Dev response to Server Merge please.

300-400 people online today, if only 200 of them weren't AFK/mules we'd be ok(kidding).. Daily bump, Cerberus needs a merge I'll take any server regardless of reputation.

I remember one time Odin was so Overpopulated they offered free server transfer for people to go to one of three worlds to avoid having to split it themselves, even then it was maybe at most a months notice. So it's obviously not about time required or effort required. Let us have a population again, besides weekend JP primetime were lucky to break 600, once again 200 of those are AFK and mules not doing anything.

Daily bump.. What to do with 300 people online.. and 100 if not more AFK/Bazaar/Mules ; ;

Did a sea all last night during the end of EU primetime, so somewhat the start of American primetime, and on leviathan also 350 people online.

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Originally Posted by vienne

Did a sea all last night during the end of EU primetime, so somewhat the start of American primetime, and on leviathan also 350 people online.

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Yeah, Would be ok with twice the number I am currently seeing but really need three times this population to be healthy.. I really wonder if they think new add-ons will bring players or if there just avoiding the problem. Been atleast 30 server merge topics made this past year and not a single respond but they can respond to many other lesser issues. They need to seriously do something. Just finally decided to daily bump until fixed maybe they aren't seeing this topic.

They did respond during the freshly pickled. Read it. You won't be happy but read it anyway.

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Originally Posted by Sapphire

They did respond during the freshly pickled. Read it. You won't be happy but read it anyway.

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Read my Bump post on previous page around time that came out I went over it. They expect people to come running back to the game with new addons but there out of their mind thinking this. Need to take action to fix population sooner rather than later. 300 people online.. not good. Half are AFK.

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Originally Posted by InpendingDeath

Read my Bump post on previous page around time that came out I went over it. They expect people to come running back to the game with new addons but there out of their mind thinking this. Need to take action to fix population sooner rather than later. 300 people online.. not good. Half are AFK.

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Dude. They answered. It isn't happening till after November at the earliest. The End. Doesn't matter how much you bump this. Doesn't matter how many times you post your numbers. They have THEIR numbers and the Powers That Be - who aren't the devs, said no.

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Originally Posted by Sapphire

Dude. They answered. It isn't happening till after November at the earliest. The End. Doesn't matter how much you bump this. Doesn't matter how many times you post your numbers. They have THEIR numbers and the Powers That Be - who aren't the devs, said no.

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I don't think they understand when there is 600 online there are 300-400 away/alts. Thus making their numbers completely irrelevant. Instead of people making this same topic twice a week I keep this available for them to notice and comment here. Here is their quote:

"A: At least until the completion of “Rhapsodies of Vana’diel” in November 2015, there are no plans for merging unless something major comes up. After completion, we do have some plans in the event that players are giving feedback about not being able to form parties and more players voicing their requests for server merges. As far as how we’ll merge, we’ll be looking into how to handle this such as merging two Worlds into one World, or transferring players from one World to a World of their choosing. "

Guess what? Something Major did come up! They announced the end of content making thus causing even more people to quit playing rather than having more people start playing like they expected.

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Originally Posted by Sapphire

Dude. They answered. It isn't happening till after November at the earliest. The End. Doesn't matter how much you bump this. Doesn't matter how many times you post your numbers. They have THEIR numbers and the Powers That Be - who aren't the devs, said no.

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Bears repeating.

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Originally Posted by InpendingDeath

Guess what? Something Major did come up! They announced the end of content making thus causing even more people to quit playing rather than having more people start playing like they expected.

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Your numbers are NOT their numbers. Though I clearly can say this till I am blue in the face. Their numbers for ages have not pointed to a merge. Heck Every Single Time a server crashed Salvage II due to congestion, guess what?! YOU JUST TOOK MERGES OFF THE TABLE. You see a drop at the moment. They see a blip that will be made up with returners who figure they'll "finish the story." They aren't expecting these returners right now. They are expecting them in May when Rhapsodies hits and they do another "Return/Discount" campaign. Whether is happens or not is irrelevant. The money people took a look at the ACTUAL log-in numbers, made the decision and you get to live with it. As far as they are concerned, no, nothing major has happened, everything is proceeding as they expected post announcement.

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Originally Posted by Sapphire

Your numbers are NOT their numbers. Though I clearly can say this till I am blue in the face. Their numbers for ages have not pointed to a merge. Heck Every Single Time a server crashed Salvage II due to congestion, guess what?! YOU JUST TOOK MERGES OFF THE TABLE. You see a drop at the moment. They see a blip that will be made up with returners who figure they'll "finish the story." They aren't expecting these returners right now. They are expecting them in May when Rhapsodies hits and they do another "Return/Discount" campaign. Whether is happens or not is irrelevant. The money people took a look at the ACTUAL log-in numbers, made the decision and you get to live with it. As far as they are concerned, no, nothing major has happened, everything is proceeding as they expected post announcement.

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Their numbers are wrong, need a merge. More people quitting and leaving server everyday due to low population. Might be hard to understand for some. #250 people online right now, need a merge bad.

