Concerns about the Chaos datacenter decisions

[Vickii]

I signed up (American living in Europe) a few months ago, and I was given distinct choices of US or EU. While i know it all routes to the same place, it made it clear Europeans should go one way and Americans should go another.

The option would be nice, because the lag is noticable, but honestly why would a European choose to play on a US server anyway? They're marked that way for a reason.

[KaiKatzchen]

The option would be nice, because the lag is noticable, but honestly why would a European choose to play on a US server anyway? They're marked that way for a reason.

As you can see from the image the OP posted they were not always marked as such. Back when we had to pick servers - as I said above - the servers were marked as NA/EU - and SE also made it clear back then that there was no plans to make a EU Data center. In the last year plans have changed, leaving many EU's who have been begging for a EU Data Center for 2+ years now - with a choice of stay on a server that was clearly marked NA/EU when they transferred originally or pay. Even Ragnarok was marked NA/EU.

Since you only started a few months ago - this is not an issue you would have seen or had to deal with back at the start of 2.0 - so you are very lucky.

I don't see why they couldn't just waive the transfer fee for any transfers both on or off any server associated with chaos data center. That's what I would have expected them to do.

I agree - as long as the transfers are going to or off of Chaos - I don't see an issue.

[Vickii]

As you can see from the image the OP posted they were not always marked as such. Back when we had to pick servers - as I said above - the servers were marked as (1 server) Eu and the rest NA/EU - and SE also made it clear back then that there was no plans to make a EU Data center. In the last year plans have changed, leaving many EU's who have been begging for a EU Data Center for 2+ years now - with a choice of stay on a server that was clearly marked NA/EU when they transferred originally or pay.

Since you only started a few months ago - this is not an issue you would have seen or had to deal with back at the start of 2.0 - so you are very lucky.

Aah! I see! Yeah, it's quite clearly marked now.

I rolled US anyway, as i assumed there'd be a lot of language on the EU servers, and I'm a bit homesick, so it's nice to talk to Americans.

[KaiKatzchen]

Aah! I see! Yeah, it's quite clearly marked now.

I rolled US anyway, as i assumed there'd be a lot of language on the EU servers, and I'm a bit homesick, so it's nice to talk to Americans.

Yeah like I said people starting now are lucky, not as unclear as back then~! That's why people are a bit upset over it and I can totally understand why.

Aww well I am sorry you're homesick and it must be nice to see the NA chatter~! ^^ Stay safe over there.

[TriColors]

I have to say I agree - back when many moved from 1.0 to 2.0 there was no difference and at that time there was no plan for a EU data center. Ragnarok (EU) was created because people were saying it was hard to gather together with other EU players - so SE made a server saying if you want to play with EU people that have time zones like yours and it will be easier to get together and do things, this server is EU.

But it was not put there because they planned on making a EU Data Center. Actually back then, if I remember correctly they said they had no plans on making a EU Data Center and that Ragnarok was there for people who wanted to play with people in their time zone. People just went wherever they wanted because it didn't matter.

Yes they have been planning on making a EU Data Center for about 1 year now - but many people made their choices on servers over 2 years ago before the idea was even brought up by SE. I am a US player on an NA server - but even I feel bad that the EU's don't have a choice to transfer over to a EU data center for free as well.

It would be very easy to do - Only players who are transferring off of or on to the Chaos Data Center can use the free transfer (So if someone wants to go from say - Hyperion to Balmung they won't be able to because that's NA to NA)

I think that it is fair to allow all EU players to have a chance at a better ping, and none of them should have to pay for such an honor since this was not brought to anyone's attention over 2 years ago when the origonal transfer was allowed.

TLDR; It is not an EU players fault that over 2 years ago they picked from servers that were marked NA/EU - with the belief that NO EU Data Center was gong to be created. So it is not fair to make them pay to transfer now. Just open up transfers to everyone but on the strict basis that players can only transfer ON TO or OFF OF the new Chaos data center and NA to NA transfers will not be allowed for free.

Thank you.