Against "Simultaneous Logout Measures"

[Xiomara]

39 pages, and nobody has explained why this shouldn't just be Balmung only. This literally isn't a thing that mattered on any other server.

It has to be done DC wide because you'll end up with the problem where you're in a dungeon and suddenly half your party vanishes because Balmung was rebooted, and then DF queue will go a bit nuts. Easier to just reset everything at the same time.

The better question is why isn't this just being applied to the Aether DC and the others are left alone?

[Ilenya]

Was in queue for roughly an hour. I went from 1609 to actually into the server in that time. Usually around this time after work for me it's 3500+ in queue and never moving.

Inb4: wah wah Balmung thanks for nothing, since judging from the responses in 40+ pages, plenty of other servers are having the same issues on different Data Centers.

You are waaaay too late for that Inb4, just saying.

[Skivvy]

So we can expect a discounted sub then because our service is being taken from us correct?

Yes, actually, and it should be automatic. x+100 (inconvenience fee) crysta discount on sub for each month this is happenening.

Also it's worth noting, as others have, that it's 100% pointless to subject normal/low population servers to such drastic measures along with the congested ones. Why they've gone with a blanket policy is beyond me. The only explanation that makes any sense is they're using the issue as an excuse to save money- Get rid of the AFK people everywhere to save on bandwidth and processing power.

And if SE is seriously making it so I cannot Q for anything 60m prior to the forced logout, well, that's 1hr and 20m that I cannot play the game as I wish. All so they can save a few bucks a day by kicking idlers out of my server when there's zero quality of life issues here? I would hope not.

That pesky ToS can help you out here:

5. INTERRUPTION TO THE SERVICE
From time to time, in order to provide our customers with the optimal gaming experience, it is necessary for Square Enix to conduct routine maintenance on the computers and/or servers that support the Game. During these times, access to the Game or support services may be interrupted. Access may also be temporarily suspended in whole or in part, without notice, due to emergency repairs, fire, flood, explosion, war, strike, embargo, governmental action or failure to act, the act of any civil or military authority, act of God, or by any other causes beyond Square Enix's control, or any other reasons for which Square Enix, in its sole discretion, deems that temporary suspension is necessary. You acknowledge that disruptions of service may occur and waive any causes of action against Square Enix in any way arising from or related to any such disruptions of service.

[Issac]

That pesky ToS can help you out here:

5. INTERRUPTION TO THE SERVICE
From time to time, in order to provide our customers with the optimal gaming experience, it is necessary for Square Enix to conduct routine maintenance on the computers and/or servers that support the Game. During these times, access to the Game or support services may be interrupted. Access may also be temporarily suspended in whole or in part, without notice, due to emergency repairs, fire, flood, explosion, war, strike, embargo, governmental action or failure to act, the act of any civil or military authority, act of God, or by any other causes beyond Square Enix's control, or any other reasons for which Square Enix, in its sole discretion, deems that temporary suspension is necessary. You acknowledge that disruptions of service may occur and waive any causes of action against Square Enix in any way arising from or related to any such disruptions of service.

ToS aside, this is a PR issue and SE needs to know that.

[Makaisinryu]

I think that if you forcibly log out only crowded world such as Balmung, you will see the merit of relocation.

[Nightroad]

Just make a new permanent data center with only Balmung and Gilgamesh on it .
With free transfers out of it to anywhere.

[rainichan]

You are waaaay too late for that Inb4, just saying.

Hah, well, I figure I could inb4 myself since it has a high chance of happening even after. Lemme tell you about how this salt mine kept me amused while at work, because laughing at some salt was what kept me sane for 8 hours.

[Jetstream_Fox]

Just make a new permanent data center with only Balmung and Gilgamesh on it .
With free transfers out of it to anywhere.

Or you know get actual better servers and stop band aid fixing things.

[Issac]

Just make a new permanent data center with only Balmung and Gilgamesh on it .
With free transfers out of it to anywhere.

This is actually a really, really good idea and would prove some level of flexibility on SE's part.

Nope.

[Kethic]

Or you know get actual better servers and stop band aid fixing things.

Some probably can't be solved by throwing bigger hardware at them.