Lodestone: Preventing Congestion on High Population Worlds

[Ultimatecalibur]

That is never going to happen. You think approximately 26,000 characters will relocate? What incentive do players on either of those servers have to transfer off? If Square actually wants to stabilize their populations, then make transfers off either of them free. Until they do, people aren't going to shell out $18, especially with pre-existing connections. If I recall, they locked larger pop servers when Heavensward launched only to open them again not too long after the expansion. If they actually do keep them locked, it'll stay that way for the entire duration of Stormblood because, once again, no one on those servers has any reason to leave.

Did you read the announcement? They are going to make transfers to certain low pop Worlds in all the datacenters free as well as giving various benefits for starting new characters on those low pop servers.

players who to transfer to or create new characters on designated Worlds across all data centers will receive special bonuses as described below.
* Pleased be advised the bonuses planned for implementation are subject to change.
Bonuses

Transfers to designated Worlds will be free of charge.
EXP bonuses will be applied to designated Worlds (up to level 60).
Gil and free play time will be awarded to newly created characters that reach a certain level on designated Worlds.
EXP bonuses will be applied to newly established Worlds (up to level 60).
Gil and free play time will be awarded to newly created characters that reach a certain level on newly established Worlds.

[LaylaTsarra]

Did you read the announcement? They are going to make transfers to certain low pop Worlds in all the datacenters free as well as giving various benefits for starting new characters on those low pop servers.

Doesn't that apply just to the EU though?

Relative to transfer from Gilga, I'll be transferring one of my alts to Siren from there because I want to get a house in Doma. That won't happen on Gilgamesh.

[Ultimatecalibur]

Doesn't that apply just to the EU though?

Relative to transfer from Gilga, I'll be transferring one of my alts to Siren from there because I want to get a house in Doma. That won't happen on Gilgamesh.

The phrase "designated Worlds across all datacenters will receive special bonuses" seems to state that it is not just EU servers that will be getting the transfer benefits.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Did you read the announcement? They are going to make transfers to certain low pop Worlds in all the datacenters free as well as giving various benefits for starting new characters on those low pop servers.

Hmm, I may be misinterpreting but that section is listed under EU, which, to me at least, implied those bonuses were for the new servers. Hopefully, I am wrong though because that would actually be the solution.

[Ultimatecalibur]

Hmm, I may be misinterpreting but that section is listed under EU, which, to me at least, implied those bonuses were for the new servers. Hopefully, I am wrong though because that would actually be the solution. Or at least a decent one.

The "across all datacenters" bit is fairly easy to miss since they combined the adding new EU worlds and benefits to improve population distribution into one heading.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

The "across all datacenters" bit is fairly easy to miss since they combined the adding new EU worlds and benefits to improve population distribution into one heading.

Yeah. That part I did miss at first glance, though where they listed it makes me... unsure? This would actually be a great question for the Live Letter. Just to be absolutely certain. Honestly, I hope you're right.

[Natsuno]

Umm, we only have one data center in the EU.

It is more likely that they add another couple of worlds to the existing data center than open up more data centers. Even if they did open up another data center, then it would be more than likely worded as "across both [EU] data centers". Opening up any more data centers in the EU would just be creating multiple dead worlds with no one on them, imho.

To put peoples minds at ease, I think it is worthy of a rep response on the forums for clarification.

[Shilvers]

Umm, we only have one data center in the EU.

It is more likely that they add another couple of worlds to the existing data center than open up more data centers. Even if they did open up another data center, then it would be more than likely worded as "across both [EU] data centers". Opening up any more data centers in the EU would just be creating multiple dead worlds with no one on them, imho.

To put peoples minds at ease, I think it is worthy of a rep response on the forums for clarification.

All Worlds on the EU data center are presently experiencing high levels of player congestion. To resolve this issue, new Worlds will be added at the release of 4.0.

From the wording on there they are not planning to create a new data center rather add more worlds to the current one.

[Natsuno]

All Worlds on the EU data center are presently experiencing high levels of player congestion. To resolve this issue, new Worlds will be added at the release of 4.0.

From the wording on there they are not planning to create a new data center rather add more worlds to the current one.

Which is why, from their wording, it does not apply to just the EU. "across all data centers." If it were as you say, it would say "across both data centers", and also why I suggested a rep response here on the forums to clarify.