With the flood of info, I cannot remember where, but I think it was in yesterday's letter from the producer (or maybe it was on some of the interviews?), and as I did see no thread about this yet... well then, Yoshi confirmed that before phase 3, they will announce the data center locations and will allow us old players to re pick a server.
So I just wanted to know how do you feel about that, because I was inclined not to leave Ridill, wherever it's data center is, but if everybody else migrates to regional US/EU servers it might be risky to remain there all alone if it's located in the Japan region.
Will you guys move from your old server? Will the community be remade anew (again)?
Server Transfers before Phase 3
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02-23-2013, 07:00 PMDannythmServer Transfers before Phase 3
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02-23-2013, 07:04 PMNix
I'll be moving and I can't wait! The sooner I know the servers the better haha, got a bunch of friends who want to migrate together and it'd be nice to be able to be together at the release instead of some months later :(
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02-23-2013, 08:04 PMNiqote
No plans to move atm ^_^ but if I did it would be because the whole LS moved.
I'd really like to see a world map with information on what region would best benefit from each server location... For those of us in Oceania it's not clear if we would have better performance on a JP or a US server or even if there is much of a difference at all~! -
02-23-2013, 08:07 PMNixLater in the beta tests they'll be opening up the data centers, might be handy to see if you can 'ping' them and see which one gives you the least delay^^. I hope you and your oceanic buddies find one that is suitable for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Niqote
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02-23-2013, 08:38 PMNiqoteI'll have to see if one of my more savvy LS mates can do something like that, what a good suggestion ^^Quote:
Originally Posted by Nix
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02-23-2013, 08:43 PMTigleUpendi
Tis a shame we can not all be in one uber big server kupo. Then love peace and moogles would be in all our hearts!
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02-23-2013, 08:51 PMNix*puts a hand over Tigle's mouth and drags him out of the thread* NOTHING TO SEE HERE FOLKS!Quote:
Originally Posted by TigleUpendi
I kid, I kid haha
The topic was brought up a while ago but there were many compelling reasons for and against this. I was totally on the side for against lol ; ;. -
02-23-2013, 09:18 PMPEANUT
I just hope/pray that we can test how we like picking a server closer to us, and if it doesn't work out or if there are problems with personal taste in the community with that server we can change to something else like an international server.
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02-23-2013, 10:25 PMLlenCoram
I hope this server transfer is handled like the last one, where we default into a particular server. Otherwise it's just going to be the server merge fiasco all over again.
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02-24-2013, 01:38 AMJillyBean
So, we still have to wait to find out.
This is the official SE Forum translation of the Live Letter question:
Q46: How will the worlds from 1.0 be separated with the shift to global data centers?
A46: During Beta Test phase 3, we are planning to have players choose worlds like the world transfer in 1.0. At that time we plan on releasing information on which world will be connected to which data center.
Source: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Updates/page5
And this is Reinheart's direct translation from the Live Letter
Foxclon: ok it’s good time, this might be the last question
Yoshi: how will the world change compared to previous?
Yoshi: how will teh10 worlds change right?
Foxclon: yes
Yoshi: we have data centers (servers) in other regions so during phase 3 while everyone is playing we will talk to the community team and decide and will release that information. We have to see how many players are coming back as well so we have to watch all that.
Time to make sure to really stay in touch with your peoples. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinheart
EDIT: In regard to the thread title, I think they will begin making their final decision based upon the results of Phase 3, and by Phase 4/Open we would be placed on automatically OR have to choose. But I really don't know. -
02-24-2013, 01:49 AMnokinator
I dont know why everyone thinks they will be able to pick a server. what ever sever/world you are on will be trasnfered to a new one with a new name thats all, you will not be able to change. john doe isnt just gonna be able to pick a new server just because he wants to it doesnt work like that with the data transfer and such. for the beta test youll be able to pick 1 of the 10 or all 10 if you want. at launch the new servers/worlds you can pick if you make a character anew with a new account. when the game launches You will already be doing cross world/server events.
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02-24-2013, 06:38 AMNixBecause SE has already said in the past that we'll get a free server transfer, it's just a case of 'when'.Quote:
Originally Posted by nokinator
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02-24-2013, 06:43 AMAltera
I want to move to Balmung to play together with Yuniko Moontail and her LS Eorzean Explorer's Society :D
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02-24-2013, 07:06 AMGemma
I'm more curious about when we can make the changes to our characters from 1.0 since data is being saved from a later beta phase. Do we make our changes to them in the beta? Or do we get to do it at launch?
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02-24-2013, 07:12 AMNixI think the window opens in beta phase 4 - but if some players can't make beta, they have 6 months from the start of that window to make the changes to their character.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemma
I could be wrong though, I can't find the exact quote and I'm about to head out of the house D: Weekend volunteering ftw~ -
02-24-2013, 07:13 AMnokinatoryes I do agree but its not gonna be at launch, and it seems as if people seem to think they are gonna move there entire shell when the game launches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nix
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02-24-2013, 07:16 AMNixIt may be at launch, there's been rumblings that we'll get to pick in beta phase 3 where we go but nothing is confirmed yet. The dev team are trying to find the best way to go about it :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by nokinator
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02-24-2013, 07:18 AMnokinatoryeah idk i think that would be a data transfer nightmare wouldnt itQuote:
Originally Posted by Nix
i mean if they took everyone from the server you where on previous and moved it to new on fine but a bunch of people moving around idk how they would do that. -
02-24-2013, 07:28 AMNixThey did it a whileback; basically you put an app in on the lodestone saying which server you wanted to transfer to; there were a few to choose from.Quote:
Originally Posted by nokinator
SE would then do the transfer at a later date during a maintenance, it went really smoothly! The only downside was that there was limited space per server so some people couldn't go where they wanted.
I see this transfer going down the same way but with fewer space restrictions (hopefully) because a lot of players (not all) are going to move to a datacenter close to them, which will open up space for people to move about ;)
Fingers crossed for a smoother transfer process! haha -
02-24-2013, 07:58 AMSlatfatf
I plan to move to local regional server, just to be on a level playing field of lag. It has nothing to do with isolating myself from an international community of players; I’ve met some great people from all over the Final Fantasy world. I just want the best possible client server response rates I can get.
They may have fixed server response rates from v1.0, but still the closer your server the quicker the response. There will be days when new content is released and everyone logs in at the same time.
I’ll keep an eye on the web pages of some of the folks I’ve hung out with in v1.0 to see where they’re going, we may land in the same place. New game so it’s a chance for a new beginning; exciting times! -
02-24-2013, 08:50 AMBiggs
As long as it goes a little smoother than the last time I will be happy