You know...

[ClaireCreofas]

I don't mind the need to bottleneck this stuff to limit the number of players that can move through due to congestion.

What I do mind is the "every player for themselves" method of accomplishing this.

I don't see why a line-up-via-queuing feature couldn't be implemented to help keep the bottlenecking fair while giving players a general idea as to when they will expect to be able to do the content they want to do. Having that knowledge alone would allow us to queue up and then participate in other activities, that I'm sure a lot of us would like to try too but less so than the Main Story, rather than just having us all standing in one area en masse hoping we get lucky.

It sucks when a lot of us have been on and off trying to progress for hours, only to see/hear of a player barely arrive for the first time at that point in the story and make it through in mere minutes.

[JunseiKei]

I hope in the future, SE reverts to Cape Westwind style. At least we could queue for it and do other things while waiting. This is literally sit at the NPC until you get through if you're lucky (which friends have been trickling through here and there over the hours).

[Colino]

I don't see why a line-up-via-queuing feature couldn't be implemented.

I do, it requires effort and money they didn't think was worth spending.

[Ayer2015]

Yes, a queue would be nice... but that would actually make sense.

[ClaireCreofas]

I do, it requires effort and money they didn't think was worth spending.

Tbh this is such a base line excuse that doesn't sound good enough. A feature like this would just set up future content to have it as well, not just this expansion and its early stages.

[Colino]

Tbh this is such a base line excuse that doesn't sound good enough. A feature like this would just set up future content to have it as well, not just this expansion and its early stages.

I'm in agreement, I'm just stating that I think that is the thought process they went through and ultimately decided against it.

[Yahallo]

I do, it requires effort and money they didn't think was worth spending.

They already have a number of similar systems in place, and they were so very wrong if they didn't think it was worth spending. Not to mention how such could be used in future patches and expansions, alleviating issues in a worst-case scenario such what we currently have. That time and money would have been well-invested.

[ClaireCreofas]

I'm in agreement, I'm just stating that I think that is the thought process they went through and ultimately decided against it.

Ah, apologies. Misinterpreted the intention.

[Colino]

They already have a number of similar systems in place, and they were so very wrong if they didn't think it was worth spending. Not to mention how such could be used in future patches and expansions, alleviating issues in a worst-case scenario such what we currently have. That time and money would have been well-invested.

Yeah absolutely. I'm certain at least someone proposed to have something like this in place, precisely because of what you said, but ultimately it's clear they decided against it. I think they're regretting it now.

[DieselPower]

I remember back when reborn was finally released, seeing a line up of people *actually waiting in line* for one of the early instances so that everyone would eventually get it done... shame that sentiment has gone out the window.