Final Fantasy 14 digital sales suspended to ease server load
Square Enix has temporarily suspended sales of Final Fantasy 14, in order to ease the server capacity problems that have prevented users from getting into the game.
Following server troubles, Square Enix has decided to temporarily suspend new digital sales of Final Fantasy 14. Citing an "overwhelmingly positive response," the company conceded that the number of users has made for "extremely long wait times," necessitating the move.
This move isn't entirely uncommon for MMOs. Guild Wars 2 made the same move last year to ease "high player concurrency."
"As a temporary measure, we will halt sales of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s digital download products so we can accommodate all of those wishing to play," a Facebook post (via IGN) reads. "We are working to expand our server capacity in the coming days. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this causes."
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Square Enix has temporarily suspended sales of Final Fantasy 14, in order to ease the server capacity problems that have prevented users from getting into the game.-
Before anyone starts yelling bloody murder, GW2 did just this for a bit. Its a good move to help them out in a real shitty situation.
I havent been able to get in, and its pissing me off (esp since we're burning our 1st month at this point right?) but it is what it is. I just want them to fix it asap. (and put the god damn QUEUE BACK IN)-
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Good to hear. IF we get into paid time and i still cant get on (or sit comfortably in a queue) i will shine my pitchfork and get it ready.
Either way, the fact that its still a good game that people WANT TO PLAY comforts me in the face of all this bullshit. -
Good companies do this (Blizzard ended up adding about a free month collectively to early WoW subscribers.) Good on Square.
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But there were actually people who wanted to play GW2.
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I just made a second character on a Japanese server and am playing that one focused on getting to 50, rather than checking out everything, which is what I'm doing on my main.
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FF XIV seems an amazing story in how to save face with an MMO. They've taken something that was almost the ultimate in awful and turned it around to an amazing experience. Go Square.
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They've also been in the red lately as a company. I'd be surprised if that wasn't in part due to the amount of resources they've had to dedicate to turn FF14 around. Hopefully for them all these people at launch/re-launch stick around.
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FFXI is a solid MMO released back in 2002. Still has some of the better group mechanics even today IMHO.
Back in 2010 they release the successor FFXIV and pull a Turbine by successfully alienating their entire FFXI userbase.
Square, unlike Turbine, goes oh shit! and the game goes back into full production.
2013 they essentially re-release FFXIV and now it's a much more proper sequel to FFXI.
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