4th day... been trying for 4 hours to get in on my charecter... sick of this...

4 days of trying to get on my character and cant, each day afterwork I try and cant... im about to uninstall this game and tell everyone I know not to play it cause this shit aint worth it....id rather play ff11 again or swtor were I can actually play...launch or not..this shouldn't of happended and im super disappointed :(

Yikes....starting to see this sentiment a lot. I feel for you though, the countless hours of me sitting in front of my computer literally getting nothing done makes me just want to do the same - I will hold out for another day though because I enjoy the game!

same, im just disappointed, when I get home I wanna relax...not spam the loggin screen lol

I agree wholeheartedly!

There are server issues and the servers are artificially capped to prevent them from going unstable and preventing ANYONE from playing. Right now they're doing their best to make sure SOME people can play and it's really unfair of you to blame them for trying to make the best of an unexpected situation. If you're really so desperate to play then do what other people are doing; roll on a free server, usually Japanese, and then do a character transfer later when everything settles down.
No launch goes without errors and if you're really going to get so up-tight because you can't play immediately, then yeah, please go play TOR; that'll free up server space for people who are actually willing to calmly wait it out.

I have been trying to get on leviathan since Day 1 early access and have been unsuccessful at doing so. All my friends managed to get on when it opened up but I have been unable to get on due to the server locks..........While all my friends are leveling up on leviathan I do nothing spamming refreshing and praying servers unlock. There is no sense in leveling a character if I have to start new because trnasferring from any server into a higher populated one is not happening anytime soon.

The hard part is I do love the game. I really want it to just work. At the same time, I'm really having a hard time thinking that I spent $30 for something that I can't even play. :(

Again server capacity for ALL WORLDS will be increased next week. So cool your jets and wait it out, its only the first week ppl geesh you'd think with all the complaints that this has been going on for months or something...

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Again server capacity for ALL WORLDS will be increased next week. So cool your jets and wait it out, its only the first week ppl geesh you'd think with all the complaints that this has been going on for months or something...

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Sorry not trying to complain just tossing in my two cents as well. I really love the game and pray other players will look over this and understand they re not alone but just keep waiting and trying like I have been.

sign the petition! ---> http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l-Queue-System <--- This is the best way i know to get them to see whats going on and maybe we can get some fixes to the login system

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There are server issues and the servers are artificially capped to prevent them from going unstable and preventing ANYONE from playing. Right now they're doing their best to make sure SOME people can play and it's really unfair of you to blame them for trying to make the best of an unexpected situation. If you're really so desperate to play then do what other people are doing; roll on a free server, usually Japanese, and then do a character transfer later when everything settles down.
No launch goes without errors and if you're really going to get so up-tight because you can't play immediately, then yeah, please go play TOR; that'll free up server space for people who are actually willing to calmly wait it out.

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You need to stop talking. I have participated in every single major MMO launch since Everquest and NEVER and i mean NEVER have I seen a system implemented that specifically limits players from playing due to overpopulation. At this point, causing the servers to crash would be a blessing due to the sheer amount of bots and AFKers that have taken refuge after their successful spam attempts. Server crashes are a given among the mmo community and have been historically expected. As are server queues. Even trash games like never winter nights online experienced a better launch than this 'triple A' title at this point. I am highly disappointed, as you should be as well at this point. However, your head is too far in the clouds because, you think SE walks on water. People like you are the reason that companies continue to get away with stunts like this.

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The hard part is I do love the game. I really want it to just work. At the same time, I'm really having a hard time thinking that I spent $30 for something that I can't even play. :(

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To be fair, it's not that you CAN'T play, it's just not in the way you WANT to play. I know what you mean; I spent my day playing an alt on a Japanese server but my main is on Excalibur which was locked almost immediately. However; i'm lucky enough to live in New Zealand so around about 5-6pm here America goes to bed and I can play just fine on my main. Which, also, is another option. So far the servers always free up around 5-6pmGMT so if you're willing to stay up a little later you can play where you want. (And so we know that's about 2-3 hours from now).

I know these aren't ideal solutions, but they are solutions. Complaining, and getting mad, are not solutions; they just make everyone feel worse about something that is trying to be resolved as quickly as possible.

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Originally Posted by pctech86

Yikes....starting to see this sentiment a lot. I feel for you though, the countless hours of me sitting in front of my computer literally getting nothing done makes me just want to do the same - I will hold out for another day though because I enjoy the game!

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Do what this one does, wake up in the middle of the night, log in and afk til you get home. Selfish, but tbqh it is the only way to get on during peak.

