7 hours of trying to log in...

[Purplenum]

The game functions fine eh? Then why can't so many get online to even play? Oh wait, because the product doesn't work fine. It's more than just the core game that's promised. Otherwise they might have well as made FFXIV another single player game. Stop defending a multi-billion dollar company that could have avoided this hassle in the first place if they had put proper resources into the product. Instead, they skimped where they could all for their corporate greed. I don't blame or hate the developers, they did a good job with the core game, I blame the higher ups whose greed keeps them from doing the right thing for the customers.

If the product wasn't working fine, which it is, then no one would be able to play right now. I'm sorry that you can't log into your character, which from the looks of it isn't too much of a tragedy because there's plenty of generic elf girls running around as is. Why don't you design a multi-million dollar game with absolutely no problems, perfect servers, and a massive player base that all want to play at the exact same time? I'm sure you'd make for an absolutely fantastic developer given that you seem to be so full of knowledge on the topic.

But in all seriousness you should have a bit of patience and wait till wednesday, unless you plan on continuing to act like a complete child along with everyone else on the forums complaining. It's no ones fault that the game is so popular that all the servers are filled to their brim. I'll defend SE all I want, don't tell me to do otherwise. I like their games, I love FFXIV:ARR and understand the problems they are having with the servers enough that I'm willing to actually have patience and not whine like a child.

[Tigber]

I've been trying to log on all day. :/
I was able to get in this morning but I sadly got dc'd and have not been able to get in since then. I was really looking forward to getting a bunch of play time in on this long weekend. Luckily, I have had work to do all day while I try to log in but it's still extremely frustrating. Today has been awful with error 1017. I get the error all the time but I usually can get in after about 30 minutes of trying.

[Airwolfe]

If the product wasn't working fine, which it is, then no one would be able to play right now. I'm sorry that you can't log into your character, which from the looks of it isn't too much of a tragedy because there's plenty of generic elf girls running around as is. Why don't you design a multi-million dollar game with absolutely no problems, perfect servers, and a massive player base that all want to play at the exact same time? I'm sure you'd make for an absolutely fantastic developer given that you seem to be so full of knowledge on the topic.

But in all seriousness you should have a bit of patience and wait till wednesday, unless you plan on continuing to act like a complete child along with everyone else on the forums complaining. It's no ones fault that the game is so popular that all the servers are filled to their brim. I'll defend SE all I want, don't tell me to do otherwise. I like their games, I love FFXIV:ARR and understand the problems they are having with the servers enough that I'm willing to actually have patience and not whine like a child.

Are you serious? You clearly don't want to acknowledge the state of this game right now - you speak of selfishness, but you have concluded that the game is perfect out of fanboi-ism of your own (apparently lucky, non-problematic) game experience. That is in no way representative of the community at large - which well over half, it seems, experience continual login and disconnect problems.
Seriously, listen to the person you're trying to debate and stop kissing corporate ass.

[Fourtytwo]

Look I'm not even going to try arguing with someone that thinks they are so entitled and important that they just have to play the game 24/7 and refuse to wait for it to be fixed, but seriously feel free to keep your head covered with that tinfoil hat while you shove it up your own ass. I'll just be sitting over here, patiently awaiting for the game to be fixed while playing FFXI and sucking this absolutely delicious corporate cock. :^)

You do realize that when you purchase an item, or pay for a service in this case that that's exactly what you're 'entitled' to, correct? The ability to use the service or product in the manner in which it is intended within reason? A lot of people consider not being able to log into the service for hours, or days even unreasonable. Yet here you are, refusing to listen to reason and defending horrible practices like a dolt. It's pretty funny, if not borderline trolling. I was more than willing to accept issues with the betas, hell even early access as that was a 'gift' - but it's post launch now and it's time to get real. By now these issues should've been resolved, that's not and hasn't ever been an unreasonable request. Keep posting the garbage you've posting if you will, but from here on it's in poor taste.