Regarding the Duty World Issues on the NA DC

[Lauren]

That's not true. You may not be able to advance through the story as fast as some others, but you have been able to visit new areas, have done some main story quests, side quests are available, new classes are available, increased inventory space, the ability to swim in water. All things that were a part of this expansion.

Not everyone was stuck for long either. So they would be compensated for no issues.

To be honest, it's Early Access. This happens with most MMOs. While I think it's kind of unacceptable it took them days to properly address this, I also accept it's early access and these things happen.

[Mature]

Regardless what is going on I will suggest everyone with early access to finish the MQS before tomorrow.

Everything might go tits up again

[Beatrice]

Which, and I know this is going to sound rude and unsympathetic, is the only way we're going to be able to fix this mess. SE clearly will not. Their fix is to get people off the server and they're gonna stand by that. My reckoning is if that fails to get people off they'll just pull a supposed XI Odin and literally cleave the server in 2 and split the playerbase (possibly even moving one of the split servers to the other NA datacentre so you can't even cross-realm). As well as keeping both realms locked down tight for like 5 years so you can't simply transfer back over or create a new character there.

I'll be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if SE finally did this. They've made a pretty sweet transfer offer with a lot of nice bonuses and it seems that even that isn't enough to get people to transfer off. I'm guessing that cleaving the server is the last thing they wanna do. I can imagine the melt downs people would have would be... intense considering everything that's happening with Early Access at the moment.

[KisaiTenshi]

I'll be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if SE finally did this. They've made a pretty sweet transfer offer with a lot of nice bonuses and it seems that even that isn't enough to get people to transfer off. I'm guessing that cleaving the server is the last thing they wanna do. I can imagine the melt downs people would have would be... intense considering everything that's happening with Early Access at the moment.

I don't think SE would need to do this, capacity issues tend to solve themselves if you deny certain things. For example, I'd keep the new housing area shutdown, and no new retainers on servers that are over-capacity until 10% of the players volunteer to migrate somewhere else.

That said, sometimes the carrot just has to be bigger. SE can reach out to the 5 largest FC's on the server and say the first one to volunteer take their entire FC with them will get the largest housing plot available in the new housing area on the non-congested server. But they must take their FC, and all their alts and retainers with them. Anyone who doesn't want to move has to quit the FC, as anyone still in the FC by then will get a double confirm to be moved, or be dropped from the FC on the move date.

[yumemirai]

you have been able to visit new areas, have done some main story quests, side quests are available, new classes are available, increased inventory space, the ability to swim in water.

I bought a hamburger. You gave me a hamburger and punched me in the face. Don't try to tell me I can't complain "because you still got your hamburger."

I'm the most die-hard, blindly-loyal player out there, but my faith is badly mangled in this. It doesn't matter that I could've done anything else, the thing I wanted to do--the marquee content of the whole expansion, the MSQ--was broken and it pissed me off.

To stick with a metaphor, this is my favorite burger joint. They always have good burgers. But this time they burned it then served it cold. I'm not going elsewhere because I'm still hungry, and I want one of their burgers, the good ones like I expect. That's what I paid for.

[LordPhantomhive]

That is nice and all but what about compensation for the last 2 days? we paid for something that we did not receive.

What are the plains to lower queue times in trying to log in servers?

For my 'compensation' I would like a 'viewing cutscene' Rabauhn minion, in honor of the cutscene bonding many of us shared together

[savageink]

To stick with a metaphor, this is my favorite burger joint. They always have good burgers. But this time they burned it then served it cold. I'm not going elsewhere because I'm still hungry, and I want one of their burgers, the good ones like I expect. That's what I paid for.

Nah. You eventually got your burger, but only after enough of you stopped shouting at the server long enough for him to figure out what you were ordering.

[untilitdies]

Nah. You eventually got your burger, but only after enough of you stopped shouting at the server long enough for him to figure out what you were ordering.

You order your burger online, go to pick it up, their food machine is broken so you have to wait in line before three thousand other people. You finally get your burger, you go to take a bite, and then Raubahn slaps it out of your hand with his one good arm.

[Blackbird1]

That is nice and all but what about compensation for the last 2 days? we paid for something that we did not receive.

What are the plains to lower queue times in trying to log in servers?

talk about entitled....your rude your compensation is getting early access free to promote the new expansion like everyone else that pre-ordered. and if you did pay extra for early access let's see the recipt cuzz i sure didnt get charged for that everyone is having the same issues your not the special cookie here just deal with it same thing happened in hsw with que times and 90k's