Check again in 14 hours.

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Originally Posted by detlef

Check again in 14 hours.

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Will be around 6-700, 200-300 afk/mules/bazaar... unless it's the weekend+JP prime time we don't see much activity. Were going to break 300 it seems hope the servers can handle all the AFK in jeuno

Daily bump and no surprise only 300 people online.. 200 afk... need merge still.

How do you know they're AFK and not just on chatting? I've been logged in from work during lunch via a remote desktop program, so the framerate is too low to do any combat, but I've done mog house activities and LS chat.

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Originally Posted by bungiefanNA

How do you know they're AFK and not just on chatting? I've been logged in from work during lunch via a remote desktop program, so the framerate is too low to do any combat, but I've done mog house activities and LS chat.

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That's "afk" ffxi is not a chatroom.

It is not when you are in an LS that refuses to have a forum and you need to plan out things ahead of time. I am still active, just limited in what activites I can do.

this is a Japanese game, for Japanese players, all others especially NA players are a guest/nuisance. The numbers during Japanese prime time are fine. Please take being their guest graciously.

I just did a /sea all and we're at 650 people right now (7:39 PM PDT, 11:39 AM JST). -shrug- Seems perfectly fine to me.

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Originally Posted by Meyi

I just did a /sea all and we're at 650 people right now (7:39 PM PDT, 11:39 AM JST). -shrug- Seems perfectly fine to me.

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Seems your server is doing much better, Around that time weekday were lucky to break 400.

Might want to skip your /sea all for a few days since there was a wave of temp/permabans!

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Originally Posted by Tidis

Might want to skip your /sea all for a few days since there was a wave of temp/permabans!

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Yeah>< Sorry to hear about you getting hit. With them thinning out the population and the population on Cerb being extremely low they need to do something..

I have been on a few times lately and the not once was the number above 375, out of my LS which showed about 8-12 people on, only one or two besides myself was actually playing. The others seems to sign in and stay in game but not physically present.

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Originally Posted by lllen

I have been on a few times lately and the not once was the number above 375, out of my LS which showed about 8-12 people on, only one or two besides myself was actually playing. The others seems to sign in and stay in game but not physically present.

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Yeah, If there is 500 people online it is very safe to say 300,if not more are AFK/Bazaars.

879 people online, on Asura, at 3:21 EDT, Sunday.

Anyone besides myself noticed the 1/2 price sale on server jumping? Maybe they are hoping we do the merge on our own and they can make money.

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Originally Posted by lllen

Anyone besides myself noticed the 1/2 price sale on server jumping? Maybe they are hoping we do the merge on our own and they can make money.

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They do this with every Return campaign, Can buy Seekers for 5$ and Ultimate collection for 10$ as well. I'd rather not jump ship since I have so many friends and a good LS on cerb, but those days you work late and can't be on until early hours and there is 300 people on really sucks. They need to fix the issue themselves instead of making people pay for merge.

Instead of doing a "/sea all," try doing a "/sea all 1-98."

Doing this on Asura lowered the number from 906 to 167.

300 people online. Sucks when you have day off work and can't do anything due to there being 50 active plays on with 250 mules/bazaars. SE needs to marge. NA/EU players need some love.

Im a soloist meaning i didnt like the way parties where set up when rdm was nurphed so long ago...ive been playing sence na release. ..me and my mules have been through 3 merges... i dont rely on shouts....to me its spam...im in. City long enough to change jobs dump merits upgrade nvr longer than that

Most people will quit for good in November so they will probably wait till them!

They will only need 1 or 2 servers.

Bump.. Numbers looked ok during free to play campaign, maybe it was just the Addon hype and it wasn't sufficient enough to get people to pay and return. Numbers are back in the 300-400 range. Maybe do a free to play campaign until November to keep numbers at a below decent amount.

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Originally Posted by InpendingDeath

300 people online. Sucks when you have day off work and can't do anything due to there being 50 active plays on with 250 mules/bazaars. SE needs to marge. NA/EU players need some love.

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^ This. Though, it's not that there isn't people to do things with, it's just people have already done it or they're not interested :/ Which kind of sucks considering you need to do vagary nms to even unlock the option for 119 empy reforged and no one seems to do it....ever.

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Originally Posted by Obysuca

^ This. Though, it's not that there isn't people to do things with, it's just people have already done it or they're not interested :/ Which kind of sucks considering you need to do vagary nms to even unlock the option for 119 empy reforged and no one seems to do it....ever.

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Yes population increase would help you set up a group for clears, yesterday Cerb went as low as 280 people online at 1PM EST, and sat around 300-400 all afternoon basically until the morning 12:00JST. We are a server who badly needs merge, the numbers are record low.

Indeed, we need server merges. My guess is they will wait until November.

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Originally Posted by Teleste

Indeed, we need server merges. My guess is they will wait until November.

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Yeah, Sucks.. 300 people online.. 100AFK/Bazaars. We could use a double merge at this point.