Balmung re-opened

[DiscoDuck]

The sound of the server the second it opens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqL8kSZ5SGE

[Riko_Futatabi]

The sound of the server the second it opens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqL8kSZ5SGE

Lol yeah, but the last five seconds of that vid. LOL.

[Jatoi]

I hear people going on bringing in all their alts.

Like christ, that's why there was a problem to begin with. Just your main ought to be fine.

[Vrankyl]

Actually alts are not the problem. It's a known fact that Balmung has the fewest numbers of created characters out of almost all the servers. The issue is more the fact that we have more unique accounts than any other server, since you can't really be one more than one character at a time after all. It's actually kind of stupid that we can't create a character on a server that we're already on.

[basketofseals]

I hear people going on bringing in all their alts.

Like christ, that's why there was a problem to begin with. Just your main ought to be fine.

Why would alts be a problem? It's not like the database of characters is causing an issue. The problem is everyone being on at once, which you can't do with your alts.

[SicariusSeven]

Why would alts be a problem? It's not like the database of characters is causing an issue. The problem is everyone being on at once, which you can't do with your alts.

I never understood why we couldn't create alts when we were already on the server with our main. It felt weird especially coming from other MMOs where they let you do that with no problem. Like no one can be on their alt at the same time as their main. It just doesn't happen unless there is some weird multi boxing exploit going on.

[Ayer2015]

So... apparently Balmung was only re-opened to character transfers, not new characters. Doesn't that just facilitate the original problem?

[AngelCheese77]

Odd since that isn't stated in the topic about it: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...408e1ace628e3f

Please understand, however, that should we determine certain Worlds are receiving a disproportionate influx of new characters via transfer or creation, we may have no choice but to designate them Congested Worlds and implement restrictions.

So unless they changed their minds, that sucks.

[Rokke]

So... apparently Balmung was only re-opened to character transfers, not new characters. Doesn't that just facilitate the original problem?

Is this confirmed, or is char creation blocked due to world traffic? The latter was similar to how it was before in that you technically had a chance to create an alt after every maint if you were fast enough.

[Zojha]

Odd since that isn't stated in the topic about it: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...408e1ace628e3f

Well, it "is" technically opened up for new characters as well. But the regular congestion restriction during high activity periods still applies and in the case of Balmung, that's kinda the same as if making new characters was prohibited entirely.

Maybe you can get in a few seconds after a maintenance. But not when said maintenance contains housing, lol.