Jawmuncher
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Am I supposed to be sent a key if I owned the game previously? Or do I just download the installer and log in with my account.
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn |OT| World Full. Try again later. Please Understand
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Oh they will . . . for Japan.
Keep trying I guess I just got all the registration done. I got a few server errors so all I can say is keep trying.
Rockandrollclown
lookwhatyou'vedone
Well the game did launch today after all. Its just going to get worse.
spandexmonkey
Banned
This game needs cosmetic armor slots and the ability to change hair styles.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
This thread has caused me to use the ignore option for the very first time.
Damn. Thought I had the timing down so where I wouldn't need to stay logged in. Guess not...
Against my better judgment (and personal history with MMOs) I'm going to keep paying and playing under the assumption that this will get fixed within the next month or so. Or that the issues will simply go away on their own as people call it quits.
When I'm playing, the game is *really* fun...something that can't be said for many MMOs nowadays. I really miss the specialized roles--tank, healer, dps--that developers are shying away from in favor of a one-size-fits-all-just-zerg-it approach (GW2). I'd rather wait in a dungeon queue than have a homogenous player group with only superficial differences.
Against my better judgment (and personal history with MMOs) I'm going to keep paying and playing under the assumption that this will get fixed within the next month or so. Or that the issues will simply go away on their own as people call it quits.
When I'm playing, the game is *really* fun...something that can't be said for many MMOs nowadays. I really miss the specialized roles--tank, healer, dps--that developers are shying away from in favor of a one-size-fits-all-just-zerg-it approach (GW2). I'd rather wait in a dungeon queue than have a homogenous player group with only superficial differences.
Yeaaah, but unlike a week ago, it shouldn't be keeping you checked as logged in, in perpetuity. It just means the servers are taking a few minutes to register that you were abruptly logged out, happens on a lot of MMO's.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Lol I log out for less than 90 seconds and Gilgamesh is full.
Dolphin_Butter
Member
Square-Enix got back to me about my double service account situation and said it'll be resolved in two days. Now it shows that there are no valid service accounts under Mog Station. Hopefully that means things are happening.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Whoa, sounds like this a wreck to just get in. MMO fail #3249
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Yup. It's just a regular 12 digit PSN code.
demosthenes
Member
How did SE plan so horribly for this. We all wondered how they could botch XIV 1.0 so badly after so much experience with XI. Then they show XIV ARR and we're so happy again and they go right back to botching.
HeavensSword
Neo Member
They are going to add those in the next patch or so. Barber shop and vanity slots.
So playing the Benny Hill theme while trying to get passed the login screen is not allowed?
Ploid 3.0
Member
So playing the Benny Hill theme while trying to get passed the login screen is not allowed?
I guess not, SE is strict now. They could probably get people banned from twitch or youtube via copyright claim I guess.
Not surprised really. Japanese developers/publishers are having a really hard time wrapping their heads around the whole streaming thing. They're used to having almost complete control over how their games are portrayed, especially in their native country. So the idea that random people can show raw gameplay, and comment on it, without their say at all, well it makes them extremely uncomfortably.
Its not going anywhere though, so they REALLY need to get over it.
notworksafe
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Yeah good luck with that. Youtube I'd be believe, but not Twitch.
I am honestly getting rather tired of not being able to play the game I've purchased. I purchased the collectors of 1.0 for 70$+ when it came out, and I decided to buy the latest collectors to support the game. I've gotten 6 people to buy the game, where we were all excited to get into the world, but these issues are really souring my experience.
I've been rather patient, saying to myself each day "I'm sure it'll be fixed by tomorrow, I'll try again then" and it ends up never being the case. I've felt like I didn't really get a "early access" as each time I tried to play, except for one time in which I played for about 20 minutes, I either can't play or I get disconnected within 5 minutes due to an error and cannot proceed to log back in. I have not had a chance to truly enjoy this game, despite it being out since the 24th.
I noticed Yoshida apologized here
An Apology to Our Players Using NA/EU Data Centers
but there is no solution, so there really isn't much to make me feel better.
The "launch" issues this game is having is more worse than any other launch MMO I've experienced, and I never had an issue playing Tera despite the initial stuff on the first day, yet, still was able to play. They need to fix something and do it soon.
I've been rather patient, saying to myself each day "I'm sure it'll be fixed by tomorrow, I'll try again then" and it ends up never being the case. I've felt like I didn't really get a "early access" as each time I tried to play, except for one time in which I played for about 20 minutes, I either can't play or I get disconnected within 5 minutes due to an error and cannot proceed to log back in. I have not had a chance to truly enjoy this game, despite it being out since the 24th.
I noticed Yoshida apologized here
An Apology to Our Players Using NA/EU Data Centers
but there is no solution, so there really isn't much to make me feel better.
