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This might've already been discussed somewhere, but I think that even if the game is unable to implement cross-region travel between DCs, we could have cross-region PF available.
It'd dodge the economy problem, at the very least, while also letting players in different DCs play together.
I remember we got cross-world PF quite some time before actual cross-world travel was implemented, so I feel like it's definitely a less complicated endeavor.
As I understand it, cross-region DC travel is already technically possible, they are just disabling it on purpose because they aren't sure about it yet.
Cross-region PF would be a lot more difficult for them to implement and completely different.
It's likely not long to wait either way for part of it; Virtual Datacentre Travel (same region) is planned for 6.18 according to the live letter.
6.1 (Ishgard Housing) is stated as April and 6.2 (Island Sanctuary) is now more likely August - on their new 4 month schedule, so June or July one would think.
One comment though,for full DC Travel - we've seen some issues on Materia (that are starting to settle now, thank the 12) when people from different regions play together, there are some differences in the way things are approached - Prae and macro use being just 2 of them - but it goes deeper than those and it does cause friction.
It's getting smoother for us now, which is nice, but it was pretty rocky at the start.
The DC travel system was designed for cross-region, they just aren't doing it yet due to reservations.
Personally, I think that any reservations are not worth the potential of allowing people to play globally together regardless of home world.