Yoshida-san - GLOBAL Servers and Balancing Tweaks Instead of Regional Servers

[Alhanelem]

Yes, yes, I know technically all servers are "international" in that anyone can join any server. But what I've seen on various threads in various places is that the many NA / EU Linkshells / people seem to be set on moving to the new NA/EU Servers (which is fine, it's their prerogative).

Various threads in various places do not represent the entire community. The legacy communities will likely remain mostly intact because there's no reason to leave unless everyone else you know is also leaving.

But having a single Text Word wouldn't hurt you, would it?

It wouldn't hurt, but it would be a waste. The "international" servers would have a very low population (especially if you're right about people wanting to leave their current server, which I'm not so sure about). These people would then be complaining that there aren't enough players on their server and those that are there will complain that not enough people speak their language / are on at their time.

Putting one "text word" next to a server is not likely to create a strong community and will must likely result in a weaker game experience for the players on that server.

It may seem harmless but it will only work in the most optimal of circumstances under iffy assumptions (e.g. lots of people switching)