Against "Simultaneous Logout Measures"

[Applesnap]

Had to check time hadn't regressed back to 1st April upon reading this.

I don't care which server you're on, this is unacceptable. Is it the fault of myself or friends that SE can't mitigate overpopulation issues ahead of time? I've been here since Balmung was formed. How do you fix this? Close us off to transfers sooner. Fix the loophole where you can make a character on here as soon as maintenance ends. Patch the "afk on retainer / craft" issue. Make a new "official RP server". Offer these incentives months ago instead of when the tension is highest. Do something proactive instead of reactive.

It already takes us four hours to log in at certain times of the day, and for a lot of us, it's peak EU times. Some of my friends just don't even bother any more. So you tell me: how is it fair that those who do manage to get online are forcibly removed a random amount of time later? How is it going to affect duties in progress if people just disappear? What if those are tanks or healers you've been waiting 40-50 minutes for in a DF queue, only to have the process slammed down upon you AGAIN?

Don't blame the playerbase for this problem. And most certainly do not hate people on Balmung. Do you think we find this acceptable either? No. We do not.

[Celef]

Don't blame the playerbase for this problem. And most certainly do not hate people on Balmung. Do you think we find this acceptable either? No. We do not.

Then why do you stay there ? If it's unacceptable just pick your friends and move to a less populated server while transfert is free

[Ilenya]

Then why do you stay there ? If it's unacceptable just pick your friends and move to a less populated server while transfert is free

You seem to think everyone is perfectly okay with leaving everything they have on a server to move to a completely different one with possibly no one else they know. It's a strange assumption, if that is what you are thinking.

You don't have to 'abuse crafting' to avoid being logged out. It's anything that prevents your character from moving: Crafting, talking to a quest npc, interacting with an aetheryte/aethernet crystal, retainer bell, aesthetician, etc... there are countless ways of doing it.

It's almost as if I said "or the like" for a reason...

[Celef]

You seem to think everyone is perfectly okay with leaving everything they have on a server to move to a completely different one with possibly no one else they know. It's a strange assumption, if that is what you are thinking.

Then stay and enjoy the queue, if staying in Balmung queue is more important to you than play on another server you have my blessing, just stop punishing us.
As I said, leaving was not easy but I won't pay 15€ a month to stay in queue, if you are willing to, fine

[Ilenya]

Then stay and enjoy the queue, if staying in Balmung queue is more important to you than play on another server you have my blessing, just stop punishing us.
As I said, leaving was not easy but I won't pay 15€ a month to stay in queue, if you are willing to, fine

I was not aware I either complained about the queue or personally punished you for staying where I am. I *expected* the queue, and planned accordingly.

[Celef]

I was not aware I either complained about the queue or personally punished you for staying where I am. I *expected* the queue, and planned accordingly.

It's not a you "you" it's a you refering to those of Balmung that won't move and complain ^^"
(in french we have a distinction between a you for one personne and a you for a group, it's 2 different terms so it's easy to get misunderstood)

[Rasylia]

Then why do you stay there ? If it's unacceptable just pick your friends and move to a less populated server while transfert is free

Pick your friends and move to a new server.
The friends have to pick their friends too.
And those [...]

It's not as easy as you all claim it to be.

[Ayer2015]

Pick your friends and move to a new server.
The friends have to pick their friends too.
And those [...]

It's not as easy as you all claim it to be.

Sure it is. Saturday I got pissed off from the 3K login queue, which was literally not moving, went on discord to get myself removed from my free company and transferred.
Now I'm making new friends, which isn't that difficult if you put yourself out there.