About Global Servers / グローバルサーバーについて

[Wynn]

If there are language specific servers and most of the Japanese move out I'll be very disappointed. I love meeting Japanese people and partying with them.. practicing and learning more Japanese. It will just be a huge huge disappointment.
Sometimes the only groups I can find are Japanese because I'm nocturnal, even though I'm in Canada (EST). ._.

Something else I'm wondering though... is what the heck happens to our current server groups? Besaid is the unofficial RP server.. I'd like to stick with them. I wanna know.. will there even be a Besaid after the move? If not... I wonder where people will go. SE splitting up whole servers (and linkshells) seems messed up. Perhaps all the current servers will stay "global"? And there will be an option to move to language specific/region specific servers.

It would be bad enough if the Japanese leave us, I don't want to think about current servers being thrown all over the place.

I have a feeling the server names aren't going to change and they will just mass move our server data to a new one.

[Zumi]

I am Japanese American, born in America so don't know any Japanese.

I still would want to play on the English servers because I rather play with people I know I can send a tell to and not have any language issues, even though my ethnicity my be Japanese. I played FFXI and I know how many JP people from Japan were for the most part really rude to non JP speaking people, almost never would want to join your party. Basically had enough of that kind of stuff.

If you like mixed servers then play on the global ones. You guys that want to force people to all play on global servers is kind of dumb. Just let people pick which ones they would rather play on they are giving you a choice. You don't like EN only servers then don't play on one.

[Bearforce]

I am Japanese American, born in America so don't know any Japanese.

I still would want to play on the English servers because I rather play with people I know I can send a tell to and not have any language issues, even though my ethnicity my be Japanese. I played FFXI and I know how many JP people from Japan were for the most part really rude to non JP speaking people, almost never would want to join your party. Basically had enough of that kind of stuff.

If you like mixed servers then play on the global ones. You guys that want to force people to all play on global servers is kind of dumb. Just let people pick which ones they would rather play on they are giving you a choice. You don't like EN only servers then don't play on one.

zumi Marry me please, my thoughts exactly as yours. long story short if SE implement a choice whether to be on global serves or language servers is a gold idea. let people have a choice on what to choose and not force to be on a same server.

[Nabiri]

I have a feeling the server names aren't going to change and they will just mass move our server data to a new one.

I hope you're right about that. Seems most likely.

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For people like me, who often play on Japanese time and might end up having a hard time finding groups if they leave, I wonder if SE's soloution would be "cross-server dungeon finder." T_T
Something I don't really intend to use. I want to party with and make friends with people on my server, not people I'll never see again.

[Madruk]

What's the argument about, you'll have both global and language specific servers. People can go play where they want, which is how it should be.

[Tsukino]

What's the argument about, you'll have both global and language specific servers. People can go play where they want, which is how it should be.

Try reading any of the 20-something replies to that question specifically. Or even the OP if you want, since that's exactly what it's about.

[ellohwell]

I personally don't like being able to communicate with only 50% of the server. For example, I saw some guy walking up and down Uldah today and i thought it was amusing so I sent him a tell. And then I probably ended up offending him because I had to try and explain myself using auto-translate since he spoke japanese. I'd rather be able to communicate with everyone on my server and not be afraid that they can't understand me or that I will offend them.

[Madruk]

Try reading any of the 20-something replies to that question specifically. Or even the OP if you want, since that's exactly what it's about.

So in other words it's 20 pages of arguing how opinionated people want to force their preferences on others by making them play on their server. Got it.

[Jinko]

maybe part of it but not all
ima US citizen of of nationality but i fluently speak both and i started FFXI when i was in japan

I tended to want to play with the JP back then, and even sometimes now if its not my LS. cause compared, a good load of nonJP have:
- lack of attentiveness/dont pay attention
- AFK a ton
- dunno how to play their class
- god they boast alot

The JP have no problem playing with foreigners as long as they are skilled and attentive. They will certainly remember who you are. Nationalism, just sounds like a poor excuse. You dont have to be JP to not wanna play with a bunch of non attentive AFKing pple who leave in 30min.

This ..

What is it with US players and AFK so often, I do find that incredibly rude, sure I get that people have stuff to do but sometimes they keep you waiting for so long, if you got something to do like that why even join a party, just say I may be away for 30 mins maybe you would rather find someone else.

Like Rein said also its common courtesy to say 10-15 mins prior to leaving a party that you will be leaving, but some just ding and leave.

Obviously Europeans can be very similar in the way they act to Americans but I do think there is a bigger lack of manners from US players.

And the know it all boasting is enough to drive anyone mad.

[Antipika]

I have a feeling the server names aren't going to change and they will just mass move our server data to a new one.

Depends the global population at that time anyway. I am pretty certain that SE will use version 2.0 to consolidate servers. If the population do not raise by a significant amount, do not expect to keep 18 Worlds + localized Worlds. Especially if a lot of JP players (or even French/German players) move on to dedicated localized servers.

Some players just want to move for a simple reason, timezone. Surely that is barely an issue for NA/JP players if they play during their timezone prime time, but that can be really problematic for EU players on a World where the EU population is low. I won't even mention FR/DE players unable to speak English/Japanese. They are unable to communicate with 95% of their server, or even more. May ruin the "MMO experience" for some of them.

{Auto-Translate} have its limit. I personally like to talk "just about everything" with people I am playing with. Luckily I do speak English so I'm fine, but if I didn't and could only speak French or German, I would most likely move to a localized server. Not because I don't like others, but just because I want to be able to fully communicate with others. (= more than 5% of my server population).