Rationing Playtime - An Unpleasant Sounding Temporary Solution

[Haseno]

This is a horrible idea. Absolutely not.

Assertion requires substantiation. Current projections for SE to acquire new server hardware to alleviate the issue is fall of 2022. Drastic situation, that players won't tolerate for 10 months.

[ArkenaeuxBelmont]

Assertion requires substantiation. Current projections for SE to acquire new server hardware to alleviate the issue is fall of 2022. Drastic situation, that players won't tolerate for 10 months.

The only reason the queues are so large as they are, is because *everyone* who was unsubbed came back to play EW. The queues will lessen in another week or two. Stop calling down doom and gloom. It's not the end of the world.

Why should those of us that were able to take time off, rearrange our schedules and are able to log in during non-peak hours be punished for those that can't? I don't mean to sound like an evil person here, but we all pay the same subscription fee. If you can't log in during the non peak times, then you sit in the queue.

The ONE thing I'll side with on the gripe side of all of this, is Square looking into and trying to further improve the problem with the 2002 situation. There should be a coding fix there somewhere, or an increase in the disconnect grace period, that can help that situation.

You are basically calling for everyone to suffer, because a fraction of the playerbase is suffering, right now. I'm empathetic to people who can't change their hours, schedule, and don't have time to suffer through those queues right now, but *they will not be around forever*. Literally wait a week or two and the numbers will start to go down, either from the returners that don't want to stomach the queue, or the casual of casuals that finish their MSQ and then unsub like they always do.

[tuckerpb2]

The only reason the queues are so large as they are, is because *everyone* who was unsubbed came back to play EW. The queues will lessen in another week or two.

Thant will be because by then. 25-50% of the current player base will get fed-up and cancel there subs.

[ArkenaeuxBelmont]

Thant will be because by then. 25-50% of the current player base will get fed-up and cancel there subs.

And then most likely come back in smaller waves. Like has always happened before. With every single expansion.

Why the community is acting like this is outside the norm is beyond me. It's just scaled up from the same exact issue every expansion the game has. Either deal with it, or unsub. There is basically nothing Square can do at this point.

Be patient, and in a week or two the queues will start to come down. Or don't, and unsub, and come back later. The game isn't going anywhere.

Or could've done what many of us did and took time off and cleared our schedules to adjust for the mass chaos that we all knew would come.

[Kes13a]

And then most likely come back in smaller waves. Like has always happened before. With every single expansion.

Why the community is acting like this is outside the norm is beyond me. It's just scaled up from the same exact issue every expansion the game has. Either deal with it, or unsub. There is basically nothing Square can do at this point.

Be patient, and in a week or two the queues will start to come down. Or don't, and unsub, and come back later. The game isn't going anywhere.

Or could've done what many of us did and took time off and cleared our schedules to adjust for the mass chaos that we all knew would come.

many of teh people this time are new, so an expansion is a new experience here

thats why the community, parts of it, are acting the way they are

[MilkieTea]

many of teh people this time are new, so an expansion is a new experience here

thats why the community, parts of it, are acting the way they are

It's not a good excuse, to be honest. I've only been playing since last December, so only a few months more than the huge wave, and even I know to look for information and to take these devs at face value.

[Kes13a]

It's not a good excuse, to be honest. I've only been playing since last December, so only a few months more than the huge wave, and even I know to look for information and to take these devs at face value.

no, it isnt a good excuse, but really, you have to remember, a lot of those people do not have the experience here, and might be used to other game forums, where complaining at the top of your lungs is.. I dont know, therapeutic?

early experiences with SOE taught me not to have blind trust in a gaming company regarding a game I enjoy. but, while I will never fully trust SE and business decisions, I do take the devs here at face value, and am wise enough to know there is likely a LOT of information that I may never know, nor do I need to know. besides, research online is easy enough than believing someones rant at face value.

queues suck, no doubt, but the game is running flawlessly from my experience, so.. seems like a good launch and glad they took 2 weeks to polish the game more. (the login servers... meh... things happen)

[Puremallace]

Assertion requires substantiation. Current projections for SE to acquire new server hardware to alleviate the issue is fall of 2022. Drastic situation, that players won't tolerate for 10 months.

Interesting that the Ayn Rand guy would support a communist solution. Welcome to the revolution Comrade Haseno.

[Gruntler]

Interesting that the Ayn Rand guy would support a communist solution. Welcome to the revolution Comrade Haseno.

Oh no, rationing playtime is the most capitalist system you can imagine!

You charge the same, but then you arbitrarily limit service (and therefore cost) to everyone! That's peak cost reduction business let's go neoliberalism horrorscape!

[Doc_Seraph]

Simply put I cannot see how that would be fun. Even for non-paying customers because they are gonna want to keep them happy so they eventually want to buy etc..

It is a tough situation kupo but we will get through this hurdle.

<3 kupo