Good going Square !

[Myrany]

No they are not, they are completely separate. They all give the same error, you are literally completely locked out of the game no matter the account.

ok ty it was just a thought along the troubleshooting lines.

[Wanzzo]

Not only that account, I tried to log in on an alt account as well, it doesnt work, error 505 every single time, you are basically completely locked out of the game

Well, this can help the support team to identify the problem more easily, I guess.
If you already send them the famous ticket, now you have to wait for their feedback. Keep an eye on your e-mail for news.

I hope you the best wishes in recovering from this mess!

[LianaThorne]

It isn't just a simple case of logging into a different character while you wait. Consider the fact you cannot cancel the transfer half way through, this means something is happening at the back end that could cause issues if it was stopped halfway through. With this in mind, the Devs are still going to put plans in place for when it DOES happen. This is going to require the server to find your character, make sure nothing was broken (likely by comparing it to a backup) and try and get it back to the home server. All of this takes time. Now, they might also have tested what happens if a character is in this state and you try logging into another character, who knows what could happen to the one stuck in limbo, waiting to get back as you have effectively issued a log out command to a character that isn't even logged in.

Now, I'm not going to claim to be an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but blindly saying that no testing was done, when the complete opposite is most likely true, shows some level of ignorance on the subject.

I'd like to think an overall check of whether it works was done but I feel like they don't properly test the systems being swamped by users trying to access it.

For example, the housing bug happened during the first wave when the largest number of winning plots would have had to be processed. When Endwalker launched, people had the issue of being constantly kicked from queue because of how many people were logging in at one time. Now, we have this, most likely occurring from too many people trying to use it at once.

I'm not an expert either but I feel like there should be a way to properly stress test these systems beforehand so issues like this can be limited.

[Curisu]

Surprise surprise that the new feature is completely overloaded because everyone wants to try it at the same time.

Give it a week and then it because useable for everyone.

[Larirawiel]

No they are not, they are completely separate. They all give the same error, you are literally completely locked out of the game no matter the account.

Mhhh, is it possible, that you can use another internet connection? Or a VPN? Maybe it works. And clear your Internet Explorer cache. It can also cause much trouble.


Cheers

[Stormpeaks]

Mhhh, is it possible, that you can use another internet connection? Or a VPN? Maybe it works. And clear your Internet Explorer cache. It can also cause much trouble.


Cheers

Wasnt my internet, it was a server issue, now that they shut down DC travel it works again.

[Duskane]

as expected new travel system breaks day one with hundred of thousands trying to use it.

[Mosha]

I always love the "wow why haven't the internal testers caught this" Line

I mean they can't really test for literally tens of thousands of people slamming the system because it's a new feature, sure they can run simulations and load tests. but you ain't going to know what's going to break until it's in the player's hands.

[Mosha]

They also most likely designed the system around a normal workload and not the "Haha I wanna see the funni ERP server" memes. what will die out rather soon.

[LaylaTsarra]

Surprise surprise that the new feature is completely overloaded because everyone wants to try it at the same time.

Give it a week and then it because useable for everyone.

I wouldn't dare touch it right away because i suspected this could happen. The main issue for me was that once started it can't be cancelled so you are essentially in limbo until the queues clear.

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