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#52 Aug 28 2013 at 1:05 PM Rating: Decent
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vahlmyth wrote:
Nashred wrote:
vahlmyth wrote:
Nashred wrote:
Yelta wrote:
Once the hardware is up and running they could appease a lot of people by giving everyone 1 free server transfer and another 7 days free or something like that.

Two weeks from now no one will even remember the error codes.


We are already getting 30 days free trial not sure 7 days makes much difference...


Edited, Aug 28th 2013 12:31pm by Nashred



It's so cute that you think those 30 days are "free".. Bet you think all that Obama stash is free too..

Nothing is free in a commercial business. Nothing.

The reason they say it's "free" is that by labeling something as "free" the perceived value of said item/service goes to ZERO - which allows them the flexibility to say "why are you complaining? It's FREE!"



It doesnt matter if you Buy the game 6 months from now they come with a free trial just like it still is in FFXI so I really dont get your point.



The cost of those 30 days was built into the game purchase price - trust me.



So what? Your argument is not relevant to anything here. We have accepted the cost of the game and the 30 days prior to the start of monthly billing. Of course there's a whole lot of stuff built into the cost of the game, or anything you buy for that matter. You are just trying to sound smart on a video game forum - trust me.
#53 Aug 28 2013 at 1:33 PM Rating: Excellent
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The first month is "free" because it takes time to set up the account management for the subscription, and unlike a typical utility, you pay for your month in advance, not after. And the first month is not really free because the price of the subscription is baked into price of the initial purchase.

I think it would be sensible for SE to extend the free trial period a few extra days in light of the connection issues at launch. That should smooth things over sufficiently.
#54REDACTED, Posted: Aug 28 2013 at 5:28 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Waiting for Mithsavvy to fanbois attack you for "trying to sound smart" with common sense and logic.
#55 Aug 28 2013 at 6:30 PM Rating: Good
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I'm glad to hear they are tackling the problem with a real solution. We're past the apology with no explanation or game plan phase, and that's a great sign.

Xoie wrote:
The first month is "free" because it takes time to set up the account management for the subscription, and unlike a typical utility, you pay for your month in advance, not after. And the first month is not really free because the price of the subscription is baked into price of the initial purchase.

I think it would be sensible for SE to extend the free trial period a few extra days in light of the connection issues at launch. That should smooth things over sufficiently.


That would be a very reasonable and smart move on their part. It would be a shame to see them invest all the time and money into new servers, only to lose a larger than expected chunk of the launch player base due to the current bad vibes so many are experiencing.
#56REDACTED, Posted: Aug 28 2013 at 7:13 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) It's all catchup at this point.
#57 Aug 28 2013 at 7:19 PM Rating: Default
Seems to me like the only reason they are adding new servers is so can can continue to sell more digital copies, has nothing to do with what's going on now or they would have already increased the servers.
#58 Aug 28 2013 at 7:35 PM Rating: Excellent
hanibalz wrote:
Seems to me like the only reason they are adding new servers is so can can continue to sell more digital copies, has nothing to do with what's going on now or they would have already increased the servers.


They're not just adding servers. They're also adding more network equipment.

They likely bought the Super Ultra Duplex switches, thinking they'd be adequate for the number of connections. Instead, they needed the Super Uber Mega OMGWTFBBQ Vorpal Switches of Awesomesauce +1 to handle 200,000 people trying to play the game at once.
#59 Aug 28 2013 at 7:36 PM Rating: Excellent
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hanibalz wrote:
Seems to me like the only reason they are adding new servers is so can can continue to sell more digital copies, has nothing to do with what's going on now or they would have already increased the servers.


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#60 Aug 28 2013 at 9:04 PM Rating: Default
A better temporary fix for now would be:

restart the NA servers every 4 hrs, thus kicking the AFKrs, and giving others a chance to get "locked out".
#61 Aug 28 2013 at 9:05 PM Rating: Excellent
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hanibalz wrote:
Seems to me like the only reason they are adding new servers is so can can continue to sell more digital copies, has nothing to do with what's going on now or they would have already increased the servers.

What!? SE is only spending money so that they can make more money!?! Those scoundrels!!!
#62 Aug 28 2013 at 9:10 PM Rating: Good
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svlyons wrote:
hanibalz wrote:
Seems to me like the only reason they are adding new servers is so can can continue to sell more digital copies, has nothing to do with what's going on now or they would have already increased the servers.

What!? SE is only spending money so that they can make more money!?! Those scoundrels!!!

They should spend less money to make more money so they could have more money to spend even less money to make even more money.
#63 Aug 28 2013 at 10:32 PM Rating: Decent
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Khornette wrote:
svlyons wrote:
hanibalz wrote:
Seems to me like the only reason they are adding new servers is so can can continue to sell more digital copies, has nothing to do with what's going on now or they would have already increased the servers.

What!? SE is only spending money so that they can make more money!?! Those scoundrels!!!

They should spend less money to make more money so they could have more money to spend even less money to make even more money.


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