Is there any way we can just not do the merge thing?

[Harukusan]

Seriously. In my opinion, rather than merging servers and changing things to "relieve congestion in certain areas," why not just leave it alone for a change? I thought it was a bad idea first time they merged servers, and now they want to do it again? Opening free world transfer caused me to lose contact with some of my closest friends to stay with others in the place I like to call my home on Caitsith.

By merging servers, the only thing I see happening is more intensified and severe overcrowding. This is absolutely unnecessary when a vast majority of the game can be experienced and achieved with as little as 2-3 people. (I say majority because I don't see AV being duo'd any time soon, not that anyone would have a reason to...)

I've been playing since 2004, and with every major update came some form of disappointment with little good news. I want the old game back! (Minus the 3-4 hour HNM camps pitted against 100 other people).

What's everyone else's opinion on the merge?

Edit: keep in mind, you don't need a merge to hop servers if you're looking to meet new people. You can do that on your own.

[rog]

I think the same thing i thought before the merge, and then still thought after it happened: it just made things worse.

[Andevom]

I don't know, a lot of people felt uneasy about the last server merge. But...I didn't really notice any drastic changes. Things felt the same as they did before the merge to me.

Then again, I'm in Asura and don't have to contend with any such merge this time around.

[Volkai]

Is there any way we can just not do the merge thing?

Nope, 'fraid not.

[Galieon]

Agreed with Harukusan on this one. Unless SE just does not have the resources to support the current multitude of FFXI servers (seriously... you guys are still making mad bank on this game, its an amazing cash cow MMO), there shouldn't be any reason to merge servers. If it's an issue with using 11 servers for 14, just means 14 really is going to be crap (since you'll be using far outdated servers and engines...)

[Wenceslao]

I Agree with Harukusan, SE still gets lots of money from ppls, they should be able to keep servers up. T.T

[Raesvelg]

I doubt it's a monetary issue, in this instance. It seems far more likely that SE is simply looking at the peak populations of those particular servers, and deciding that they don't warrant a server to themselves, and that the majority of players will be happier with more people around, once they get past the inevitable "I fear change!" reaction.

[Wenceslao]

I personally do not want more people camping the already crowded NM we are wanting to fight for different reasons, i also do not want to be changed of server, and most important of all, (to me) i don't want to change my name in case there are other players named after my characters, if that is the case i won't have a choice but, to leave, as my character took me hours of planning, and the name also reflect something important to my mono, i don't conceive my character with other name, also i know many who are not willing to start all the ls rearrengement and other issues, btw it also could provide us something new, anyway im almos sure that many players do not want the merge

[Raesvelg]

"Many" is not "most". Even if most players weren't enthusiastic about the merger (and that's usually the case), SE has already done a set of mergers, and evidently was pleased with the results.

[Wenceslao]

i know, im just giving the feeling me, and many has, i know that with the time we will get used to it, it is not the first time it happens, i im surely in le long run, they would merge all servers into a world server XD