Server Issues and Limitations

[tachikoma]

Does a community rep or anyone have any idea when these server limitations are going to be taken care of?

I know this is a monster work in progress and many portions of code seem to be getting reworked from scratch (linkshell system?/party search features?/retainers?). These all come with the "things take time please be patient". I want to encourage friends and family to take another look at FFXIV but I don't want to until these "server issues" are a thing of the past. Even if its a VERY ROUGH TIMELINE I'd like to have some kind of general idea as when i can invite my friends back. They are not going to put up with spending 20min. trading items back and forth with retainers because there is a 1-3 second lag between every single button click. When they can join my linkshell even if they are not sure if they plan to stay. I can't offer them the space simply because if they dont' log back on i'm stuck with them forever in my shell (can't kick ppl who are not online and next to you). Party search interface is a disaster. These all are things waiting for the "server issues" to be taken care of.

So when are we getting these fixes in? by end of 2011? Spring 2012? PS3 launch?

EDIT: I read this in the german > english translation thread

"The developers are currently overhauling the Linkshell-list and testing a feature that shows where the members of your linkshell are currently located. Please have patience till it is implemented and at your service."

Not yet. I'll stay on the ball and post as soon as I learn anything new. The developers are working really hard on the game and know how important the kick-function (context: expel Linkshell members) is to you. And it's not just because I'm regularly poking them.

The fact you don't have this function yet is most certainly not because it doesn't interest them, but because they can't yet get to the topic for various reasons.

<-- this is great news, it really sounds like the actual issue is simply time and not some magical server issues. It seems like they are working on fixes and enhancements to the system. This gives me hope that its not going to take another year before we get this feature.