Incentive to transfer must be increased

[Michiko]

The only way I could see a flux of people moving off Balmung would be to keep all the current incentives and guarantee that people get a house. I know it's never going to happen. It's unrealistic but that's the only way I honestly see the population shifting off Balmung.

Personally, I've been on Balmung before it was even named Balmung (Besaid). Now our FC has started to splinter. Those who never cared about personal rooms, housing, all moved off world. Those of us who have homes, an FC house, airships, will lose all of that and for what? a few million gil that amounts to nothing. (If we move). And even if we or those in our position moved. Very high probability currently to never see a house again. More players shifting to the low population servers who will have the money to buy houses. When Shirogane opens up, it will be a landrush regardless. So it's either put up with bad queues until the welcome back campaign stops (and hope the queues diminish at that point) or have entire FCs take a gamble at being homeless on a move.

To me THAT'S the exact reason why there isn't a larger shift of players off Balmung.

[Aldotsk]

When Shirogane opens up, it will be a landrush regardless. So it's either put up with bad queues until the welcome back campaign stops (and hope the queues diminish at that point) or have entire FCs take a gamble at being homeless on a move.

Honestly the developers should have done the with Free Company transfer function along with housing at start. And also they should have more wards when they do this. They are never thinking this through properly.