Anyone else finding the long ques psychologically bad?

[MaikoRaines]

no offense... but you are an adult right?
if you are, and I am assuming you are... you are responsible for your life choices.
its a game. take responsibility for your decisions. a queue is no excuse

Take my Like. Please. I insist.

[Hasrat]

They knew long before the shortage that the game needed new servers to grow but instead decided to toss the server money at their shareholders or whoever.

New servers, like the OCE data center planned early last year that was hit with delays? If they can't get hardware with planning that far in advance, what makes you think they could've done anything better about the situation?

[hynaku]

New servers, like the OCE data center planned early last year that was hit with delays? If they can't get hardware with planning that far in advance, what makes you think they could've done anything better about the situation?

Then they should brought Ocean data center out 5 years ago. this game is over 10 years old and in those 10 years gave them more than enough time to expand the servers and datacenters.

[Kes13a]

Then they should brought Ocean data center out 5 years ago. this game is over 10 years old and in those 10 years gave them more than enough time to expand the servers and datacenters.

why?

what event happened 5 years ago that was so amazingly significant that it could have predicted anything related to 2020 or 2021?

sure, hindsight is 20/20, but you and the people saying things like this seem so darn certain that SE should have looked at FFxiv and thought "you know, we are going to need at least 200 new world.. and... the release after our next release is going to need more of them.. yes.. we need servers now.... they'll be ghost towns for a few years.. and basically not be generating anything but heat... but we will need them, because... 2021..."

so, since you would have done this that long ago, what signs were there that there would be a pandemic, and that the largest mmo on the planet would start imploding in 2021.

[ArkenaeuxBelmont]

When a video game is removing basic upkeep functions of your real life such as eating, showering, grooming and sleeping... You have a much larger issue on hand other than FF14's queue times being long and the log-in servers having issues.

That's a sign that it's time to take a step back, and put your health at the top of your priority list.

EDIT: It's not SE's, the dev team's, or anyone responsibility how you choose to live your life, other than yourself.

[JohncarterIx]

Yep very true

[IdowhatIwant]

I think long queues and gaming addictions are not related in anyway shape or form.
If some one stays up 3 days straight playing a video game, it is likely because they have a problem not because of long queues. I will almost guarantee that same person that stayed awake 3 days straight has done so for every expansion launch.
Now I am sure there are people that try to max out game time as long as possible when they get past the queue, but IMO those are individuals showing symptoms of a gaming addition. The long queue time would just be there excuse. They can just as easily wake up earlier to avoid the queue and play shorter sessions.
Long queues are not causing any issues to peoples mental health, FFXIVs dev team, SE, or any other video game company has very little to do with your mental health. In the end this is a video game you are responsible for your own life and you make your own decision. If anything I think it is showing how many people have a gaming addiction.
This thread is as dumb of a subject as do violent games cause violent people. You should be ashamed to try and relate a problem with logging into a video game to mental health issues.

[Snorky]

I think long queues and gaming addictions are not related in anyway shape or form.
If some one stays up 3 days straight playing a video game, it is likely because they have a problem not because of long queues. I will almost guarantee that same person that stayed awake 3 days straight has done so for every expansion launch.
Now I am sure there are people that try to max out game time as long as possible when they get past the queue, but IMO those are individuals showing symptoms of a gaming addition. The long queue time would just be there excuse. They can just as easily wake up earlier to avoid the queue and play shorter sessions.
Long queues are not causing any issues to peoples mental health, FFXIVs dev team, SE, or any other video game company has very little to do with your mental health. In the end this is a video game you are responsible for your own life and you make your own decision. If anything I think it is showing how many people have a gaming addiction.
This thread is as dumb of a subject as do violent games cause violent people. You should be ashamed to try and relate a problem with logging into a video game to mental health issues.

This^^ well said.

[TristanX]

I have no 2002 since day 2. Having a good ISP and wired connection helps.

If I sit in someone's shoes playing NA servers, I would do these.

- Estimate when you'll get in and queue early (and check for errors)
- Queue early with remote desktop or Teamviewer if I'm working. Periodically check for errors.
- Ask friends or neighbours or relatives to help you queue early
- Watch videos or play other games if I queue on the spot at peak hours
- Try Japanese servers and play alts. I can tolerate 100-300ms ping. They are sleeping at peak hours.

[IdowhatIwant]

- Ask friends or neighbours or relatives to help you queue early

Is this serious?