Queues time to log in are getting worse over the days.

[SnowVix]

That's not a lot of money in 2021. You realize SE is raking in like 20 times that per month, right?

it's 2021 and MMO players who have zero experience with programming and server infrastructure are still arguing with people who do it for their jobs, time is a flat circle.

[Warlyx]

14 days of free gametime , SE isnt going to expend a dime

but who know maybe come Endwalker they have something ready just in case

[MistakeNot]

SE have to be careful when expanding. Expand too fast and the servers will be a bit dead if the population drops

Rough time to play FFXIV though, but super amazing to see so many sprouts at the same time

^ This.
Adding servers is easy, but I think SE is very reluctant to do so until they are sure new servers are needed and will be needed long-term.
If the population shrinks, they don't want to be stuck with empty or dead servers. Closing or merging servers is not easy - especially not with housing working the way it does.

Some sort of mega-server technology where people appear to all play on a single server even when it is multiple servers underneath would be nice, but adding that to a game retroactively is a HUGE job, with plenty of potential for introducing new bugs.

[technole]

5.58 patch includes the 30-minute AFK timer, we are saved...for now.

^ This.
Adding servers is easy, but I think SE is very reluctant to do so until they are sure new servers are needed and will be needed long-term.
If the population shrinks, they don't want to be stuck with empty or dead servers. Closing or merging servers is not easy - especially not with housing working the way it does.

Some sort of mega-server technology where people appear to all play on a single server even when it is multiple servers underneath would be nice, but adding that to a game retroactively is a HUGE job, with plenty of potential for introducing new bugs.

Incorrect, you can't just add racks to a server room. You also need to upgrade the backhaul into the data center for things like this, and remember all 3 NA DCs are in the same facility.

[Vahlnir]

5.58 patch includes the 30-minute AFK timer, we are saved...for now.




Incorrect, you can't just add racks to a server room. You also need to upgrade the backhaul into the data center for things like this, and remember all 3 NA DCs are in the same facility.

Yeah. They probably aren't wrong though about SE playing it safe for the time being. It'd make sense.

[technole]

Yeah. They probably aren't wrong though about SE playing it safe for the time being. It'd make sense.

They aren't, YoshiP announced at the start of the LL that they are investing multi-millions into the server infrastructure but it won't be completely ready for 6.0. The fact he started out with that announcement, kind of says they probably outgrew their growth plan. Plus they already are building the Oceanic data center so you can imagine all the work that has to go into all of this.

[Neoyoshi]

Well that server crash certainly got blown out of proportion.

Also, laughs in Stormblood launch queue:

[TTiscancer]

I said nothing about programming or server infrastructure.

I said it's relatively cheap.

but I guess that's too complex a concept for people like you.

[Xathyr]

Well, looks like the problem was acknowledge, man Yoshida is so lovely that i wish i could just hug him

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I said nothing about programming or server infrastructure.

I said it's relatively cheap.

but I guess that's too complex a concept for people like you.

You say it's cheap, but as they've outlined, they cant even get them paying more than market value.