Looking for a NA Populated Server

Hello everyone! I'm returning after a long break and I'm looking to see which server has an active NA population, in particular EST. Currently I'm on Odin and it's a bit of a ghost town during the times that I play. So can someone suggest a server that I can transfer to?

I believe Odin is the 2nd most populated server, so if you're looking for more people, Asura is the only server more populous. If you're having trouble finding people to group up with, you can check Linkshell Concierge NPCs to see if they have and linkshells to join.

Most servers have some semblance of an NA population. That said while Odin is the second largest server, it heavily leans JP. Bahamut is probably the best server to play on right now. Asura is overpopulated and has some issues that other servers don't have so much.

That said, you can join almost any server. I'd be happy to lend you a hand should you come to Shiva. You can thoroughly enjoy the game on any server. Try not to think about population so much, especially considering the game provides you lots of tools to get most content done if you can't get someone else to help you.

Odin isn't a ghost town, it's the second biggest server. You have to reaqlize that, particularly if you haven't been here in many years, that the population is spread over a much wider area, and a lot of people are chilling in places besides the main cities, such as Mhaura, because that's where Ambuscade is. But Odin is more JP oriented so when it's NA prime time, there are fewer people on because the server leans significantly Japanese. Again, I'd recommend Bahamuit and advise against Asura. You can't just look around whatever town you're in and go "oh, it's a ghost town" because it's really not.

Also, the poster above is right. You can find poeople to do stuff with by using the linkshell concierges. These NPCs hand out pearls for linkshells that are looking for members. The only problem is each NPC has its own list (tailored for linkshells with a particular purpose) so you'll have to check each one of them.

Just go to Asura server

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Originally Posted by Immortal

Just go to Asura server

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or not. Asura needs more players to move there like a vampire needs sunlight.

The OP ask for a populated server, stop trying to repopulate your dead servers, thats SE job by adding actual content to this game so people return. There are 3,400 people online currently on Asura, you wont find any other NA EST based server with a higher population.

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Originally Posted by Immortal

The OP ask for a populated server, stop trying to repopulate your dead servers, thats SE job by adding actual content to this game so people return. There are 3,400 people online currently on Asura, you wont find any other NA EST based server with a higher population.

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This isn't a content problem. We have one, two servers that are legitimately overpopulated, having more concurrent users than any server had when this game was at peak popularity. Both this problem and other servers probelms would go away if action was taken to balance out the populations.

Frankly, I legitimately feel removing the world pass system was a mistake, because we wouldn't have had this problem otherwise.

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Recovery from Asura World Area Technical Difficulties (Feb. 7)

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the following area on the Asura World has been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, and we thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Feb. 7, 2021 4:47 to 9:05 (PST)
Feb. 7, 2021 12:47 to 17:05 (GMT)

[Details]
- Unable to access the Silver Sea Remnants

[Cause]
Server program issue

[Affected]
- Asura World

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Y'all broke it :P

Oh, it doesn't stop Asurans from enjoying the game. 16 servers will never be balanced. Odin is going to be a new Asura for Japanese players.

If the OP wants a NA (and EU) populated server then Asura is it.

If you want a very populated server Asura is your best bet. Before you go, keep in mind, sometimes there are wait times for stuff. Most notable are ambuscade, salvage, einherjar, HTMB's (mostly selbina). Sometimes these waits are several minutes to near 30 minutes. Please don't be upset when it takes 3-5 mins for some of these events. Also, there are mercs for everything, participate if you want, but be ready to use your whole /blist to block mercs if you want to read shouts. I hear Bahamut is also pretty well populated with NA/EU. Although Odin has the second highest population, i believe its mostly JP. I spent a lot of time on some lower population servers to get a feel of that life. If you join a linkshell that does events and you make good connections, even those low population servers you can have a lot of fun. I personally enjoy Asura the most, but thats where most of my friends are, but sometimes those waits can really kill an evening. If your worried about paying the transfer fee, wait until its on discount, iirc around june/july its $5 to transfer. Another thing you can do if you want, create a mule on one of the servers (asura) and try leveling it up to 99 and joining a linkshell and give it a fair shot. Worst case, you cancel it in a few months, or if you finish RoV you can use it for DM augments lol. Hope you find what your looking for and if you do come to Asura feel free to reach out (I wont ignore you, but I do afk a lot)

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Originally Posted by Zehira

Oh, it doesn't stop Asurans from enjoying the game. 16 servers will never be balanced. Odin is going to be a new Asura for Japanese players.

If the OP wants a NA (and EU) populated server then Asura is it.

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You'd enjoy the game b etter on a server where everything actually works :P

right, they shoulld merge down a couple servers and then even it out. asura has close to 2x what most servers had 10+ years ago. it needs to be balanced. It obviously cannot handle more and more and more people moving there with content crashing.

The servers clearly can't handle much more than what Asura currently has. But the situation is still snowballing. They could have to split it if it gets worse.

