Steam Launcher not working

[Kes13a]

Even if it works, we shouldn't stop wanting this to change. This is something that is going to persist. We really should ask for change - all of us.

to be fair, its the first issue I have had with teh launcher since I got the game.

however, I have wanted to move the game away from Steam for a while simply because it would be easier for paying my subscription. We SHOULD have an option to repurchase the game if we need to and transfer character to the SE account.

[Kes13a]

looks like someone at Steam kicked the chipmunk and woke it up.

[Zignide]

Had an event planned for a minute after the steam servers went down (again). Are we at the point where the steam users have been screwed over enough times for SE to actually do something about this, or does it still need to happen more times to make absolutely sure that this is, in fact, an issue? It did just get fixed but we all know it's only a matter of time before it happens again.

[Leivan]

I have submitted a ticket to Square Enix regarding this. You can find the EU ticket submission website here - https://support.eu.square-enix.com/c...hp?id=612&la=2

There wasn't a really good option to choose under the categories, so I just chose "In-Game/Game Contents" for the Contact Category and "Known Issues" for the Contact Sub-category.

I explained the issue in full, advising that it is affecting a large number of users, asking them to please intervene on our behalf and liaise with Steam to resolve the problem. Hopefully something will come of it.

I encourage everyone else having this issue to submit a ticket to support in the same way. If enough of us do it, Square Enix will perhaps take notice and prioritise a fix.

[Leivan]

I have submitted a ticket to Square Enix regarding this. You can find the EU ticket submission website here - https://support.eu.square-enix.com/c...hp?id=612&la=2

There wasn't a really good option to choose under the categories, so I just chose "In-Game/Game Contents" for the Contact Category and "Known Issues" for the Contact Sub-category.

I explained the issue in full, advising that it is affecting a large number of users, asking them to please intervene on our behalf and liaise with Steam to resolve the problem. Hopefully something will come of it.

I encourage everyone else having this issue to submit a ticket to support in the same way. If enough of us do it, Square Enix will perhaps take notice and prioritise a fix.

Just bumping this for the new page.

[yshdmt]

And it's down again....

[griszztly]

Same here - it's becoming a frequent problem now.

[MelloYelloFello]

update on the launcher, as of 12:10 pm EST it was back up for me and I was able to log in

[RaltzKlamar]

Just to add on to the pile, this happens at least once a week, and if FFXIV is going to require steam authentication the least they could do is comp time for every time this happens.

Personally, I would pay for new PC licenses just to move off steam. No more service outages preventing me from playing, no more locking up family sharing for people I share with while on FFXIV, just a way better experience overall.