My pro-tip here is to use the XIVLauncher (get it from github). Logs you in much faster than the default launcher. They brought in dev machines to address thi

My pro-tip here is to use the XIVLauncher (get it from github). Logs you in much faster than the default launcher. They brought in dev machines to address this. The issue is the queue is for your data center. And it maxes out at 15k. I think they're going to be operating at 17,500 now? There's most likely some really long open socket connection with no retry logic. So anytime you get a hint of packetloss it's over. Polling would be better but would also require a lot more hardware? I'm not sure how I'd design a better system. As soon as the queue hits 15k people get booted and you end up with about 2-3 minutes to get back in and keep your spot.