NA/EU Server Congestion: The Problem & A Solution for Devs (PLEASE READ)

[EmiliM]

the technical reason is the Na/EU physical locations for lower latency. thats why we would want to pick those to have the best connection possible, thats why they made them. they just didnt make enough of them

and some of us cant just hop on a JP server because we have 1.0 characters that we want to keep.
i mean we technically can but im not gonna make another throw away character or just restart on a JP server (located in japan) and lose all that i did on 1.0
they need to add more NA and EU servers

That makes perfect sense in theory, and is probably why SE went with separating the servers in the first place along with whatever business benefits that came with it. In reality however, you end up with lopsided server population distribution and you are stuck with thousands unable to connect even though there are perfectly functional servers that would serve their purposes just fine, if only they weren't designated as "Japanese" simply because they are physically located in Japan.

And what I am proposing is not to create a new character on a JP server, but to abolish the JP/NA/EU designations altogether. Instead of saying "I'm going to play on a JP server because the NA/EU ones are full", you'd simply go to, say, Atomos, not because it's Japanese or whatever, but because it's available and not already packed to the brim with people. If everyone did this, then you'd end up with a even distribution of players speaking all languages across all servers. Sure, some of these servers will have somewhat higher latency, but IMO that's a small price to pay to avoid all of this.

For relieving congestion, free transfers should be available only to new servers. Assuming enough people do this, it should relieve the stress on existing servers so you wouldn't have to move your 1.0 character.

[Zeblade]

Great thought yet your sitting on the out side with no real clue whats going on. Its more then just "congestion" or we would all get a "jump in que". Lol people keep talking about transfers as if right now ALL servers are full. The "try again later" should be your 1st clue something more is going on and servers are NOT all full.

[EmiliM]

Great thought yet your sitting on the out side with no real clue whats going on. Its more then just "congestion" or we would all get a "jump in que". Lol people keep talking about transfers as if right now ALL servers are full. The "try again later" should be your 1st clue something more is going on and servers are NOT all full.

I have a character on Tonberry because I can't get in to my character on Behemoth, and even when I am able to the instanced quests are still broken so I am painfully aware of what's going on, and that's why I suggested what I did: get rid of server region designations to avoid uneven population distributions like what's happening now.

The try again later is the only thing they can say when connections time out due to traffic. You will continue to see this for as long as there are too many people trying cram into a full server.

[Fellswoop]

Great thought yet your sitting on the out side with no real clue whats going on. Its more then just "congestion" or we would all get a "jump in que". Lol people keep talking about transfers as if right now ALL servers are full. The "try again later" should be your 1st clue something more is going on and servers are NOT all full.

Sorry but every major convenience in the world from tele banking , pizza ordering to booking a flight to the other side of the world for plastic surgery will use "try again later" when they are pushed beyond their capabilities redundant post , also note no issues on JPN servers and 4 extra worlds added on launch ?? gotta get you thinking

[Nocens]

They should of kept phase 4 going longer to stress test the servers a day isn't long enough to stress test 50 servers

[Eser0x]

The projection of players and the capacity of servers is fine... Due to an error in 1.0 I luckily already made a toon on a JP. That is kind of sad.... But happy times for a few hours.
Would be nice to have a server transfer when it's all fixed and sorted, cause I do notice the lag and the language barrier.

It's the silly blockages and errors that make people re-queue that is congesting a crap load.
The silence of death and technical error # with unknown solutions is also a sad way of doing business.
"Your #fephaf is undergoing a #49958. Should be fixed if you #o3820r or we #392484. Thanks"

Soooo..... Keep the servers where they are and the way they are.
Give us a queue system, fix the errors or just make 1 that makes sense and fix disconnections first.

[Aydem]

and 27th even more people will try to get ingame, oohh joy

[Pavetl]

and 27th even more people will try to get ingame, oohh joy

Well, I'm not sure about this...after all this problems many soon to be players will think it twice before waisting their money in something that doesn't work. Many will wait until they see all has been fixed.

[dukedudeston]

Well, I'm not sure about this...after all this problems many soon to be players will think it twice before waisting their money in something that doesn't work. Many will wait until they see all has been fixed.

That's the thing though, if people stop playing the game, or hold off until it is fixed, then eventually the problem will be fixed, because less people will be playing, so it be like "Hey the game works perfectly again".. everyone bombards the servers then say.. "Oh wait, I thought they fixed it!"

[Tornenj]

That's the thing though, if people stop playing the game, or hold off until it is fixed, then eventually the problem will be fixed, because less people will be playing, so it be like "Hey the game works perfectly again".. everyone bombards the servers then say.. "Oh wait, I thought they fixed it!"

That's exactly where my thoughts lay as well. In reality we really cant say much since its still early access... but my early access ends today cause of my work schedule....so ive not really done anything... And I will not pay to play a busted ass game. So far the game has impressed me. But as it stands... Id rather go play some free to play mmo then try to get my moneys worth of a game that I cant even log into a server for. Im giving them 1 month... if theres not an improvement im gone. And I know of at least 10 other people irl that are saying the same thing as me.