Server Merge - Figaro

This is mainly for all of Figaro. I'm not well known, but I'm the leader of Ass Kickers Anonymous. AKA is mainly a social linkshell, some events here and there, but more importantly, we're all good friends. Many of us have friends/acquaintances through a few or several linkshells. In a sense, most linkshells are chained together through it's members.

SE announced that the server transfers during the merge is the player's choice. Granted in a way this may help some players, but with limited ways of communication, this will split up many.

I thought it might be a good idea, at least for the linkshell masters, to join together in possibly joining in the decision of the new server as a server community. Please post and share your thoughts/plans. Thank you :) (If your linkshell leader doesn't check Lodestone forums often, please get them to join this conversation!)

AKA's plans: We haven't had much discussion yet, since this just posted yesterday, but soon we'll be having a meeting to discuss the merge. I will keep adding our thoughts in this thread and edit this part.

For full server merge details, here is the link.

My wife has talked to members of quite a few LSes, and the general consensus seems to be that most will be registering for World #6. Figaro is 6th on the list, and 6 is not likely to be chosen by those with no real preference as it isn't a very significant number (like 1,5,10) and it's not generally regarded as a very lucky number (like 3 or 7). So... you should come to World 6, because I'd hate to make Moby choose between TPS and AKA.

Thank you for posting! Who is your wife? I'd like to get as many linkshell masters together as possible to have a meeting on keeping our community together. Please find me in game! :)

Nevermind! Found her :)

YAY!!!! I'll have all my friend to play with still!

Not sure where NI is going yet. I'd prefer to be on a mostly EST server for recruitment and PUG purposes, but for some strange reason (XI nostalgia) that seems to be an unpopular concept.

This is a different game, in a different time, in a different world, and I really feel like the organizing efforts between now and March 1st are gonna go by the wayside for the NA community. The EU, spanish, and ger/french populations are small enough that they can get things done and pick their servers, but the NAs are split on how to pick. The JPs are gonna hide behind their walls and go to JP-only servers I bet, but the NAs are holding onto this idea that they need to be on international servers. Nice idea but unless the populations are spread across all time zones fairly even, I don't see that working.

If Figaro itself decides to go with 6, we may just do that, but we're keeping our options open and analyzing the spread until then.

Wow really? Some of us are just trying to keep most of our friends and ties together because we enjoy it. If you want to be part of it, cool, if not, also cool, then good luck to you. I'm looking out for the best interests of my linkshell and it's current members and that also includes a few other linkshells. I like the Figaro community how it is right now, it'd be sad if all of it was broken up, might as well conserve what we can for those who agree.

The best interest is different for each linkshell. We're end game and would like a larger pool of players interested in that that play in our time zone y'know? Different priorities is all. We may end up on the same server after all, who knows :)

I would love if we can all decide where to go as a server since I think it would be very sad for friends to have to be separated. Especially Real life ones! So, I think that getting together like this to decide is a great idea and am willing to go with whatever server we decide on. That being said, Our LS is a bit special since we literally have people from all over the world in it, so it might take a bit of effort to get everyone to agree to something. Here's hoping that everything works out~

(I was thinking of 3 originally since it's my favorite number but I like 6 too >_>)

Thank you for your input, both of you :) If you know of other linkshell leaders, please point them here!

My linkshell Phenomenon will be moving to server 6. This was decided upon by our lead staff. If SE changes their minds about releasing the names we will reassess the situation.

Thank you ^^ Seems some of us are planning for 6.

Most of Figaro's English speaking population seems to get along. I see no harm in aiming for the same server across the board. It'd probably be good to get the word out now for maximum exposure.

We can probably assume most DE/FR players will go to server 10.
Likewise, the nature of 8 being a lucky number in the eastern cultures makes it inevitable it will attract such a population, much like how 3 and 7 are more lucky in the west.

Yeah, 6 sounds good.

Speaking of Thal... why haven't you been on?! lol

I sent messages on xivpads to ls leaders of what seemed active linkshells, been spreading the world in game, posted a blog on my lodestone site, and this thread. Not too sure where else to go. Help would be appreciated spreading the word! Keep it going!

One reason my bf and I were thinking 6 was picked is because Figaro is from FFVI. I was kind of following someone else's intel on merge decisions since some friends are spread throughout those linkshells.

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Originally Posted by Thainna

Speaking of Thal... why haven't you been on?! lol

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Sorry. Internet outage in my area. Stupid fibre backbone went down for a day and a bit... >_<

I've been talking with a few others and it seems that even a lot of the JP are thinking of going to server 6 as well. So, it seems like pretty much the whole server will probably end up moving together~

The only concern I have at the moment as I've mentioned to some other LS leaders is that some of Gyshal seems to have picked 6 as well. This could either be good or bad depending on what the pop cap ends up being and how many of them actually choose to move there since Gyshal is one of the larger servers as well.

On that note, we talked an our LS will definitely go with whatever the decision ends up being :)

XIVpads.com made a server merge directory that I saw posted in another thread here. Figured this might be a good way to keep an eye on player numbers on each new world. I know it's not completely accurate, but it'll give us a general idea. I won't be adding my linkshell just yet. Going to watch this for a few days.

http://xivpads.com/?ServerMerge

Just a heads up, we might not have to do this after all. Yoshi P made another post that basically says after listening to feedback, they may go with option 2 instead. This was the one where 2 servers are merged with the option to migrate if you want. Here's hoping~

I just found it.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post548620

I may notbe a Figaro-kin. But if I picked Figaro originally out of my love for FF6, I too would shoot for 6.

Seems he is aiming for option 2 now.

A + B - X ⇒A World to merge with B World, except people that would like to move are able to choose a different World

Well, this will be cool to just stay here. :) I get to at least keep the few "friends" I have now.

Just a few friends, huh? :P

Update http://goo.gl/qfAEb

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...086#post552086

New info from Yoshi!

*prays*

Please let us keep merging with Gyshal!

Please let us keep merging with Gyshal!

Please let us keep merging with Gyshal!

Looks like we'll be merging with Melmond to become Aegis. Aegis isn't bad but I was secretly hoping we'd get Ragnarok or something.

Update: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...c7c72707574cb8

Yes Thainna, only a few. :( But looks like more will join the parteh here in a few weeks. I like the new name, not that it mattered too much in the first place. lol

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Originally Posted by Rika_Lunalei

Looks like we'll be merging with Melmond to become Aegis. Aegis isn't bad but I was secretly hoping we'd get Ragnarok or something.

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No not bad at all. Nice old school Greek name; I can dig that. :)

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Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba

I may notbe a Figaro-kin. But if I picked Figaro originally out of my love for FF6, I too would shoot for 6.

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Fiosha, you should roll to Figaro/Aegis now. ;)