Petition to Keep Balmung Server Locked

[Ladykria]

I think the largest reason why people don't like Balmung was, unfortunately, because of more reasons aside from the server crashes. I remember a time when I was interested in Balmung but then that interest turned into dislike when, at every live letter, someone would be in the comments section spamming BALMUNG #1, THE BEST, ALL OTHER SERVERS ARE DEAD in the chat section. It didn't help that other people on Balmung, no matter how polite, continued with statements such as 'I don't want to be on a dead server'. To me, and I think I can assume to many others as well, this was highly disrespectful because for the servers we did end up on/choose to play on we've met friends and families that we've made memories with that we wouldn't want to trade for anything else; and for Balmung to say others servers sucked compared to theirs is a huge slap to the face. This coupled with the fact that some of the more elitist Balmung players would come into the forums to put on a show that if we weren't a part of Balmung then we weren't even worth talking to just made the tension rise even higher. If anything it wasn't us that segregated Balmung players from xiv players, its Balmung players that made it 'its Balmung vs. the rest of the servers'. I've seen some well-meaning Balmung people posting in the forums but unfortunately the bad outshines the good and, like anything in this world, it takes a thousand good deeds to erase a bad one.

[Magic-Mal]

I believe the reputation is more due to the RP, ERP, glamour requests in live letters, weird threads, and many other things that happening repeatedly for years. And it just became a running joke.

[Divinemights]

OP, you should petition for Yoship to Odin slash Balmurg server into two, so we we don't need to see those open up Balmurg server selfish request. Your server is locked because of overpopulation that impacting the login server share by other servers

[Skivvy]

OP, you should petition for Yoship to Odin slash Balmurg server into two, so we we don't need to see those open up Balmurg server selfish request. Your server is locked because of overpopulation that impacting the login server share by other servers

That definitely wouldn't create more of an uproar *gigantic eye roll*

Perhaps instead of asking SE to butcher servers, it's time to petition them to update their shoddy infrastructure so that a single server cannot crash a whole dataserver.

[Ladykria]

That definitely wouldn't create more of an uproar *gigantic eye roll*

Perhaps instead of asking SE to butcher servers, it's time to petition them to update their shoddy infrastructure so that a single server cannot crash a whole dataserver.

It is exactly this kind of behavior that makes us not have any respect for you guys. Why should SE have to invest time and money into strengthening only ONE server? I'm sorry to break the news but there are other live, ACTIVE, worlds out there that you guys are missing out on just because you want to isolate yourself to one server. We're living out here, outside your guys 10 foot wall of isolation.

[Divinemights]

That definitely wouldn't create more of an uproar *gigantic eye roll*

Oh definitely, but it will be one time only, the it is peace and quiet for rest of the. It is a risk we are willing to take.

Stop bring up shady improve your server logic. Our server technology isn't that advance to handle over 10k players at same time

[Skivvy]

It is exactly this kind of behavior that makes us not have any respect for you guys. Why should SE have to invest time and money into strengthening only ONE server? I'm sorry to break the news but there are other live, ACTIVE, worlds out there that you guys are missing out on just because you want to isolate yourself to one server. We're living out here, outside your guys 10 foot wall of isolation.

Because it seems you've missed all my other posts, I am for keeping the server locked until things are stabilized. However, lets not pretend that SE's servers are fantastic and aren't in need of help. How any times have have you seen the excuse used that <insert random item/feature> cannot be implemented due to the stress it would place on the servers?

As mentioned before, I have been part of a server lock before, and sometimes these things have to happen. I am completely OK with SE doing what they need to do with their current setup to prevent things crashing and burning. That does not mean they should be happy with the situation they've made for themselves and not work to improve it for the future.

With all that said, heaven forbid people want to have their server be open. It's nice being able to invite spouses, friends, make alts or even just have new blood coming to the server to spice things up. People act like it's the most selfish thing in the world to hope that their server gets unlocked.

[Ladykria]

Because it seems you've missed all my other posts, I am for keeping the server locked until things are stabilized. However, lets not pretend that SE's servers are fantastic and aren't in need of help. How any times have have you seen the excuse used that <insert random item/feature> cannot be implemented due to the stress it would place on the servers?
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Tbh, and I mean COMPLETELY honest, I have never ever seen that in my life before, lol (Aside from the launch of SB but that was because of a DDOS.) It's unfortunate seeing what's happening on Balmung but personally I am happy seeing more people trickle into the less populated servers so that people can have more friends to RP/create memories with than just on one server. The RP community on mine have been so hard working and extremely nice that its kinda cool seeing them grow since the lock on Balmung.

[SenorPatty]

That definitely wouldn't create more of an uproar *gigantic eye roll*

Perhaps instead of asking SE to butcher servers, it's time to petition them to update their shoddy infrastructure so that a single server cannot crash a whole dataserver.

But then we'd have to cry Balmung Limitations every time we don't get something cuz all the money went into your server.

[dinnertime]

I think it's quite ridiculous to hate an entire server because a few people out of the 20k made it look bad for you, but by all means go ahead. It's just human nature after all.