Incentive to transfer must be increased

[Marluxia]

No they have not. I was on Balmung all through HW and after the launch died down there was no problem. I would log on with maybe a 25 person que that was nearly instant anyway.

Balmung has been restricted almost since its inception. Anyone with any amount of foresight could have seen that this problem would reach critical mass eventually.

The 3-hour queues are temporary. They'll die down as people get into the daily routine and log off more often.

That doesn't remove the point that this congestion issue should have and should be dealt with sooner rather than later.

[Aldotsk]

Balmung has been restricted almost since its inception. Anyone with any amount of foresight could have seen that this problem would reach critical mass eventually.

The 3-hour queues are temporary. They'll die down as people get into the daily routine and log off more often.

That doesn't remove the point that this congestion issue should have and should be dealt with sooner rather than later.

If you really think logging off and adding this recent function is going to stop the congestion of 2-3 hour queues, then you are far off from being right.

I will probably see this queue gate happening for another 3 months, in fact - should the housing patch comes in play in Balmung.

(I really should consider buying housings from other preferred worlds at this point.)

[NinjaTaru72]

I was on balmung since my old account on 1.0

I loved that server. If it weren't for the entirety of my rl friends deciding that we would leave together then I'd stay, hour long ques or otherwise. Lol. They could have offered a free year of play to transfer and I'd have stayed.

I didn't care about transfer rewards, que times, nothing. I wouldn't have moved.

[NinjaTaru72]

Something I will miss from balmung is the lack of Gil selling shouts lol.

Moved to a nice little small server and I've seen more shouts in the week I've been here than I think I have my entire play time on balmung

[Makeda]

So queues for packed servers are...insane.

Anti AFK abuse aside, Balmung is PACKED. We've seen server-wide messages to offer to transfer to another server for free! But why would you?

My idea is, give everyone on servers open for free transfers a buff that will effect high/max level players. Perhaps a tomestone increase, discounts from shops/repairs, mount speed, a discount on houses, GAME TIME. Nothing that will make the game easier gameplay wise but also something that actually benefits existing characters enough to encourage people to transfer en-mass with all of their friends and guilds.

Thoughts? Ideas?

People intentionally picked being on a crowded server. And they should be rewarded for it?

They are already getting pretty good rewards.

If you find the crowd a bother - you have a self-remedy. Rather than complain, use it yourself.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Something I will miss from balmung is the lack of Gil selling shouts lol.

Moved to a nice little small server and I've seen more shouts in the week I've been here than I think I have my entire play time on balmung

I cant say ive seen that many gil shouts, but then, i moved shouts and yells to another tab when i was on balmung because the inane crap that people spewed was annoying

[Maku]

Balmung has been restricted almost since its inception. Anyone with any amount of foresight could have seen that this problem would reach critical mass eventually.

The 3-hour queues are temporary. They'll die down as people get into the daily routine and log off more often.

That doesn't remove the point that this congestion issue should have and should be dealt with sooner rather than later.

You know how they deal with normal congestion? They offer world transfers for money of course. The option has always been there. If you don't take it, it is saying that you are OK with the congestion.

[Elim]

My FC leader doesn't want to transfer. By the time they add big bonus' for FC transfers, I bet all large housing (outside of goblet) will be taken on the formally low pop servers, so there's zero chance my leader will budge.