(09-01-2013, 03:27 AM)Clover Wrote: I also can't blame the company. They're doing their best, we just have to be patient.

(09-01-2013, 03:34 AM)Uther Wrote: Whenever I log out for the night, I like to believe I just gave someone else a chance to play, and they'll do the same thing when they're done playing. 

It's all about being less selfish and trying to get everyone in who wants to play. We're a community, we should act like it.

(09-01-2013, 03:44 AM)Vinter Wrote:

(09-01-2013, 03:34 AM)Uther Wrote: Whenever I log out for the night, I like to believe I just gave someone else a chance to play, and they'll do the same thing when they're done playing. 

It's all about being less selfish and trying to get everyone in who wants to play. We're a community, we should act like it.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi

(09-01-2013, 03:34 AM)Uther Wrote: AFKing for 20 minutes to get dinner isn't bad. It's people who AFK for days that make me mad. It's not just their game. We all paid money for it.

I have to disagree about the "if you don't do it, others will anyway" statement. While that's always a possibility, and there are people like that out there, I like to give others the benefit of the doubt. Whenever I log out for the night, I like to believe I just gave someone else a chance to play, and they'll do the same thing when they're done playing. 

It's all about being less selfish and trying to get everyone in who wants to play. We're a community, we should act like it.

(09-01-2013, 03:24 AM)Dehqon Wrote:

(09-01-2013, 01:59 AM)erosskye Wrote:

(09-01-2013, 01:24 AM)Theodric Brandt Wrote: Sorry for the rant, but I've been tempted to post this for the last few days due to the abundance of threads cropping up on pretty much every site regarding FFXIV. It has a habit of souring what is otherwise a wonderful experience!

This thread has been a souring of what has been an otherwise wonderful experience.  Its basically everyone just being introverted assholes to each other and its painfully annoying .  I really cant believe a mod of the website has not locked this nonsense yet.

I don't see why a thread deserves locking when there has been no swearing or threats or any other unreasonable and personal attacks made. If threads like these really sour your experience so soon, then follow the same advice I was given by people of this same RP community: Don't like it? Don't read it.

(09-01-2013, 03:09 AM)Uther Wrote:

(08-31-2013, 05:34 PM)somrue Wrote: Considering how hard it is to get in, idling and staying logged in seems like the best course to take to make things easiest on ourselves. Remember, this is the second launch of the exact same game they messed up.

And they think free time is a good apology. People at my work would get fired for messing up this badly.

We should start a game, name it something cool and hype it up, then after everyone pays and at release, say all the servers are down and roll in the cash. THEN we can start developing the game, once everyone has given us the cash to do so.

Frankly, the level of entitlement in this post is outright laughable. "Idling and staying logged in seems like the best course to take to make things easiest on ourselves." Really? Here, let's do some math. First we're going to assume you actually care about being a decent human being and helping out others. So you can stay logged in for 36 hours straight and hog it all to yourself, but like I said, we're pretending you give a shit about your fellow human. If the average casual player plays roughly 2 hours and then logs out, you could potentially cycle in 18 other players within the time you're sitting on your ass watching Netflix. Now, I know there's a distinct possibility that you'll let in another person like you who idles for days at a time, but the potential is there to give a great deal of people a chance to play. 

Moving on, we'll get to your jab at SE for daring to "think free time is a good apology". It's free time. That's time where they let you play the game for free. How are you complaining? I guarantee if they gave you nothing you would still play, because you're still interested enough to post on these forums. The correct response to this "insult" is "Thank you, Square Enix."

The last paragraph, I considered not addressing because I honestly thought you might be trolling by this point. Yes, I'm sure Square's plan was to crash the servers so they could roll in the cash. It was a big conspiracy and we all fell for it. They're sitting back in their offices right now laughing and smoking cigars and curling their villainous mustaches. Grow up. They're more stressed out about this than we are. We might not be able to play a game, but their careers are on the line. Also once again, extended free time =/= rolling in the cash. 

Is there any other ridiculous statement you'd like to make or are you done?

(08-31-2013, 02:15 PM)Uther Wrote:

(08-31-2013, 12:56 PM)Bloodwillow Wrote: This is why these topics need to END.  All I see are people getting pissed off cause they can't log in and taking it out on each other in posts  ... and screw the "get a thicker skin" crap people have said to me.

People will do what they do.  Point your anger and fingers at the situation that needs to be remedied through Square Enix not at each other.

The situation does need to be remedied through Square Enix, but that doesn't mean players can't do anything to make it easier for others while Square is working on the problem. 

People will do what they do, and they'll also say what they say, so get a thicker skin.

I'm not "taking it out" on anyone. I'm trying to help a shitty situation by suggesting that everyone lend a helping hand to their fellow gamer, and give them some time to play the game, too. We all paid for it but some of us haven't even been able to play.

This is a logical matter, not a personal one. There's always someone on every thread who doesn't seem to know the difference. I haven't attacked anyone with my thread. I offered a helpful suggestion. If people want to find offense in it, they're going to find offense in it. At this point, I don't care anymore

(09-01-2013, 11:27 AM)Robyn Wrote: Crazy how this has escalated into accusations over how much people care about fellow human beings. I'm not sure something as petty as staying logged into a crowded MMO server is completely reflective of your morals as person.

People are even throwing out Ghandi quotes?