Looking for a NA Populated Server

[Amnesty]

Don't see how fond a memory can be when you've never met... That one time when I was playing with that character named butt plug that was amazing... Seems rather sad...

[Catmato]

Don't see how fond a memory can be when you've never met... That one time when I was playing with that character named butt plug that was amazing... Seems rather sad...

I've met four friends IRL after meeting them for the first time in-game. They were all in LSs with me, not in shout groups. You've been playing this game for how long and don't have any friends? Seems rather sad...

[Amnesty]

If anyone knows Catmato in real life slap them up side the head...

[Amnesty]

Pay attention to the conversation you goof... Aside from my old lady who's with me on a daily basis playing... Still have a hand full of people that come over an play... We do other things besides FFXI like smoke pot and drink coffee too...

[Kalimairo]

just make the game into 1 MEGA SERVER we have enough CP/ Mastery point Camps now

[Catmato]

just make the game into 1 MEGA SERVER we have enough CP/ Mastery point Camps now

Why do you want everyone else to suffer as much as your server?

[Lortheron]

Can one transfer a character to Asura these days? How do I see the population online on each server BTW? Thank you.

[Catmato]

Can one transfer a character to Asura these days? How do I see the population online on each server BTW? Thank you.

This is probably the best way to check the population. Numbers are inflated on all servers due to people having alts, but it's good enough to compare.

[Alhanelem]

Can one transfer a character to Asura these days? How do I see the population online on each server BTW? Thank you.

Asura is OVERpopulated. Not just "populated." This means:

- Wait times for entry to popular content in some cases
- More difficult to find open camps for grinding Progression Points of all types
- Disporportionately more RMT / botting activity
- Potentially more lag.


There is a point at which more people ceases to be a good thing. Asura has crossed that line.



Asura was closed for a period of time due to the name database being maxed out. While this issue was addressed, it should make it clear that there are more users on Asura than the game was designed to handle.

As far as finding out server populations, there is no truly accurate way, as SE does not publish numbers. /sea all will give you concurrent users on the server *at that moment* but those users change constantly and can't be used to accurately derive a total population. And unless you've been a regular player for a long time, you really can't use this information to determine whether or not you will have a good experience on a server.

ANY server can provide a good experience if you know how to find what you're looking for. You can find recruiting linkshells on the Linkshell Concierge NPCs, and by finding mates this wayt, you can accomplish every

Shiva is on the small side and there are still groups forming for everything, Dynamis D is done regularly and there are groups that will welcome anyone. Most other things will be easily accomplished by Trust.
There are multiple other servers with reasonable populations to consider. You don't need tons of random people around to be able to enjoy the game. I really do not understand why everyone continues to be sent to Asura despite how messy of an experience it can be. (And yes, I've been there)

[Tarmarkvar]

Can one transfer a character to Asura these days? How do I see the population online on each server BTW? Thank you.

The easiest way to do this is to get a spare content ID or two and create a level 1 character on a given server. After all the introductory cutscenes, just do /sea all to check how many people are online. That's a decent approximation. Obviously the number goes up and down, but I find this is a good enough metric.

You're on Bahamut, which is the 2nd most populated server. I'm there too. I like it. Good compromise between the overpopulation of Asura and the sparseness of my old home on Carbuncle.