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    Player
    EzekielBook's Avatar
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    Sep 2021
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    Ezekiel Book
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    Siren
    Main Class
    Paladin Lv 72

    Anyone else putting off resubbing until servers calm down?

    As I sit with a queue of 2607, and 6 days left on my subscription, I'm wondering if it's worth it for me to re-subscribe at the moment. My play time is more limited than when I was unemployed, and "an evening of FF" by the time I get logged in will mean about an hour or two of gaming.

    I'm not sure I have *better* things to do with my time, but I certainly have *other* things to do than to stare at the login screen. And it's not like the game won't be there for me when I return. I'm still in Stormbringer, so I've got a ways to go, and clearly the leading edge is not where I need to be.

    A shame. The story was just starting to hit a stride, and I was nearly ready to get back to my class quest, which I've put off in lieu of the MSQ.
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    DPZ2's Avatar
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    Dal S'ta
    World
    Gilgamesh
    Main Class
    Bard Lv 97
    You could always do what I've done: switch from the late evening to early morning shift. Going to bed at 10 pm, getting up around 5:30 or 6:00 am, logging on and playing until I have to get ready for work gives me about 2 1/2 hours playtime per day (not counting weekends). I stare at that queue of less than 50 for about 15 seconds and am in the game pretty much right away.

    You don't have to pull an all-nighter, and queues pop pretty much as fast as they do in the evenings.

    Just noticed that my forum avatar still lists me at level 83 ... i'm close to 87 at the moment. Don't know why it hasn't updated in a while.
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    Last edited by DPZ2; 01-07-2022 at 11:48 AM. Reason: avatar comment

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    seraf's Avatar
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    Anrui Mydia
    World
    Hyperion
    Main Class
    Warrior Lv 100
    Nah I haven't missed a month sub since this game came out. If I can't log on to play, then I just can't log on to play and will try later.
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    StriderShinryu's Avatar
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    Coeurl
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    Character
    Alexalea Snowsong
    World
    Coeurl
    Main Class
    Red Mage Lv 90
    In your position, it certainly sounds like you might at least be in a good spot to take a break. There are pretty much no queues at all on my server, even in prime time, but I know that's not the case for everyone.
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    arrowrl201's Avatar
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    Ririden Rararden
    World
    Lamia
    Main Class
    Paladin Lv 90
    The queues for me only pick up around 8-10pm EST. I'm able to pop on during the rest of the day no problemo, working from home and all.
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    NegativeS's Avatar
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    Azeroth
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    Character
    Negative Space
    World
    Seraph
    Main Class
    Fisher Lv 100
    I just use Steam Link before I leave for work to join the queue, and by the time I get home I'm <500 in the queue if not already in-game.

    It took the Blizzard collapse to get me to unsub WoW, and it will take a whole lot more than a little congestion to get me to unsub FFXIV.
    (1)


    My outline for a Chemist healer: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/513527-Healer-Concept-Draft-Chemist

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    AlyaNimfa's Avatar
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    Anoxia Sarkasong
    World
    Leviathan
    Main Class
    Red Mage Lv 63
    Nope, staying subbed.

    Also I find logging on with the intention of having to wait works best for me, then if it's a short queue I get a pleasant surprise.
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    kaynide's Avatar
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    Character
    Kris Goldenshield
    World
    Tonberry
    Main Class
    Gladiator Lv 100
    No problem taking a sub and I’ve even considered it… but really at this point I log in every few days to check retainers/etc then switch to No Man’s Sky. Sometimes I get the itch to do something in FFXIV, but yeah, if the wait is 500+ people, I can just do it later.

    If you are in a spot where you aren’t feeling like playing for more than a week, yeah I would say go ahead and unsubscribe.
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    Player DrWho2010's Avatar
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    Limsa Lominsa
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    Character
    Maximum Powerful
    World
    Hyperion
    Main Class
    Summoner Lv 100
    if you don't have a house, and you're aren't trying to raid right away and you reallly feel that you're just not being serviced, then yeah just wait till the shiny newness wears off and things go back to more of a "normal" feel. it'll still be there waiting for you when you come back.
    (1)

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    Iriemon's Avatar
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    Character
    Cilan Mensa
    World
    Siren
    Main Class
    Lancer Lv 58
    It just really sucks when your internet goes out for a few minutes while you are in a dungeon, and you are unable to log back on for an hour because of the queue
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