Yup. I can honestly see the problem being just as bad on the 20th as well.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood |OT| Y'all Need to Calm Down
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Yup. I can honestly see the problem being just as bad on the 20th as well.
Can you get it without Stormblood?
In the mean time, I'm watching 3.x credits. Heavensward here I go!
GuitarGuruu
Member
HW never had this kind of issue. At most it was with logging in. Just so frustrating that it's been coming up on 9 hours with little to no feedback from SE.
Seijuro
Member
This is the greatest thing I have seen all day and almost makes me want to resub at once
Thank you. As someone playing on a TV since ARR launch, this has been my #1 issue and now it's not!
Bud Light presents: Real Men of Genius
Today we salute you, Mr. FFXIV development team member
(Mr. FFXIV development team member!)
Even after a much advertised server improvement plan,
you still managed to bottleneck everyone with boneheaded quest design.
(Never seeing Kugane!)
Not content with long mandatory queues, you motivate the denizens of Eorzea to create
their own stupid and useless solutions like player-made lines.
(Hit me with that Fast Pass!)
You finished making the game so who cares? It's the NA branch's problem now!
(Baelsar's quest wall!)
So crack open an ice cold and refreshing Bud Light and remember:
you already have their subscription money!
(Mr. FFXIV development team member!)
Today we salute you, Mr. FFXIV development team member
(Mr. FFXIV development team member!)
Even after a much advertised server improvement plan,
you still managed to bottleneck everyone with boneheaded quest design.
(Never seeing Kugane!)
Not content with long mandatory queues, you motivate the denizens of Eorzea to create
their own stupid and useless solutions like player-made lines.
(Hit me with that Fast Pass!)
You finished making the game so who cares? It's the NA branch's problem now!
(Baelsar's quest wall!)
So crack open an ice cold and refreshing Bud Light and remember:
you already have their subscription money!
(Mr. FFXIV development team member!)
Why did HW not have this issue? HW had plenty of instances. I'm kinda confused as to why this is even happening.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
There has been feedback, both on Lodestone and with in-game broadcasts.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Man that looks like a disaster. I'm increasingly glad that I both:
A) Planned to level Redmage immediately, and:
B) Still have all of the 3.X MSQ's to do even if I didn't.
Hopefully they sort this shit out before the 20th.
A) Planned to level Redmage immediately, and:
B) Still have all of the 3.X MSQ's to do even if I didn't.
Hopefully they sort this shit out before the 20th.
I'm curious if more people are checking out Stormblood compared to Heavensward. That'd be one explanation.
You're amazing.
PotD with RDM/SAM means a lot more people slamming the instance server in general vs old FATE grinding for DRK/MCH/AST. There's also just the one early solo instance here instead of on both branching quest lines (and they were both longer quest chains, one of the quest chains here is like ~6 quests before sending you back).
The in-game ones are directed at the DF queues primarily; the only real nod to this has been the "Just try later?" bits.
Stone Ocean
Member
I like how the solo duty tricks you into thinking it worked by playing the cutscene before going to shit
Heavensward didn't have a mandatory story duty in the first 30 minutes that required an already borked server to perform its very limited functions.
WonkyPanda
Member
is it true you can only get 4k option with a 4k TV on the Pro?
GuitarGuruu
Member
Not sure to be honest, I don't recall but I don't think HWs first instance quest was within the first hour. Might have something to do with it. But then again they were straight busted as I tried to do my lvl 60 BLM quest which is also a duty and that didn't work right as the game launched.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I suppose the official statement on specifically being unable to get into the main story solo instances would be here:
Which sounds like they're just going to be deliberately throttling the number of players in any given instance as their stopgap measure to prevent server crashes. That sucks, but it is what it is. Hopefully they find some alternative way to alleviate server stress so this doesn't continue for days.
At least you didn't get 90k'd
I'd rather that. At least it's not self-inflicted. I was thinking it was I dicey thing to do but I went ahead with it. Guess I'll watch some Netflix while I wait 'cause queue is not moving.
On Odin it seems to let in 100 every minute for 5 minutes then nothing for half an hour.
Skyfireblaze
Member
Would anyone know what causes this graphical bug on PC?
It happens on various surfaces every 30 seconds or so for 1 second so it's not too annoying but I've had that ever since I switched from a Radeon HD 7970 to a GeForce GTX 1070 last year :/
It happens on various surfaces every 30 seconds or so for 1 second so it's not too annoying but I've had that ever since I switched from a Radeon HD 7970 to a GeForce GTX 1070 last year :/
AuthenticM
Member
I guess it's a good thing I still haven't finished Breath of the Wild, haha.
Stone Ocean
Member
By the way, if you're leveling shit don't sleep on PVP. One Frontlines match gave me 4 MSQ quests worth of XP at level 61
SoraanTribal
Member
So is Stoneskin not a thing anymore?
Altered Juice
Member
holy shit at pvp's exp. queue times are 5 minutes for my GC and I don't have to lose brain cells running potd for hours
Stone Ocean
Member
Nope. WHM gets an instant version that requires a Lily but otherwise the effect is donezo
Red mages.
GuitarGuruu
Member
Same, 600k a match isn't bad at all and they honestly made PvP sort of fun? At least no more skill bloat and speaking for BLM seems a lot better than what they had before.
What if you've hardly played it?
So pvp is a legit leveling thing now? Thats the best news! Wasnt looking forward to repeating potd at all.
piratepwnsninja
Member
Sounds like being a teensy bit jealous of everyone able to start early as I'm traveling back from E3 today was unnecessary. Maybe things will be working better by the time I'm able to update/log in.
GuitarGuruu
Member
For now while people wait for MSQ anyway yes, near instant queue.
zedreamcast
Member
Has anyone done the new Summoner quest? I think I'm doing something wrong cause the enemy is like way too strong. he does all my health in like 3 hits.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Pre-ordered the physical copy on Amazon for the prime discount. Expansion won't arrive to my house until the 22nd but I've got hours upon hours of content and leveling to get through before I even sniff Stormblood.
I am so in! Much rather have slower leveling with more exciting gameplay then rushing the same content while watching HIMYM on netflix again.
DrForester
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Is it actually working? I've spent some time running around our lines because loleverythingismainstorygated and it seems like they move mostly when people get pissed off and leave to do other things and others move forward.
I'm partially curious because one of the three instances didn't have a line last I checked; if the queues are server-based not field-instance-based, they could be singlehandedly killing lines for the server.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
No one realized that requiring individual instances for thousands of people at once might create a bottleneck.
Stone Ocean
Member
It doesn't matter, everything is new and you get that XP even if you lose