This is going to be a bit of a rant. I would’ve put this topic on the [Worlds (Group NA/EU/OC) for Cuchulainn server] page…but we still don’t even have one.
I’ve played this game for a while, originally started on Primal, but when the game’s player base exploded, I moved to Dynamis when the new servers opened so I could avoid the huge queues since I couldn’t afford to wait. It’s a little troublesome at times because of the lack of people doing certain content/any content, but I’ve been happy I got to login and play (Duty Support + Trusts have really helped...except when I got back to the Shadowbringers Trials...).
Everything was great for a while, but now Cuchulainn is starting to have longer and longer queues that keep creeping higher. You might think, ‘Oh new players are starting there!’ or ‘Lots of travelers or wanderers?’ which both are somewhat true. But all FFXIV players know about the bot problem, and it’s become insane on Cuchulainn.
Go to any of the usual bot spots (Like Gridania or that one bard quest spot) and you’ll see a never-ending stream of the lala bots teleporting around. I understand the reason not to ban bots as soon as they are found, but holy moly something needs to change cause I can’t be on a server that is BOTH devoid of players making it almost impossible to do roulettes quickly or easily AND has huge queue times because of all the bots.
I can’t even leave here anymore because it’d be a paid ticket to transfer at this point (Unlike when they offer a free ride here to help populate it/depopulate the other areas).
While sitting at the Grand Company typing this post, I’ve seen at least 40-60 unique bots teleporting around in front of Vorsaile Heuloix and the Serpent Personnel Officer. I mean…make the out of bounds stuff like an instant kill zone or something? When I go afk, my camera does that thing where it shuffles around and does cinematic shots of the area and it’s ridiculous how many times it just focuses on the bots in the void. It’s a bad look.
Rant over.
TLDR: Bots suck. I can’t do content MSQ trials or roulettes without a 60+ minute queue, but bots are RAMPANT on the server. And we apparently don’t get a server thread for Cuchulainn on the forums from what I could find?
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I’ve played this game for a while, originally started on Primal, but when the game’s player base exploded, I moved to Dynamis when the new servers opened so I could avoid the huge queues since I couldn’t afford to wait. It’s a little troublesome at times because of the lack of people doing certain content/any content, but I’ve been happy I got to login and play (Duty Support + Trusts have really helped...except when I got back to the Shadowbringers Trials...).
Everything was great for a while, but now Cuchulainn is starting to have longer and longer queues that keep creeping higher. You might think, ‘Oh new players are starting there!’ or ‘Lots of travelers or wanderers?’ which both are somewhat true. But all FFXIV players know about the bot problem, and it’s become insane on Cuchulainn.
Go to any of the usual bot spots (Like Gridania or that one bard quest spot) and you’ll see a never-ending stream of the lala bots teleporting around. I understand the reason not to ban bots as soon as they are found, but holy moly something needs to change cause I can’t be on a server that is BOTH devoid of players making it almost impossible to do roulettes quickly or easily AND has huge queue times because of all the bots.
I can’t even leave here anymore because it’d be a paid ticket to transfer at this point (Unlike when they offer a free ride here to help populate it/depopulate the other areas).
While sitting at the Grand Company typing this post, I’ve seen at least 40-60 unique bots teleporting around in front of Vorsaile Heuloix and the Serpent Personnel Officer. I mean…make the out of bounds stuff like an instant kill zone or something? When I go afk, my camera does that thing where it shuffles around and does cinematic shots of the area and it’s ridiculous how many times it just focuses on the bots in the void. It’s a bad look.
Rant over.
TLDR: Bots suck. I can’t do content MSQ trials or roulettes without a 60+ minute queue, but bots are RAMPANT on the server. And we apparently don’t get a server thread for Cuchulainn on the forums from what I could find?
Continue reading...