Server merge?

[Pawlie]

Why can't we have another server merge? It's nearly impossible to find help for anything because some of these servers are dead and dont have enough people. A server merge would probably help a whole lot.

[Mnejing]

Arrapago remnants congestion says no.

[Castanica]

Because it's bad PR.

FFXIV also needs server merges on many of them but they won't do it there either.

[Babekeke]

Arrapago remnants congestion says no.

Although I liked your post, the arrapago server congestion daily maint was only really on 3 servers. If the rest are empty, I see no reason why they can't be merged with ech other... Just as long as they're not merged with the already busy ones.

- Phoenix,
- Bahamut
- Shiva
- Carbuncle
- Odin
- Quetzalcoatl
- Ragnarok
- Lakshmi iirc were the main culprits for daily maint. Some more often than others.

Edit: and I just noticed that the OP is on Phoenix... there's no issues with a lack of people on Phoenix, unless he only plays at JP time, in which case he'll have the same issue on any server. Just need to find a decent LS. If you're prepared to help others, others will help you (unless they're dicks).

[Malithar]

There for awhile, Bahamut had maintenance 2-3 times a day on AR.

[Babekeke]

There for awhile, Bahamut had maintenance 2-3 times a day on AR.

Yeah I just went back and looked through the maint notes as I couldn't remember very well. List updated

[Dragomair]

I don't really see a server merge in the future.
If someone wants to go to a more populous server, they can transfer servers but that's really all I see.

[Lithera]

XIV doesn't need merges either if you take a look at the site that shows you the break down in server pops how many of each mount ect there is there probably isn't a server that is as low as the lowest server for XI. Yes, I know it needs an updating but the numbers are fairly close. Some servers on XI might feel empty or dead due to not being spread out as much. Along with the player base not wanting to risk failure on certain fights so they try not to pug them. Or they only ask for jobs people half asleep can't even screw up on. It sucks a lot. Specially if you get on at non peak hours for your area or don't get to get on often.

[Rainehx]

They want capacity to allow for new/old players, they have to as a company believe they can still attract.

To merge all the servers 2:1 really would be saying "We expect no new/returning players" and that that will signal
the end of updates as we now have them, any hope of future expansion packs.

Any company that isn't interested in expanding its product's uptake will stagnate and ultimately fail.

It can be frustrating but the npc's are a cleaver way of addressing the issue though, as long as they keep opening
areas/missions to them.

[Castanica]

XIV doesn't need merges either if you take a look at the site that shows you the break down in server pops how many of each mount ect there is there probably isn't a server that is as low as the lowest server for XI. Yes, I know it needs an updating but the numbers are fairly close. Some servers on XI might feel empty or dead due to not being spread out as much. Along with the player base not wanting to risk failure on certain fights so they try not to pug them. Or they only ask for jobs people half asleep can't even screw up on. It sucks a lot. Specially if you get on at non peak hours for your area or don't get to get on often.

I think you need to read that site a little more.

That simple shows XIV linkshell players, most of whom do not play anymore.

It's not a list of active players at all. I know the state of many of the servers on XIV because I played it for a long while, both games need server mergers but they won't do it because it's seen as a negative at a time when they are trying to push the positive.

Site creators post on her redit.

There's no way to determine who's an active player or not - sadly Lodestone returns ALL players - so I get about 3 million level 1 RMT and bots. A tiny fraction of them are 'active players' who aren't in an FC, and the rest are FC players who may be alts, or on some sort of long leave.

At least with FC players you know there's a chance a human being you can play with is behind the character.

The numbers are worthless, as worthless as working out population numbers based on FFXIAH.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...rom_lodestone/

What she should of done is what a JP player did long ago, scrape the database and then do it again 30 days later. Compare the 2 results and ones that have changed are active, those that are the same are inactive. She instead chose a method that was pointless, other than to give false positive information.