New Realms - but no fix?

[Kyriea]

[Details]
- Addition of new Worlds
- Implementation of countermeasures to handle the influx of concurrent user counts as a result of split processing the duty finder
- Address several known issues

Again just to make sure it's clear -

Address several known issues

[Brugh]

Sorry folks. After playing online games since the late 80s - I've used characters, avatars, and toons and played on shards, realms, and worlds.

I guess I'm just not hip to what the FFXIV Forum troll accepted colloquialisms are.

Old dog, new tricks and all.

[kurokawa]

It would be good to get clarification on this, so maybe rather than argue, we all post/like this thread here to alert the devs?

It's a concern for me too. I spent most of Sunday trying to get in to my world with no success until late at night, I fear new servers won't help me.

I'm assuming that they'll be fixing the log in issues, but full is full, right? I thought that by going over 5000 logins they'll destabilize the worlds.

A free (planned and managed) server move for those that choose it could be a good fix.

Devs?!?? Let us know.

[Arlekiel]

Op is right.. I was going to make a thread about it.. but I guess ill just express my opinión here.
Im afraid.. this new "measure" of just adding realms.. its not going to fix the server issues.
Our current issue is that the servers are full.... this not going to be solved by adding new servers..

Also think about this.. every single MMO experiences a curve in its population. For example TERA, had some overpopulated servers in the begining.. then a "new" mmo kicked in... and lots of ppl left.. its a normal behaviour...it would be completly normal to have less ppl once NA Blade and Soul kicks in.. or once NA archerage goes live...

By making more realms.. SE, you are making it the mistake of forcing a server merge, in a future...and also you are not solving our main issue right now.. that is that our current realms are overpopulated... and im guessing people are not going to be so fond of just making new "alts" when you already invested time on your character...

[Treble]

Op is right.. I was going to make a thread about it.. but I guess ill just express my opinión here.
Im afraid.. this new "measure" of just adding realms.. its not going to fix the server issues.
Our current issue is that the servers are full.... this not going to be solved by adding new servers..

Also think about this.. every single MMO experiences a curve in its population. For example TERA, had some overpopulated servers in the begining.. then a "new" mmo kicked in... and lots of ppl left.. its a normal behaviour...it would be completly normal to have less ppl once NA Blade and Soul kicks in.. or once NA archerage goes live...

By making more realms.. SE, you are making it the mistake of forcing a server merge, in a future...and also you are not solving our main issue right now.. that is that our current realms are overpopulated... and im guessing people are not going to be so fond of just making new "alts" when you already invested time on your character...

This. They're showing a complete lack of sensibility here with their new product.

WE DONT NEED MORE SERVERS!

We need:

1) raised server capacity for current servers
2) Free character transfers off full worlds and on to not full worlds
3) login q's instead of 0 spam
4) afk kick timers of 30 or so mins

Also, what the FUCK is with the posting limit on a games release forums?! HOW DOES THAT EVEN MAKE SENSE!

[Lego3400]

People who have barely played will migrate to the new severs. People who want to start fress will migrate to the new severs. New players wil migrate to the new severs. That's alot of people. Just because we're all of decent time invesment doesn't mean the silent majorty is.

[Onnslaught]

I'm pretty sure they are improving the old servers as well as adding new servers.... That was the impression I got from their statement a day or two ago.

[Brugh]

You played games ONLINE before The Internet existed?

TIME TRAVELERS ARE REAL!

Time travel would have been cool. Sadly, while I love Fezzes and Bow ties, I've got to admit that I used things like 300 and 1200 baud modems, Sprintnet, and telnet instead of Sonic Screwdrivers, Phone Boxes, Phone Booths, or Skynet.

That doesn't change the fact that the Internet wasn't commercialize until 1995 and the first thing to be considered a true MMO was about 1998

Really?

I can't imagine what all those years spent playing games with other players in MUDs, ASCII and text based games on bbs systems, or Neverwinter Nights would be considered.

They were massive worlds, multiplayer, and online.

That would be the definition of MMO. Where you're coming up with a definition for what is and isn't a "True" MMO is beyond me. If you're trying to say that the genre started with a graphical MMO, you're still off by a few years, with Meridian 59 and Ultima Online hitting in 95 and 96, and Everquest blowing the market wide open in '99.

But hey. I only know what I was doing... which was gaming online with lots of other players in vibrant worlds for about a decade before you claim it was possible.

[whoopeeragon]

For the love of all that is humane and sane, learn to READ.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...7c1574f8a6f73a

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.

Thank you very much for playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.

We would like to make a clarification regarding our previous announcement “Regarding Congestion in Japan Data Center Worlds (Aug. 27)” in which we stated that we are preparing to increase the capacity of our data centers.

The first half of the announcement regarding login and character creation restrictions was directed towards our players who would be playing during peak hours in Japan data center Worlds.

However, the second half of the announcement regarding increasing the capacity of our data centers was meant to also encompass North American and European data center Worlds and not just be limited to Japan data center Worlds.

We deeply apologize for causing concern amongst the North American and European community due to our lack of clarity. Capacity will be increased for data centers in all regions.

Once again, thank you for your understanding and cooperation to help us welcome more players to the game.

[Waliel]

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