Server merge inevitable?

[leorez]

I am also on Asura and while Leo is right. It easily hits 900-1k+ on weekends evening to night time EST. Over 1.1k this weekend. I assume that was because of the HKCNM event.


If SE plays its cards right with the November update then this problem will have a big bandage put over it. That is because FFXIs problems are not due to lolFFXIV anymore than they are due to Pokemon X and Y, GTA5, or the new CoD or AC comming out in a few weeks. FFXIs problem is it received a great expansion that was clearly not finished. It replaced all the existing content with a lack of content and a lack of endgame goals with rapid vertical progression (and the death of R,E,M). People burned out quickly this way and what we are left with is Monstrosity which is the glowing gem of FFXI at the moment, but needs a lot of work and expansion to stay that way.

Server merges are bound to happen regardless, but FFXI has a long ways to go in the life it has left in it.

Its that terrible and fast vertical progression (among a bunch of other things) that got me bored of FF14 so quick, and i really hope they stop doing what happens over there and poorly implementing it here, it just dont work in this game (nor should be used as some sort of testing ground for causalfest 14)

[Anjou]

Might wanna start getting friendly with the JP population then peeps, I've already made 5 new friends <3

[Numquam]

I really want a server merge.

[Spectreman]

Server Merge, Can I Have It?

[Byrth]

Yeah, at this point we almost need 3-world merges. If they wait another month or two, they might need 4-world merges or (if the November update is good) only 2 world merges. <_<

At the moment I think they're probably playing it right by waiting.

[Karah]

Yeah, at this point we almost need 3-world merges. If they wait another month or two, they might need 4-world merges or (if the November update is good) only 2 world merges. <_<

At the moment I think they're probably playing it right by waiting.

I've still got to say, logically, I'm the only one bringing up the right answer. Not merges. All a merge does is double the amount of afk players.

Open server transfers for free, with no 3 month waits. Log in today play on cerberus, log in tomorrow play on fenrir. See where all the people go and just stay there.

All the "oh that would screw up the economy" isn't it already beyond repair.

I'd be the happiest person alive if I could go to a "dead server" and not see a single other person clogging up my zone when I'm trying to accomplish something, then go to a "thriving server" and do group content.

[Anjou]

I've still got to say, logically, I'm the only one bringing up the right answer. Not merges. All a merge does is double the amount of afk players.

Open server transfers for free, with no 3 month waits. Log in today play on cerberus, log in tomorrow play on fenrir. See where all the people go and just stay there.

All the "oh that would screw up the economy" isn't it already beyond repair.

I can see what you are talking about on this, perhaps if they at least gave it a shot. The active players would communicate among each other, and perhaps flock to a certain server after doing some testing. But then if there's no wait time, it'd have people joining different servers like a game of musical chairs.

[Mustybadger]

I've still got to say, logically, I'm the only one bringing up the right answer. Not merges. All a merge does is double the amount of afk players.

Open server transfers for free, with no 3 month waits. Log in today play on cerberus, log in tomorrow play on fenrir. See where all the people go and just stay there.

All the "oh that would screw up the economy" isn't it already beyond repair.

I'd be the happiest person alive if I could go to a "dead server" and not see a single other person clogging up my zone when I'm trying to accomplish something, then go to a "thriving server" and do group content.

While your idea if the most logical and would probably be the best approach for the remaining players, it's just not going to happen. Why would SE keep servers open for the occasional person to login to when they want to run solo content. It's just an un-needed expenditure.

Atleast, with a server merge, the few remaining active players would have combined focus. It would also prevent examples like above happening, where people come back to the game, ready to play, log in, see there is only 300 people on the server on a Saturday afternoon, log off, presume the game is dead and never log in again.

FFXI still has a relatively solid player base, it's just a shame it's currently bunched into little pockets over 16 servers...

[FaeQueenCory]

FFXI still has a relatively solid player base, it's just a shame it's currently bunched into little pockets over 16 servers...

So much this.

I think they're waiting on the REM update... cause I know a lot of ppl rage-quit when their empy got outdated in a month 3x.
That should bring back those.... or at least some of them.

After that influx, then the mergers will happen.
Don't want to overcrowd a server after a merge and have to split it. :/
"measure twice and cut once" type of deals.

[KingShez]

So much this.

I think they're waiting on the REM update... cause I know a lot of ppl rage-quit when their empy got outdated in a month 3x.

I'm agreeing with you. I think the next update will bring a bunch back and then by New Years you should see another merger!