An open letter from a Balmung player

[Vahlnir]

Let me make this clear. This is not the player base of Balmung's fault. Some of us, myself included, got into the server through creation, not through a paywall. Why are we punished? I've gotten people giving me the, "You paid entry, shut up," despite how I didn't pay to get into Balmung.

If anything we need to stop blaming Balmung for every little thing server related. SB launch couldn't stop getting it. "WHY DON'T YOU GET OFF OF BALMUNG SO WE CAN DO COLD STEEL?"

I'm not blaming server stability on them for anything...heck, I'm not even on the same data center. I also understand WHY people want to stay if they've been there from the start. A lot of people put down roots and they don't want to dig them up. I understand that entirely. But they've given people options, and people can either use them or they can't. Balmung is locked, and if it continues the server will not get any better. Too many people don't want to leave. That is partly SE's fault for not acting soon enough, but people could also leave. They either can't or won't, mostly the latter. It's still a choice though. Weighing whether to stay or go is not an easy choice, I have no doubt. But it's still one people could make.