Apology from Yoshi

[Galaktica]

And to those spamming the MSQ instance, you're part of the problem. It's like punching yourself in the face repeatedly and then complaining about it.

Why not go do something else in the meantime?

Or, alternatively, they can find a solution that consists of more than "yo dawg just wait."

24 hours is how long I've been trying. Sorry, my patience for SE ran out a long time ago.

[Yahallo]

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And to those spamming the MSQ instance, you're part of the problem. It's like punching yourself in the face repeatedly and then complaining about it.

Why not go do something else in the meantime?

Some people took time off from work just for this.

For me there is literally no other content I want to do at the moment. I was expecting a weekend of progression and leveling with my FC. I already have all the classes I am planning on playing in SB at 60. MSQ are enough to get to 70 one class it seems with side quests being great for additional classes. For some of us, there is effectively no other content. We want to progress and not being able to just kills our will to play.

[Frostyflakes]

So much salt for a problem that isn't new to FFXIV. Like you had to know that this would happen when everyone and their mom could get in on early access. Just praise your god there is an afk kick system implemented. You really don't know how much it sucks sitting in que when there is no afk kick system like in the old days of ARR.

[Yahallo]

So much salt for a problem that isn't new to FFXIV. Like you had to know that this would happen when everyone and their mom could get in on early access. Just praise your god there is an afk kick system implemented. You really don't know how much it sucks sitting in que when there is no afk kick system like in the old days of ARR.

I am of the opinion that the salt is more justified due to how this isn't new, meaning they should have been better prepared for this like having a solo instance queueing system.

[Ayer2015]

while nice..... its very inadequate at this point.

[Frostyflakes]

I am of the opinion that the salt is more justified due to how this isn't new, meaning they should have been better prepared for this like having a solo instance queueing system.

Would that fix the issue though? If everyone has their own individual instance, wouldn't that take up just as much if not more resources?

[PondHollow]

So much salt for a problem that isn't new to FFXIV. Like you had to know that this would happen when everyone and their mom could get in on early access. Just praise your god there is an afk kick system implemented. You really don't know how much it sucks sitting in que when there is no afk kick system like in the old days of ARR.

It's been two years since Heavensward. Most people in my medium-sized midcore FC haven't been around that long. And for a lot of us this is our first MMO. So plenty of us didn't know.

But you just made a great case that Square-Enix would know about the problem beforehand, and thus had adequate time to arrange temporary extra resources.

I agree with others that a problem like this cannot be solved in the short term without being gouged by capacity providers, making possibly legally questionable last-minute arrangements, or even acquiring a large value of equipment that will go to waste once the problem died down. A surge-type problem heavily punishes unpreparedness. But the unpreparedness is not to be excused.

[RoninDarkchild]

All I know is this.... it has been more than 24hrs... and the expansion is STILL gated too me.....

I can't access any new zones beyond the 2 starter zones.... in both zones, only 25% of the map is playable. You don't have access to the rest.
I have no access to Primal battles.
I have no access to any new dungeons.
I can't Fly
I can't Dive under any water
I can't spear fish
The ONLY thing I can do is doing OLD content that already existed on a game I already owned. Oh sure.... I can lvl Rdm and Sam... again in old content
Or I can't just sit in the small new map space and just grind Fates... That's not fun to me.

HW was not like this...
And I do not care how ARR was.... these problems were supposed to have been fixed. This is 4 years later. W/E happened in ARR should not be a defense now!

It just seems like SUCH a stupid move to GATE all the expansion content at the START of the expansion!!! Everyone is doing the same things, and everyone will bottleneck. There is nothing else to do but MSQ and Fates!!
Hell if you waited till AFTER at least a few dungeons were unlocked, and other content was unlocked, it would have increased the chance that people would be doing different things. This is just dumb!

This "solo instance congestion" has been a problem for ARR, HW, and now SB. Though never like THIS... how could they have not seen this coming? How was it a surprise?

at this point I would GLADLY be happy with just being able to SKIP THESE MISSIONS, so so I can get on with the content I just purchased! If it's SUCH a problem... LET ME SKIP IT, till you fix it!!

[Madamepancake]

If Yoshi was REALLY sorry, they would have actually done something... implement a queue or just freaking flag it done at this point or even make the mobs health so tiny you faceroll it so people finish with quicker. Instead they tell us to try later? What the heck is that? This hasn't helped me over 24 hours later. This was a HUGE waste of time for many people.

[Fendred]

If Yoshi was REALLY sorry, they would have actually done something... implement a queue or just freaking flag it done at this point or even make the mobs health so tiny you faceroll it so people finish with quicker. Instead they tell us to try later? What the heck is that? This hasn't helped me over 24 hours later. This was a HUGE waste of time for many people.

A good question: Has anyone succeeded in getting through this quest in the last 24 hours?