Oceanic server

There is a growing portion of players in the oceanic zones (Aus,Nzd,Sing,Jpy expats). Taking this into account I think it would be good to have a server labeled for these oceanic players. Oceanic players have annexed Tonberry currently and this will work but if we label one Oceanic it will give new players from these zones a place to go without researching where the correct time zone communities are.

How is the "new server experience" on Tonberry? Worth it?

Myself and my guild mates were to slow to get on Tonberry due to the lock we're currently on Goblin waiting for the transfers to open up. Hoping the Latency is better on the JP realms , would love to here from some Aussies on Tonberry about the latency and server pop from oceania

Not on Tonberry, but on a JP server. I'm still getting latency issues. Might just be because i'm with dodo.. lol

might be just because they only check your location every .333 seconds too...

The Lat on the NA servers is bordering unplayable. Moving out of effects is basically a waste of time.

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Originally Posted by TKRZ

The Lat on the NA servers is bordering unplayable. Moving out of effects is basically a waste of time.

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From what i've noticed so far, its probably the same as 1.0 for me. which is doable with things, you just have to be fast and not unlucky to be doing any kind of ability when some killer moves come your way.

Just a shame watching yourself getting out of the aoe zone, and still getting hit. More so when everyone thinks your a nub! lol

You can just ping both Montreal and japanese datacenters and find out how is it for you.

I'm on Tonberry. I love it over playing on the NA servers (which I did in Beta 3), the lag is so much better. The community is great on Tonberry, and there's plenty of English and JP people.
Unfortunately I believe Tonberry is denying new characters for the foreseeable future.

I'm on TONBERRY, all the usual issues and log in problems are here too. I had 5 friends who bought FF to get on Ton in early access. Within 1 minute of launch the server was packed. I think more than loggin issues people are not happy because all their friends are spread everywhere across the servers. Unfortunately Aussies are spread out everywhere now just trying to get some game time in on any server.

I dont have any problems running out of aoe effects, based in Australia here as well.

"Borderline unplayable" doesn't remotely describe it. For me everything is fluid and instant; no rubberbanding or skill delays. Perhaps you should get a new isp.

I'm on Tonberry with a few friends, although many others were not so quick in getting in . Is it worth it separating from friends, probably no...but how are we able to find a server to be confident in a decent oceanic population is probably a question for many given the current server status.
What would really help is at least have a OFFICIAL OCEANIC FORUM, so that we may have a place to discuss and determine a new server for all those lost oceanic souls that could not get in the pre-determined servers and a chance for friends/family to reunite.
There is no official word on xfer either, me and my friends are all just a confused bunch now as to what to do. Possibly releveling on the 'promised' new servers will solve the issue. Then again, no server name has been announced so likely us oceanic players is gona be scattered all across the place and eventually paying to transfer to a server like Tonberry in the end...

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Originally Posted by TKRZ

The Lat on the NA servers is bordering unplayable. Moving out of effects is basically a waste of time.

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Well I have been playing as probably the most latency dependent role (tank) on almost every duty finder in the main story as well as the extra dungeons.

The latency is'nt that bad as was quoted it's similar to 1.0, I don't have any issues avoiding aoe, or mob attacks in general. However every now and then you will get by an attack you are clearly out of range of. But this is maybe a 1 in 100 occurance.

+1 for being on Tonberry with friends spread across Tonberry and a couple of other worlds.

Would be keen for a new World labelled Oceanic and the ability to free transfer to it. That, or for Tonberry restrictions to be lifted and a sizeable enough window so my friends can actually get on, but as mentioned, this is incredibly unlikely. Seems if you didn't play in Phase 4, you had no chance of actually getting onto Tonberry.

I also find if you react quick enough, and don't 'derp must finish casting spell before I move', you're generally okay getting out of red circles, especially after you've been doing it for 40+ levels. That said, from what I have been reading, you latency is either better or worse on JP servers depending on your internet provider (Optus and companies that run on Optus lines can get ~200ms on NA servers, but get ~280+ms on JP servers). Always fun reading threads about people getting stuck with 130ms and how it makes the game 'impossible'

Tiamat JP has a lot of Oceanic players :)

Switched from Behemoth NA during EA as I was getting such bad lag & always got hit by AOE's when well out of range ~.~ tis so much better now ^^

To my understanding these are the 'official' Oceania servers:
JP Legacy - Masamune
JP New - Tonberry
JP New - Tiamat
NA Legacy - Sargatanas
NA New - Behemoth

Not sure which ones are still open to new characters though~

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Originally Posted by Suki-

Not sure which ones are still open to new characters though~

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I check quite frequently (whenever I log in/out, or get force disconnected) and all servers are pretty much locked down 24/7. I understand they are working to alleviate the issues, however it seems Tonberry (and possibly Tiamat) will never remain open long enough to get 'all' the oceanic players on to them, or at least allow enough time for friend/family groups to coordinate onto either of the worlds until after the free month is over and potential numbers drop.

