Originally Posted by
Seriha
On the contrary, happy players are more likely to continue keep playing, thus paying. "Just go to Asura!" is only going to work for so long, and the alternative of consistently paying to swap servers until you do find that match is simply a pill not many are willing to swallow.
Otherwise, we're not in 2005 anymore. If you're foolish enough to have something like an LS bank, you deserve every bit of risk that it's stolen. And short of things like +1 synths, most everything of worth nowadays is also R/E, which means once its in someone's possession, that's it. Doesn't matter if they keep playing, quit tomorrow, or jump to another server, no one else will be getting that given item from them.
As for name theft, well, I'm of the mind people tend to take that a bit too personally. Of all the potentially unique combinations of letters in the English alphabet, coming up with something decidedly "you" isn't as difficult as it may seem. No, not everyone can be Cloud, Sephiroth, Naruto, or whatever other "common" or "popular" name, but they also shouldn't be. And if you are taking that extra step to jump over with friends, you should definitely have an outside means of contacting them just so you can sync back up in the event your name is taken. I'm not completely heartless, though. Anyone who hasn't played in a year should probably forfeit a name's rights in the event someone does want it. Losing that isn't as tragic as, say, XIV's housing situation.