Thread: Can Square Enix handle the influx? Raubahn 2.0 in EW early access incoming...

This is clearly out of left field for Square Enix and they've admitted as much. Already we're starting to see problems. They ran out of game codes. There have been server instabilities on Aether lately, albeit mostly with regards to the inability to load character data (which isn't a huge deal). New character creation is basically impossible in the entirety of NA during weekend primetime, which I know will attract fanboys of the game to deflect that "tHeY CaN jUSt MaKE a New ChARaCteR dUriNG ofF-PeAk hOURs", conveniently sidestepping the elephant in the room that this is a very bad first impression for new players. Free trial characters are also struggling to actually log into NA servers because of the congestion.

Yoshi P suggested that any expansion of the server infrastructure will probably not come before Endwalker. They might very well do it at the same time as Oceania DC launch, but that is no respite for the coming storm - Endwalker early access. Will we see Raubahn 2.0? It might not be a solo instance shenanigan this time round, since they've changed that system. But other issues might crop up, who knows. Get ready to get your shovels ready for you'll be mining a lot of salt in November.

Oh I forgot - half of you are ShB babies. Here's an explanation of what Raubahn is:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...7i/raubahn_ex/

This is such a good problem to have. Like in the middle of no content coming out for months. We get this. Amazing.

Originally Posted by Wavaryen

This is such a good problem to have. Like in the middle of no content coming out for months. We get this. Amazing.

Having issues buying/signing up/using the website for a game you haven't tried yet is not a good thing, it can greatly blunt the surge of new accounts because some people will become frustrated and not go any further.

Of course yes, having a massive surge of players coming to FFXIV during a downtime and at the same time that their top competitor just released both TBCC and their first major patch in 8 months is a great situation. Being able to accommodate all those players is a BETTER situation.

There's no question right now that SE is doing a fantastic job, but fixing their website/sign ups would be them doing an even more fantastic job- and anything they can do to further topple and crush WoW right now is something I, as a long time WoW player, want. Blizz isn't going to learn or change due to minor setbacks, they need to be utterly ruined before they rethink the disastrous path they're currently on and I'm sick of saying 'well they will probably fix it in the next patch'. As is, I don't want WoW to keep dying a slow, painful death- I want it either out of its misery entirely, or to spring back with the energy it used to have.

Originally Posted by Wavaryen

This is such a good problem to have. Like in the middle of no content coming out for months. We get this. Amazing.

You won't be saying it's good when you're stuck for 3 days trying to queue into the Garlemald Tower!

Originally Posted by Drakonic

You won't be saying it's good when you're stuck for 3 days trying to queue into the Garlemald Tower!

I'm pretty laid back, so things like that don't bother me. I'm saying this is good for the company overall. Having too many new players is a good problem to have from a company stand point.

Originally Posted by Drakonic

You won't be saying it's good when you're stuck for 3 days trying to queue into the Garlemald Tower!

Garlemald tower!!? How did you even log in!?! I've been in the queue for weeks! I'm never logging out when I get in!!!!!




SE definitely has a really interesting and cool problem to have, but hopefully they are preparing for some dalamud class waves on their servers lol.

It'd still be a better launch than Warlords of Draenor.

They should probably give us a fourth data center

Originally Posted by Aurida

They should probably give us a fourth data center

Probably not the best idea unless their long term forcasts show the high numbers of players staying. Last thing any game needs are dead servers in 8 months, which is what usually happens when an MMO spins up new servers in a panic.