So, no roleplay server?

[Abriael]

In the world of media, to which Abriel belongs, all statements made by a person within a company are promises.

Nope. In the world of commercial relations of all kinds all statements made by or on behalf of a high ranking officer of a company about a product and service to be provided, directly to customers are considered promises to those customers.

Not rocket science, despite the fact that some seem to have an interest in spinning it otherwise.

the mere hint that they maybe might not fufill the promise is grounds for rage and unbridled anger

No, it's grounds for questions and requests for clarifications. Which is what this thread is, as per OP.

The only ones that seem "enraged" here are some of those reacting to people daring to question SE on the issue.

Or, we could all relax and wait for a response

Which is what this thread is for, despite some people's disingenuous attempt to derail it.

[Rowyne]

I do agree that I don't think ARR needs more than one RP server at launch, or maybe two (one for NA/EU and one for JP).

After reading some of the other forums out there, I think I have to amend this statement. I'm finding that there are new players who want to be on a RP server, but don't want to play on a legacy server.

So, in a perfect setting, ideally there would be 4 roleplay servers for this game:

• One NA/EU Legacy
• One NA/EU Non-Legacy
• One JP Legacy
• One JP Non-Legacy

However, Yoshi-P has only (so far) confirmed that there would be "a roleplay server" (meaning singular). If we're limited to one, it only makes sense to designate a server that everyone has access to. And since the majority of the RP community already resides on Balmung, a legacy server, it's really just logical to designate that as the RP server, IMO. That solution is the most fair to everyone, and causes the least amount of upheaval.

[Hvinire]

While we understand you guys are eager to hear about an official role-playing server (especially before you choose where you and your friends want to play), the team doesn't have any new progress on this idea just yet. We're continuing to look into it, and hope to have something to report later.

[Duuude007]

While we understand you guys are eager to hear about an official role-playing server (especially before you choose where you and your friends want to play), the team doesn't have any new progress on this idea just yet. We're continuing to look into it, and hope to have something to report later.

Effectively what we've been trying to tell Abriael. They will tell us when they are good and ready. There is no point in trying to push them to announce it sooner than that.

Thank you once again, Hvinire, for sharing more than necessary, in the months leading up to launch.

[Abriael]

While we understand you guys are eager to hear about an official role-playing server (especially before you choose where you and your friends want to play), the team doesn't have any new progress on this idea just yet. We're continuing to look into it, and hope to have something to report later.

Thanks a lot for the response Hvinire.

A couple further questions if you don't mind (I know you probably won't be able to respond immediately, but I'll leave them here for when you can):

1: In the case the server won't be ready for beta 4 or launch, will we be granted a free transfer to it when it will be ready?

2: In the case the server will be ready for beta 4, but not by when transfer applications will start being accepted, will be be able to change our transfer application to the RP server?

Thanks,

Effectively what we've been trying to tell Abriael. They will tell us when they are good and ready. There is no point in trying to push them to announce it sooner than that.

Since you're obviously not interested in a RP server, but just in derailing this thread, you're no judge on whether there's a point or not.

As a matter of fact, there's plenty point in knowing in an RP server will be provided before we make a choice, especially since organizing one's friends network to get as many people as possible on the same server is not something that can be done in 10 minutes.

Thank you once again, Hvinire, for sharing more than necessary, in the months leading up to launch.

It's not for you to judge what's necessary to share.

[Rowyne]

While we understand you guys are eager to hear about an official role-playing server (especially before you choose where you and your friends want to play), the team doesn't have any new progress on this idea just yet. We're continuing to look into it, and hope to have something to report later.

Thank you, Hvinire! This is an important topic to many of us, and it helps to ease a bit of anxiety to know that it's still in the works. We did indeed need to know that it hadn't been forgotten and that we will get an answer.

Hopefully before server transfers...

[SkyeWindbinder]

While we understand you guys are eager to hear about an official role-playing server (especially before you choose where you and your friends want to play), the team doesn't have any new progress on this idea just yet. We're continuing to look into it, and hope to have something to report later.

Thanks for the tip, Hvinire!

Although I won't be playing on one, I know a lot of people are super-interested in being able to play on an RP server. Hopefully we get some more news soon.

[Abriael]

However, Yoshi-P has only (so far) confirmed that there would be "a roleplay server" (meaning singular). If we're limited to one, it only makes sense to designate a server that everyone has access to. And since the majority of the RP community already resides on Balmung, a legacy server, it's really just logical to designate that as the RP server, IMO. That solution is the most fair to everyone, and causes the least amount of upheaval.

Would work for me. Luckily all servers are accessible to everyone (and datacenter location seems rather irrelevant. If they feel Canada is ok for European players, then even Japan would be ok for pretty much everyone as well), so whatever server they designate it would work, even if they made a new one on purpose.

What matters is having one and being able to get everyone on it.

[Rowyne]

Luckily all servers are accessible to everyone (and datacenter location seems rather irrelevant.

Well, technically, yes, they're all accessible by everyone. But legacy players can't bring their 1.0 characters to non-legacy servers, correct? They would have to create new characters.

So, again, if they're thinking of only one RP server, it would be most fair to everyone to designate a legacy server.

What matters is having one and being able to get everyone on it.

Absolutely! We don't always agree on everything, Abriael, but it seems that on this topic we do.

[Abriael]

Well, technically, yes, they're all accessible by everyone. But legacy players can't bring their 1.0 characters to non-legacy servers, correct? They would have to create new characters.

Oh yeah, totally. I meant between legacy servers of course

I'm almost sure that new players won't mind to be bunched up with old ones as long as they get a RP server to play on.