"Server Too Full" Error booting people mid-duty

[Shori]

It seems SE in their infinite wisdom have decided to start forcibly removing people from game for server being too congested. Except that its kicking people out while IN DUTY so not only does that person get booted with no warning but also the rest of the raid/dungeon runners suffer because they are down a man.
THIS IS REDICULOUS

[Myrany]

It seems SE in their infinite wisdom have decided to start forcibly removing people from game for server being too congested. Except that its kicking people out while IN DUTY so not only does that person get booted with no warning but also the rest of the raid/dungeon runners suffer because they are down a man.
THIS IS REDICULOUS

I am betting the island sanctuaries are running on the same instance servers as dungeons/trials/raids etc. I think I saw they were having problems with that the day of release.

[Dyvid]

Well, you guys did want instance housing system so it uses the instance side of the server.... Everything from Island Adventure to Housing to Raids are going to be effective.

[Deceptus]

I am betting the island sanctuaries are running on the same instance servers as dungeons/trials/raids etc. I think I saw they were having problems with that the day of release.

All instanced content runs on the instance servers.

Lots of folks saw this coming.

[Jojoya]

Do you have a screenshot of error message that was displayed by any chance? It seems highly unlikely that only one player would be removed from a duty in progress due to "server full" but not the rest of the party.

Definitely players who are going AFK in solo instances are getting kicked but there's nothing unusual about that.

I am betting the island sanctuaries are running on the same instance servers as dungeons/trials/raids etc. I think I saw they were having problems with that the day of release.

They seem to be hosted on the housing servers. I haven't heard anyone complain about not being able to enter a duty instance but a lot of players are having trouble entering housing and Island Sanctuary instances.

[Mika_Zahard]

All instanced content runs on the instance servers.

Lots of folks saw this coming.

And THIS is why Housing CANNOT be instanced.

Having an RP event or the massive Island Sanctuary demand will affect everyone, starting from FC members trying to enter their fc company/workshop, to raiders doing their prog and people on roulettes..

[Xylira]

And THIS is why Housing CANNOT be instanced.

Having an RP event or the massive Island Sanctuary demand will affect everyone, starting from FC members trying to enter their fc company/workshop, to raiders doing their prog and people on roulettes..

If anything it proves that they can give everyone their own instanced home. They've effectively given everyone access to their own personal instance that only gets loaded when they're in said instance, which is hardly different to if everyone had their own instanced house that was loaded up when they were in it.

The real issue is server overcrowding, which they're trying to get new server hardware added, and otherwise it's made worse right now because so many people are playing the patch content. Give it a week or two for things to start to calm down and the issue will solve itself.

[Myrany]

Do you have a screenshot of error message that was displayed by any chance? It seems highly unlikely that only one player would be removed from a duty in progress due to "server full" but not the rest of the party.

Definitely players who are going AFK in solo instances are getting kicked but there's nothing unusual about that.


They seem to be hosted on the housing servers. I haven't heard anyone complain about not being able to enter a duty instance but a lot of players are having trouble entering housing and Island Sanctuary instances.

It is all instanced housing and dungeons etc. It doesn't surprise me that there us crossover at some point.

I do agree on housing being part. Still trying to get into my apartment on Zalera.

[Theodric]

And THIS is why Housing CANNOT be instanced.

Other MMO's seem to manage it just fine...TESO included which came out around the same time as FFXIV did.

[Shori]

The issue I was trying to raise is that SE think it acceptable to boot someone thats busy and actively engaged in content, to make room for more. And then either; there isnt a login queue and they get back in before the autokick but then i guess somebody else gets the server error to 'make room', or there is a login queue and they get afk kicked.
I dont have a screen of the error but its happened a total of three times in one evening to people I am running content with, two friends and an FC member.

I should also add that im on EU and we already got the server expansions.