Originally Posted by
Fyrebrand
Dude, all the servers are overpopulated. For North America, with the exception of the new Famfrit server I don't think anybody can make a new character anywhere. You can call it a "player driven" problem if you want, but claiming that the solution is for people to stop playing the game is completely inane. It's like saying if the buses are too full, the only solution is for people to stop taking the bus.
Also, people playing fewer hours each day would do absolutely nothing to solve the issue of disabled character creation. The only way to free up space for new characters on a full server, is for characters to leave that server. They are still taking up a spot, regardless of how often they are online. And if they give a damn about encouraging people to move to a less over-populated server, it's on Square Enix to:
1) Present the possibility of there even being a non-overpopulated server in existence
2) Allow for free server transfers (with reasonable limitations)