Best launch of any mmorpg I've played

[SturmChurro]

The first hour was rough as any game it's first come first served and a lot of luck to get in first to avoid most login issues.

After that though? Haven't been kicked after 16h+ and the server's as far as I can tell haven't gone down once.

Amazing.

After trying and trying to get in when the servers went up, I got in, and stayed logged in for maybe 13 hours or so. Then my own internet died. I just decided to go to sleep, in queue again now. It seems like most of the issues are coming from EU datacenters?

[SturmChurro]

After trying and trying to get in when the servers went up, I got in, and stayed logged in for maybe 13 hours or so. Then my own internet died.

So, while the servers seem to be fine for me, my internet isn't. My internet going out during the afternoon, was definitely not the only occurrence. I have lost connection to the server about 5 times now tonight, due to my internet. During lengthy cutscenes as well, so it's just lovely. I may have some words for my internet provider here soon.. At least getting back in hasn't been a major issue..

[Sylve]

My launch hour queue was 2700 on Hyperion. Got in to play in roughly 30 minutes.
It continues to baffle me that people whine about queues when they're on some of the most overpopulated servers in their datacenter.

Adding servers wont even alleviate that by much, Because if the queues were as painful as they claimed they would already have switched to a lower pop server.
"But my house!" "But my friends!" they say, yeah you and the 20k other people in the queue saying the same thing.

For a new server to alleviate queues, the residents of the overpopulated server need to be willing to actually transfer to off to the new one.

[Sotaris]

For a new server to alleviate queues, the residents of the overpopulated server need to be willing to actually transfer to off to the new one.

Which only a minority will do. We seen it in the past and it will be same when OCE opens next year.

[Sylve]

Which only a minority will do. We seen it in the past and it will be same when OCE opens next year.

Yeah that was my point lol.
SQenix can throw an infinite number of servers at the game, but in the end its on the residents of the over populated servers to move there. SQenix will never forcibly move people.
So it doesn't really matter how many new servers SQenix scrape together. It wont change the reality of queues on overpopulated servers at peak times.

Server crashes etc right after the servers come up is due to a literal DDoS attack by the playerbase. Not in a malicous manner of course, But the way a DDoS attack operates is very similar to the stresses the servers suffer when coming online when 90% of the playerbase hammers the login server simeltanously.
There is very little that can be done to prevent those kinds of issues short of putting you in a queue for the login server so you can get to the charaacter select and get the regular login queue there lol