Change in Server Switch Rules

I did the wait time for support is honestly not that bad compared to most MMO's which is great. So the issue was I purchased a server transfer to go somewhere more populated the problem was the latency on that server was really bad for me so when I asked if I could go back I only waited about an hour or for a reply but the reply was no we don't do that you would have to purchase another one from the mogstation after 3 days. I replied with even if you just purchased it and the latency on that server is bad for you cause I can't be faulted for that because switching servers is a chance. I never received a reply so I assume he just gave me the answer and never revised the ticket after that which fine I get it I work in a call center its annoying at times, however even if so it seemed almost as if I just annoyed him or her I am not sure I didn't want to be rude either so I was just like well I guess I have to put the game down, but the sad part is I can't put this game down I spilled so much time into it but it sucks to feel like they don't care about you but that's every major gaming company now at days.

I have been playing games since the day I was born so I guess that is why it hit me so personally, but even at that to be unable to play the game for 3 days because you are lagging so bad they couldn't even help me with that which kind of sucks, but I suppose that is a part of life I just really wish I felt more valued or like got a credit or something to purchase another one for free I think it was just handled poorly but maybe that is just the rules they have to follow which there honestly should be some lee way for that rule, because when you switch servers you really are taking a chance but either way it just felt like they didn't care and I have been such a devoted gamer for so long that I guess it hurt me badly. Games are like my escape I know its probably stupid to say something like that on something like this but when you deal with someone who makes you feel you are unwanted in this game it makes you feel like why am I even continuing to play, but basically all I am saying is it could of been just a bit more genuine I get it though I am a tax agent during COVID dealing with stimulus checks and angry customers but I have to remind myself to keep calm and just answer things with compassion, and unfortunately that was not done here so I guess I am a little upset and was hoping for a better resolution but I guess its my fault at the end but again switching servers is a chance that things could go wrong and I did a lot of research before switching and they still went wrong.

Would the latency have been noticeable if you made a character on that server first; you know to test it out?

I know I am not exactly "liked" in the community because I voiced my opinions of the fashion not being up to par with other MMOs which I think still remains to be true, but they have actually done a much better job with releasing fashionable things as of late so I figured posting something here would bring more light to this subject, however alternatively it might get more people to just dislike me I got banned from forums for that post prior about fashion about two years ago and I have grown a lot since that time. Yet still even with the amount I have grown I still do see an issue with the fashion and the art of the relic gear and weapons they just feel they aren't there yet, but this is about server switch rules I just wanted to give a little back story the moral of the story is I think there should be just a bit more lee way when switching servers especially when you pay for it and the server contains too much lag for you. As for my previous post that I got banned for stating my opinions on fashion I don't think I should have been banned for stating an opinion on fashion in the game yes I ended up arguing with people, but that is because they took an opinion I made on the fashion and made it more then what it had to be.


Back then I was really honestly young and catty I get that but there was still some truth to what I was saying but in regards to world transfers I understand there is a warning as well, however it still is a chance it could go wrong even with a warning I apologize for my behavior when I was younger but what I said still remains true till this day. Certain things should be revised and correct I understand I am one player out of millions but also when I say something its meant just to be taken as some feedback. As for my prior post with the fashion I could of definitely spoken better and handled that better but to be honest people take things you say and make it way more then it has to be especially in this community I have noticed. Either way I am apologizing now for my prior behavior because I have grown from that moment. Moving forward though I would appreciate if some changes were made to the rules of World Transfers is all. I will just leave at that because I really just wanted this to be seen so people could see where I am coming from but other then that, that is really it so thanks for taking the time to read this if you did. Also to edit this a little I did some research that Ragnarok had a good English community in it and was for end game raids and factions I am level 80 item level 470+ healer so I can do all the end game, but I switched from Adamantoise to there which I heard latency does not defer greatly between those two servers however I guess that is also my fault because I took information I got off of a forum and reddit once I went in there was a lot of latency for me like not a normal amount it was like it would play fine then have a random lag spike which isn't good for raiding so I will just purchase another server transfer back I guess that is the only way to really resolve the issue after the three days is up.

I mean, unless you switched datacenter, there should be no latency increase. Maybe you need to wait and see if it was just a network issue since, as you say, everyone is stuck home

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Originally Posted by HakaseNyan

Would the latency have been noticeable if you made a character on that server first; you know to test it out?

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I couldn't really it was a populated server you can't really create a character in until it reaches a certain time and I am a tax agent currently so I work 6 days of the week 10 hours a day so I guess more or less I was exhausted as well and couldn't stay up till 3 am to try as well.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

I mean, unless you switched datacenter, there should be no latency increase. Maybe you need to wait and see if it was just a network issue since, as you say, everyone is stuck home

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I did switch data centers sorry should of put that in there as well.

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Originally Posted by ThatLuluThough

I couldn't really it was a populated server you can't really create a character in until it reaches a certain time and I am a tax agent currently so I work 6 days of the week 10 hours a day so I guess more or less I was exhausted as well and couldn't stay up till 3 am to try as well.

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Any server on the same DC would have been fine, though - seeing how all NA-servers are at the same place, all EU-servers are at the same place and all JP-server are at the same place, even a server in the same general region would have been a possible test subject.

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Originally Posted by ThatLuluThough

I did switch data centers sorry should of put that in there as well.

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From which datacenter to which datacenter?

From NA to EU it was Adamantoise to Ragnarok.

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Originally Posted by ThatLuluThough

From NA to EU it was Adamantoise to Ragnarok.

