The idea that Square Enix should give us the bare minimum of days lost due to server issues isn't how things like this are done. It's bad customer service. If you order a meal at a restaurant and it is wrong, they usually don't JUST try again and leave it at that. They comp your meal, offer a free desert, they do something to try to compensate for the frustration and inconvenience you've experienced.

I had a good friend who is in the Air Force come down, along with another who away at college. We were going to get together like old times and play Final Fantasy XIV. We were able to play a couple hours during the course of the weekend. Simply giving me the free days I basically couldn't play isn't going to change the fact that I wasn't able to spend time with my friends who are away as we wanted to. And regardless, like I said, it's simply not how you do things.

I like the game, and I want to keep playing, but I think some of you calling those who aren't satisfied with 7 free days whiners and entitled need to come off your high horses. I just want Square Enix to show that it is upset enough with the launch of this game and cares about their fans enough that they will do more than the absolute, bare minimum.