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To be fair, it's not that you CAN'T play, it's just not in the way you WANT to play. I know what you mean; I spent my day playing an alt on a Japanese server but my main is on Excalibur which was locked almost immediately. However; i'm lucky enough to live in New Zealand so around about 5-6pm here America goes to bed and I can play just fine on my main. Which, also, is another option. So far the servers always free up around 5-6pmGMT so if you're willing to stay up a little later you can play where you want. (And so we know that's about 2-3 hours from now).

I know these aren't ideal solutions, but they are solutions. Complaining, and getting mad, are not solutions; they just make everyone feel worse about something that is trying to be resolved as quickly as possible.

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No one wants to play on a random foreign server that their friends are not on.
The move to a new server solution does not work because people don't wanna start over...like me. I can't bare it anymore after 3 times lol.
Now, it may work if they promised them somewhere in a week or 2, people will move onto their initial server free of cost.
-Shrugs; I won't be able to log much as I am working in the evenings, come home at night and I'm sleepy as hell lol. My only chance is to rush in the mornings.

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Originally Posted by weezdajuice

You need to stop talking. I have participated in every single major MMO launch since Everquest and NEVER and i mean NEVER have I seen a system implemented that specifically limits players from playing due to overpopulation. At this point, causing the servers to crash would be a blessing due to the sheer amount of bots and AFKers that have taken refuge after their successful spam attempts. Server crashes are a given among the mmo community and have been historically expected. As are server queues. Even trash games like never winter nights online experienced a better launch than this 'triple A' title at this point. I am highly disappointed, as you should be as well at this point. However, your head is too far in the clouds because, you think SE walks on water. People like you are the reason that companies continue to get away with stunts like this.

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And I'm surprised people like you are even still here bitching about it. Clearly from your post you're a connoisseur of video-games and think there are better ones, so go play one and leave the rest of us alone. I have never understood why if people are dissatisfied with a game they will bitch like a mofo on the forums instead of simply leaving. I don't think Se 'walks on water', but I do think that they deserve the chance to sort things out before before going over-entitled retard on them. IF in a week or so they haven't sorted themselves out, then fine, they had a chance and I'll leave. But I'm not going to yell about it like a little bitch.

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And I'm surprised people like you are even still here bitching about it. Clearly from your post you're a connoisseur of video-games and think there are better ones, so go play one and leave the rest of us alone. I have never understood why if people are dissatisfied with a game they will bitch like a mofo on the forums instead of simply leaving. I don't think Se 'walks on water', but I do think that they deserve the chance to sort things out before before going over-entitled retard on them. IF in a week or so they haven't sorted themselves out, then fine, they had a chance and I'll leave. But I'm not going to yell about it like a little bitch.

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So, you resort to calling me a 'little bitch' for listing primary concerns? The fact still remains that you're stubborn, blind and oblivious to the issues at hand. Just go ahead and go back to sleep for a week while the rest of us voice our opinions because, when you resort to insulting me in that manner, you invalidate yourself entirely. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

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Originally Posted by Xanphal

There are server issues and the servers are artificially capped to prevent them from going unstable and preventing ANYONE from playing. Right now they're doing their best to make sure SOME people can play and it's really unfair of you to blame them for trying to make the best of an unexpected situation. If you're really so desperate to play then do what other people are doing; roll on a free server, usually Japanese, and then do a character transfer later when everything settles down.
No launch goes without errors and if you're really going to get so up-tight because you can't play immediately, then yeah, please go play TOR; that'll free up server space for people who are actually willing to calmly wait it out.

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They knew it was coming, it started doing this at open Beta there is no excuse for this. My character was on diabolos but SE transferred me to Hyperion (1.0 player.) Now I can't even create a character on diabolos (I was already on there as I stated) but now I can't play with my wife or friends from FFXI that I haven't played with in years... They simply could have pushed back early access and the game a week instead of all the bullsh*t we're currently having to deal with. knowing I can't play ahead of time is better than telling me I can't play when I want, they are the ones running the server I paid for a service and they aren't delivering, again.

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Originally Posted by Xanphal

There are server issues and the servers are artificially capped to prevent them from going unstable and preventing ANYONE from playing. Right now they're doing their best to make sure SOME people can play and it's really unfair of you to blame them for trying to make the best of an unexpected situation. If you're really so desperate to play then do what other people are doing; roll on a free server, usually Japanese, and then do a character transfer later when everything settles down.
No launch goes without errors and if you're really going to get so up-tight because you can't play immediately, then yeah, please go play TOR; that'll free up server space for people who are actually willing to calmly wait it out.

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It's people like this that fail to understand the actual implications of SE's actions and instead offer up their own blind sense of self-gratification for their inability to fix the issues. This has by far been one of the worst launches in MMO history. Fact. Just because many MMO's have horrible launches does not preclude SE from solving the actual issues. Their lack of communication and vague blog posts do nothing but further anger players who WANT TO PLAY THE GAME. It's not about being desperate or up-tight, it's about playing a game we paid for; simple as that. Before you rush to blame us (the players who make the game run) you should understand what you're arguing and what we are arguing about.

