What do you think?

[Briegg]

Yes, that majority of the server issues should be fixed within the next two days.

So you'll get seven free days to make up for the couple of days you couldn't play before.

General side notes*
I don't count early access days since it was before official release.

You may have pre-ordered to get early access but you didn't pay any extra for it so no you did not "pay for early access"

Potato

And if you think you should deserve something special because you couldn't play the first days it came out..get over yourself

just general notes, not pointed at anyone inparticular

[Galione]

Every time I see this topic beaten like a dead horse I only see this in the OP's

[Lafarion]

It's better than nothing. +1 free server transfer.

[Zehira]

Mmm, I agree!

[AridElf]

We had a hard 7 days and we get an additional 7 days for free, how is that anything but fair? In fact it's generous, considering how selfish people are being.

What bothers me more is that it's currently 6:19am in the earliest part of the NA region and my server is still full, what the hell? I'd like to actually play the game too..

I think that if you can be a proven afk-wh*re that's left your character logged in overnight (don't ask how I'm not claiming to be an IT technician like many others) then you shouldn't be awarded this free time. Most of us are paying for the game too and we have a right to our fair share of time on it.

[crisu]

No. Its not enough after all i had no other choice than trying to log in all day long, right? I think the only way to make this right is to add my name to their bank accout.

[Namko]

@Drakan

I don't mean to be rude but what about the consumers that have not played an MMO launch? Surely SE are looking to attract new players and customers, it's been stated in several Letters from the Producer. I'm really happy the game is doing so well and hopefully the general populous is satiated with compensation of 7 days + 1 free transfer, but that is a bare minimum offer.

The editor/PR person behind Yoshi didn't do a great job by using the word CONSIDERING giving 7 days. The rest of the statement was spot on, but omitting that word would have been better.

FF14 1.0 was my first experience of an MMO launch. I left. Totally different set of circumstances for ARR, I know.

Such a shame that this game is so amazing but the concurrent connections wasn't projected correctly. Maybe because sharing NA/EU means the servers are always on Prime Time. Perhaps a dedicated EU centre would have resolved this earlier?

I have my fingers crossed for Wed cause I am loving this game!

[Yoseph]

Damage was already done. SE should have had a dozen new servers ready to open immediately on release, and more within 24/28 hours, depending on the sales/server load.

This is not uncommon in the MMO world.

[Namko]

Damage was already done. SE should have had a dozen new servers ready to open immediately on release, and more within 24/28 hours, depending on the sales/server load.

This is not uncommon in the MMO world.

Especially as its their third foray into an MMO launch right?

Still, of course it will all come together. Hopefully gamers will return once it's sorted.

[Yoseph]

I agree that the 1 free transfer is not enough. They should stop the cheap thinking and let us move about freely for a month to make up for the crash they created on release.