SE Failed.

[Veridiano02]

You know... I don't really gonna defend anyone, I normally just try to be reasonable, but this community has very little experience on launch day stuff. And I don't mean to offend anyone, or call no one anything, far from it. I just find it funny. I've been in mostly every MMO release, both big expac and launch of the game per se. Still none has been successfull. Ever. I mean, I get it, you are angry and you have the right to be. But for the first weeks of Endwalkers, with all the streamers, hype, adds everywhere and specially the rapid and unexpected growth on numbers, plus the near-even-much-more-close-to-apocalypse state we are in the world right now and in the economy and logistics in particular, I was expecting:

1.- Queues
2.- Server errors
3.- Servers going down, at random
4.- Corporate silence
5.- Twitter and forums outrage, followed up but some official response of some obscure PR SE department, and more corporate silence
6.- Login and social servers going up and down like xmas lights on WWI
7.- Bugs, a lot of them. Quests that can't be completed, NPCs that don't spams,
8.- Lag. A lot of it.
9.- Random disconections
10.- An absolute hellish state of the game
11.- Glitches, a lot of them
12.- People threateing FFXIV crew with death threats on social network
13.- Game patching like no tomorrow
14.- FATEs, dungeons and world swarming with bots to boost reapers and sages
15.- Techincal problems due shortages

So far, only queues and public discomptent. I just need to plan my entry with a couple of hours of advance (no 2002 error since last week so far, and my internet isn't quite good), and once inside, the game goes like a dream, sweet and delightfull. No quests broken, no bugs, no glitches... And people, real, actual people grouping to do new stuff instead of bots or boost selling mindless farmers. And Reaper just needs a minor, very minors nerfs in DMG output, and sage a couple of very minor twiks to be not just quite balanced, but also original. The outburst, mele nuker assasin and the aggresive support shield healer, in contraposition with the rest. I mean, this isn't the roughest MMO launch I've been. Not by far. Still isn't good, but I'll take over the horrible experience that SWTOR was. Or the recent New World has been.

[Blud3y3z]

Look I love the game too. However LITERALLY the day they through the switch on Endwalker they 100% knew NA and EU were going to be in the state thier in. It just wasn't that important to them.

[Kes13a]

Look I love the game too. However LITERALLY the day they through the switch on Endwalker they 100% knew NA and EU were going to be in the state thier in. It just wasn't that important to them.

because the screaming when they delayed 2 weeks wasnt loud enough for you? or perhaps you werent on the forums at that time.

there was virtual blood on the streets with people threatening and angry over a TWO WEEK DELAY.

I can imagine the reaction from the people complaining now about queues if they had delayed 6 months, or even more... so dont even go there lol.

[Tanis_Ebonhart]

Okay.

Why did this need another topic?

[NanaWiloh]

Go to the main page read all the media posts and notices they have posted about this. Learn to be better informed so you are less clueless ....have a good day

[Blud3y3z]

because the screaming when they delayed 2 weeks wasnt loud enough for you? or perhaps you werent on the forums at that time.

there was virtual blood on the streets with people threatening and angry over a TWO WEEK DELAY.

I can imagine the reaction from the people complaining now about queues if they had delayed 6 months, or even more... so dont even go there lol.

Your not wrong, but angry people that are still angry just about a different issue. Or angry people AND a huge loss of respect and faith. First choice is a better one. They knew they were screwed LONG before that delay. At least in other countries. If they would've said in August or September that the game release was going to need to be pushed back would've went over alot better then whats happening now.

[AskAskar]

I cannot help but agree. The fanboy attitude doesn't really cut it. It really just sounds ridiculous and silly hearing the defense.

I have a lot of respect for the company. I just recently started but do like the game. I can appreciate the history of the game and the community etc. However continuing to sell copies of the game when you cannot meet the demands is bad business.

A disclaimer should be placed on Steam and the primary store stating that purchasing the game and/or paying a monthly fee does not guarantee that you will have access to the product.

Anyone who plays online games understands patches and maintenance. This is a different category. I can understand the situation and even empathize a bit. However, coming into this after the game has been established this long and walking into 5k queue's, with hours upon hours in queue...getting kicked from the launcher 1/2 the time after hours of waiting. That needs to be addressed to the consumer before they put out the money.

Right at this point I really do feel like this game is checking the boxes for me, however I do feel a ton of regret for buying it. If I had access it would be one thing, but at this point it feels like money wasted. Really hope a solution can even be found. 5k queues with 3+ hour wait times is not a manageable model for a hefty box price and monthly sub.

This comment speaks volumes. Thank you for putting it into better words then I could.

[Lomi]

If people didn’t invest in these disgusting cryptocurrencies we would also have more resources to use stable login servers

[SamsaraTrickstar]

Ye it's bad over all . Problem SE fucked up by not upgrading in the past year where it was clear there be more players and but alot.

[leoxastaroth]

Ye it's bad over all . Problem SE fucked up by not upgrading in the past year where it was clear there be more players and but alot.

The problem with the current global chip shortage has been going on longer than the past year. It's been happening ever since COVID hit. Also the mass exodus from certain other MMORPGs did not happen until this year, 2021, so there was no way to foresee certain events with a certain blue company setting itself on fire and driving so many of its players to this game. How could they have foreseen in time to buy before the shortage hit?