I am on Leviathan and there is no one to be seen on in the evenings to play with. Did you have success on the new server and find a shell group that is active? My shell here on Leviathan is completely dead and gone. I remember the first world I was on Remora best times ever. Looking to have fun and find a shell to party with and help new comers, I am content just healing and powering people up. let me know who has a good spot to land on and in! Thank you!

I'm on shiva, one of the smaller ones on that list, and I know multiple linkshells that do stuff.

You just need to look around.

There are plenty of people on Leviathan. Seek out Jta for a pearl to a big social shell. You could also look for Blondelle/Yogorock for a smaller but still decently-sized shell. They might have pearls on the concierges.

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Originally Posted by Catmato

There are plenty of people on Leviathan. Seek out Jta for a pearl to a big social shell. You could also look for Blondelle/Yogorock for a smaller but still decently-sized shell. They might have pearls on the concierges.

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I will try to search out a shell tonight it was my first night on ran out to dunes my teleports no longer work after my long time away I guess I have to go hit each one again would be easy if I am in a party and just telied to each! lol My love for FF11 is still alive best ever!

Just go to Asura, those small server are dead. You'll feel depressed seeing nobody around, even if you find a social shell (keep in mind theres a lot of crazy people that have been there forever, as we dwindle in population you get the crazies lol.)

Or stay on Leviathan, it's not dead. Despite what some people think, people aren't crazy for staying on any specific server.

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Originally Posted by Immortal

Just go to Asura, those small server are dead. You'll feel depressed seeing nobody around, even if you find a social shell (keep in mind theres a lot of crazy people that have been there forever, as we dwindle in population you get the crazies lol.)

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Stop posting this drivel. They aren't dead. I'm on Shiva. It's like 1/6th the size of Asura. No problems doing content.

People just need to ask around. Join the right linkshells and you will get stuff done.

It isn't solely about doing content, I'm sorry but 300 ppl online (half are afk or mule) is pittiful, less than a private server and surely it feels dead. It's also about seeing life around you in a so called MMORPG. Not only about the ability to do content, your items will sell very slowly on the AH, you'll feel less like youre in a breathing world.

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Originally Posted by Immortal

It isn't solely about doing content, I'm sorry but 300 ppl online (half are afk or mule) is pittiful, less than a private server and surely it feels dead. It's also about seeing life around you in a so called MMORPG. Not only about the ability to do content, your items will sell very slowly on the AH, you'll feel less like youre in a breathing world.

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Feels fine to me. Keep seething that people are having fun on a different server.

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Originally Posted by Immortal

It isn't solely about doing content, I'm sorry but 300 ppl online (half are afk or mule) is pittiful, less than a private server and surely it feels dead. It's also about seeing life around you in a so called MMORPG. Not only about the ability to do content, your items will sell very slowly on the AH, you'll feel less like youre in a breathing world.

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When 290 of those 300 people aren't possibly going to be interacting with you at any given time, does it really matter?

I don't need the background noise, or the world to "breathe.". Even with those "pitiful" numbers (which are higher on the weekend/prime times), as long as I can do what I want to do in the game, not much else matters. I come back to this game primarily for the greater depth in gameplay that it has compared to modern MMOs today, and also to reconnect with old friends who still play. Since the server is still meeting my needs, and has less lag and other issues than a bigger server, I have no reason to change.

Crowds of people making "Noise" is an extra, not an essential component of the experience. It's nice, but don't you dare assume that we are having a terrible time on our "ghost town" server just because it doesn't have thousands of concurrent users.

OK and that is your opinion, obviously others feel differently and that is why they are all moving to populated servers. It's silly to tell people to go to dead servers... I just can't fathom how that is at all beneficial for the person.

The OP probably already transferred. What else to talk about now. lol

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Originally Posted by Immortal

OK and that is your opinion, obviously others feel differently and that is why they are all moving to populated servers. It's silly to tell people to go to dead servers... I just can't fathom how that is at all beneficial for the person.

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Yes, it is my opinion. And it is no less valid than yours. It's not silly to tell people to go to ANY server, regardless of your opinion of it's state. It might be "dead" to you, but it isn't dead to me. And it will be less dead if new players join it. Like, where did your sense of logic go? Do you know how servers become less "dead"? By people joining them.

Asura has too many players. Other servers can benefit from those new players to be less "dead." Not that I agree with the use of that term in the first place. Asura needs new players like I need a hole in the head. Stop pushing people there when every other server in the game would benefit more from their presence. People on Asura are already complaining about high lag in various contents. Do you want it to get worse? You need to understand: The reason the game has multiple seperate servers is because one server cluster can not handle all of the people that want to play. It would be great if we didn't need seperate servers at all, but we do. So the right thing to do is make sure that everyone is able to have the same experience on any of them, by balancing the populations, not cramming one server to [Point at which it explodes] - 1.

I can't create my character on Asura... I tried. Says server max population has been reached : (

I'm coming back to the back and would really love to see booming starting areas full of new players...

Where can I find the linkshell concierge on each main starting town, please? They distribute pearls for popular linkshells of given servers?

Thank you very much.

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Originally Posted by Lortheron

I can't create my character on Asura... I tried. Says server max population has been reached : (

I'm coming back to the back and would really love to see booming starting areas full of new players...

