Against "Simultaneous Logout Measures"

[Rita1989]

Then SEPARATE BALMUNG IN 2 SERVERS for God's sake !
Jeez everytime there is issues it's about Balmung beeing overpopulated, split it in 2 servers and stop screwing others players game

Odin has the same problem apparently so go blame them for the EU servers being included in this if it was just Balmung then only Aether would be affected why would they reset EU servers makes no sense.

FYI the server was fine in HW and would be fine if they had a proper AFK kick function in a month the server will be fine again so how about you stop with the server split nonsense.

[Ilenya]

lol you do know before people abused the afk the queues were still a joke. The queue is what caused people to abuse the system

This isn't the first time people abused crafting and the like to go around the queue. It's worst than last time, I'll admit, but not the first.

[Chessala]

They did. The problem was they k
allowed the loophole of letting people transfer in. CC was a rare thing to do in a tiny window of time.

In this specific case new character transfers are included. Balmung should have just been closed. No transfer, no new characters, nothing, unless enough people transfer away or delete characters.

[Celef]

Odin has the same problem apparently so go blame them for the EU servers being included in this if it was just Balmung then only Aether would be affected why would they reset EU servers makes no sense.

FYI the server was fine in HW and would be fine if they had a proper AFK kick function in a month the server will be fine again so how about you stop with the server split nonsense.

So how about you pay my sub for said month ?
So I won't loose money because of AFK abusers

[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.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

My initial reaction was this was pointless 'solution' since the announcement alone defeats the purpose. Giving it some further thought, if they do this around say, 3pm EST. That will likely catch people who left their games on while at work. On the other hand, if they do this at 7-8pm EST, it's useless. Most people will be either home from work or getting home if they're on western time. Thus, you'll just thrust everyone into a queue all at the same time. So really, this all depends on when they do it.

[Rita1989]

So how about you pay my sub for said month ?
So I won't loose money because of AFK abusers

This is hilarious I hope you are being sarcastic though.

[Alien_Gamer]

I get the feeling this is just the start. If people don't voluntarily start clearing off Balmung and Gilgamesh you can probably expect a server split. Move together while you have the chance or be forced to move later.

[Rita1989]

I get the feeling this is just the start. If people don't voluntarily start clearing off Balmung and Gilgamesh you can probably expect a server split. Move together while you have the chance or be forced to move later.

This will never happen they have the server on lock down and people are leaving in a couple of weeks when the expansion rush dies down it will be a non issue again until 5.0 and by then population should be more manageable.

[Hezkezl]

Why should we all be punished just because people on Balmung refused to move ?

You pick a server, and it becomes a home. You get known around the server. You know other people. You know people outside of your linkshells and free company. You have an idea as to how the market is, so you're able to comfortably make gil selling things to people. You like the server, you like the people there. You do not like the login queues or the hassle of logging in.

Why should people be forced to move off of a server that they've made into their home? Why should they be forced to pack themselves up and move to another place, where they have to act like the new kid in school and try to learn all the new people's names and hope they're able to cope with being in a new place? Why should they do that when SE has failed to provide adequate servers in the first place? They should've prevented new players from making characters there a long time ago. They should've added more servers to help support that world, so that there won't be any login problems for people who have already made that place their home.

This is a bit like airlines booting people off the plane because they overbooked the flight. They're the ones who created the problem in the first place. Players shouldn't have to make sacrifices because of the incompetence of the people in charge.