Error 2002 is unacceptable

[SturmChurro]

It seems I have woken up too early. Took several tries to even get to the character page without a 2002, and now I'm in a 5000 queue that I seriously doubt I'll get through without 3-5 2002 errors (minimum), the last one will be when I am #1 in line, and it will throw me to the back of the queue... So, I think back to bed for me.

[Thorime]

Alright, I have to say, this 2002 situation is unacceptable.

I can understand huge wait queues. I can understand lack of servers.

In both regards, I walk away and come back 5 hours later. I've played through MMO releases before, that isn't new and is understandable.

However, what I can't comprehend is why my client closes every time it receives a connectivity issues.

Or

While waiting in queue I periodically get connectivity issues.

Or

Why I can't even access the queue because of connectivity issues.


This release should have been delayed further and this issue addressed.

I cannot stand in front of my computer for hour after hour attempting to log in. Requiring me to be in front of my computer, constantly entering my passwords, attempting to enter the queue only to be thrown out... or worse, finally getting into the queue to only be thrown out... or even worse, getting to the FRONT of the queue only to be thrown out (Anyone else get stuck at 1?).

I really do love this game... but I haven't seen a release this bad since 2003. That's truly not an exaggeration.

You are absolutely right, I really really really love this game as well, that's the ONLY reason I have haven't quit after this show of incompetency. This launch was indeed the WORST expansion release I have ever seen, even Battle For Azeroth, which was a buggy mess was better to me, at least I was able to play the game without waiting 11 hours on queue.

[FuBar]

Got bumped @ 6:30pm and 4.5 hrs later, I'm still trying to get back in. Numerous 2002 errors...each time starting further and further back in line from the previous start. Server connectivity errors due to timing out is NOT something for which players should be penalized.

Everything I read and heard before deciding to switch was that FFXIV never had launch day hick-up. This is one (of a long list) of Pros that the other big MMO has never been able to master in 21 years.

Well, I guess there's always a first for everything. =0\

[FuBar]

yesterday, after numerous 2002 errors, I finally got in after 5 hrs in que. Today I've had NO, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA luck logging into the game. To be precise, this is the first day of my paid sub and so far it's been 11 hrs...and counting...unsuccessfully trying to log in. Either its a 2002 errors after counting down for 1+ hrs or the world server is locked down and inaccessible all together. I understand this is a new, highly anticipated expac...but damn. It's not like they didn't know there would be this demand, so why not plan for it? Its better to practice an over-abundance of caution rather than leaving your customers to deal with this mess.

[Anemic]

If you log right back in if you get a 2002 you will get your spot back

Consider yourself lucky. This isn't the same for most folks.

[Sarynth]

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Just wait till it goes 2002(Extreme)

I just got this was 1 in queue and now I'm over 4600... No wonder why we have so many rage threads on the front page.

[Zweiss]

Since 6 am (it's now near 4 pm) I will get down to 11 or 20 in the queue this last one was 1... ONE... ONE BLOODY PERSON. (Yes I'm angry) and every single swiving time it's a 4004 error that puts me back up to over 5k in the queue. This is incredibly unacceptable. I would have rather waited another month for the expansion for them to work out server issues. JP server primetime is 17 queue max I've gotten. How about pulling some of the server towers from the JP side and give them to NA.

All of this 100%. Makes me glad I decided to cultivate a few alts over in JPN many months ago after correctly assuming how messy this launch was going to be. The lack of courtesy/foresight for NA and EU players in regards to server infrastructure from a multi-billion dollar corp like SE is just honestly baffling to me. Then cue every troll & shill on here saying; "Yoshida said they couldn't buy more servers", absolute hogwash. They couldn't buy more servers for NA & EU, yet somehow managed to secure enough new servers, so as to soon be able to open a whole brand new Datacenter, Oceanic? Sure Jan, but please do continue to offer more excuses, or even just go ahead & pin it all on Covid as has been the case the past 3 days on here.

[Y2K21]

I got 90001 error during a cutscene and got logged out of the game. Guess my playtime for the day is over.

[FuBar]

I got 90001 error during a cutscene and got logged out of the game. Guess my playtime for the day is over.

Oh man...I feel for you. I hope you got some good playtime before getting bumped.