The "launch" issues this game is having is more worse than any other launch MMO I've experienced, and I never had an issue playing Tera despite the initial stuff on the first day, yet, still was able to play. They need to fix something and do it soon.
Ploid 3.0
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Twitch was doing something to people that streamed FFXIV videos before today. Destiny (popular streamer) streamed not knowing about the no video rule and that ended quickly. That was a copyright claim situation too (you can use screen shots but not video) not a NDA.
Anyway, Chocobo music all day.
Thabass
Member
Don't do FATES. Do Grand Company Leves and spam them. You can make what you need in about 20 minutes.
Worked for me!
Alas, yesterday, around this time, I had no idea how life was for the early access guys, all I could do was laugh.
But today, I'm in the queue.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Which one? lvl 30 one?
spandexmonkey
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Fantastic! Already hording outfits.
notworksafe
Member
Eh, S-E has admitted before that it's basically impossible to control streaming of an MMO in OB/EA before. Destiny got nabbed cause he's big time. But now, and especially cause it's already out, stupid rules like that don't mean a damn thing.
You're playing early access. EA ends Thursday, so you'll need to enter your 30-day code in your physical box in order to continue playing past Thursday
It baffles me that they can't get a login server and queue working in 2013. They had time to create a fix as well. You are just incompetent at this point.
tiggerkiddo
Member
This echoes some of my sentiments. I've never been part of a MMO launch before but from what I've read of other MMO launches, this is getting to be pretty bad. For something they sunk a lot of time and money into, you'd think they would be better prepared.
I know I really, really shouldn't be, but I am surprised by how poorly the server situation is going. Now that I want to make a fresh character on a server that all my buddies decided on, I can't due to it being at the limit for new characters. It's also ridiculous that I'm seeing, at times, every server incapable of taking on new characters. I have my legacy character on Sargatanas I can fall back on, but I really do feel like starting fresh.
I can see by the posts that even if I had a character on a server, there's issues with being able to login or there are huge queues. I'm seeing that this "Early Access" is more of a last minute stress test. I can't see a reason for almost every single US/EU server to be at capacity, aside from a huge oversight on SE's part. I really, really don't want to be down on this game, especially since I've been such a supporter of it, but not being able to play with my friends who are already leveling before I can even make a character is really killing my enthusiasm here.
I can see by the posts that even if I had a character on a server, there's issues with being able to login or there are huge queues. I'm seeing that this "Early Access" is more of a last minute stress test. I can't see a reason for almost every single US/EU server to be at capacity, aside from a huge oversight on SE's part. I really, really don't want to be down on this game, especially since I've been such a supporter of it, but not being able to play with my friends who are already leveling before I can even make a character is really killing my enthusiasm here.
Razgriz-Specter
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Doesn't that take leve cards? I'm saving those to level up alternate classes, since you accumulate them every day.
Well, whats been working for me, is that I've been waiting until 10pm or so, when the east coast players go to bed. I'll admit though, that unless you're functioning on Mountain or West Coast time, this probably won't work for you.
As for the situation, well, according to that letter they are working on it, and I'm sure that is true. Between that, and the gradual settling of traffic as days go on, I'm sure things will get easier sooner rather than later.
I definitely understand your frustration though.
Relaxed Muscle
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To be honest except the saturday instances problem (even so you could play), and the sunday login cockblocking in which after all I managed to get in, I have barely had any issues. Sargatanas is quite stable right now except some lag spikes and I barely had to wait to enter today.
I know I'm with the lucky ones, but I can't call the launch the biggest MMO disaster like some people are claiming.
I know I'm with the lucky ones, but I can't call the launch the biggest MMO disaster like some people are claiming.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Functioning on Mountain West time (Denver here) is probably the only reason why I've been able to log on for any amount of time. Though that was on my days off so I'm not feeling particularly lucky now that I'll be returning to work.
Askherserenity
Member
Of course not, you're actually able to play the game you paid for.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I can really give you a proper strategy since I don't think I did anything out of ordinary.
That said,
I would focus in the galka conjurer first, he's quite weak but he heals a lot. Then I focused on the THM lala and the ogre he spawns, kept them away from Mylla and the others
It's always the biggest launch disaster ever, when YOU'RE the one being affected. XD
To be fair though, its never a big deal when you're the one that isn't. It probably takes a dispassionate outside observer to make a truly objective judgement, and none of us really fit that bill.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
CE arrived from UPS, put code in, try to log back in 1017 appears, World is Full
Awesome
If it's done @3PM EST what the hell happens @ Prime-time 6-11PM EST LOL
Edit: Woo-Hoo I'm In!
I find jumping in during the typical early evening hours has been the worst post-Sunday. Probably because that's when everyone gets home, and you reach a certain point where ALL NA timezones are in a position to spam the hell out of the game. Just a bit later in the evening and it's easy to get in.
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