Best community award.

[Roda]

EW definitly the biggest launch issue expansion for my experience in FFXIV

I have only migrate to EU DC since HW, I am sure I never experience that many 2002 nor such long queue (easily 8K-10K at prime time)

Even when 2.0 launch, I was seeing somewhere 3k queue at prime time

ARR launch??
Queue??
Man, you're forgetting the hell that was ARR launch.
No queues initially, just 1017 you if you tried to get in when servers were full, no afk kick, 5000 concurrent player limit PER SERVER, unstable dutyfinder that would frequently 90k you after leaving an instance, EU servers didn't even exist, y'all were connected to montreal, so connections were just inherently bad. They literally had to stop digital sales 4 days after the start of early access to slow the tide.
We're 3 days in, it's not ShB levels of clean, but it's not near ARR levels of disaster yet.

[ryouma17]

iam only kind to those that deserve my kindness iam not saint teresa i have no intention of being kind to everyone, and if you dont like it then its your problem not mine

[icrot]

The difference in the atmosphere around this game's community since the WOW-boom is palpable.

The obsession some of you have with WoW is unbelievable.

[DubiousDisk]

The obsession some of you have with WoW is unbelievable.

You'd think people want to play it with how much people both in and out of FF14 talk about it.

[EverQuest]

we are nice, to those that deserve it, we do not cater to entitled kids or crybabies

Originally this was just a bait thread but my God please tell me this isn't how you actually think.

[Misutoraru]

ARR launch??
Queue??
Man, you're forgetting the hell that was ARR launch.
No queues initially, just 1017 you if you tried to get in when servers were full, no afk kick, 5000 concurrent player limit PER SERVER, unstable dutyfinder that would frequently 90k you after leaving an instance, EU servers didn't even exist, y'all were connected to montreal, so connections were just inherently bad. They literally had to stop digital sales 4 days after the start of early access to slow the tide.
We're 3 days in, it's not ShB levels of clean, but it's not near ARR levels of disaster yet.

I was in Aegis during ARR launch, now you mention 1017 I do remember that.
The connection was certainly bad, even for JP DC, titan HM have very tight time dodging
Cant comment on DF, running dugeon with my FC. I remember some fight you cant even DF thought

[Fyrebrand]

In my experience the FFXIV community is pretty good, but there is a world of difference when you come to these official forums. Many of the people here just seem to want to be eternally miserable and bring everyone else down with them too.

[ZetsubouX]

In my experience the FFXIV community is pretty good, but there is a world of difference when you come to these official forums. Many of the people here just seem to want to be eternally miserable and bring everyone else down with them too.

This is really the impression that I'm getting as a new player.
In the game itself the people I meet are super kind and friendly. I mean, I'm doing my first Alliance Raids as a sprout and people are actually giving me player commendations afterwards.
When I don't even understand what the hell is going on 90% of the time, maybe they appreciate me voicing the fact that I am new every time I join something I haven't done yet.
I even joined a German FC as someone who doesn't even speak German, because the players were so friendly to me, they actually switch to English whenever I join the conversation.

On the forums, it seems that this is WoW 2.0, sadly. Or something reminiscent of US politics.
I'm actually considering just not frequenting the forums anymore, because of the endless whine and moaning I've already had to endure after only about 2 days here.

"But it's our right to voice our opinions!" Yeah, and it's our right to mock them or otherwise be irritated by the sheer repetition.
"I'm a paying customer!" Yes, and so are we. The problem isn't that you're a paying costumer, it's that you fail to listen to reason.
"They could've seen this coming!" Okay, you try convincing a board of directors/shareholders that you predict a surge like this happening. Good luck.
"Why aren't there more servers?!" Global. Semiconductorchip. Shortage.

I could go on, but what's the point, really? The people who should be influenced by these words, have repeatedly chosen to simply ignore the counter argumentation.
"*Surprised Pikachu* You're not nice to me ;_;!" >_>

[Misutoraru]

This is really the impression that I'm getting as a new player.
In the game itself the people I meet are super kind and friendly. I mean, I'm doing my first Alliance Raids as a sprout and people are actually giving me player commendations afterwards.
When I don't even understand what the hell is going on 90% of the time, maybe they appreciate me voicing the fact that I am new every time I join something I haven't done yet.
I even joined a German FC as someone who doesn't even speak German, because the players were so friendly to me, they actually switch to English whenever I join the conversation.

On the forums, it seems that this is WoW 2.0, sadly. Or something reminiscent of US politics.
I'm actually considering just not frequenting the forums anymore, because of the endless whine and moaning I've already had to endure after only about 2 days here.

"But it's our right to voice our opinions!" Yeah, and it's our right to mock them or otherwise be irritated by the sheer repetition.
"I'm a paying customer!" Yes, and so are we. The problem isn't that you're a paying costumer, it's that you fail to listen to reason.
"They could've seen this coming!" Okay, you try convincing a board of directors/shareholders that you predict a surge like this happening. Good luck.
"Why aren't there more servers?!" Global. Semiconductorchip. Shortage.

I could go on, but what's the point, really? The people who should be influenced by these words, have repeatedly chosen to simply ignore the counter argumentation.
"*Surprised Pikachu* You're not nice to me ;_;!" >_>

The frustration are fullly understandable, and I think SE is not entirely free of blame especially on EU DC issue

we certainly do not need so many thread about the same issue, if mod could condense all threads relate to server congestion issue into one big megathread, they would be nice

[Haru304]

I honestly think the idea of a 'best community award' is farcical to begin with and only serves to make people butt heads.

The developers understand PERFECTLY that fans get upset or disappointed. That's why these forums aren't censored to high hell.