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And where do you live?

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

And where do you live?

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I am based in NA I live in FL.

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Originally Posted by ThatLuluThough

I am based in NA I live in FL.

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Yeah, I would have tested the connection first. There's ways to see ping. EU is rather than the NA servers. Only some people have the same ping and they tend to live in the north east US

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Yeah, I would have tested the connection first. There's ways to see ping. EU is rather than the NA servers. Only some people have the same ping and they tend to live in the north east US

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Understandable but what is done is done now I will just have to live with it and switch back likely buy another world transfer and return back to NA I just wanted to bring some light to the subject so they could maybe implement a go back feature for world transfers eventually at some point maybe.

Your posts are very hard to read with so much text in one block, and you seem to be putting more detail than we need to know (but I am finding it hard to process).

But for moving servers... you paid to go through the process of moving from one server to another. I assume that's an administration fee, and can't just be undone. Once you've moved, it doesn't matter whether it's an hour later or a year later; your character was moved, and the money you paid was consumed in the moving. It's still a process that has to be repeated.

If you wanted to test latency on another server, it would be much simpler to start an alt character there and see how they perform.

Additionally, many people are having connection issues at the moment.

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Originally Posted by ThatLuluThough

Understandable but what is done is done now I will just have to live with it and switch back likely buy another world transfer and return back to NA I just wanted to bring some light to the subject so they could maybe implement a go back feature for world transfers eventually at some point maybe.

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Just what did you expect when you move to a server 8.000 km away from you?
I understand SE that they dont give a refund or whatever because you just did a extremly stupid move.

You also see a problem where none exists, because usually players know that large distances from the server cause laggs.
That's why there are servers on almost every continent.

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Originally Posted by ThatLuluThough

Understandable but what is done is done now I will just have to live with it and switch back likely buy another world transfer and return back to NA I just wanted to bring some light to the subject so they could maybe implement a go back feature for world transfers eventually at some point maybe.

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I don't know of any game that will reverse server transfers, with the occasional exception of transfers done while an account was compromised. They will always state that the transfer is final once completed.

It's always best to research before transferring and the best way to do it is to make a character on the world you want to move to first. Starting in Limsa is a good way to check latency and other issues that you'll likely experience due to the large number of players that tend to congregate there compared to the other starting zones.

The thing is it's the games fault if your internet connection is bad. Maybe you should upgrade your internet contract or check if you still have copper cable in your whole region. I can play on NA and EU and have no problems with laggs at all even tho NA is like really really far away. And i live on the countryside (in germany) and even there we have glass fiber. So if you want to complain go to your goverment or the internet company of your choice and do it there because they "can" do something about it.

Also it is also not the fault of SE when people don't use their brains and check first the server out they want to switch to and read the warnings with all the details they put before every purchase. It's like buying a ticket to a amusement park and then complaining to the staff that it's raining when you visit it. It's something they can't control and they can't turn their whole business down just because people don't think about the odds of "bad" things.

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Originally Posted by Curisu

Just what did you expect when you move to a server 8.000 km away from you?
I understand SE that they dont give a refund or whatever because you just did a extremly stupid move.

You also see a problem where none exists, because usually players know that large distances from the server cause laggs.
That's why there are servers on almost every continent.

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Its not a big deal I said it was my fault I just wish there was a way to revert I already took the blame for that but I was saying it would have been nice if they could of push me back to the previous home world, but tbh as I said prior I just wanted to put that out there I never post on forums usually because if you read the comments ahead its mostly negative it's your fault, and wow bro stupid move but I had already took the fault for it I just wish they had a way to push you back to your prior server. It was just a suggestion for possible changes because MMO's always change so I thought that would be nice to put it out there but the world is full of opinions which is understandable but people love to insult not saying you because yours wasn't insulting but its almost as if for anything I say in this world there will always be an opposition and that's just life again it was just a suggestion put on the forums MMO's are ever changing that could be a thing made possible eventually.

Oh I like you, you sound like me.

Anyway, I played on the NA servers before while living in Europe and there wasn't a lot of lag tbh, on the other hand, my net provider is ok, so maybe that's why.

You can just move back in 3 days, and not have to move back again.

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Originally Posted by ThatLuluThough

Its not a big deal I said it was my fault I just wish there was a way to revert I already took the blame for that but I was saying it would have been nice if they could of push me back to the previous home world, but tbh as I said prior I just wanted to put that out there I never post on forums usually because if you read the comments ahead its mostly negative it's your fault, and wow bro stupid move but I had already took the fault for it I just wish they had a way to push you back to your prior server. It was just a suggestion for possible changes because MMO's always change so I thought that would be nice to put it out there but the world is full of opinions which is understandable but people love to insult not saying you because yours wasn't insulting but its almost as if for anything I say in this world there will always be an opposition and that's just life again it was just a suggestion put on the forums MMO's are ever changing that could be a thing made possible eventually.

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First of all, it's very hard to read your texts.
I didn't even know you could form sentences that long in English.
These hard to read texts could be a reason for a lot of negative feedback.

Second, there are the world population balancing systems that you can use to switch to a more populated NA DC for free.
Also, world travel makes the choice of server almost irrelevant.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/option_service/world_transfer_service/population_balancing/
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/worldstatus/

Btw, why did you even chose a EU server when you wanted to join a more active one?
You will mosty play alone and wait forever to enter enything because the EU is asleep or at work when you play at "normal" hours like 6pm-10pm.