This is sad.

[Sartori]

Want to see something sad, lodestone:


08/27/2013 6:03 AM
Regarding Congestion in Japan Data Center Worlds (Aug. 27)
Thank you very much for playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Currently, an extremely high number of players are enjoying the game. Should the number of players continue to increase at the current pace, there is the possibility that our expectations and server capacity will be greatly surpassed. Therefore, in order to maintain a stable gameplay environment, we are implementing login and character creation restrictions.

In order to be able to welcome a drastically greater number of players, we are starting as early as this week with preparations to increase our facilities, to be ready by early next week. Until that time, we will be continuing to implement these restrictions as required, and we ask for your understanding and patience.

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

[Kayo]

I dont blame Yoshi for this crap. Hes done a great job of the game and what he was supposed to do. If anything the only mistake hes done is not implement an AFK kick thing in the game.

As for the stability of the servers ... thats all on the overpaid idiots that are supposed to be managing the servers here and the logistics behind them.

I do feel bad for Yoshi though. Hes been very passionate for the game from day one and has been working his ass off ... now it all stands to come crashing down because some foreign dbag cant get his shit together.

[Petrified]

You whiny immature people should be ashamed of yourselves!

[LoLo]

This is why I don't blame Yoshi-P but I blame the higher ups at SE who can't predict the actually interests in this game when it comes to the overseas market. Making both NA and EU players playing on the same amount of servers that the JP have is kind of under estimating your overseas market. JP players compared to both NA and EU players is marginly small.

I hope they get this fixed but I do not hate any of the devs I just think this is unfortunate and this stream has helped me to see that Yoshi-P is the right person to direct this game. Before seeing the stream I didn't know much about him, but now all I want to do is hug him and support him but not blindly!

[Amaranth]

I just don't understand this logic. All MMOs have bugs at beta/EA/launch. Why are people so angry over bugs that are getting fixed? Its not like they are just leaving them.

I really think the F2P crowed and the people who wanted to race to lvl. cap and be ahead of everyone else but could not log in are the worse at complaining about the launch bugs.

[Dreamer]

Yoshi-P and the development team are our version of the Warriors of Light (Bahamut of course being the disastrous 1.0 launch). I appreciate all they've done for us, and like the OP, I'm rather ashamed at the sheer sense of petty entitlement I've seen from the NA forums over the past few days.

To Yoshi-P and the Development Team: Thank you all so much for all the hard work you've put in over the past 2.5 years. We DO appreciate it!

[vpc]

This is why I don't blame Yoshi-P but I blame the higher ups at SE who can't predict the actually interests in this game when it comes to the overseas market. Making both NA and EU players playing on the same amount of servers that the JP have is kind of under estimating your overseas market. JP players compared to both NA and EU players is marginly small.

I hope they get this fixed but I do not hate any of the devs I just think this is unfortunate and this stream has helped me to see that Yoshi-P is the right person to direct this game. Before seeing the stream I didn't know much about him, but now all I want to do is hug him and support him but not blindly!

Pretty much this. I have never blamed Yoshi for these problems, I think him and his team have done an amazing job and the game itself is incredible. I do, however, blame his superiors in failing to provide him with money or the go ahead to buy more server racks/whatever is needed. I really do feel for Yoshi, and I hope he gets to take a nice, well-deserved vacation soon.

[Genjisamurai]

Nah SE deserved what they got lol. OB, EA, Launch and now CE Pre-order bonuses are fucked up. Yoshi needs to stop crying and act like a boss lol

[Divina]

You guys who disrespect Yoshida and his team are all morons, there is no need for this man to be tearing up, that shows he is disappoined in the treatment he is getting from the unappreciative people who cant see he is working extremely hard, i remember reading a rumor he was ready to step down, although it was just a rumor i wouldnt be surprised if he did considering all the stress you crybabies put on him, just lighten up people everything will be just fine, if we want this game to be here long i suggest we start being more supportive and show more gratitude, its nothing that can make a person give up more than a disrespective and ungrateful community.

[Silverwalk]

This course of action is the most effective in the long run. it's a good thing that they didn't budge to short sighted demands. What they're doing ensures that past the launch rush servers will have a reasonably balanced population and won't become ghost towns as it happens to every other MMO where the developers cave to pressure and add servers without looking at long term.

Well I don't agree with your analysis. But I do agree that the current "course of action" will be "effective in the long run". Simply because enough people will stop trying to log in and the congestion will be solved.

I expect in a couple of weeks this will be the case. I don't think driving paying customers away is desirable. Aion followed this method for dealing with the initial rush and it did not work out well for that game in the US. Of course this is a different game and its' results will likely be different.

Personally I respect what Yoshi has achieved. I can still disagree with his decisions though.

edit: clarity