Of course having a third world can potentially cause greater population issues when the free month cut off passes, but it seems people just want to play with their friends on a JP server that has a decent population of Oceanic/english speaking players (preferably without the login issues!).

I do want to go to one of the Oceania/SEA servers though, I'm actually more of a SEA player. Currently I'm in Cerberus, having met literally no Aussies. On Guildworks, I met one Aussie guy however, might contact him tonight.

Im currently on Exodus and i live in Sydney, no issues for me and even if they do open up a server ASPAC (Asia pacific) i wouldn't change due to the fact that i and possibly a lot of others aussies playing on other servers are at a point of no return with our characters....unless they allow us to transfer our profiles than that will do it for me

Well I really hope they open up realm transfers soon. My friends are on Tiamat and Ive spent hours refreshing the list trying to get on. Eventually I gave up and rolled on Ramuh where I haven't encountered a single English speaking player. It sucks. I don't really want to start over either.

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Originally Posted by Moite

Well I really hope they open up realm transfers soon. My friends are on Tiamat and Ive spent hours refreshing the list trying to get on. Eventually I gave up and rolled on Ramuh where I haven't encountered a single English speaking player. It sucks. I don't really want to start over either.

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Which is why I selected Exodus...there are plenty of English speakers here although they are in different time zones which i guess isn't too bad as i don't usually get to play till late night when the gf allows me to lol

Im running a guild over on Masamune(LEGACY) mostly new players but we have 36 members so far mostly all aussie and its a great community there :)

Lets keep this thread alive, for all the oceanic lost souls scattered all over the place perhaps people that would wana (and dont mind) starting over once new world opens that we may pick a server to gather in.
I seriously doubt existing server upgrades will have a large enough capacity to accommodate the amount of people that wana join the server.

I don't want to be rude or presumptuous, but the 'point of no return' is what... a week? Level 30? 50? When you are potentially going to play for 6+ months? You guys are obviously entitled to your opinions/beliefs, and there is no way I can possibly know your individual circumstances, but it feels incredibly short sighted to say you're beyond (potentially) bettering your experience for the long term because you've invested a week into your character (which can range in any number of hours).

I've peronsally invested far too many hours in the last week (lv 50 with 2x lv 15 subs etc), and have been considering rerolling. What is a week in the grand scheme of things if you can spend months with all your friends/a good oceanic base on one server? A free transfer would definitely be more preferable, but I digress.

Of course, my circumstances are different to others, and I was fortunate enough to get onto Tonberry early, so I don't suffer from some of the issues many others are. Also helps that my friends are quality players so it'd be a huge increase to my end game potential.

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Originally Posted by Tenderloin

Im running a guild over on Masamune(LEGACY) mostly new players but we have 36 members so far mostly all aussie and its a great community there :)

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Would love to, but world is full :(

Me and my mate are on Cerberus too!, though we only ended up there because that's what was available for the both of us. We haven't seen any more aussies either :(

...my mains still stuck on Diabolos by herself which sucks!

I'm an aussie on Lamia and I rarely get any issues. Even in FATE's where a ridiculous amount of people get involved it keeps running ok.
Although I might consider switching servers when the world change is allowed, if we have a good server for us. Although it'd be hard to give up the community I'm slowly getting to know through dungeon's and stuff the longer I'm on Lamia.

On Tonberry. Huge Aussie and SEA population that I've noticed. Maybe as much as 50/50 English to Japanese

You can always join Masamune. It's the Legacy Oceanic server. It's really no different than a new server... the prices are a little higher, but you don't need to buy equipment until later levels anyway.

