It's not "7 Free Days of Playtime". Stop calling it that.

[Viirin]

I wasn't going to respond to anything else from you, but I have to for this last point.

If you played 1.0 you remember how bad that game was.

No matter how many issues there were, being dropped while playing was one of them. I know, I have screenshots I saved from years again where the server up and dropped me for no reason. So server stability "WAS" one of the issues from back then, that they needed to address, but instead we were being pacified with free time and other trinkets.

"AND" like now, there were those who defended that games issues all the way up until the shut off the servers.

So "WHY" did they kill a working game and rebuild it from the ground up of there were some saying it was ok, and that the whiners were make a big deal out of nothing? Because those whiners stopped paying for a game and FFXIV 1.0 started losing a lot of money.

So, if enough people call it quits again, I bet they figure out a way to get this queueing issue fixed yesterday.

Just saying..................

I concede that given the 1.0 launch was something like 12 years ago I may have forgotten server stability/queueing issues were a problem amongst the many other problems that make it a completely different situation to this one. But, "being dropped while playing" is not an issue right now. I've played many hours and have had zero disconnects once through the queue and in the game.

If you were whining that they were doing nothing to resolve the problems in 1.0, then it turns out you were obviously wrong, because they did do something about it. Just like they're trying to resolve the current issues (see the emergency maintenance this morning and the coming server maintenance). When I played 1.0 and I didn't like it, I stopped playing. I didn't come back for the legacy campaign. I didn't like it at all, so I didn't play it. But I didn't go and angrily post about it. They made a game that wasn't fun, but they didn't intentionally make a game that wasn't fun just to antagonize you.

No one is saying that there aren't issues - they're saying SE is already doing everything they can reasonably be expected to do given the reality of the situation. If the only solution that makes you happy is "no more queue times", you're simply going to have to wait. There's a myriad of other games out there, play them in the meantime, or play them going forward if you like. Complaining here gains you nothing - they are already doing what they can to resolve the issue.

Oh yeah, and re the additional game time, I am pleased to let you know despite my lack of experience working for a Fortune 500 company, I am correct about how they're doing it.

From Mogstation, please note there are 37 days between 12/4 and 1/10:

[Reyn]

Now is absolutely nothing at all like the 1.0 situation. The only problem right now is a demand far exceeding the server capacity. 1.0 had myriad problems, but I don't recall demand far exceeding server capacity being one of them.

What in the world is with people suddenly acting like 1.0 was perfectly smooth at launch? It was a disaster. It didn't even HAVE a functioning queue system as I remember, and you spent all this same amount of time spamming buttons, hoping that the errors just crashed the client instead of your whole PC. Even if you were lucky enough to get in, it was a slideshow unplayable lagfest. Be mad at this all you want, but do not try to rewrite 1.0 history lol

[Viirin]

What in the world is with people suddenly acting like 1.0 was perfectly smooth at launch? It was a disaster. It didn't even HAVE a functioning queue system as I remember, and you spent all this same amount of time spamming buttons, hoping that the errors just crashed the client instead of your whole PC. Even if you were lucky enough to get in, it was a slideshow unplayable lagfest. Be mad at this all you want, but do not try to rewrite 1.0 history lol

It was a very long time ago. Maybe it was just as bad queue-wise. Regardless, this is still nothing like that in the sense that the ONLY problem is getting into the game. Once you're in, it's perfectly stable, and it's a great game.

[Dyvid]

Okay, I want to cancel my Endwalker pre-order because of this issue but can't be I unlocked the pre-trial key months ago when a Oceanic Server was still planned to get added.

[EZGIL]

How did this mundane post get 10 pages? Instead of being angry at queues I've developed an enjoyment at reading all this rage instead of being raged myself. Thanks bruh's.

[Risq]

How did this mundane post get 10 pages? Instead of being angry at queues I've developed an enjoyment at reading all this rage instead of being raged myself. Thanks bruh's.

Simple, someone was upset and someone else started telling him his math was wrong

Then hilarity ensued.

[Risq]

I might get in folks, I'm at 1 of 35 and it's 4 hours later..................

Pray for me.

[Risq]

I might get in folks, I'm at 1 of 35 and it's 4 hours later..................

Pray for me.

DANG IT!!!!!

[Risq]

That's it, I quit for the night. I was at 35, the 2002 error popped up, I got kicked, and after attempting 6 times to get back on while seeing the 2002 errors, I'm now back to sitting at 5,134

7 Free days is not worth this level of frustration .....................

[Viirin]

That's it, I quit for the night. I was at 35, the 2002 error popped up, I got kicked, and after attempting 6 times to get back on while seeing the 2002 errors, I'm now back to sitting at 5,134

7 Free days is not worth this level of frustration .....................

The 7 free days are so you don't have to sit there and try to play. These days aren't being counted against you, so if you can't get in, don't worry about it. Just try again in a few days.