Would you prefer New or Old server names?

I was searching the forums and haven't seen this topic brought up before, but sorry if it has and I missed it.

I was just wondering, since nothing has been officially said yet as far as I can find, if people were hoping the server names would be brand new, and scrap all of the old server names?

Or maybe there's a majority of you who are really attached to the old 1.0 server names and want them to stay?

I, personally, want SE to do away with the old server names, completely, forever. That's just my opinion, though. I want to know how others feel about this question, and why you feel that way.

I just never liked the server names from 1.0 after the mergers. Even before, I only found a couple where the names appealed to me. But I did like Lindblum, but that didn't last. D: So I had to settle for Sargatanas, and settle I did...



Like this Post if you would prefer to Keep All Of The Old Server Names.

(With likely additions if/when the amount of server exceed the number of servers that existed at the end of 1.0)

Like this post if you would prefer it if they Do Away With All Of The End-Of-1.0 Server Names and have All New Server Names.

I feel certain I'm in the minority, but I'd like to keep the old server names as they add more names.

I honestly like the old server names I just want it to be a mix of kinds of names for the new ones. To be honest I'm hoping Moomba gets thrown in for once.

I don't care either way really.

eeeh, I don't much care, thouhg keeping the old names would make me slightly less confused for a smaller period of time.

A mix of old and new would be best maybe.

As long as I can transfer from my current server to where I am going, Balmung, to join my GF, ESS ls, and others that I have come into contact with. Then I do not care so much if the old servers keeps their names or get new ones. :)

really don't care about server name, just want to be with my alliance

Someone once said, "what's in a name?"

The names of the servers are mostly irrelevant. Other than that they should be final fantasy related, I care not what they are called.

For me, the only reason I'd like completely new names is because I'd rather not have any lingering ties to 1.0, as ARR feels like it should be a completely fresh start, including fresh names. Of course this isn't a horribly important issue, was just interested to see how others felt about it.

I'm not exactly going to rage if they keep the old names, I'd just prefer all-new names myself.

Well so far in 1.0 we have gone through 3 sets of server names from Beta to now:

FFXIV 1.0 Closed Beta - Theme = Nemesis
Garland (FF1), Emperor (FF2), Golbez (FF4), Exdeath (FF5), Kefka (FF6), Sephiroth (FF7), Ultimecia (FF8), Jecht (FF10), Shadowlord (FF11), Gabranth (FF12)

FFXIV 1.0 Open Beta to World Merge - Theme = Cities
Original (01-09-2010) - Cornelia (FF1), Kashuan (FF2), Gysahl (FF3), Mysidia (FF4), Istory (FF5), Figaro (FF6), Wutai (FF7), Trabia (FF8), Lindblum (FF9), Besaid (FF10)
Added Later in Beta (03-09-2010) - Selbina (FF11), Rabanastre (FF12), Bodhum (FF13), Melmond (FF1), Palamecia (FF2)
Added at Release (21-09-2010) - Saronia (FF3), Fabul (FF4)
Added a few weeks in (02-10-2010) - Karnak (FF5)

FFXIV 1.0 World Merge - Theme = Weapons
Ridill, Masamune, Durandal, Aegis, Gungnir, Sargatanas, Balmung, Hyperion, Excalibur, Ragnarok



2.0 Server names will probably be either ba (a) the same as 1.0 post merge (plus a few), (b) the new theme currently used in closed beta or (c) a second new theme for open beta, carried to release. Either way it won't really make much of a difference IMO, except for making the devs work a bit to figure out new server naming themes.


Side Note: Went through a bunch of old Lodestone posts to get the server information. Makes me feel quite old when I see all the patch notes and "Ask the Devs" (they were fun) blurb about features, from way back in 2010 XS

New names becuase people going to bitch that omg ??? is now a JP world wtf "cry"

Wait... when you say old server names, to you mean old as in end of 1.x, or old as in "older than the old" original release server names?

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Originally Posted by jwang

Wait... when you say old server names, to you mean old as in end of 1.x, or old as in "older than the old" original release server names?

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I think there talking about old not the first release worlds.

Honestly I don't mind... If they keep the old server names then it'd be kinda easier to get our bearings and the RP community will stay on Balmung more than likely.

...If they change the server names, I hope they also label one server as officially favorable for RP, then I can avoid it like the plaaaague ; ;. I jest, it's not that bad,... but I'd rather not settle my main there><

Honestly... I don't care anymore.
They already changed world identities before and since the servers will be region specific there is a great chance you will chose to move to a server better suiting your region; even if you had the choice to stay on your current server name.

I just hope we get plenty of notice so that we can organize and collaborate with our LS, IRL friends and even the country (eg. the unofficial Oceanic server movement)

ping times beside each server as well as a population bar. If they really want to go "cutting edge" put a site together that shows server flux by time zone. Server A is super busy. It has 600K people logging in daily. All of them at 4:00 am my time, in Japan. Great, doesn't do me much good though.