German Com rep response to "reservation system for dungeons".

[ShinChuck]

It has been made clear that the dungeons require a specific number of people in the party to enter. The R30 dungeon MUST have 4 party members. Not 3, not 5.

Ew, really? I have fond memories on various MMOs of getting together with smaller than recommended groups and challenging ourselves to lowman as far as we could into dungeons. Bummer - did they say what the rationale was?

I guess if it's really one at a time a la Dynamis, maybe they just don't want people lowmanning and taking longer than a full group theoretically would. Otherwise, I don't know the rationale.

[Viridiana]

Ew, really? I have fond memories on various MMOs of getting together with smaller than recommended groups and challenging ourselves to lowman as far as we could into dungeons. Bummer - did they say what the rationale was?

I guess if it's really one at a time a la Dynamis, maybe they just don't want people lowmanning and taking longer than a full group theoretically would. Otherwise, I don't know the rationale.

I don't recall their ever saying that you couldn't take in 5+ people to the lower dungeon, but they did say that you need 4. As I recall, the reason was something about not being sure their servers could handle it if a bunch of r50s decided to solo the lower content, causing the servers to have to make more instances. Not that that's a good excuse, of course. . .

[Zozor]

It's going to be very difficult to increase the playerbase if the only dungeons lock people out on a first come, first serve basis... People won't want to stand there waiting.

[AlexiaKidd]

Well with all the problems they have with the servers this would not surprise me, however I still think they mean it will allow a certain amount of groups to run it at the same time in their own instance. I don't think they could handle 1000 groups all trying at once so it will have a limit somewhere. Maybe 20 groups at a time it certainly won't be 1 group at a time surely.

[Xatsh]

I could of sworn that was something Yoshida said was a reason the update was being delayed, maby I was just reading speculation though... don't remember exactly.

I will wait for a official release, I have a feeling you cannot reserve it but it will be at a first come first serve system... meaning it can Hold X groups, once all those spots are taken you have to wait... The question is what is the X value.

[Viridiana]

I could of sworn that was something Yoshida said was a reason the update was being delayed, maby I was just reading speculation though... don't remember exactly.

I will wait for a official release, I have a feeling you cannot reserve it but it will be at a first come first serve system... meaning it can Hold X groups, once all those spots are taken you have to wait... The question is what is the X value.

If that's seriously how they're doing it, the X value had best be so high we never have to wait. Waiting for open-world stuff is expected; waiting for instanced content is beyond stupid.

[Morticous]

If that's seriously how they're doing it, the X value had best be so high we never have to wait. Waiting for open-world stuff is expected; waiting for instanced content is beyond stupid.

Fo SHo. I like open world better anyway.

[bahley]

I have a feeling it's going to work a lot like the Moblin Maze Mongers of FFXI where it's not one group only like Dynamis, but if it's prime-time busy, don't even bother trying because your chances of getting in are 1/1000.

[Petori]

If this is true I want a /random now.

[DGMart]

Really? Ugh! If this is any way 100% accurate, SE is sure trying to piss people off. If their programmers can't figure out how to have multiple groups in the same instance dungeon by now.. Sorry to say but they need to fire them. What is this the year 2000?

How is this any different than camping a HNM in FF11? Now we might have to camp for a dungeon portal or something ridiculous. Sorry about the venting but I can't even believe this sh!t.

(Bay I really hope you clarify this issue)