Petition to Terminate Restrictions on Transfer to “High Population” Servers

[Mychael612]

Ok cool. When are we getting these bonuses? Because I can't grow my FC right now. So these bonuses are literally useless until they give all the details.

[Mychael612]

And we need some more details about cross server communication. While we may eventually be able to move an entire FC, what about the ties andnfriends we have made with others on our current server. Am I to be expected to not be able to talk with those people anymore because SE decided to close the server off?

[Felis]

The solution should not be to boost the populations of dead servers (which will remain sparse and dead -- see post above for detrimental effects), but to merge small population servers and devote resources to sustain high population servers. SE has the assets to do this, and if they do not, should simply raise subscription prices.

And how should that help Balmung to get less full?
Accept it, SE put Balmung on diet because the server got too fat.

[Sil3ntxR3qui3m]

I think they should keep the servers locked. I've been on both Balmung and Gilgamesh. I don't have friends, but if I did I'd move to a smaller server to be with them rather than the other way around.

If you miss your friends from your large server, there's always Discord, texting, PSN, Steam, etc...

[LalaRu]

Sounds like they're getting a second [datacenter]

Nope, they will be one or more new worlds in Chaos, plus a free transfer to who wanna go there, plus perks, plus full FC move. SE is seriuos on wanting the new worlds start with enough players already in.

[bounddreamer]

I'm just here with popcorn. I have an alt on Gilgamesh (which was created there, not transferred) and really don't see what the big deal is. My purpose in creating the alt was to test what the environment of Gilgamesh was like, relative to my experience on a smaller server, and it really is not inherently superior in any way.

Once the cross server PF was implemented, Gilgamesh's advantage of an always active PF for every type of content was vastly diminished.

In fact, before cross server PF, I had trouble getting a few extreme primal clears, even on an alt. After the cross server PF, I knocked them all out in a couple of hours.

[RayneLittlewinkle]

I think they did a good move locking the servers down. Atleast Balmung. GILGAMESH still have apartments available so I have no clue why they locked that one down.

I think its a good idea because it gives the other servers a chance to start a RP community on them as well.

[Mychael612]

I'm just here with popcorn. I have an alt on Gilgamesh (which was created there, not transferred) and really don't see what the big deal is.

The big deal is that FCs cannot recruit new members. And not all FCs are just about running content. So people go to new servers, splitting the community rather than growing it.

[Mychael612]

I think they did a good move locking the servers down. Atleast Balmung. GILGAMESH still have apartments available so I have no clue why they locked that one down.

I think its a good idea because it gives the other servers a chance to start a RP community on them as well.

That's all well and great, but what about the FCs of these locked down servers? How do we get new players? Poaching from the toxicity that is prevalent on our servers already?

[bounddreamer]

The big deal is that FCs cannot recruit new members. And not all FCs are just about running content. So people go to new servers, splitting the community rather than growing it.

That's funny because in my experience most of the Gilgamesh FCs were explicitly not recruiting, and those that were doing so had some pretty rigorous application processes in order to even get through the front door.

I was a member of a small FC created by a friend who also made an alt there, so it wasn't a big deal for me, but my GF actively went around looking for an FC that would be a good fit. Most were very exclusive and even the ones she joined didn't seem concerned about retention or recruitment. She actually ended up transferring her alt off the server. It was not a welcoming environment.