Maybe I am just cynical.

[Fiddlestax]

But I feel like the login issues could have alleviated with a few simple fixes days ago and that Square-Enix is using the issues to get players hooked.

#1: Not enough servers: Pretty obvious.

#2 No auto logout: With the other issues, this is really what makes the whole thing a mess. SE has made a system that rewards never logging out. That is really the only way you can get good time in right now.

#3: Queue is too small: When you do get the realm list loaded up (no small feat), you are stuck spamming it until it actually places you in a queue. EVERYONE should be placed in a queue. Doesn't matter if it is 1000 players long. It will reduce login spam.

No logout> Realm fills up > No queue > Server List gets bogged > No play
They train you to log in over and over.
Well done Square Enix. The only way to play the game right now will get you hooked in no time.

I believe that SE had incentive to launch like this and like a reasonable business took advantage of it.

[Wavecreator]

they have explaind it all in here http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...s-Restrictions

[Galione]

[Strov]

except people cant play the game so they are not even getting a chance to get hooked. I think it was just poor poor planning

[Wavecreator]

except people cant play the game so they are not even getting a chance to get hooked. I think it was just poor poor planning

they indeed underestimate the popularty of the game it would have @ launch, and are trying to fix it as fast as posible

[sciencerob]

Yes, you are a cynic.

[Fiddlestax]

How many MMOs can launch before "Underestimating the size of the playerbase" becomes the standard?

Full Realms = Social Proof.
Not being able to log in = Scarcity
Free Play time (The next step) = Reciprocation.

They will let this go on just long enough to get a hardcore base hooked. And THEN let casual players actually play. People who never log out have few(relative) issues playing right now. And nobody will remember it in 2 months. I *DO* think there is incentive for MMOs to have launches like this. I think you overestimate the number of players that will quit because of these issues.