Simple math would of solved all your problems

[Aaerie]

I want to say I LOVE all the SE games and I know I'm not the only one. FFXI is one of my top 3 MMO's of all time and I have to admit the fact that they created a brand new game (ffxiv version 2) in just 3 years of this caliber is pretty freaking amazing. Other than the issues we are having, the game is phenomenal. They truly out did themselves and innovated an amazing game.

Now with that said, the issues that we are having where apparent on Beta phase 4. I would of rather had them tell us they would delay launch and maybe give us an extra 30 days free or an in-game gift than try to put out a game that was not 80-90% playable. I always though they should have done that in version 1 but their way of thinking is different and I'm sure they had their reasons.

What I don't understand is the following. There is no way you can tell me they would have never known how popular the game was going to be. All they had to do was add up the numbers, data they would have in hand. Its actually a very easy calculation.

Number of people participating in beta + Number of people who preordered + Number of people from FFXIV version 1 = Close Estimation of people who would play the game.

Now get this. This is where it gets fun.

If (Estimation => Server Capacity) then (ALERT) we have a problem!!

What I can't figure out for the life of me is how they came up with 25 servers for Japan and 25 servers for the rest of the world.

Japan has a population of 127.8 million.

U.S.A alone has a population of 313.9 million!! This is not counting the rest of North America, Europe, Latin America and who ever else they consider 'the rest of the world'.

I'm kind of disappointed that this time around they segregated JP versus everyone else. This was one of the amazing things they accomplished in FFXI, not only did I learn a little bit of kanji but I also got to befriend some awesome JP players. Plus I wasn't working at the time so I played during non peek hours and it was great login in and seeing tons of people online.

I'm a huge fan and I know they will fix it, soon I hope. They truly are great game makers and I hope they are able to mend their reputation.

[ChaoticDarkGriever]

The matter may be compounded later on when the game kicks in for the PlayStation 4. They have plenty of time to correct this huge error, but I'm not holding my darn breath about it.

[WingsofWar]

I want to say I LOVE all the SE games and I know I'm not the only one. FFXI is one of my top 3 MMO's of all time and I have to admit the fact that they created a brand new game (ffxiv version 2) in just 3 years of this caliber is pretty freaking amazing. Other than the issues we are having, the game is phenomenal. They truly out did themselves and innovated an amazing game.

Now with that said, the issues that we are having where apparent on Beta phase 4. I would of rather had them tell us they would delay launch and maybe give us an extra 30 days free or an in-game gift than try to put out a game that was not 80-90% playable. I always though they should have done that in version 1 but their way of thinking is different and I'm sure they had their reasons.

What I don't understand is the following. There is no way you can tell me they would have never known how popular the game was going to be. All they had to do was add up the numbers, data they would have in hand. Its actually a very easy calculation.

Number of people participating in beta + Number of people who preordered + Number of people from FFXIV version 1 = Close Estimation of people who would play the game.

Now get this. This is where it gets fun.

If (Estimation => Server Capacity) then (ALERT) we have a problem!!

What I can't figure out for the life of me is how they came up with 25 servers for Japan and 25 servers for the rest of the world.

Japan has a population of 127.8 million.

U.S.A alone has a population of 313.9 million!! This is not counting the rest of North America, Europe, Latin America and who ever else they consider 'the rest of the world'.

I'm kind of disappointed that this time around they segregated JP versus everyone else. This was one of the amazing things they accomplished in FFXI, not only did I learn a little bit of kanji but I also got to befriend some awesome JP players. Plus I wasn't working at the time so I played during non peek hours and it was great login in and seeing tons of people online.

I'm a huge fan and I know they will fix it, soon I hope. They truly are great game makers and I hope they are able to mend their reputation.

how do you know this is a capacity problem? Do you even know what hardware the servers are using and at what rated capacity? Before SE added new servers during the last half of p4 and through EA, they have been having server issues already that did not point towards issues with capacity, rather logic errors in user run times based on the error messages we got in DF and other instances.

Adding more servers wouldn't solve this 1017 problem, if it did, we would all be playing right now since SE can afford more servers. No this is a CODE issue, and adding more servers would only make the matter worse.

When SE said, " we are placing login restrictions to address server instability issues.." what do you think they ment? making the servers smaller? or placing a filter on the quantity of incoming user login requests?

Im willing to bet my server Diabolos is only running at 1/3 of the actual server capacity right now. And those who are getting 1017 errors are getting blocked by this filter before even accessing the request tunnel. Meaning the "SERVER FULL" is likely a defaulted false message when the client hits the filter.

[Aaerie]

how do you know this is a capacity problem? Do you even know what hardware the servers are using and at what rated capacity? Before SE added new servers during the last half of p4 and through EA, they have been having server issues already that did not point towards issues with capacity, rather logic errors in user run times based on the error messages we got in DF and other instances.

