ELI5: Why the absolute hell did SE not use Azure or AWS as a temporary solution?

[EverQuest]

Well you can GW2 basically did just that.

The thing is sqaure wants server control. I'm sure they looked into a aws solution, and said no. Is it I theory possible sure, but they said no so that's pretty much end discussion.

The big issue isn't the queue it's the source code causing various errors. Waiting in line was to be expected aws or not. Even if they could snap magical aws fingers you'd still be likely in a sizeable queue.

[Merkhen]

Well you can GW2 basically did just that.

The thing is sqaure wants server control. I'm sure they looked into a aws solution, and said no. Is it I theory possible sure, but they said no so that's pretty much end discussion.

The big issue isn't the queue it's the source code causing various errors. Waiting in line was to be expected aws or not. Even if they could snap magical aws fingers you'd still be likely in a sizeable queue.

that's what they have been saying for the past few months, and what Yoshida addressed today, they are solving all the errors(explained what's happening and what they doing about each one)but queues won't be gone for months.

everyone knows we going to have tons of players, they projected twice the population from ShB launch (and even with that they knew there was going to be massive queues), but it TRIPLED.