They're going to be savaged even by those new players who can't create a character on their server of choice, where all their friends or guildmates are on. This is one issue that has been completely overshadowed by the 1017 login restrictions.
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn |OT| World Full. Try again later. Please Understand
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They're going to be savaged even by those new players who can't create a character on their server of choice, where all their friends or guildmates are on. This is one issue that has been completely overshadowed by the 1017 login restrictions.
Chie Satonaka
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It seriously makes me sad to hear so many stories of people not being able to play. It's such a great game. Easy to just lose yourself in.
Yesterday, I was in the East Shroud camping FATEs, and there was a thunderstorm. I just kinda sat there and made screenshots. I think I ended up missing a few FATEs.
One of these times, I'm gonna find a really scenic location and just sit there and craft and listen to the music. If it weren't for these server issues, I'd say the game is a solid 9/10. Definately the best MMO I've played in a long time.
Yesterday, I was in the East Shroud camping FATEs, and there was a thunderstorm. I just kinda sat there and made screenshots. I think I ended up missing a few FATEs.
One of these times, I'm gonna find a really scenic location and just sit there and craft and listen to the music. If it weren't for these server issues, I'd say the game is a solid 9/10. Definately the best MMO I've played in a long time.
The Elite
BOSS
Is this up for non-preorders now?
shhhh
But yeah that is the key. Worked for me each of the last two nights, and that's when new waves come on the GAF FC every hour.
I'm noticing with Levequests, ones I've completed still appear on the list of available leves, is this a glitch?
Leves are repeatables. You have a limited allocation that increases every 24 hours. You should save them until you need them.
True, but after Yoshi posted:
"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."
One more sentence about what they were going to do to attempt and solve the problem would have gone a long way.
So your frustration gives you license to visit the same frustration on somebody else?
Which ignores that even if you did, doing so likely visits the same frustration on three or four other players, not just a single person.
So I encountered an error the first night of early access which has prevented my character from logging in ever since and appears as if my character data is now corrupt. This has been ongoing for over 50 hours at this point.
I was crafting in Limsa Lominsa and using the Aetheryte to teleport from Hawker's Alley to the Aftcastle to go back to the Armorer Guild when I was kicked off of the game. I think the error was 90000 at the time. I then proceeded to get 10102 errors all the way until emergency maintenance and then have received error 1016 ever since. Note that this is 1016, not the 1017 error people get when the world is full due to the login limitations currently imposed.
I have created a ticket for this problem and contacted the support center this morning only to be told there was nothing they could do. They said they would escalate it to the "bug fixing" department and if this error trended they would take a look at it. They also referred me to submit an in-game petition to a GM, which I have done but that is about 8 or 9 hours counting so far.
I know everyone is having problems but it honestly seems like this won't get resolved without direct intervention from someone on the FFXIV operations team and I'm trying to spread the word in case anyone from there happens to surf Neogaf/Reddit/Official forums/etc.
Thanks for reading this wall of text, if anyone did.
Post on the official forums:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/69004-Character-appears-to-be-corrupt-due-to-error-1016-%28ongoing-for-over-40-hours%29
Image of the issue:
I was crafting in Limsa Lominsa and using the Aetheryte to teleport from Hawker's Alley to the Aftcastle to go back to the Armorer Guild when I was kicked off of the game. I think the error was 90000 at the time. I then proceeded to get 10102 errors all the way until emergency maintenance and then have received error 1016 ever since. Note that this is 1016, not the 1017 error people get when the world is full due to the login limitations currently imposed.
I have created a ticket for this problem and contacted the support center this morning only to be told there was nothing they could do. They said they would escalate it to the "bug fixing" department and if this error trended they would take a look at it. They also referred me to submit an in-game petition to a GM, which I have done but that is about 8 or 9 hours counting so far.
I know everyone is having problems but it honestly seems like this won't get resolved without direct intervention from someone on the FFXIV operations team and I'm trying to spread the word in case anyone from there happens to surf Neogaf/Reddit/Official forums/etc.
Thanks for reading this wall of text, if anyone did.
