Why no new servers? Not just this launch but the last 8 months?

[ArthurATDayne]

Have you attempted to buy anything that uses semiconductors in the past year? In fact do you have any idea how badly shipping lanes have been screwed since covid started?

Yes we did and successfully too I might add and I'm going to enjoy a very good Xmas.

The company I work for Designs and Builds Large Multi Residential Apartments and Commercial Buildings we procured additional Servers, Routing Equipment, some intended for VPN Servers to serve large numbers of Remote Workers working at same time from home... Last year, THIS year, Last MONTH, NO Problems.

But see, we're just a Multi-Million Dollar company so we could afford it, not like Poor Disadvantaged Multi-Billion Dollar SquareEnix with a Highly Successful Profitable FFXIV Franchise.

[Helbara]

Meanwhile China has been making moves from years prior for exactly what is going on and is set to topple Taiwan in semi-conductor production as well as the country leaning into a huge political advantage on the west and worldwide.
I'll never understand why many can't see the forest for the trees, but 'covid-19' has done wonders for the world-market and governments at large and most have been making moves before it ever started.

I work in electronics manufacturing for a small, but successful business and we produce PCB with thousands of ICs per board. We have yet to have our workload altered by this 'shortage' and I've seen more than enough folk have issues with getting tech simply due to scalping.
It's almost mind-numbing having to see people parrot the same thing for nearly two years without taking a moment to ask themselves why they keep repeating what they're told to say

[DPZ2]

I agree. With the influx of new players from the continuing WoW exodus especially, SE should have been more than prepared for increased volume already. This launch should have been smooth. COVID, chip shortages, supply issues, whatever excuse they use, it's unacceptable that the queues are this high, especially for subscription players.

So, how many PS5 systems have you purchased at Manufacturer's Price in the year it's been out?

[Moonlite]

Unless it is a new data centre new servers mean nothing. They cap the login server at 17k. If they added more worlds instead of being in X que, you would get the 2002 crash over and over.


People say SE has told stock holders they would pay whatever server cost is. No one says when they ordered or where they are the list.

[Puremallace]

Unless it is a new data centre new servers mean nothing. They cap the login server at 17k. If they added more worlds instead of being in X que, you would get the 2002 crash over and over.


People say SE has told stock holders they would pay whatever server cost is. No one says when they ordered or where they are the list.

Well maybe it is time to consider another data center for the US because the numbers and money they are making clearly justify it especially for the EU that is dealing with 10k queues and have had issues for months.

This has been a slow moving train wreck everyone saw coming.

[Moonlite]

Well maybe it is time to consider another data center for the US because the numbers and money they are making clearly justify it especially for the EU that is dealing with 10k queues and have had issues for months.

This has been a slow moving train wreck everyone saw coming.

EU would be interesting to know. Over the life of the game SE has been very fiscally responsible with servers. I wonder if EU is still on some of those servers? Would EU want another data centre? They complained when they got two. And for NA they would have to restructure the three they have. I am guessing Gilgamesh would have to go to a new data centre, with new worlds created their. Would players accept this?

[Puremallace]

EU would be interesting to know. Over the life of the game SE has been very fiscally responsible with servers. I wonder if EU is still on some of those servers? Would EU want another data centre? They complained when they got two. And for NA they would have to restructure the three they have. I am guessing Gilgamesh would have to go to a new data centre, with new worlds created their. Would players accept this?

I mean Aether has been locked to new people for MONTHS. That is a pretty damn big hint that we have serious problems here right now that are not going away. So unless Endwalker sucks which given my experience so far it is AWESOME this MMO is going to continue to grow big time.

[Lanadra]

Well maybe it is time to consider another data center for the US because the numbers and money they are making clearly justify it especially for the EU that is dealing with 10k queues and have had issues for months.

This has been a slow moving train wreck everyone saw coming.

A new datacenter for the US isn't going to solve EU problems. EU needs a new datacenter first.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing people coming out of the woodworks to defend SE on something like this, when I said "Poor Disadvantaged Multi-Billion Dollar SquareEnix" I meant it with a silent /s but damn, some people take it (and the convenient excuses SE & corporates make) seriously.

People are defending Yoshi P and his team because A. They've clearly done the best they could under the current circumstances of the world. And B. Yoshi P and his team have earned a lot of good will since 2.0 launched and thus people are inclined to have a less cynical view than if it were Activision Blizzard. People like you are just coming off as petulant and spoiled.

[DBriggs304]

I laughed.
And good times were had.

[lezard21]

New World launched in the middle of the pandemic and I don't see them complaining about Covid semiconductor shortage. Maybe SE should ask Amazon to hook them up with their provider.

Except it's not "now", it's "8 months ago". Literally on the thread title.