People want to play with their friends/family/guildmates ... currently this is impossible for many. If you spend time developing a character on a japanese server - unless SQ-E offers free transfers in September, the player has essentially wasted their time and will also be assessed a fee to move a character so they can play with the people they want to play with.

At the very least, this is a an exploding minefield of PR disaster. First perceptions are incredibly hard to rectify if they're bad.

Actually, I called the people running around yelling about it all little bitches. But I assume you took the insult to be aimed at you because you have been; I believe that makes the insult self-inflicted. Voice a concern is one thing; but the majority of people on the forums haven't been 'voicing concerns', they've been yelling, screaming, threatening and throwing tantrums. Throwing a tantrum because you can't play a game? I know three-year-olds better behaved.

And stop insulting me because I'm willing to wait for the issues to be resolved rather than screaming for them to be fixed now (nownwownownow-omg-i'll-quit-do-what-i-say-NOW). I i'm not even sure you HAVE an argument.

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They knew it was coming, it started doing this at open Beta there is no excuse for this. My character was on diabolos but SE transferred me to Hyperion (1.0 player.) Now I can't even create a character on diabolos (I was already on there as I stated) but now I can't play with my wife or friends from FFXI that I haven't played with in years... They simply could have pushed back early access and the game a week instead of all the bullsh*t we're currently having to deal with. knowing I can't play ahead of time is better than telling me I can't play when I want, they are the ones running the server I paid for a service and they aren't delivering, again.

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I agree with you there; they definitely should have been better prepared. 'specially since there was a server cascade failure in phase 2, i think it was, so they knew what would happen if the servers started getting over-loaded. To be honest I think the biggest issue is the afkers; if people weren't afking on the servers then they would probably be cycling over as per usual with the 100person queues that are in place.

I got into the game for a little while today and guess who is having no problem getting into the game.... GOLD FARMERS spamming chat.

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It's people like this that fail to understand the actual implications of SE's actions and instead offer up their own blind sense of self-gratification for their inability to fix the issues. This has by far been one of the worst launches in MMO history. Fact. Just because many MMO's have horrible launches does not preclude SE from solving the actual issues. Their lack of communication and vague blog posts do nothing but further anger players who WANT TO PLAY THE GAME. It's not about being desperate or up-tight, it's about playing a game we paid for; simple as that. Before you rush to blame us (the players who make the game run) you should understand what you're arguing and what we are arguing about.

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I believe the saying that goes here is 'no use crying over spilled milk'. What I am arguing for is that there ARE issues, noone is DENYING the issues; there is also bad communication, noone is denying that either, but making a scene about it when the game hasn't even been officially released for 3 days? EVERYONE is frustrated, everyone wants to be playing but that's just not the way it is right now. People are acting like SE have this grand plan to bring out a game and stop people from playing it on purpose to what? rub their hands together and eat pop-corn while the player-base explodes? They are just as aware as you are that people can't play, and are probably even more aware of what it's going to do to their sales, so why can't people just let them get on with fixing it?
And, for that matter, why are people so angry that other people aren't getting angry?

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4 days of trying to get on my character and cant, each day afterwork I try and cant... im about to uninstall this game and tell everyone I know not to play it cause this shit aint worth it....id rather play ff11 again or swtor were I can actually play...launch or not..this shouldn't of happended and im super disappointed :(

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It takes time, sadly either wait or keep trying to get in http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ASE-READ%21%21

I am quite disappointed by the way things have been going for the past few days.

This is not the gaming experience I was hoping for when I got this game.

Not letting people into a Server, that
a. they have payed to be on.
b. they have already created a character on.

really leaves me confused.

What happens when they add new Servers? are they going to spread people out, possibly breaking up groups and such?


Person 1: (filling a glass of water)
Person2: you better watch out the glass is almost full!

Person1: (continuing to pour water) It will be ok.

Person2: why is the floor wet?
Person1: these pretzels are making me thirsty.

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I am quite disappointed by the way things have been going for the past few days.

This is not the gaming experience I was hoping for when I got this game.

Not letting people into a Server, that
a. they have payed to be on.
b. they have already created a character on.

really leaves me confused.

What happens when they add new Servers? are they going to spread people out, possibly breaking up groups and such?


Person 1: (filling a glass of water)
Person2: you better watch out the glass is almost full!

Person1: (continuing to pour water) It will be ok.

Person2: why is the floor wet?
Person1: these pretzels are making me thirsty.

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No when they add more servers it just means more room on each serer plus new ones...they have it capped so it won't crash. once things upgrade they won't need to cap.... hopefully

I understand where you're coming from. I wanted to join my friend on Server A, but couldn't get in so I made a char on server B.