Quote Originally Posted by Brill_ View Post
The Raubahn extreme problem wasn't due to server login, but was due to them putting a solo instance early on in the MSQ that every player had to do to unlock the rest of the expansion. Raubahn ex brought progress to a standstill. In 5.0, they did not put any solo instances that early to prevent that from happening. Aside from some login queues, I don't recall any major issues during ShB launch.
Yes, these are all the things I already stated.

If you're aware, during every expansion/2.0 launch even the 1.0 Armageddon the servers were severely congested, players had long log in queue's, Square-Enix has had to add measures such as force d/c'ing AFK players, so on and so forth, just to keep the congestion managed.

Right now, as I said, currently the servers are already full. Without the influx of players from a launch. This means, when the influx of players do come (which of course no one can guarantee, but is extremely likely) the servers will become congested by that exact amount of influx, because again, stated as clearly as I can, the servers are already at maximum capacity day in and day out, very likely due to the free trial, (as that is the only thing that has changed since each expansion.)

So the question remains,

will the XIV address the issue? are they aware of it, and have plans already in place to address it before the launch of 6.0?

Surely they are aware the servers are already at maximum capacity and are anticipating more players come 6.0, and already are doing something. Per the comments above, that is the case, of which it is pleasing to me to hear, as I would like to see the continual success of FFXIV.