Response to Congestion (as of Dec. 15)

[Maeka]

So, here's a couple ideas I've had on what could be done to alleviate congestion:

1). The playerbase: IMO, anybody who finished MSQ should take a week or two off, to let others who have yet to finish MSQ log on and get that done. But no, thousands of players are logging on and staying logged on and doing stuff like grinding tomestones and other stuff while a bunch of people who can't get on for trying who wanna do the MSQ making things worse for everybody. Have some consideration for your fellow player. Endgame dungeons and gil farming can wait.

2). To SE: One thing I think should be done, is sort the queue by /played time this week and time both. For example, if there's 5,000 people in the queue, you'd sort that queue by /played time this week (you'd have to keep track of this obviously). Those who have less /played time should be placed at the front of the queue, for example if I enter the queue and I have 2 hours of /played on a Friday, I jump ahead of someone who was already in the queue who has 20 hours of /played time this week even though they entered the queue an hour before I did (but yet if there's someone else who entered the queue 15 minutes ago who also has 2 hours /played, they get on before I do). They already had 20 hours this week, they can wait. Let somebody else on who hasn't been able to play yet.

EDIT: 3). Actually, SE could enforce #1; place all characters who have finished Shadowbringers MSQ but not Endwalker MSQ ahead of those who have finished Endwalker MSQ. That way, players who have yet to get caught up get a better chance of doing so.

[Nothv13]

So, here's a couple ideas I've had on what could be done to alleviate congestion:

1). The playerbase: IMO, anybody who finished MSQ should take a week or two off, to let others who have yet to finish MSQ log on and get that done. But no, thousands of players are logging on and staying logged on and doing stuff like grinding tomestones and other stuff while a bunch of people who can't get on for trying who wanna do the MSQ making things worse for everybody. Have some consideration for your fellow player. Endgame dungeons and gil farming can wait.

2). To SE: One thing I think should be done, is sort the queue by /played time this week and time both. For example, if there's 5,000 people in the queue, you'd sort that queue by /played time this week (you'd have to keep track of this obviously). Those who have less /played time should be placed at the front of the queue, for example if I enter the queue and I have 2 hours of /played on a Friday, I jump ahead of someone who was already in the queue who has 20 hours of /played time this week even though they entered the queue an hour before I did (but yet if there's someone else who entered the queue 15 minutes ago who also has 2 hours /played, they get on before I do). They already had 20 hours this week, they can wait. Let somebody else on who hasn't been able to play yet.

1) Simply an impossibility. We are in a an age of "me, me, me, now, now, now" despite how people try to sow how kind and caring they are.

2) this would piss off just as many people as now as people would still be angry at not getting in.

[Hammerhorn]

Wait till the meme roll in of raiders almost clearing Savage only to get 90k and put back in a que of 5000 players!

[Maeka]

2) this would piss off just as many people as now as people would still be angry at not getting in.

See here's the thing.... if SE did this quietly, nobody would know that's what's going on.

And quite frankly, I don't care if the selfish people get angry or not. They can stew in their anger.

[Nothv13]

See here's the thing.... if SE did this quietly, nobody would know that's what's going on.

And quite frankly, I don't care if the selfish people get angry or not. They can stew in their anger.

them doing it quietly or not, the queue would still be what it is now as it is not speeding up or alleviating the issue. Its simply deceptively choosing to favor some over others.

[Maeka]

them doing it quietly or not, the queue would still be what it is now as it is not speeding up or alleviating the issue. Its simply deceptively choosing to favor some over others.

It'd be better than what we got now, at least for the people who can't even get through MSQ because they got jobs and they can't log on wee morning hours.

I mean, let's face it... short of making new servers (They already said why they can't do that), there's nothing you can do to alleviate the issue. You can only do a round robin type system to let some people play and then let other people play. Since people can't be asked to be considerate, then perhaps you gotta force it.

[Nothv13]

It'd be better than what we got now, at least for the people who can't even get through MSQ because they got jobs and they can't log on wee morning hours.

I mean, let's face it... short of making new servers (They already said why they can't do that), there's nothing you can do to alleviate the issue. You can only do a round robin type system to let some people play and then let other people play. Since people can't be asked to be considerate, then perhaps you gotta force it.

It doesn't even guaranty such. They very would still end up in a 5k queue for 3-6 hours.

[Maeka]

It doesn't even guaranty such. They very would still end up in a 5k queue for 3-6 hours.

I see youtube videos all the time about bosses at the end of MSQ, end of MSQ content, etc. Clearly there's a bunch of people who have indeed finished MSQ and are doing endgame stuff. Putting those people at the back of Q would let those who haven't gotten MSQ done yet would make it easier to get on and finish MSQ. Even if it only reduces queues by 1,000 or so it's still better than doing nothing.

And besides, if we used my idea... if I come on with <2 hours of /played on a friday or what-not, I'd be jumping in front of the thousands of players who already have 10+ hours or more during the week. That way I could at least get on and get some stuff done.

[SturmChurro]

Why are you not happy with 21 day free game time?

I don't really like how it's referred to as "free" game time. Also, I don't want it. If they had to give it, they could have at least done a month's worth.

[FrogDog]

So, here's a couple ideas I've had on what could be done to alleviate congestion:

1). The playerbase: IMO, anybody who finished MSQ should take a week or two off, to let others who have yet to finish MSQ log on and get that done. But no, thousands of players are logging on and staying logged on and doing stuff like grinding tomestones and other stuff while a bunch of people who can't get on for trying who wanna do the MSQ making things worse for everybody. Have some consideration for your fellow player. Endgame dungeons and gil farming can wait.

2). To SE: One thing I think should be done, is sort the queue by /played time this week and time both. For example, if there's 5,000 people in the queue, you'd sort that queue by /played time this week (you'd have to keep track of this obviously). Those who have less /played time should be placed at the front of the queue, for example if I enter the queue and I have 2 hours of /played on a Friday, I jump ahead of someone who was already in the queue who has 20 hours of /played time this week even though they entered the queue an hour before I did (but yet if there's someone else who entered the queue 15 minutes ago who also has 2 hours /played, they get on before I do). They already had 20 hours this week, they can wait. Let somebody else on who hasn't been able to play yet.

EDIT: 3). Actually, SE could enforce #1; place all characters who have finished Shadowbringers MSQ but not Endwalker MSQ ahead of those who have finished Endwalker MSQ. That way, players who have yet to get caught up get a better chance of doing so.

Sounds like socialism.