Balmung and Gilgamesh Crisis

[Tillie]

But we failed to do so, because people made excuses. It's our fault.

You sure like making sweeping over-generalizations and it is making me feel less and less compelled to hear you out, tbh lmao

[MisterLucie]

Have we gone from anger to self loathing angst?

[Moonlite]

Actually. Balmung is the result of merging another server with Besaid, the 1.0 Roleplaying server, which was done before a realm reborn. So technically, Balmung was pushed to be a RP server before it was a legacy server. Nothing against you, I just wanted to correct the misinformation there.

Yes but the people from the other server didn't have a choice to be with besaid did we? Two servers were involved plus the people that were told to move from servers that were going to JP data center.

[yukaru]

A friend and I are thinking about transferring as well to a new server. Was there any news on NA getting free transfers like EU is getting?

If you transfer to a preferred world I believe it's free. here's the link if you want to have a look. http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...5d22338cf55ce7we've had several move over already from the shouts camping Raubahn.

[SoulEchelon]

you can transfer to any preferred world (I think worlds like goblin or zulera, may be wrong) for free. Or transfer out of blamung for free. you'd have to check, but I know there are free transfers if certian conditions are met.

Ah alright. I'm Gilgamesh here. I started out on that server and didn't mind the queue times. Even during the HW launch it wasn't this bad. If it doesn't get any better than yeah, I'll definitely look into it.

currently in queue right now after getting d/ced from POTD. Started at 3,300. Now currently at 2,524. *sigh*

If you transfer to a preferred world I believe it's free. here's the link if you want to have a look. http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...5d22338cf55ce7we've had several move over already from the shouts camping Raubahn.

Ah, thanks.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

We made Balmung a roleplaying server ourselves. We have the option to migrate since we aren't official. We have the power to change this, but again people are stubborn, and they don't want to leave, unless there was a mass exodus, but it won't come. Not enough people will make it happen. It's irony of itself.

That is to be expected. Call them excuses all you fancy, wanting to stay with your friends is perfectly justifiable, especially in a game where social interaction is a major selling point. It isn't stubbornness, it is simply putting our own enjoyment above random strangers on the internet. You are essentially asking people give up potential connections with those who aren't willing to transfer, their house and/or all work put into their FC for... what exactly? Square Enix had years to figure this out and chose to happily collect $18 instead. If it's bad enough, they could make a brand new RP server and allow Balmung players to transfer their houses and FCs over without any fuss. But that would cost them a lot of money. So... we know that won't happen.

[SoulEchelon]

Got another question guys. About FCs, and yeah I looked around and didn't find anything official.

Can FCs be transferred? I have a small max level one with a friend and was hoping to bring it over. If not, do FC owners transferring to a preferred world get any aid in rebuilding their FC? I vaguely remember reading that somewhere but can't find where I read it.

[MomomiMomi]

That is to be expected. Call them excuses all you fancy, wanting to stay with your friends is perfectly justifiable, especially in a game where social interaction is a major selling point. It isn't stubbornness, it is simply putting our own enjoyment above random strangers on the internet. You are essentially asking people give up potential connections with those who aren't willing to transfer, their house and/or all work put into their FC for... what exactly? Square Enix had years to figure this out and chose to happily collect $18 instead. If it's bad enough, they could make a brand new RP server and allow Balmung players to transfer their houses and FCs over without any fuss. But that would cost them a lot of money. So... we know that won't happen.

I'm actually quite certain that Balmung is going to get force split since I doubt it's going to reach the levels they want.

Got another question guys. About FCs, and yeah I looked around and didn't find anything official.

Can FCs be transferred? I have a small max level one with a friend and was hoping to bring it over. If not, do FC owners transferring to a preferred world get any aid in rebuilding their FC? I vaguely remember reading that somewhere but can't find where I read it.

Not yet, FC stuff is coming later.

[Belisaire]

We made Balmung a roleplaying server ourselves. We have the option to migrate since we aren't official. We have the power to change this, but again people are stubborn, and they don't want to leave, unless there was a mass exodus, but it won't come. Not enough people will make it happen. It's irony of itself.

In a week, or two weeks, everything will be back to how it was last Wednesday.

Yes, the server needed to be locked because it was going to get out of control. But the server itself clearly is just broken because there's a huge population of players on the server trying to do the exact same thing--and even then, it's not a server problem. It's a data center problem.

You can't say it's our fault, either. SE could've locked it any time they wanted. It's not like we, the players, know if we are pushing the server limits. SE was happy to take people's money to transfer to Balmung. They allowed the problem to happen. Because they wanted cash. Now it's their job to make it scale.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I'm actually quite certain that Balmung is going to get force split since I doubt it's going to reach the levels they want.

I doubt they go that route. They aren't just going to randomly split the server, and even if they did, people will just transfer to wherever their friends end up or quit the game entirely. It's far more likely they just keep Balmung locked indefinitely. Despite what some insist, I suspect the server is more than capable of handling the population it currently has, but was locked to prevent a crisis scenario.