How long until transfers to the big servers return?

[Mysticales]

Transferring in on big servers would be bad.. Imagine how many returning players will come back to play come 4.0.. That means logins could easily DOUBLE from their current mark right now.

I am surprised people dont move out some. Then again, if they do an open world pvp server.. that will get some attention.

[Rokke]

Wasn't Mateus trying to become the second RP server?

While the "come to Mateus! :)" posts come from good intentions, I don't see a significant number of rpers taking them up on their offer. Mateus is entirely too dead to be a tempting reason to leave the biggest server. I'd rather be locked with the current batch of people on Balmung than transfer to a place that has a fraction of roleplay population, let alone regular ol player population.

And no - I'm not transfering off. I would only transfer off if my EB partner and best friend linkshell transfers off. And they will only transfer off if their friends will transfer off. And their friends will only transfer off if THEIR friends will transfer off.

This is how I feel most people here are weighing in on it.

[SomeRandomHuman]

As long as Balmung and Greg depopulate some and stop crashing the entire aether data center, it can stay closed forever as far as I'm concerned.

[Tsumdere]

Mateus is entirely too dead to be a tempting reason to leave the biggest server.

I understand that some people like small communities, but there is a reason the mega servers are as big as they are. It's a classic "city vs country" debate.

But, from what I'm hearing, in Stormblood we're getting cross-realm (so datacentre wide) friends lists (though don't take me for gospel on that, it's interpretation from what I've been reading on the forums).

Cross-realm PF and friends list is a step in the right direction for sure, but there is still quite a few things you cannot share with friends across server. Correct me if I'm wrong, but activities like maps, higher floors of PotD (I have never tried to cross-server this, but I assume it doesn't work), hunts, miscellanous world adventures, housing, and joint crafting and gathering can only be done with people on your server. It is a fair amount of things to not be able to do with friends who are on different servers. I suppose if you only want to do dungeons, raids, and primals cross-server stuff is pretty good though since I know not everyone does the extra things.

Maybe things like cross-world mailing and cross-world FC housing would be a good addition. It would be nice to have somewhere to stand and goof with friends from different servers that isn't a timed dungeon.

[Iromi]

As long as Balmung and Greg depopulate some and stop crashing the entire aether data center, it can stay closed forever as far as I'm concerned.

Agreed. The longer the better. With the PF updated to be cross-world, there is no reason to flock to these high population servers.

If SE would designate some RP servers, like 2-4...I am sure the situation would get better a lot quicker.

[ErikMynhier]

Agreed. The longer the better. With the PF updated to be cross-world, there is no reason to flock to these high population servers.

If SE would designate some RP servers, like 2-4...I am sure the situation would get better a lot quicker.

Yup. I won't move from Balmung to some other "Unofficial Server" just to have this nonsense happen again. The only way I would move is if SE made and Official RP Server with rules in place to protect said community which is impossible to do really. So in this rock and a hard place situation I'm staying put.

[Rokke]

I understand that some people like small communities, but there is a reason the mega servers are as big as they are. It's a classic "city vs country" debate.

I have alts on Faerie, which is significantly smaller than Balmung but doesn't feel empty. I made an character on Mateus to see what it was like when the suggestions to move RP there popped up. Seeing super empty housing areas made me sad. I'd honestly rather not have a house because they're all full then be one of 3 houses in a ward.

Yup. I won't move from Balmung to some other "Unofficial Server" just to have this nonsense happen again. The only way I would move is if SE made and Official RP Server with rules in place to protect said community which is impossible to do really. So in this rock and a hard place situation I'm staying put.

Even without special rules, I'd consider moving to a server officially tagged with (RP). I don't really know why they haven't done it. Even smaller games like TERA had one.

[DamianFatale]

Sorry, but the majority of us aren't leaving. We like the large population.

[Aramina]

Sorry, but the majority of us aren't leaving. We like the large population.

No one is saying anyone has to move, but people are going to have to pick their poison. Either you have to deal with not having friends (or new people in general) join the server or you have to move.

Not directing this at you... your post just had a good jumping off point.

[AlphaFox]

Honestly I see it as a good chance to start a new place for role-play and such. If a FC were to fully pack up and move together to a new server they might even be able to collectively buy a mansion and build up a good foundation within the first day or so, split up the items they can take, shove em in retainers and practically move house. Yet I do agree, a server that is basically tearing at the seams because of population needs to remain locked.