Why no new servers? Not just this launch but the last 8 months?

[MilkieTea]

New World launched in the middle of the pandemic and I don't see them complaining about Covid semiconductor shortage. Maybe SE should ask Amazon to hook them up with their provider.



Except it's not "now", it's "8 months ago". Literally on the thread title.

except every other day its a new issue with new world, dont think id want that.

[Cherie_Lavigne]

Have you attempted to buy anything that uses semiconductors in the past year? In fact do you have any idea how badly shipping lanes have been screwed since covid started?

The player base is not a multi-billion dollar company. If SE wanted it, they could get it.

[Nothv13]

The player base is not a multi-billion dollar company. If SE wanted it, they could get it.

Can't buy what isn't there. Wait times on even some low end servers we'v ordered paying well more than what they cost has been 6 months to a year)

[Nothv13]

New World launched in the middle of the pandemic and I don't see them complaining about Covid semiconductor shortage. Maybe SE should ask Amazon to hook them up with their provider.

You do know that Amazon itself has a glut of servers as they are one of the largest server providers in the world. If they had server issues with new world, half the internet would have been fucked.

[Unaki]

The player base is not a multi-billion dollar company. If SE wanted it, they could get it.

And if Sony wanted enough PS5s for everyone who wanted to own one they could get them but they very clearly can't. Square is competing against other hardware manufacturers. They're competing against other companies that need server infrastructure. They're competing against CAR MANUFACTURERS. Get out of here with this backwards "But they can afford it" nonsense because no amount of money thrown at a server manufacturer can make port employees magically appear. Many ships, which these things are freighted on, have been stuck outside of their destination ports for MONTHS because of a lack of dock workers from both strikes for better treatment and pay and due to covid making people unable to work.

[Maxilor]

New World launched in the middle of the pandemic and I don't see them complaining about Covid semiconductor shortage. Maybe SE should ask Amazon to hook them up with their provider.



Except it's not "now", it's "8 months ago". Literally on the thread title.

Amazon? You mean the company that owns the most powerful server architecture in the entire world? That Amazon?

Are you trying to say Square Enix should have as many servers readily available as Amazon?

Bruh.

[ArthurATDayne]

Have you attempted to buy anything that uses semiconductors in the past year? In fact do you have any idea how badly shipping lanes have been screwed since covid started?

Yes we did and successfully too I might add and I'm going to enjoy a very good Xmas.

The company I work for Designs and Builds Large Multi Residential Apartments and Commercial Buildings we procured additional Servers, Routing Equipment, some intended for VPN Servers to serve large numbers of Remote Workers working at same time from home... Last year, THIS year, Last MONTH, NO Problems.

But see, we're just a Multi-Million Dollar company so we could afford it, not like Poor Disadvantaged Multi-Billion Dollar SquareEnix with a Highly Successful Profitable FFXIV Franchise.

[DPZ2]

I agree. With the influx of new players from the continuing WoW exodus especially, SE should have been more than prepared for increased volume already. This launch should have been smooth. COVID, chip shortages, supply issues, whatever excuse they use, it's unacceptable that the queues are this high, especially for subscription players.

So, how many PS5 systems have you purchased at Manufacturer's Price in the year it's been out?

[ArthurATDayne]

The player base is not a multi-billion dollar company. If SE wanted it, they could get it.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing people coming out of the woodworks to defend SE on something like this, when I said "Poor Disadvantaged Multi-Billion Dollar SquareEnix" I meant it with a silent /s but damn, some people take it (and the convenient excuses SE & corporates make) seriously.

[Nothv13]

Yes we did and successfully too I might add and I'm going to enjoy a very good Xmas.

The company I work for Designs and Builds Large Multi Residential Apartments and Commercial Buildings we procured additional Servers, Routing Equipment, some intended for VPN Servers to serve large numbers of Remote Workers working at same time from home... Last year, THIS year, Last MONTH, NO Problems.

But see, we're just a Multi-Million Dollar company so we could afford it, not like Poor Disadvantaged Multi-Billion Dollar SquareEnix with a Highly Successful Profitable FFXIV Franchise.

Funny, I'm still waiting on a computer order from 6 months ago that we paid extra for in order to skip the line. No single purchase outside of a on off from amazon has anything computer related not been a 6 month wait at work since covid started.