning up to the issue..
I do not find that with Square Enix at the point in time.. I am not bashing them, just asking them, cause this only the quickest few can get in, is not customer service..

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Originally Posted by fixitman

I'm guessing you don't realize that using that particular "J" word when referring to the Japanese is just as bad as using the "N" word when referring to african americans. If you didn't, you do now. Please refrain from using it in the future, mkay?

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um what the hell.... i didnt use it i was calling the guy out that did use it!!!!

Well, actually, they have all of the players who bought and played 1.0. There was no way for them to know how many of those would return, since they didn't charge them to play for the first two weeks of release. So that's an unknown number, and I honestly think it's those free players (myself included) who borked the system, as they turned out to be the silent majority.

I mean, how many times has a company completely shut its game down and re-released it a year later, ESPECIALLY without a wipe. None that I can think of.

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Originally Posted by zaeriak

Really.. I work in IT... Really!!

Honestly, they have it on the system the numbers of people that are heading to the flood gates.. Hello, hundreds of thousands of people registering Codes. They could see the numbers,, This was not a wake up Tuesday morning and go,, OH Wow, look at all the people.

They had the Numbers, they had the knowledge. They chose not the act on it.

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Well, when you can get in, the game/servers are nearly bug free and smooth as a baby's bottom. And just because you are not able to log in doesn't mean "most" can't play. They're at absolute maximum capacity, so most "can" play. It's just the vocal majority who comes to the forums because they can't log in.

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Originally Posted by Balzaque

yep this is really ridiculous, bad launches are different then launches that most cant even play the game. hey we launched the game but even though you bought it and got early access you can only play like 1 or 2 weeks from now when we decide it is the right time to get the servers we should have got at least a month ago..

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They're stopping digital downloads to stop people from doing exactly what you're bitching about; paying for a game that can't be played. Character creation restrictions are for those who got through that net and have yet to create a character. It's all damage control. You'll probably not get free server transfers, but, I guarantee you they'll extend your free time by at least a week, most likely two.

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Originally Posted by Kendaros

This has got to be the absolute WORST launch I have ever sat through, and I have been in many a launch. Literally can't play, I don't see a single dev poster addressing our concerns, and look, I'm wasting my free 30 days unable to play with my friends. Hell, I can't even log into the FORUMS on my own character, because it refuses to allow me to select a main character, and am forced to use my husband's instead. EPIC FAIL Square. You have had over a year to get ready for this particular launch, and you have had, what, 3 years since the original 14 launch to learn from this?

I do hope you plan to compensate those of us who can't even enjoy this game we BOUGHT AND PAID FOR with extra free subscription time to make up for what we're wasting now (on a holiday weekend no less!), and free server transfers once you figure out how the heck to run a server.

And oh yeah, you're stopping digital download of the game too? What, are your digital download servers the same as your play servers? Because, if that's the case, then you're failing in ways I can't even possibly imagine.

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And my last rant; Diablo 3 was the WORST LAUNCH EVER. Star trek online was the WORST LAUNCH EVER. Neverwinter online was the WORST LAUNCH EVER. Guild Wars 2 was the WORST LAUNCH EVER. Darkfall online was the WORST LAUNCH EVER. Sim City was the WORST LAUNCH EVER. See the trend here? And that was only in the last two years.

WOAH guys i didn't mean to come off like a racist, and it wasn't intended. It's what we use in the military short for Japanese. Sorry didn't mean to offend anyone if i did.

Its been about five days and I still cannot login. I really expect some more free time due to this failure.

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Originally Posted by Gyrus

WOAH guys i didn't mean to come off like a racist, and it wasn't intended. It's what we use in the military short for Japanese. Sorry didn't mean to offend anyone if i did.

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accepted! a lot of people on these forums that are made are using it as a racist slur so probably should refrain from using it.

Check out my petition well see if we can open SE's eyes a little bit http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...06#post1103706

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Originally Posted by AsheRayne

Well, when you can get in, the game/servers are nearly bug free and smooth as a baby's bottom. And just because you are not able to log in doesn't mean "most" can't play. They're at absolute maximum capacity, so most "can" play. It's just the vocal majority who comes to the forums because they can't log in.

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The fact that "most" people can get in and play is all fine and dandy, I haven't been able to get in for 3 days. So excuse me and the others in my situation for being upset about it and not shrugging our shoulders and going "oh well, maybe next week I can play".

So far every night I've been disconnected at some point after 7:00pm. There is no hope in logging in when this happens. Call it a night, log in the next morning and hope you can stay connected for when you get home from work or else guess what? not playing again! Oh wait get d/ced after 5 minutes and can't play for rest of day. repeat.