Introducing New Worlds to the European Data Centers

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06-21-2022, 05:04 PM
LaylaTsarra

Introducing New Worlds to the European Data Centers

Latest info on Euro expansion.

Coming July 5th with DC Travel.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...a5eae28d897338
06-21-2022, 05:53 PM
LaylaTsarra

Seems the Japanese Data Center is coming at the same time.

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...60598de874fc42
06-21-2022, 05:54 PM
hagare

do we need new worlds?
Are all servers congested already?
I thought the problem was unequal distribution.
06-21-2022, 05:57 PM
LaylaTsarra

Quote:

Originally Posted by hagare

do we need new worlds?
Are all servers congested already?
I thought the problem was unequal distribution.

They certainly do in Europe it had some of the worst log in issues. I have characters on Spriggan on Chaos and look forward to new servers to help distribute and grow the DC's.

Japan DC only looks like a reorganization with no new worlds. There are 32 servers and they're adding a DC to make it so each DC has 8 servers. Wonder if Chocobo is going to be moved given I have a character there with a few friends (taking her through story now she's in Garlemald).
06-21-2022, 06:02 PM
Azuri

Those will be even more DoA than OCE. But I guess a few will take whatever poor bait SE came up with to lure players over
06-21-2022, 06:02 PM
Johners

European servers are by the far the most densely populated so having two more home worlds per data centre is fine. That said, the entirely new data centre planned for next summer is interesting because I really fail to see how SE will populate 8 entirely new home worlds beyond locking Chaos/Light character creation entirely.
06-21-2022, 06:05 PM
Jettinson

Ah geez, I love my Twintania but can't help but really amusing myself to transfer to Alpha or Raiden... I love both names
06-21-2022, 06:10 PM
hagare

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaylaTsarra

They certainly do in Europe it had some of the worst log in issues. I have characters on Spriggan on Chaos and look forward to new servers to help distribute and grow the DC's.

Japan DC only looks like a reorganization with no new worlds. There are 32 servers and they're adding a DC to make it each DC has 8 servers. Wonder if Chocobo is going to be moved given I have a character there with a few friends.

I see. Good for you then.
Yeah, Jpn is more redist. I remember 2 worlds getting taken out of my DC xD

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azuri

Those will be even more DoA than OCE. But I guess a few will take whatever poor bait SE came up with to lure players over

heh no. They'll still be in the old populated Data centers.
So there should be no difference in queues
while OCE was completely new DCs, hoping to be filled with the OCE population from JPN DCs.
Which apparently aren't exactly that many.
06-21-2022, 07:09 PM
Larirawiel

Quote:

Originally Posted by hagare

do we need new worlds?
Are all servers congested already?
I thought the problem was unequal distribution.

I do not know how the situation is on JP servers. But EU servers are ~50% more crowded than JP servers. EU-Shiva is full in the evening so you cannot create new characters.

And i guess, they want to avoid a second EW-situation with 7k-ish queues in the future.

Cheers
06-21-2022, 07:56 PM
Isutowaru

European Housing Ultimate Phase 2
06-21-2022, 08:54 PM
Ilisidi

You can check whether Chocobon moves to Meteor or not. They released that info in the last live letter and the summaries are up on the Lodestone and forum.

And, yeah, EU is not empty and you don't start combating congestion when it has already occurred. You try to prevent it. I'm sure we would have had these worlds for Endwalker if the hardware had been available.
06-21-2022, 11:22 PM
Valsharia

can we rename twintania to titania when they get added? a certain angry fairy will yell at us if we dont at least ask...
06-21-2022, 11:39 PM
hagare

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larirawiel

I do not know how the situation is on JP servers. But EU servers are ~50% more crowded than JP servers. EU-Shiva is full in the evening so you cannot create new characters.

And i guess, they want to avoid a second EW-situation with 7k-ish queues in the future.

Cheers

just checked, and half of the world in all jpn data centers are unavailable for character creation.
06-21-2022, 11:50 PM
Misplaced_Marbles

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valsharia

can we rename twintania to titania when they get added? a certain angry fairy will yet at us if we dont at least ask...

Nah, they should rename it, or change the title of the character at least to Oberon, instead of continuing with this (deliberate) mix-up.

More importantly, i want to gather an army of beavers, then release them to purge Il Mheg. After all, if you get them all bored (or have one bored yet charismatic pixie), the eniter world and all its remaining inhabitants could conceivably perish in terror and confusion.
06-22-2022, 12:23 AM
Knot_D

Quote:

Originally Posted by hagare

just checked, and half of the world in all jpn data centers are unavailable for character creation.

It's kinda available you make it on morning JP time :)
06-22-2022, 03:56 AM
Jin-

Bummer, Light needed Meteion and Endsinger server names
06-22-2022, 06:31 AM
Jojoya

Quote:

Originally Posted by hagare

just checked, and half of the world in all jpn data centers are unavailable for character creation.

As I post this 7 hours later, every JP world is available for new character creation.

Character creation restrictions are impacted by population logged in during regional peak/off-peak hours. They're trying to keep higher loads somewhat evenly distributed if they can.

The April Lucky Bancho census had active NA population estimated at about 809k characters across 24 worlds (34k per world average).

Active EU population was estimated at 362k across 12 worlds (27k per world average).

Active JP population was estimated at 509k across 32 worlds (16k per world average).

(Hard to say how many actual players for each since there's no way to verify which characters are alts via the Lodestone API. Also, those numbers don't include characters with a highest job at level 60 or lower since there's no way to separate the free trial characters from characters on accounts with subscriptions. Free trial accounts may increase the numbers significantly.)
06-22-2022, 06:47 AM
Tlamila

JP problem is not world congestion, in fact they're creating no new ones, but DC congestion, as they have the crazy number of 10 words per DC.
NA and EU, instead, apparently..

Anyway I love both names for new Chaos servers.
06-22-2022, 06:51 AM
Ilisidi

Aren't the censuses only measuring how many people have finished Endwalker, which aren't necessarily active players.
06-22-2022, 08:49 AM
hagare

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jojoya

As I post this 7 hours later, every JP world is available for new character creation.

Character creation restrictions are impacted by population logged in during regional peak/off-peak hours. They're trying to keep higher loads somewhat evenly distributed if they can.

The April Lucky Bancho census had active NA population estimated at about 809k characters across 24 worlds (34k per world average).

Active EU population was estimated at 362k across 12 worlds (27k per world average).

Active JP population was estimated at 509k across 32 worlds (16k per world average).

(Hard to say how many actual players for each since there's no way to verify which characters are alts via the Lodestone API. Also, those numbers don't include characters with a highest job at level 60 or lower since there's no way to separate the free trial characters from characters on accounts with subscriptions. Free trial accounts may increase the numbers significantly.)

yeah that's early in the morning.
06-22-2022, 11:01 AM
Shibi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilisidi

Aren't the censuses only measuring how many people have finished Endwalker, which aren't necessarily active players.

Only the English language one, which is why a lot of people discount it's numbers. Tracking an endgame mount/minion as the determinant to being an active player is misleading. So many capped players stop playing and unsubscribe between expansions, and everyone in prior expansions is completely ignored.

The JP language census (Lucky Bancho) tracks active based on changes to lodestone survey to survey - but ignores people under 60.
06-22-2022, 11:23 AM
Jojoya

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilisidi

Aren't the censuses only measuring how many people have finished Endwalker, which aren't necessarily active players.

His system compares information that can be retrieved from lodestone like equipped gear, learned mounts and minions, etc.

If a character's gear changed since his previous census and one he is just starting (or they've added a mount or minion to their collection), they're considered active.