Final Fantasy XIV: All Sales Stopped (Kotaku.com)
August 28, 2013 1 Comment
As one of the (un)fortunate players who was in during Beta Test 4 (a.k.a. “open beta”) and attempting to play during Early Access, I can attest to the overwhelming server and maintenance issues suffered by this game. However, I’ve never seen a game simply stop allowing sales before though. I hope this doesn’t come back to haunt them.
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Final Fantasy XIV Is So Popular, Square Enix is Halting Sales
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn‘s launch is experiencing crowded servers. So what is Square Enix’s temporary workaround? Stop digital download sales.
In an official notice on Square Enix’s Facebook page, the company writes:P
Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, we are currently experiencing extremely long wait times for users to be able to log in and play. As a temporary measure, we will halt sales of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN’s digital download products so we can accommodate all of those wishing to play. We are working to expand our server capacity in the coming days.
Launch headaches are fairly common for big MMOs. On Square Enix’s Facebook page, of course there are FFXIV players upset about the congestion, the inability to play, and Square Enix’s shortage of servers.
Some, however, are looking at this in a positive light: MMOs that start off like this must be good! Ha, that’s not always true and don’t take this heavy congestion as a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Just be prepared for a variety of issues as the game launches.
/LFG 
This game has done something truly original here. Final Fantasy XIV ARR has all of the elements of an offline single player rpg with the bonus’s of online play. I doubt most people realize that they are being drawn in by this but I am certain this game will just as epic and WoW EQ ever where, maybe more. While the congestion could have been prevented by a better foresight, hindsight is 20/20, and I believe this is the most responsible decision they could have made.