Question about Balmung.

[Enla]

Just saying no isnt an answer. Wheres the info coming from SE? Its super frustrating.

https://ffxivcensus.com/

This information isn't the most accurate as it relies on an in game achievement to determine active members, but currently Balmung has about 1k more active players than the next largest server which is Leviathan. A month ago when more people were still online that number was closer to 9k more, and it fluctuates depending on patch lulls and so on. Point being Balmung isn't the /only/ overcrowded server, but it's definitely the most crowded server of any data-center in terms of active users. (Though the amount of characters actually on the server is one of the lowest of all Aether realms, but I'm /fairly/ sure inactive characters don't stress the server all that hard.)

[SorrowsEnd]

Roleplaying isnt a thing for me personally however they have their friends and their fc and was capable of getting a house in which is very hard to do. I don't want them to leave all that for me one person but I also want to be in the overworld with them. I do cross-world everything but it just isn't fun as much as being in the overworld together. Ive lacked a reason to sub but was hoping a miracle if SE for whatever reason opened on christmas. As much as an ass of a response this is and i'm sure will get tons of hate I dont really care about the server overload or anything like that I just want to play with my friends lol. Again this isnt trying to be a debate but 6months and nothing I mean...how do you run a business like that? People clearly wanna be in Balmung make the effort to improve the Aether server and Balmungs capacity and stop trying to hope the community does what the company should be doing. Again I apologize for what sounds like I want a debate again I don't I just would really enjoy them opening up Balmung or at least make an effort to improve it rather than hope the community fixes the issue so others and myself can play with friends.

[KaivaC]

Just saying no isnt an answer. Wheres the info coming from SE? Its super frustrating.

*sigh*
Okay, I guess we are doing this. Right now, it's not going to happen because the server is way too overcrowded. And what do you mean never in an MMO - other MMOs, WoW being the most popular example have locked servers before due to full servers. That's just how it is. Gilgamesh was the most recent server unlocked because their population has dropped. That's the only way that Balmung is going to get unlocked. There...the most basic answer I could give you. Only way around it is to utilize cross-world PF for instances, or they need to transfer off. Might have to accept that Balmung will never be unlocked.

[KaivaC]

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Might as well comment on this too. Basically what I'm getting from this is, "it's unfair to me, Square needs to cater to my needs. Other worlds are finally starting to become populated because of Balmung being locked. One server locked is not going to make or break FFXIV, and people need to understand that

[Settiesama]

People clearly wanna be in Balmung make the effort to improve the Aether server and Balmungs capacity and stop trying to hope the community does what the company should be doing.

Balmung is full, get over it. Why improve the capacity when the rpers will just flood back in, pushing that capacity out the window yet again, leaving the other servers to suffer with less players.. again. Keeping it locked helps a number of different things. Our response in a way was other locked servers opening back up, showing that when the server has dropped off enough they will open. Clearly we are still far too high in numbers.

I mean, if they wanted to, they could split the server in half and shove half the members into a new server. Opening it back up now could very well force them to take that action.

[BillyKaplan]

how do you run a business like that?

By ensuring the hardware stability of the framework they have which has limits that won't change no matter how many people say they want to play on Balmung. I agree it's SE's fault because the lockdown should've happened a lot sooner before it got this ridiculous. Maybe if they had done it prior, the amount of people who left would've been enough to get it reopened by now. But they kept lining their pockets with the transfer fees.

The bottom line is that we've seen servers open up. It's not something SE refuses to do, it's just something Balmung isn't ripe for. And with framework limitations being what they are (it's v. easy to say 'improve the server!' when people likely have no idea what that actually entails if it's even possible in the first place) the only alternative SE has is a forced split of the server... and nobody wants that

[SorrowsEnd]

Its not just my needs theirs been others who want it open for the same reason. Not being to able to play with friends 100% is something I dont think is right, and regarding the mmo statement it was mmos i've played I've had no problems of the like I havent played wow.

[KaivaC]

I'm not saying it is or isn't right, however, you and others before you wanted it open, but nobody is willing to leave the server for that to happen. Opening it up now is definitely going to crash our datacentre. Maybe those other mmos that you reference don't have population problems like bigger ones like ffxiv and wow

[SorrowsEnd]

Okay so heres my next question if nobody wants to leave which clearly is the answer at this time then what happens? We just allow it to be locked? Dont get me wrong when I say this but I feel as if they can fix it increase the servers etc because it's been done in the past by this game and other mmos question is do they not wanna spend money?

[SorrowsEnd]

I generally asked this without sounding like an ass. More people are knowledgeable on this topic and rather than just the simple no responses people have basically gave I was hoping that maybe somewhere something was talked about like in those letters or some outside sources from SE.