Can we have a server merger after fee take place ?

[Belial]

Sorry for the delayed response to this topic, but things have been a bit busy as the team worked to complete patch 1.20. I confirmed with Yoshida that we'll continue to monitor the in-game populations and situation, and if we run into issues where players are unable to match up with each other for parties and other content, then of course the possibility of mergers taking place is there.

Don't merge servers, offer world transfers please. Instead of worrying about a bunch of dead account data allow active players to choose where they would like to go. This gives them the benefit of choosing a server they may have friends on, I know a lot of people got split up at launch.

[Zanfire]

Don't merge servers, offer world transfers please. Instead of worrying about a bunch of dead account data allow active players to choose where they would like to go. This gives them the benefit of choosing a server they may have friends on, I know a lot of people got split up at launch.

im positive letting that happen would be less of a pain then merging servers...that and people can like you said pick the server they want. Then they can just shut down the extra servers and not waste money on them.

[Belial]

im positive letting that happen would be less of a pain then merging servers...that and people can like you said pick the server they want. Then they can just shut down the extra servers and not waste money on them.

Yep. And I mean, just for example sake, I know not everyone was checking out forums before launch of the game, Besaid was dubbed the unofffical RP server & has a good RP base from what I've been told, and I'm sure there are people out there on low-pop servers who would enjoy RPing, and I'm sure a lot of 'em would like to hit up Besaid for that purpose. Just an example, but that's the picture I'm trying to paint. Not to mention friends made on various forums, websites, etc.

[Alhanelem]

I think they're doing everything they can to avoid a server merge before 2.0 comes out, because they don't want to send a negative message to non-players. That being said, you can expect some kind of pop decrease after the commencement of payment.

[Lakefingers]

Yeah I would like to play with UK players in my timezone and cannot on my server, even though the pop is fairly good, I would still like a move option right now before I start paying.

For me this is one of the crucial decisive factors in deciding whether or not to go p2p, and yes, I am still 50/50. I'm sure this is the same fore many other players.

[Lienn]

Sorry for the delayed response to this topic, but things have been a bit busy as the team worked to complete patch 1.20. I confirmed with Yoshida that we'll continue to monitor the in-game populations and situation, and if we run into issues where players are unable to match up with each other for parties and other content, then of course the possibility of mergers taking place is there.

Thanks, Bay! ^^

And, well, it was expected this kind of answer before billing...they can't really predict how billing will affect the population.

[Kaizlu]

A server merge or a one-time server transfer would be ideal. But, in this case seeing that the reputation of FFXIV is just starting to get a little bit better (the game got good press attention with the 2.0 announcement an all), a server transfer would be the best thing.

Even if it's logical and "the best thing" that can be done, a server merge would spark rumors and impending doom theories.

[Zanfire]

A server merge or a one-time server transfer would be ideal. But, in this case seeing that the reputation of FFXIV is just starting to get a little bit better (the game got good press attention with the 2.0 announcement an all), a server transfer would be the best thing.

Even if it's logical and "the best thing" that can be done, a server merge would spark rumors and impending doom theories.

sadly the "charging beginning in January" hit a bunch of news sites and just got torn apart in their comments. They already got so much bad press already, anything before 2.0 just isnt doing much of anything now. People aren't suddenly liking the game more.

[AmyRae]

Don't merge servers, offer world transfers please. Instead of worrying about a bunch of dead account data allow active players to choose where they would like to go. This gives them the benefit of choosing a server they may have friends on, I know a lot of people got split up at launch.

The reason this doesn't work is because you can't get everyone to log in at once to choose their next server. Some people might not even have an active account (which is likely why the server is being merged in the first place). Server transfers should be handled as a separate feature.

[Rentahamster]

Sorry for the delayed response to this topic, but things have been a bit busy as the team worked to complete patch 1.20. I confirmed with Yoshida that we'll continue to monitor the in-game populations and situation, and if we run into issues where players are unable to match up with each other for parties and other content, then of course the possibility of mergers taking place is there.

Please make a world shift possible so that players can choose to migrate to a different server. I have friends on barren servers that would love to come to Lindblum.