I had to unsub because I have a job

[HolyReign]

People using logic, reasoning, and empathy get called, White Knights.

People who use hyperbole, blatant lies and trolling, are given a free pass because, "People should be allowed to voice their complaints."

Good grief, what a bunch of narcissists, grow up.

[Reinha]

you either BS or never log out.

I have a full time job with a 1 hour commute plus grocery shopping. I leave the house at 8.30am, come back at 7pm, spend time with hubby and go to sleep around 10. In the morning I have 2.5 hours to shower, get ready and eat breakfast while I play (or a bit more if I wake up before my alarm) which is plenty on a weekday. My queue this morning was 15 seconds long.

People waste their own time queuing late at night and complain about "muh circadian rhythm" every time I suggest they be smart about it. Well not my problem, enjoy the queues. /shrug

[Ardeth]

People using logic, reasoning, and empathy get called, White Knights.

People who use hyperbole, blatant lies and trolling, are given a free pass because, "People should be allowed to voice their complaints."

Good grief, what a bunch of narcissists, grow up.

It's all relatively. Me personally I literally cannot play unless I have the day off. It's not ending my world, but I'm not going to subscribe to something I can only use maybe one or two times a week. It's not anybody's fault it's just the way it is.

Are there ways around it yes, but I forget all the time that I can leave my pc on and remote desktop before I get off to get me in the queue. Hell I forget to heat up my car in the winter. It's not Squareenix's fault I'm a forgetful bastard. But I would like a platform to voice my concerns even if currently the only one I really have is the games clearly way too popular for my liking. I'm not a fan of login queues so I'm gonna vote with my wallet. I say this for clarifications sake. I'm not stomping my feet in anger. It's not Squareenix's fault that their game got way way too popular for the demand and space they had.

I just wish people on both sides would stop acting like children. It's a freaking game. It costs at most like 50 cents a day US. Just unsubscribe and let it go. Once my time is up if I still can't just come home and login then I'll wait till a few months later. I've got bigger things to worry about then the fear of missing out.

[Missbone]

I also would like to take a break until things normalized, but than i would lose my private and fc house because the housing system still is crap. -_-

[Sequora]

Meanwhile.
With a full-time job and a family, has been able to play every day without issue.
Have a good one.

I would love to know what this looks like. Do you work a 9-5? Do you have someone who is capable of logging you in before you get home? There are people out there who work during the day who get home during peak time and maybe only have a couple of hours of free time before they have to head to bed. I got home from work at 5:30pm est yesterday, hopped into the queue, had to babysit it for 2 and a half hours and was able to play from 8:30-9:30 and then got ready for bed.

[Nothv13]

I also would like to take a break until things normalized, but than i would lose my private and fc house because the housing system still is crap. -_-

They put a stop to losing your house while this is going on.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...b5258c95eda939

[EtherRose]

Why do people keep bringing the car industry example? Have you paid for a car in advance and had the car not delivered to you because "conductor shortage"? Did you really go "oh well *shrugs* covid and stuff i guess" and carried on without the car you paid for without raising a single complaint?

I don't believe you.

I work at a Toyota Dealership - specifically the rental side. Our new car lot used to be packed with vehicles, Now it's basically vacant. Any new cars are sold before they even get delivered here. And for ordering new vehicles for our rental fleet we can barely order anything new because of this problem.

[Xaruko_Nexume]

I would love to know what this looks like. Do you work a 9-5? Do you have someone who is capable of logging you in before you get home? There are people out there who work during the day who get home during peak time and maybe only have a couple of hours of free time before they have to head to bed. I got home from work at 5:30pm est yesterday, hopped into the queue, had to babysit it for 2 and a half hours and was able to play from 8:30-9:30 and then got ready for bed.

Im not the person you asked but...

I literally work a 9-5 in engineering. About 30 minutes to an hour before I get off work, I log in to my playstation from my smart phone using the remote app and get in line. Usually ready about the time I get home. You can do with this with PC too using a free program called google remote desktop (there are many free remote desktop apps though) Same principle applies if im going to get food, shopping or anything really. Login a few hours before you plan to play and check the queue on your phone from time to time.

So far since the launch of the expansion, I have had to deal with a period of time that I wanted to play and could not, once. That was on the first Saturday night after launch. I had a single disconnect.

On my days off, I wake up and join the queue then go do chores/other things and check it periodically.

[Thaurnus]

actually, I do the same.

its called working from home, which is a big thing now because of Covid, which incidentally also helped cause the chip shortage people talk about thats affecting multiple industries.

I get time in, do some crafting, then have an afternoon nap, then log back in through a 3600 person queue to play with my friends. so it isnt impossible. 2002 error? nope, havent seen at all after teh last login server maintenance, and only saw occasionally even prior to that. so, its not BS. its very doable. sure the playing with friends can take a couple hours to get to, but its worth it and I am patient, so... yeah.. definitely not BS

Ahh so it's the black death 2.0's fault

[Imora]

Why do people keep bringing the car industry example? Have you paid for a car in advance and had the car not delivered to you because "conductor shortage"? Did you really go "oh well *shrugs* covid and stuff i guess" and carried on without the car you paid for without raising a single complaint?

I don't believe you.

Shortage however, has made car prices go through the roof. Especially used cars.

Friend of mine was expecting about 5 grand for an 06 focus. Bastards wanted 12. Lol.