Server issues – Can we have an update?

[Elkwood]

This is literally the only community in an MMO I've seen that wants updates on behind the scene stuff. They already stated they're working on it.

None of you will be happy with a response like: "We're still working on it" or "It's being worked on", because then you'll beg for a date when it will be finished and get pissed and spam the forums asking why they can't give a date. It happens with pretty much everything else.

They gave the update they're working on not only the servers but the engine -- They even stated when they have info to share they will, clearly they have no info to share about this yet because I'm pretty sure they know players care more for game content and for the most part, we do. Hell even Web hosts that have server issues can never give an exact time frame on when it will be resolved and it could be sooner or later than expected -- Giving a time frame is bad because as proven with Patches, if they miss it you people go into a frenzy.

Thank you for reminding me once again why I never visit FFXIVcore you moderators there just piss me off with your attitudes. The server related issues are a huge problem with the game considering it should never have been released in the state it was. I guess its a bad thing according to you for us to want updates on the one thing they said holding back about 50 possible features in this game. god Forbid ppl want things like UI, Lag, and Linkshell systems fixed which they said they could not do until the server issues were resolved. Hmm I see additional space and possible UI fix does that mean the servers are fixed possibly, if they said yes or no 1 way or the other then we would know for sure.

[quantumsaint]

... if they miss it you people go into a frenzy.

What do you mean "you people" ?

[Balbanes]

Anything, any piece of info other than a generic "yeah we'll do it eventually"... PLEASE!

Let us know this is a PRIORITY... This is IMPORTANT!

The depth of my agreement with your post is far overshadowed by the awesomeness of your sig. You win, sir

[Eekiki]

The depth of my agreement with your post is far overshadowed by the awesomeness of your sig. You win, sir

Except everyone knows that if you did that to Pinkie Pie, she'd just form into two separate Pinkie Pies.

Robot logic is meaningless to Pinkie Pie.

[ChronicalSin]

What do you mean "you people" ?

What do YOU mean "you people?!"

[Victor]

Would really appreciate a definitive dev response to this myself. While officially having labeled all these issues as "server-issues", I've been greatly concerned by this due to its vagueness as to when or even IF they'll be addressed. It simply is not clear. I think most of us feel the importance of these things has gone unnoticed by the team over at SE. They're just far too fundamental to delay, avoid, or ignore.

[captainpicard]

This is literally the only community in an MMO I've seen that wants updates on behind the scene stuff. They already stated they're working on it.

This is the only game, that I ever purchased, that was so bad, it publicly flamed out worse than Charlie Sheen. Considering that a year later, I still haven't found the "game" yet, but I do find myself less $70 dollars, I have every right to want to know what the status is on server issues, since as far as I am concerned, they are using my money to fund the development and movement of this game into a beta stage. That makes me a stakeholder, investor, whatever you want to call it.

The white knightery around here is ridiculous.

How do you redesign and balance the armory system, while adding a new "job" system without addressing the fact that a mob can start a skill 5 seconds before my client knows about it-run from a dodo 100 ft if you want to, you'll still get hit by his skill as if you were standing on his nose. How do you do anything that involves battle mechanics when your game is operating on an absurd delay?

People need to get real. Server issues are paramount issue no. 1 and should have been, and should be the top priority.

[Fouluryu]

Most, if not all of these have been addressed. I don't have time to look them all up for you.

The long and short of it is, they are going to work on them, but not until after 1.20.

E-cakes you need to stop posting against something that needs to be adjusted or facts. Please, for the sake of people of the majority supporting a true factor of what's needed or not, leave it be.

[Vingtdeux]

Thank you for finally answering these questions !

They've been working on servers since April, and we should see all these problems fixed in the next months.

[Fanzeron]

Examples of these issues linked to server problems (feel free to correct me or add some to the list):

-Linkshell management
-UI lag
-“/sea all” type commands
-LFG flags
-Market Wards (full wards, functionality)
-Mail/Delivery system
-Macros lag, overwrite and functionality
-Enemy interaction lag (visual signs of enemies starting skills and their position while moving are always few seconds behind their real progress). Same could be said for our own lag, hurting overall fluidity and response in battles. It can’t be instant, but I don’t believe it can’t be improved.
-Oddities like repairs taking 2 bazaar spots since item and reward transactions can’t be processed at same time

... but as long as these server issues plague it, its potential to become a healthy long living MMORPG once it stops being free to play might be greatly reduced.

I'm so glad that finally someone mentioned this. All these server issues are keeping me from staying during p2p. I don't mind the future changes and all that excitement for patch 2.0 sounds really cool, indeed. But I don't see myself paying for a game that has so much server problems like this one.

And they worst part is...we still haven't received any concrete answer for the DEV team, which can only means 2 things: 1) They don't have any specific plans for resolving these server issues, or 2) They CAN'T possible fix them.

I wonder which one...