Am I ever going to be able to play?

[Plastic_Fork]

I've been able to log into the game exactly 5 times since Endwalker early access. Haven't even made it out of the third zone yet while I see people who have finished MSQ and have multiple level 90 classes complain about queue times.

I just sat through 2 hours of queue to 278, then without being disconnected at all, it updated to 2133. So now I have to sit through 3 more hours. My friend spent 7 hours trying to log in earlier this week. And I work during the week and can't play at 2am when the queues aren't packed. I can't spend 3+ hours every time trying to log in. By the time I log in, it's time to go to sleep for work the next day.

I managed to get logged in last night. Got halfway through the Starlight Celebration event and was disconnected with a 90002 error standing at a bell by my house interacting with my retainers. I was in the game a total of 45 minutes. Haven't been able to get back in since. So, are we going to be given the event rewards in the mail for people who can't even get in to do the event? Or are they going to be forced to spend money in the cash shop a year from now when the rewards are available to buy? I know the event lasts two weeks, but I can't get logged in to play except maybe once or twice a week if I'm lucky.

I'm trying to be patient. I understand the issues. But.......... this is really frustrating.

[Xrystofer]

I've been able to log into the game exactly 5 times since Endwalker early access. Haven't even made it out of the third zone yet while I see people who have finished MSQ and have multiple level 90 classes complain about queue times.

Have you tried logging in to queue with TeamViewer?

[Xerkrosis]

Have you tried logging in to queue with TeamViewer?

Chrome Remote Desktop works as well. It requires some heads up, but if you're too early inside, you can still click or move your character before the 30min timeout kicks in.

If you're on console though...

[TristanX]

Chrome Remote Desktop works as well. It requires some heads up, but if you're too early inside, you can still click or move your character before the 30min timeout kicks in.

If you're on console though...

Doable but it will need PC. Need both PC or laptop and Playstation on.

Teamviewer on your device > Teamviewer on PC/laptop + PS Remote Play > Playstation.

[Risvertasashi]

Well, thanks for having the restraint to not go on yet another tirade about how terrible SE is. It's a crap situation all around. On the weekend, are you maybe able to get on in the morning or something?

If you're not able to work around it somehow then... yeah. You have my sympathies, and my hope that things improve sooner than later...

[AnnRam]

Not probably.

This situation will last for a least 1-2 months if not more because SE doesn't have more servers and "they can't get new ones", so its up to the player base, if they keep trying to struggle everyday or give up and play other games.

[Alestorm]

"they can't get new ones".

Why is this in quotations? It's actually factual, trying to get any computer related items is more difficult/expensive due to all the lockdowns we had/continue to have. I read a report that said Samsung and a few other companies are looking to make more computer parts in Texas as to help avoid the current issues going forward; granted it will be years from now when those facilities are even up and running.

[Akiudo]

Why is this in quotations? It's actually factual, trying to get any computer related items is more difficult/expensive due to all the lockdowns we had/continue to have. I read a report that said Samsung and a few other companies are looking to make more computer parts in Texas as to help avoid the current issues going forward; granted it will be years from now when those facilities are even up and running.

because they believe that SE would rather give away millions worth of subscription fees, still lose at least some amount of subscribers over the situation permanently and skip out on the chance of Christmas sales at a time when everyone and their mother wants to play the game instead of investing into servers now, even though realistically they will still have to do it at a later time anyways cause at some point, even if years down the line, "but covid" obviously won't be acceptable anymore.

[Hasrat]

instead of investing into servers now

There are no servers now to invest in.

Their actions now are in addition to efforts to invest in the future, not "instead of." Because even if there were servers to invest in right now, they wouldn't be up and running immediately. And right now, immediate solutions are needed.

[Akiudo]

There are no servers now to invest in.

Their actions now are in addition to efforts to invest in the future, not "instead of." Because even if there were servers to invest in right now, they wouldn't be up and running immediately. And right now, immediate solutions are needed.

i said "'they' (the person that said "square can't get new ones" in quotation marks) believe square would rather give away millions worth of free subscription, miss out on christmas sales and lose at least some customers permanently instead of investing now even though they would have to invest later anyways" i don't really see where you get the impression those are my believes unless you read it completly without context.