SE , To me (IMO) , my server seems to be getting less populated each day , I've only been back a couple months , but Uld seems alot emptier than it once was . After the 20th of this month , im sure its gonna seem even more empty . Whats everyone else's thoughts/feelings toward merging of some servers ? And if its a common desire , SE how long would it take to make something like this happen ???
Any chance to see servers merging ?
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12-03-2011, 02:54 AMMTMTAny chance to see servers merging ?
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12-03-2011, 04:47 AMLienn
I agree. They should merge the 2-3 less populated servers (and use the freed ones to resume the original FFXIV).
How i miss the good ol' villain-named servers...when the sky was blue, the water was clear, the grass was green, the lalafells were bigger than rats and everything made sense!
And while we are stuck in this game because of the FFXI fanboys, FFXI itself might be really reaching the "ultimate" FF position at next patch...while we cry about drag and drop, DB, search, sales history, balancing and other stuff now that are "too complex" to be done due server architeture, it's nice to see they all were scheduled to the first patch of 2011.
Sucks to think that FFXI is getting what FFXIV were meant to be receiving quality-wise. So yep, let's merge some servers and free space so the former dev team can revive the original FFXIV as a spin-off! /o/ -
12-03-2011, 04:55 AMZenaku
why would because when ps3 come out or the later patch more and more people would join the game. Every patch the game floods with players last only a few days but more and more people are staying.
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12-04-2011, 02:24 PMKio
I wouldn't mind a server merge, so long as when 2.0 comes along we have the option to freely change locations at least once without charge. I feel that currently my server has far too few active players. It's kinda funny when you start to recognize and know everyone on your entire server.
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12-04-2011, 02:58 PMzaviermhigo
There's a ps3 version coming out. Ps3 isn't getting ps3 only servers, unless they decide otherwise, but probably not. If your server is still empty after ps3 release then they'd think about merging. Its just what if they merge you and another server now, and then ps3 comes out and all of sudden you're overpopulated. Even with my Server Selbina I'm afraid about the ps3 release down the road, since we're sort of overpopulated I can't see them letting many ps3 people on the server.
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12-05-2011, 06:13 AMKio
PS3 version isn't for a full year away though, it'd be cost effective and maybe better for the player communities to merge and close a few servers in the meantime, then reopen new servers once 2.0 hits. As far as I am aware we're getting whole new server sets anyway.
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12-05-2011, 08:41 AMZenakuOk let's say they merge now then open new worlds guess what? all the new worlds only be full of new players that the issue why SE is not merging.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kio
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12-05-2011, 09:14 AMLiennIt's not really true. Assuming they use the same policy used in FFXI, when they create a new server they will allow players from other servers to apply to the new server. Depending of population balance, only certain servers might be allowed to apply though.Quote:
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i suport server merge. They should lower the amount of servers to half and use the empty ones to resume the original FFXIV! /o/ -
12-05-2011, 09:41 AMZenakuMost people enjoy the people there with and linkshell so Merging would bring issue i think that why there not doing it.Quote:
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i wont mind server merging for the servers that have less people it be great for them so they have more players to play with. -
12-05-2011, 10:47 AMBabydoll
Server merge sounds like a good idea...especially after p2p when they will be much more empty ;~;
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12-05-2011, 11:47 AMLiennNot really a issue...i remember when they created the remora and [insert the other server name...forgot the name of the second server]...i remember they also did population balancing this time to specifically lower the population from Odin which was way too high...and due these features i say entire LSs changing server...the one i was at Alexander did it...the entire LS changed server...i just stayed at alex because i had my best friend there and he >>>> the entire LS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenaku
But i heard it wasn't an isolated case...many LSs migrated from overcrowded/overcompetitive servers in a search of a brand new cconomy. The funny is that, by what i heard from my friends that migrated, most of Remora popuation was actually veteran, not newb...and this is exactly what would happen here i believe since a large part of the FFXIV pop are former FFXI players or FF fans that actually wouldn't mind following the suggestion of friends.
I don't see any kind of issue regarding server merge here. -
12-05-2011, 11:53 AMZenakuYa i don't see much of a issue but SE does maybe when it goes p2p and a lot of people quit for 2.0 they do a server merg.Quote:
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12-05-2011, 12:56 PMLienn
Yes, server merge does is meant for after the major exodus expected to happen in 1~3 weeks...when billing start.
IMO even if they rush jobs to come out in 1.20 the exodus will happen...maybe not as harsh as if they leave jobs to 1.21, but still might happen.
But it's that thing...it all depends of how many player online they are expecting per peak ingame...if they have an optimal number around 2000-3000 players (FFXI Optimal) then they might be already planning some server merges...but if they have some lower number, like 1000-1500 players, then they might not be that worried for now...for this second number i'd say servers might be working in 20-30% of their capacity right now, which is enough to not have "issues" at afterpatch growth. -
12-07-2011, 04:03 PMUzziah
I've played this game since it's sorry release in 2010. In the beginning, the game was flooded with lots of great people. Unfortunately SE lost, God only knows how many customers/players due to ..... anyway, the people are gone and my world, for one (Fabul) is a damn ghost town. The economy is worse than recession.
Yes, I think merging is an excellent idea. They can give a list of worlds/servers that will temporarily be shut down and also give a list of worlds that will remain in service. We should be given the opportunity to choose which world/server we would like to be merged into. My idea is that the merge be only temporary and then everyone would be sent home at the release of 2.0.
It's just an idea and a suggestion because there is nobody to play with at the moment on fabul. I am an American living in the United Kingdom. Since moving here, obviously, my play times have changed. Granted, there are more players on during the hours of 12 Noon till Midnight (EDT) but the hours I play, 7am to Midnight (GMT), the server is quite dead. It begins to liven up just a bit when the times start to overlap, but still, very little.
I Vote yes for a merge. I seriously doubt that we'll see it happen, but who knows, maybe after they start charging and every server is so low on players that they have no choice, they might conside it. -
12-07-2011, 08:51 PMDarkrose
SE will never merge their server, even the population on one server is less then 10%. They are too much of a big company to except their game isn't doing that well. Merging server will just make bad press and news headline for them. There is already tons of bad review on them, they do not need anymore. This is why they never took the game off and rebuild it even the population will reach very very low. Merging server mean to them the game is not doing so well so it not gonna happen.
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12-08-2011, 11:38 PMLienn
Well, seems like people didn't even wait the billing to leave...in case people didn't notice, they just tossed, with just a few hours hrs between each, all their wildcards regarding 1.20 at once today.
They shown the "AH", the player search and the new dyeing...if they also toss the traits list then tey're REALLY concerned about the pop drop since the announcement...because they're making sure everyone here still know what will be coming at 1.20 in details in a try of appealing them enough to stay til 1.20.
If things are really this bad, server marge will become really unavoidable. -
12-09-2011, 12:10 AMsyntaxliesim hoping we get a video featuring some new ability animations like we got before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lienn