Legitimate question: How are we being compensated for the expansion atrocity?

[cfStatic]

As much as I think the EA shenanigans suck the tail pipe - I don't necessarily believe we should get compensation.

That being said: if the compensation was the sort of turn around Blizzard did from WoD's launch to Legion, I would say that it was paid in full.

[Alaina]

5. INTERRUPTION TO THE SERVICE
From time to time, in order to provide our customers with the optimal gaming experience, it is necessary for Square Enix to conduct routine maintenance on the computers and/or servers that support the Game. During these times, access to the Game or support services may be interrupted. Access may also be temporarily suspended in whole or in part, without notice, due to emergency repairs, fire, flood, explosion, war, strike, embargo, governmental action or failure to act, the act of any civil or military authority, act of God, or by any other causes beyond Square Enix's control, or any other reasons for which Square Enix, in its sole discretion, deems that temporary suspension is necessary. ]You acknowledge that disruptions of service may occur and waive any causes of action against Square Enix in any way arising from or related to any such disruptions of service.

[Dyvid]

Just a lame apology letter asking us to please understand and be patience.

[Ely]

You get the HONOR of paying SE to be their slave labor.. er beta testers, and you get to thank them for it.

[Gramul]

For a free bonus designed to help mitigate traffic at the real launch?
Not much I imagine.
Now, the fact that it's negatively impacting the game for non-SB content is an issue worth compensating.

[NovaLevossida]

I feel that compensation is justified (likely in free game time) with the expansion issues (unable to progress MSQ, the first trial in the expansion rendering characters unable to be played, etc.) and the issues that are affecting everyone (general server congestion, 90ks, game crashes that didn't occur before the expansion, and unable to log back in without being met with 90k errors after sitting through a queue).

Edit: I also forgot to mention that a lot of PS4 users (myself included) ran into an issue with having to delete their entire installation of the game and download again because the launcher wouldn't work, and there were still issues with a download that large failing to complete and not retaining progress. And besides everything else, all this has happened with a server relocation / "upgrade."

[Lexia]

Peoples times were wasted

Actually none of my time was wasted and life went on as it normally does for me.

[Elim]

I don't personally feel the need to be compensated. I understand that it is only day two of launch and that the devs are trying to fix things. However I reserve the right to be annoyed. I got past the Raubahn boss but I always hold my breath whenever there's an instanced quest... it's a 50/50 chance of being DC'd when you enter it.

[Rahsch]

This isn't even just affecting the people that pre-ordered the game and got into early access and trying out the new content, it's affecting everybody that nobody can do any form of instanced content, we can only do world content without getting kicked.

[Gramul]

Actually, no. You know what an atrocity is? An atrocity is how North Koreans are expected to live. An atrocity is an act of genocide like Darfur or Rwanda. An atrocity is what's happening to LGBT citizens in Chechnya right now.

This? This is an inconvenience to our free time. Take a step back. Breathe deep. Re-evaluate your priorities. Because I am sick by this total lack of perspective.

Did you really go on a tirade because he used a strong word? Don't clutter threads with this kind of holier-than-thou crap.

Words have power Richter. People have been rising themselves into a frenzy over this, and any excessive hyperbole is only going to add to it.
To call this an extremely wicked or cruel act of physical violence or injury, is frankly bordering insane.

And to clear things up, I am holier than everyone here. My overwhelming humility is more than enough proof of that.