I'm on Alexander and looking for an active free company (one I am in atm has very few active members), but an Oceanic player also.

i'm almost positive that on tonberry aus/sea > JP
REVEN, MIRAI, INW, SGC,MINA,SYN are all aus/sea FC and i find them everywhere
I feel like the only JP speaker i saw is the guy the yelling for jp recurit in shout

if somehow they open up the oceanic tag server
CAN YOU ATLEAST ADD SOUTHEAST ASIA in to your country list when we register the account
seriously, some unknown island list in it but not a single SE asia country on them

and i feel like they not group duty finder group for masamune and tonberry together which result in longer queue time for "eng duty finder"

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Originally Posted by Doraymon_Prime

and i feel like they not group duty finder group for masamune and tonberry together which result in longer queue time for "eng duty finder"

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It definitely feels that way. I queued into HM Ifrit earlier today, and every player in the group was from Tonberry. Incidentally it was a good group, so we formed a party and smashed it out for a couple of hours. From my experience, it seems most English players in Duty Finder are on Tonberry (from the JP world list at least). Incidentally, I have encounters Japanese players with multiple (or all) level 50 classes on the one character, so some legacy servers are definitely in there.

I wasted my first week on American servers (Im an Aussie) stayed up all night till Tonberry, Masamune, Tiamat, Sargatanas and Behemoth were open....made 4 toons on Tonberry....spent 24 hours in Gridania not ONE shout conversation happened in the 7 hours I was logged on despite shouting between quests I had NOT ONE FC or link shell invitation. I then moved to a character in Ul dah...same problem NO conversation by anyone and despite me asking NO offers of any sort. I asked if there were any Australians on the server and NOT ONE reply. Havent tried the others cant see any point if I get the same response.

Ive encountered NO Australians on this unofficial Oceanic servers. The FC I was in was 95% Japanese speaking. I got an invite within 5 minutes but it was too difficult my Japanese comprehension is not fast enough to use Japanese for anything other than shopping and daily life.

If I cant get an FC or link shell I might have to leave the game. I didnt buy it to play alone. I can do that with The Witcher. I came here to interact with others while playing. I hate to say this guys but ive seen more Australians on other servers. Ive wasted 1 week of my 3 weeks holiday (because of the crashing and server locking and lack of English speaking guilds) which I wont get for another 6 months.

I cant believe people can be so rude and a whole server at that.

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Originally Posted by Stargazer1

I wasted my first week on American servers (Im an Aussie) stayed up all night till Tonberry, Masamune, Tiamat, Sargatanas and Behemoth were open....made 4 toons on Tonberry....spent 24 hours in Gridania not ONE shout conversation happened in the 7 hours I was logged on despite shouting between quests I had NOT ONE FC or link shell invitation. I then moved to a character in Ul dah...same problem NO conversation by anyone and despite me asking NO offers of any sort. I asked if there were any Australians on the server and NOT ONE reply. Havent tried the others cant see any point if I get the same response.

Ive encountered NO Australians on this unofficial Oceanic servers. The FC I was in was 95% Japanese speaking. I got an invite within 5 minutes but it was too difficult my Japanese comprehension is not fast enough to use Japanese for anything other than shopping and daily life.

If I cant get an FC or link shell I might have to leave the game. I didnt buy it to play alone. I can do that with The Witcher. I came here to interact with others while playing. I hate to say this guys but ive seen more Australians on other servers. Ive wasted 1 week of my 3 weeks holiday (because of the crashing and server locking and lack of English speaking guilds) which I wont get for another 6 months.

I cant believe people can be so rude and a whole server at that.

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Searching out the Aussies just needs the right bait, you know, a bit of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie". Seriously though you must have been extremely unlucky to not get any responses or people were in other zones and didn't see the chat because there are plenty of Aussies on Tonberry. I have a secondary character on Tonberry and see chat in English all the time when I'm there, perhaps you should give it another try. Also check here http://oceania.guildwork.com/

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Originally Posted by Azadross

Searching out the Aussies just needs the right bait, you know, a bit of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie".

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OI OI OI!!! ^_^... Wow, that's imprinted kinda deeply, huh? >_>

I play on Ultima (jp) and have found that there are quite a few English speaking people lurking around. My free company is mainly made up of West Aussies! I was pretty stunned at that, when I played ffxi I did not even encounter another Aussie let alone a WEST Aussie. Feel free to check out Ultima. Its a very good world. I think with JP world's is that you have to look for other English speakers. Oh, we're there, we just don't have a huge number. I think perhaps a lot of Aussie's went to US worlds perhaps thinking it would be the same set up as WoW. It definitely isn't. I have excellent ping 95% of the time and quite enjoy my FC. Good luck with the hunt