The server is full, try again later (1017)

[Sadebreth]

How the queue and how it's working was already explained. Several times. There is in fact a queue. SE has stated they have severe restrictions in place. This means that if they restricted the server to 1000 players (random number), and if there are already 995 players online, and you are 25th in queue, the first 5 players will get in and the manual limitations will kick all the rest from the queue. When the server opens up slots individuals will be able to see the queue system again as the process repeats.

How does this explain people that get into the que and then get booted from it. If you are able to get into the que then you should no longer be part of the restriction. If that is the case then they did some piss poor math on how many people they are allowing in the que to begin with.

[Syrehn]

How does this explain people that get into the que and then get booted from it. If you are able to get into the queue then you should no longer be part of the restriction. If that is the case then they need they did some piss poor math on how many people they are allowing in the que to begin with.

This perfectly explains how the queue is currently functioning. It's all because of the manual limitation that SE has set. If they set a manual limit of the server being only able to hold 1000 players and there are 995 online, you login and get the queue at 25th spot, because of the manual limitation SE placed, once those last 5 slots fill up the queue vanishes leaving everyone else to restart the process.

My best guess would be that this will stop happening with the queue once SE removes their "Severe restrictions".

[Sadebreth]

This perfectly explains how the queue is currently functioning. It's all because of the manual limitation that SE has set. If they set a manual limit of the server being only able to hold 1000 players and there are 995 online, you login and get the que at 25th spot, because of the manual limitation SE placed, once those last 5 slots fill up the queue vanishes leaving everyone else to restart the process.

My best guess would be that this will stop happening with the queue once SE removes their "Severe restrictions".

Then as I said before they did some piss poor math on how many they are letting into the que in the first place. It should know how many people are already on the server and how many it can even let into the que. It shouldn't let you into the que and then boot you after the servers gets full again. That defeats the purpose of even having a que. That's why I don't believe that is what is happening.

[Syrehn]

Then as I said before they did some piss poor math on how many they are letting into the que in the first place. It should know how many people are already on the server and how many it can even let into the que. It shouldn't let you into the que and then boot you after the servers gets full again. That defeats the purpose of even having a que. That's why I don't believe that is what is happening.

It normally wouldn't this is because of SE "severe restrictions".

[Raist]

Then as I said before they did some piss poor math on how many they are letting into the que in the first place. It should know how many people are already on the server and how many it can even let into the que. It shouldn't let you into the que and then boot you after the servers gets full again. That defeats the purpose of even having a que. That's why I don't believe that is what is happening.

To take it even further, one should never log directly into the server, bypassing the queue in the first place. That defeats the purpose of having the queue. Everyone should log in to the queue, and then move down it to log in to the server. This way, it stays as a true FIFO routine, and no one gets the Full Server Message.

Now, there could maybe be a message about the queue being full or something I guess, if there is a capacity issue with the log--but that's a whole different animal than what is happening now.

[Raist]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-%28Aug.-26%29

08/26/2013 10:26 PM
Regarding Character Creation and Login Restrictions (Aug. 26)
In order to prevent server outages due to login and world congestion, we are currently closely monitoring server loads and making adjustments to both character creation and login limits as needed.

As we approach the peak North American play hours, the North American and European servers listed below in will have their login restrictions adjusted with particular scrutiny in order to ensure a pleasant play experience for all players.

As we continue to monitor the situation, we will be allowing players to log in sequentially. This will unfortunately have the effect of causing wait times for logins to these worlds, but this is a necessary step for the sake of server stability, and we ask for your understanding and patience during this time.

Additionally, character creation restrictions are currently in place for the following worlds:

Behemoth
Sargatanas
Diabolos
Gilgamesh
Leviathan
Balmung
Excalibur
Hyperion
Tonberry
Mandragora
Bahamut
Chocobo

In the event of any changes in the situation, follow-up news posts will be posted here as well.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and once again thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

[steelrose]

To take it even further, one should never log directly into the server, bypassing the queue in the first place. That defeats the purpose of having the queue. Everyone should log in to the queue, and then move down it to log in to the server. This way, it stays as a true FIFO routine, and no one gets the Full Server Message.

^ This. Anything else isn't really a queue.

But apparently SE just invented queues and doesn't know how to implement them.

In the meantime (1017), i'm just supposed to guess when my world isn't full so i can maybe join a queue...someday...in a couple weeks...? /sigh