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I mean, even on Asura you're not going to see that. It's still by and large veterans, even with the people that move or start over there.

This is a nearly 20 year old game, you're never going to see the main cities full of new players, that's an experience that simply can't be replicated.

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Where can I find the linkshell concierge on each main starting town, please? They distribute pearls for popular linkshells of given servers?

Thank you very much.

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The linkshell concierges were changed, and they are now found near one of the mog house entrances in each of the three main cities:

• Northern San d'Oria (K-9)
• Bastok Mines (K-9)
• Windurst Walls (C-14)

People can lie to other people who like to try Asura. Japanese players? Out of the way.

Here's my truth. I was on Bahamut many years ago. A lot of them were Japanese yeah and they loved to hang out with me back that time but are they still the same players as years ago? No. It was pretty difficult to form a party there (2015?).

They changed. Are the 16 servers still too much for the entire English community? Imagine it.

Can I transfer my character anytime from Bahamuth to Asura using the World Transfer Service? Do I need a World Pass Code for this?

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Originally Posted by Zehira

People can lie to other people who like to try Asura. Japanese players? Out of the way.

Here's my truth. I was on Bahamut many years ago. A lot of them were Japanese yeah and they loved to hang out with me back that time but are they still the same players as years ago? No. It was pretty difficult to form a party there (2015?).

They changed. Are the 16 servers still too much for the entire English community? Imagine it.

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I can do just about anything when I want to aside from dyna D on Shiva no problem. Dynamis I have to plan ahead for but people do it. It really isn't hard to get stuff done, you just have to ask.

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Originally Posted by Lortheron

Can I transfer my character anytime from Bahamuth to Asura using the World Transfer Service? Do I need a World Pass Code for this?

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Not sure if you can transfer to a closed server or not (this has never happened.) But I seriously reccomend you avoid Asura.

It sounds great that it's so full, but there are a lot of problems. I really urge you not to do it. There are a lot of disadvantages with an overpopulated server in an MMO. More people is not always better.

World passes have nothing to do with joining a particular server anymore, they are for refer-a-friend bonuses. You don't need one to transfer to any server.

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Originally Posted by Lortheron

Can I transfer my character anytime from Bahamuth to Asura using the World Transfer Service? Do I need a World Pass Code for this?

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Not that I am aware of. I think only a matter of time.

I'd guess the server will be open soon again, if it isn't already, but I wouldn't be surprised if it hits that full trigger again at times.

There are a large number of characters being created for botting purposes, which should be deleted from time to time (I'm referring to certain galkan armies mostly; the only new players booming around starting areas on most servers, though of course on the most populated ones you'll see most actual players too... here and there).

If a server was closed for an extended period of time, I'd probably expect some sort of an announcement about it (though it would not surprise me if we didn't get one).

In other words, I'd wait it out and keep trying if Asura is really something you want to check a look at. Transferring from a server to another is not free, and if a character hasn't been around for a longer period of time, I'd recommend to simply start over (took me less than a week of play-time to lazily level up a new character to 99, and get to rank 10 for one nation with some progress in other missions as well).

It may be that it works like it does in FFXIV and the character creation status changes with the current concurrent user number. (i.e. in many cases if a world in FFXIV was closed to character creation, it would typically become open in the odd hours of the night before closing again in peak hours)

Bahamut seems pretty good so far.

I'm rejoining after a long absence and Asura's population seems pretty bustling. I can't speak for the high end content though.

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Originally Posted by Kaspia

I'm rejoining after a long absence and Asura's population seems pretty bustling. I can't speak for the high end content though.

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Every server has players on it. Some more than others, but Asura remains overcrowded, not just "bustling."

Bahamut seems to strike an ideal balance for those who demand crowds all over the place without accessing certain content, RMT botting, and lack of available camp spots being prevalent.

You'll find more lag and other problems on Asura compared to even the next most populated server. It's a crazy common misconception that more players ion one server is always better.. Balanced server populations are better for everyone in general, it is the entire reason why the game originally made it hard to choose your world.

The problem with low populated servers are the players... Even more backwards and clicky than the GOOFS on Asura... What is this 2004? If your trying to form a PUG for current end game Odyssey and can't fill within a reasonable amount of time... Guess what your on a crap server not that there are good servers every last one of them is full of annoying petty people...

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Originally Posted by Amnesty

The problem with low populated servers are the players... Even more backwards and clicky than the GOOFS on Asura... What is this 2004? If your trying to form a PUG for current end game Odyssey and can't fill within a reasonable amount of time... Guess what your on a crap server not that there are good servers every last one of them is full of annoying petty people...

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You just need to join a linkshell. it doesn't matter if it's Asura or anywhere else, if you know where to look, you'll find the people that want to do that content. Most people do it on a schedule.

That might apply for others guy... Not me linkshell is overated... Why would someone what to listen to some terd telling them what to do on a daily basis? Not happening... Have multiple M.Lv 30, many REMA, a few BIS everything jobs without the need of a linkshell... PUG KING...