Against "Simultaneous Logout Measures"

[Elim]

So are they really doing this for one server? I don't think it's for Gilgamesh because for the last few days the biggest q I encountered was 18 people. It really seems to be stable again but maybe I'm just getting lucky.

[Zojha]

I don't think it's for Gilgamesh because for the last few days the biggest q I encountered was 18 people. It really seems to be stable again but maybe I'm just getting lucky.

That depends on when you log in. I logged over to an alt on Balmung an hour ago and only had, like, 20 people or so queue as well. In another hour or two, it'll probably be at around 400-500, then go up to 2k by EU midnight. No idea what comes after.

[Elim]

While I don't doubt this is necessary for Balmung, I am concerned about SE's toasters and the ensuing simultaneous log-ins from every single server 10 minutes after the forced log-out.

Would make more sense to stagger it, I think.

That depends on when you log in. I logged over to an alt on Balmung an hour ago and only had, like, 20 people or so queue as well. In another hour or two, it'll probably be at around 400-500, then go up to 2k by EU midnight. No idea what comes after.

I've been logging on after work(and log out and in a few times while I play). That's around 5PM pst onward. It might not be prime time but it use to be crazy long around that time.

[Naunet]

Would make more sense to stagger it, I think.

Certainly would. SE's toasters have not in the past proven they are capable of handling very large numbers of people logging in simultaneously. This is a recipe for failure, unless they've fixed some things in their server architecture they aren't talking about.

[JumperX]

So are they really doing this for one server? I don't think it's for Gilgamesh because for the last few days the biggest q I encountered was 18 people. It really seems to be stable again but maybe I'm just getting lucky.

It is reducing the queue waiting time.

[Elim]

It is reducing the queue waiting time.

They've done one already? What time? Would be nice to know.