Is there any possibility of enabling and encouraging cross-data-center/cross-region play? When I first joined FFXI, I had some really interesting and cool experiences playing with players from Japan and all over the world, often using the auto-translator, and I was amazed that it was really a "global" game where you could have fun playing with anyone on the Earth! Different time zones can be valuable too because there are always people in the game at any time, and they can also buy your stuff (or craft stuff that you want to buy later) while you're logged out due to work/school/sleep/etc. !!