Regarding Congestion During Endwalker’s Launch

[Keridwyn]

Having survived the Stormblood launch I'm mostly grateful there will now be a queue for instanced duties with a displayed number.

But I don't know of anyone who didn't see this coming months ago. They mentioned it at every fanfest, put out notices, this is really just the final notice. Even without that, unless this is the first time you've been going through an MMO/Expansion launch you've been on this bus before. It will pass, you will play, practice due diligence to avoid spoilers, and in the end you'll be able to say 'remember when...' to newcomers.

[Unholychinchilla]

This doesn't seem like the sort of announcement that needs to be made months in advance.

In any case it essentially is a follow-up to a statement they did make months in advance about knowing that they need more capacity but they are struggling to procure the necessary hardware due to a worldwide shortage.

My thoughts exactly. Between two previous Lodestone posts as well as addressing it in live letters and interviews they've been far from quiet on this subject.

Anyway, if the worst happens I have a book ready.

[Lexis]

Having witnessed multiple 'launches' from various MMOs throughout the years, I'm actually surprised not to see the usual "Expect queues and DCs, LOL, good luck". That they actually went ahead and upgraded their infrastructure is a refreshing take, most companies don't bother making any kind of investment towards improving the launch experience since they know things will sort themselves out in a week or two.

Regardless, unless you're new to MMOs, you should know to expect chaos and carnage on launch days. Even more so given the recent influx of players. Heck, I'm surprised they've kept the servers from imploding for this long (although there have been increasing numbers of reported lag spikes and disconnects the past week or so).

[Krotoan]

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...6c0a73094b6b84


We would like to share some information regarding the congestion that may occur during the Early Access period and release of Endwalker.

Since the launch of a new expansion is when a large number of players will be playing for extended periods of time, we are expecting far more simultaneous logins compared to usual. Furthermore, following a dramatic increase in the player base in all regions since this summer, we are currently experiencing record numbers of active users, and therefore are expecting a number of logins that is yet to be seen since the launch of FFXIV.

In preparation for these predictions, we optimised our servers ahead of the expansion’s launch in order to increase login caps. On the other hand, due to the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors we have previously mentioned, we were unable to add new Worlds before the release of Endwalker. The addition of new Worlds will still be considered as we procure the necessary server machines.

As such, there is a high likelihood of congestion that will result in Worlds reaching maximum login capacity and lengthy wait times when logging in. We would like to apologise for making this sort of announcement at a time when many of you are looking forward to the expansion, as well as for inconveniences that may be caused by congestion.

Although we were unable to add new Worlds, we have implemented every other measure that was possible, such as replacing the matching servers with higher-performance machines, optimising processes, increasing processing speeds, and raising the number of simultaneous logins. We will further enhance our monitoring of the situation to allow for as many players as possible to log in. We ask for your understanding and cooperation regarding this matter.

We also recommend reading through the following information regarding situations that may arise during Early Access and the launch of Endwalker.

It REALLY sucks they knew about this for a while and are announcing this 3 freaking days before early access.

I think any rational player expects congestion during an expansion launch but this post reads very fatalistically. Basically: Set your expectations as low as possible.

That's a really weird way to interpret: "Hey we have been telling you about these problems for months now and want to make sure everyone understands exactly where we are with our preparations and expectations for early access day. These are the systems and measures in place to avoid as much frustration as possible and this is how to use them to your benefit".

You might want to check them undergarments because I believe you have knotted them up for no reason.

[technole]

At-least the Limsa Thots will be purged this go around.

[Thatusernameistaken]

Also, it is important to remember not everyone will be making a mad dash at 4AM on the first day of Early Access.

*Looks at approved time-off request*
*Looks at alarm set for 4am Friday morning*

[RitsukoSonoda]

None of that really is anything new. Basically the same things that can happen with every expansion launch. If anything they did this announcement because the recent increases to the size of the player base may cause the issues to be more noticeable than before.

HW I really only recall issues with long login queues when it launched and people complaining on here because they couldn't clear the MSQ trial to get access to HW areas.
SB had long login queues and overloaded instancing servers resulting in lots of ppl being stuck and unable to progress MSQ at 2 points that had solo instances on worlds where players couldn't be civil enough to make a line and wait for it to move.
ShB had long login queues but nothing much else comes to mind.

[MagiusNecros]

It sounds very doom and gloom, but it won't be as horrible as you expect. There will always be hitches though. Also, it is important to remember not everyone will be making a mad dash at 4AM on the first day of Early Access. Not everyone can take off work. Also, queues are prioritized with full paying players with Trial Members to the back of the line.

With a 23 million concurrent playerbase I think you will find reality disappointing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9CxvjVySA

I expect a lot of 90002 errors.

[Nothv13]

With a 23 million concurrent playerbase I think you will find reality disappointing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9CxvjVySA

I expect a lot of 90002 errors.

That is 23 million registered accounts, not active players. Active as in monthly users is around 1-2 million.

[Sotaris]

It sounds very doom and gloom, but it won't be as horrible as you expect. There will always be hitches though. Also, it is important to remember not everyone will be making a mad dash at 4AM on the first day of Early Access. Not everyone can take off work. Also, queues are prioritized with full paying players with Trial Members to the back of the line.

Thankfully we don't all live in NA then, game goes live at 10AM for me so I will just chill.

That is 23 million registered accounts, not active players. Active as in monthly users is around 1-2 million.

3-4M I would imagine with the recent influx.