So, after having to battle through a pain in the arse update download system, having to be ripped off with phone charges to retrieve my ID from Square Enix and generally being inconvenienced during the install process, it's finally time to play FF14!
Hooray! I'm really excited and looking forwad to pl-
Oh... Okay then.
Um...
Right.
Let's try again.
...No? Okay, I'll try a few more times...
Still not working? Huh... Maybe if I update all my graphics drivers and all the other drivers and software that might be out of date...
Yes! The main menu has appeared! Finally I can play the game. Let's see, let's click on start... Ooh, I see the "Now Loading" sign at the bot-... AGAIN?!
Sigh.
Okay, let's run the benchmark software. Maybe that will tell me if my computer is up to scr-
OH COME ON!
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So... Yeah. Starting to lose my patience here. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what might be the issue and how I can fix it? My computer isn't exactly high-end, but it meets the minimum requirements and should bloody run. I've got no other programs running in the background besides my antivirus software and whatever else the computer actually *needs* to be able to function correctly, and I'm starting to feel like in buying the game I've been ripped off.
Help? D: