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kevinjrkevinjr Member UncommonPosts: 20
in Final Fantasy XIV

I have a bunch of friends that are planning on playing the game.  They can't right now because they suspended the digital downloads.  When it becomes available they will want to build a character on my server.  But they have suspended the creation of new characters on that server.  This isn't the first time.  This is my third character on a different server while I try and stay on one where they can join.  

I am hoping the suspension is just temporary.  Unfortunately in great SE fashion the notice just says that the ability to create new characters on these servers is removed and they will let us know if that ever changes.  Nothing said about character transfers or if that restriction will ever be removed. 

Anyone have any word?  

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  • IMBanksIMBanks Member UncommonPosts: 75

    A key thing to remember is that SE plans to not just create spanking new worlds, but also increase the capacity of existing worlds.  What is more, I wouldn't be surprised if they plan to offer free world transfers for a limited period of time to help even out the server load.  If these three things happen (or even just the first two), digital download and character creation limitations should be lifted sometime next week and you and your friends should be able to join you either on your existing world or all of you could move over to one of the newly-created ones.

     

    At least I hope this is how it will all play out...

  • zyklonianzyklonian Member UncommonPosts: 51
    these 1017s are really pissing me off now.  when are they supposed to do this upgrade?
  • IMBanksIMBanks Member UncommonPosts: 75
    Last I heard was somewhere in the Sept. 2-4 period.
  • kevinjrkevinjr Member UncommonPosts: 20
    Originally posted by IMBanks

    A key thing to remember is that SE plans to not just create spanking new worlds, but also increase the capacity of existing worlds.  What is more, I wouldn't be surprised if they plan to offer free world transfers for a limited period of time to help even out the server load.  If these three things happen (or even just the first two), digital download and character creation limitations should be lifted sometime next week and you and your friends should be able to join you either on your existing world or all of you could move over to one of the newly-created ones.

     

    At least I hope this is how it will all play out...

     

    Thanks.  I hope so to.  Unfortunately SE doesn't seem to understand the customer experience or do what makes sense.  

    Simple things like reporting gold spammers or ignoring a player with a right click.  Or booting AFK players after a period of time.  Or including the type of information you just did on the announcment they are suspending new characters on servers. Etc.  

    It is a shame really as the game is really well polished and really solid.  

  • kevinjrkevinjr Member UncommonPosts: 20
    Originally posted by DMKano

    Two part problem - I play with 3 of my RL friends:

    create characters on the same server (problem 1)

    this is the important part - once all your friends are in the game *never* log out, we've been doing this since Monday, its a huge mistake by SE to no have afk logout timers, this is a rudimentary problem.

    If you get kicked out of the game - have a script/macro that will allow let you try to spam login til successful, I once got kicked out while at work, I remoted in to my home PC and kicked off a login script, when I got home I was logged in. Its pretty sad when we have to resort to these tactics due to SEs lack of planning.

    You won't get an argument from me.  I understand the capacity issues.  I have run enough technology and software projects to understand that launch issues happen.  But it is really tough to understand how basic features like a queue and afk kicks don't exist in this game.  

    It is why I don't buy the 'common sense' argument that SE is going to solve the problem of being able to create new characters on existing servers.  It makes sense they would lift the restriction with new capacity.  It would make sense they would provide free character transfers to balance the servers.  But they don't do what makes sense in many cases.  

    It is a great game (at least the first 20 levels) and some day they will get it straightened out.  So it isn't a huge deal in the long run.  But right now it is pretty frustrating.  

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