Adding more servers wouldn't solve this 1017 problem, if it did, we would all be playing right now since SE can afford more servers. No this is a CODE issue, and adding more servers would only make the matter worse.

When SE said, " we are placing login restrictions to address server instability issues.." what do you think they ment? making the servers smaller? or placing a filter on the quantity of incoming user login requests?

Im willing to bet my server Diabolos is only running at 1/3 of the actual server capacity right now. And those who are getting 1017 errors are getting blocked by this filter before even accessing the request tunnel. Meaning the "SERVER FULL" is likely a defaulted false message when the client hits the filter.

How do I know? Because they said so themselves in the following link: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...d7c59b9e695188

08/27/2013 5:03 AM
Regarding Congestion in Japan Data Center Worlds (Aug. 27)
Thank you very much for playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Currently, an extremely high number of players are enjoying the game. Should the number of players continue to increase at the current pace, there is the possibility that our expectations and server capacity will be greatly surpassed. Therefore, in order to maintain a stable gameplay environment, we are implementing login and character creation restrictions.

In order to be able to welcome a drastically greater number of players, we are starting as early as this week with preparations to increase our facilities, to be ready by early next week. Until that time, we will be continuing to implement these restrictions as required, and we ask for your understanding and patience.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and once again thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

[Cyanide]

How do I know? Because they said so themselves in the following link: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...d7c59b9e695188

08/27/2013 5:03 AM
Regarding Congestion in Japan Data Center Worlds (Aug. 27)
Thank you very much for playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Currently, an extremely high number of players are enjoying the game. Should the number of players continue to increase at the current pace, there is the possibility that our expectations and server capacity will be greatly surpassed. Therefore, in order to maintain a stable gameplay environment, we are implementing login and character creation restrictions.

In order to be able to welcome a drastically greater number of players, we are starting as early as this week with preparations to increase our facilities, to be ready by early next week. Until that time, we will be continuing to implement these restrictions as required, and we ask for your understanding and patience.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and once again thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

>Regarding Congestion in Japan Data Center Worlds
>No mention of NA / EU

[bbranco]

Dc all afk after 10 min and half of the prob ll be solved... i have friends that never dc and the game dont dc then... so ... lots of afk and lots of ppl trying to log and having 1017 error.. it sux

[WingsofWar]

How do I know? Because they said so themselves in the following link: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...d7c59b9e695188

08/27/2013 5:03 AM
Regarding Congestion in Japan Data Center Worlds (Aug. 27)
Thank you very much for playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Currently, an extremely high number of players are enjoying the game. Should the number of players continue to increase at the current pace, there is the possibility that our expectations and server capacity will be greatly surpassed. Therefore, in order to maintain a stable gameplay environment, we are implementing login and character creation restrictions.

In order to be able to welcome a drastically greater number of players, we are starting as early as this week with preparations to increase our facilities, to be ready by early next week. Until that time, we will be continuing to implement these restrictions as required, and we ask for your understanding and patience.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and once again thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

JP servers are reaching server capacity, and they haven't had the same 1017 issues.

[Glason]

How do I know? Because they said so themselves in the following link ...

WingsofWar you just got pwned! Sorry it's been a frustrating day. Aaerie you should be ashamed!

JP servers are reaching server capacity, and they haven't had the same 1017 issues.

Actually I'm partially to blame, I've been a strong advocate of having as many NA/EU players go play on JP servers because we can't play on NA/EU servers.

I figured that once JP servers get overloaded then SE will realize hey we'd better fix this fast before our own countrymen demand Seppuku!!

[WingsofWar]

WingsofWar you just got pwned!

did you just open your mouth and go full retard? he linked to a issue regarding JAPAN DATA CENTER, and we are talking about NA servers.. AND did nothing to support his claims about NA server capacity. AND I GET PWNED?

sorry if my reply seemed harsh, XD

[Aaerie]

It could of been a typo on their part and meant NA/EU if your comment about JP servers not having issues is true. Regardless, here is the same thing from the "An Apology to Our Players Using NA/EU Data Centers". http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/68427

Although we have successfully addressed a number of serious issues in the past several days, we have nevertheless decided to implement login restrictions for the time being due to the extremely heavy load being placed upon the servers. In this way, we can ensure that the maximum number of players can play the game without risking a server crash. I know no one wants to wait to log in, but I hope you all understand why we believe this precaution is necessary.

[NA] Regarding Character Creation and Login Restrictions (Aug. 26)
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-%28Aug.-26%29

As we continue to monitor the situation, we will be allowing players to log in sequentially. This will unfortunately have the effect of causing wait times for logins to these worlds, but this is a necessary step for the sake of server stability, and we ask for your understanding and patience during this time.

FYI, I'm not a dude