Post on the official forums:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/69004-Character-appears-to-be-corrupt-due-to-error-1016-%28ongoing-for-over-40-hours%29
Image of the issue:
DavionStriker
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Chie, how do you hide the UI for screenshots?
MotionBlue
Member
Except I haven't? So chill out.
Sounds like an S-E horrific infrastructure issue not a personal one
Massive Duck. C.M.
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People leaving their character logged in when they're not even playing can eat it. All of the its.
Edvardelis
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Finally got back in, #314 and zzzzing...
Seriously! If this queue ends with "The world is currently full" I'm going to flip a table.
EDIT: it kicked me
Sorry, but when you're hearing reports of whole cities full of idle characters, that cannot be blamed on capacity, lack of an idle timer, yes, but not capacity. This probably translates into a couple thousand player slots per server, so chances are if people hadn't done this there would've been FAR fewer issues today.
Sorry it's just, frustrating. Obviously Square needs to do some more work here, but people are REALLY compounding the issue.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Just got in on my first try tonight on Gilgamesh. It's sad that such an occurrence is the exception rather than the rule.
Chie Satonaka
Member
I believe it's scroll lock. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
Also.
These are fun.
http://firestream.net/arr/
RellyRell28
Banned
Awesome
Sorry, but when you're hearing reports of whole cities full of idle characters, that cannot be blamed on capacity, lack of an idle timer, yes, but not capacity. This probably translates into a couple thousand player slots per server, so chances are if people hadn't done this there would've been FAR fewer issues today.
Sorry it's just, frustrating. Obviously Square needs to do some more work here, but people are REALLY compounding the issue.
No rules are being broken from idling all day. The game is sold as being available 24/7. It's frustrating and you are going through Stockholm syndrome.
DavionStriker
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I believe it's scroll lock. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
Also.
These are fun.
http://firestream.net/arr/
Nice thanks
Will post when I can get back on my PC.
Sir Griffith
Member
Pfft! XD
Yes, because obviously you're expected to be able to log in, and do absolutely nothing for eight to ten hours at a time. That's OBVIOUSLY the gameplay experience Square was aiming for, and they should've built their infrastructure with this in mind.
Do you have any idea how ABSURD that sounds!?!
RellyRell28
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I'm gonna log off soon so if you're on Diabolos get ready. Just gotta finish this grand company quest
centracore
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1017 for the past three hours on Ultros.. if I manage to log in anytime soon I definitely won't be logging out until this is resolved.
RaySpencer
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Not expected, but allowed.
Hell I used to log into DAoC and sit in the city and chat with friends all day. Either waiting for raids, or waiting for enough of my buddies to log on to make a gank group.
Sitin there typing, all day long. Not movin an inch.
DavionStriker
Member
Neat
It's very common for people hooked on MMOs to leave their client logged in nonstop
Shadowhaxor
Member
Man.... I wonder if I can get my money back. The state of this game is going to be retarded from what we're seeing now.
batigolalone
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in4 shitstorm in roughly 2 hours.
Sola Scriptura
Member
So if I already had early access, do I still have to install my CE that came in today?
RaySpencer
Member
OOOOOoooo
I can download shit now.
1.0 people getting in now or what?
I can download shit now.
1.0 people getting in now or what?
Chie Satonaka
Member
That video was great. I still think this one was hilarious. Already posted, but worth another look!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZF0cvJhQgA
I also have just realized I was so involved with this last night I didn't watch Breaking Bad.
I guess that'll be something to do when I get home and can't play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZF0cvJhQgA
I also have just realized I was so involved with this last night I didn't watch Breaking Bad.
I guess that'll be something to do when I get home and can't play.
Me either. oh, well. I played far too much yesterday, anyway.
Bacon_Boss
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I kind of feel like people are overreacting, it's very possible we'll get some kind of time reimbursement on our initial month. Games have these problems though at launch, but if i'm not seeing an improvement by next tuesday, i'll be slinging as much shit as the rest of you.
And its very common for MMO's to have Idle Timers as well. Why, because no server is going to have limitless capacity, and other people deserve to be able to play while you aren't.
Dog food is delicious
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Even FFXI had one.
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