The Japanese company began by offering a 7-day extension to the game's initial month long trial period, an expected move that was somewhat overshadowed by Sony's 'unrelated' attempts to placate PS3 owners of the game. Add to that, suspensions of the game's digital sales, and the random user lockouts still plaguing gamers, and Square Enix still has plenty of reason to apologize. Unfortunately, for players who enjoy the wackier side of avatar design, the game's creation suite and 'Duty Finder' party mechanics have also been pared down, in an attempt to further reduce login issues.
Having taken down the network for an emergency 10-hour clean up operation, Square announced yesterday that three all-new servers had been added to the service one for each of the game's major player bases, in Japan, North America, and Europe. Originally released on September 10th 2010 for the PC, the title struggled to find much of an audience, eventually prompting the developer to remove and retool the project across a 10-month period.Īs Game Rant reported earlier this week, the title's bold new direction now appears to have backfired in spectacular - as the game's 5,000-player servers struggle to keep pace with the demands of hundreds of thousands of people. Square Enix's ill-fated attempt at online domination has already endured (and inflicted) plenty of needless suffering throughout its 3-year lifespan.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is just the latest in a long line of titles to outstrip its own expectations, and then crumble in the face of server shortage.
When will MMORPG developers learn? - Never, under any circumstances skimp on servers at launch.
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