Please be Careful about the Labels used during Server Transfer

[UmJammerSully]

Please do. I am tired of feeling completely cut off from other people who speak my primary language. Yes it leads to segregation, but it is a better situation in the long run. It leads to better party search functionality, better pick up groups, and overall a better community.

I fail to see how you have friends from another language (especially if they can't speak english well), when you can't even say simple phrases like "How was your day?" Apparently having an emotional connection is not a requirement when you make "friends."

Think for a second.

You make a fair enough point about language barriers, but the very real possibility of segregated servers that OP gives splits apart North America from Europe which is a pretty big deal. I'm from the UK and 90% of the people I know in-game are American or Canadian. There's no language barrier there.

Plus, our time-zones crossover plenty. When I'm playing in the afternoon, evening or especially at night there are plenty of Americans and Canadians online.

Nothing needs to change here, the global servers are just fine how they are. The only thing we need is more people populating the servers from all regions.

SE should try balance the regional IPs for each server.
For instance balance the server with 33%JP 33%NA 33%EU with max players at 2,000. Which would give prime time for said region about 660 players.

How would they go about doing that? If they wanted it split perfectly three ways like that then they would have to tear apart the current population.

"Oh, you're from Germany? We need more Europeans in a different server so say goodbye to all your linkshell friends forever. "

Not a viable idea in the slightest, sorry.