The overall server issues can, like so many problems currently affecting the gaming and tech industries, be linked to the global semiconductor shortage. Due to the way advertising deals and marketing plans are set up, complete cessation of marketing is basically impossible, but they're cutting things back as much as possible. Interestingly, Square Enix is also dialing back marketing, presumably also to stem the tide of new players overloading game servers. "Too many players" isn't an issue many MMOs deal with these days.Įxisting accounts can still purchase upgrades to grant them access to the benefits of paid or more expensive versions of the game too, so in reality 'suspending sales' actually just comes down to 'limiting the influx of new players'. Additionally, while new free trial accounts cannot be registered, existing free trial accounts can still access the game - though only at limited times, with play restricted to late in the evening and early morning. This suspension only applies to digital versions - Square Enix can't really force physical stores to pull the product everywhere - and is being rolled out step by step, meaning the game actually is still available on most platforms and stores. Also, this whole suspension of sales comes with a lot of fine print, so things aren't quite as dire as it may seem. Sure, the first time it happened because the game was rebuilt and relaunched, turning from one of the biggest AAA MMO disasters into a genre leader and potential WoW killer, but still. It's a fairly unprecedented measure - except it's been done before. In order to decrease wait times and the burden on the servers, Square Enix has pulled the plug on not just free trials, but also paid versions of the game.īasically, if you want to jump into FF14 now, you're out of luck - pre-existing paid players are getting the chance to actually experience the new content and play the MMO first before the developers are letting in new people. Players trying to log into Final Fantasy 14 since the release of the expansion have been dealing with extreme queues and wait times, keeping a lot of paying customers from being able to access the content. To mitigate congestion, the company has temporarily halted all sales of the game. As Square Enix has learned there is such a thing as a game being too successful, with the Final Fantasy MMO attracting more players than the servers can handle. Final Fantasy XIV is celebrating the successful release of the Endwalker expansion - but in a rather odd manner.
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