About the World Merge and Character Transfers (02/09/2012)

[BeePee]

So many of you are missing the real problem here. The unknown server names aren't even that big of a deal...

Some people have legit reasons to be away from the game whether it's boot camp, sickness, or death in the family. They're not waiting for 2.0 so they'll be back as soon as they can, but since they're going to miss the deadline, they'll be tossed to a random server.

Tell me, how's that a good thing?

[Kinseykinz]

So many of you are missing the real problem here. The unknown server names aren't even that big of a deal...

Some people have legit reasons to be away from the game whether it's boot camp, sickness, or death in the family. They're not waiting for 2.0 so they'll be back as soon as they can, but since they're going to miss the deadline, they'll be tossed to a random server.

Tell me, how's that a good thing?

Well, because for starters, it cost about 10per month to have an active subscription. Which really, isn't a lot of money in the scheme of things. And while yes, people have legit reasons for currently choosing not to play the game, many of those same people wouldn't call the cable company and cancel their cable or internet because they are out of town for a month or two...they'd pay for it and move on.

Secondly, my hubby and his best friend use to play ffxi together. They knew each others passwords/account info and helped each other out occasionally. Like we paid his subscription for a couple months when he was between jobs etc. So if the issue is, they they ARE playing but out of town that week, maybe they can have a friend,loved one, neighbor, etc. do the dirty work for them. I mean, a little Real Life problem solving goes a long way. SE can't possibly be expected to make it perfect for everyone

[BeePee]

Well, because for starters, it cost about 10per month to have an active subscription. Which really, isn't a lot of money in the scheme of things. And while yes, people have legit reasons for currently choosing not to play the game, many of those same people wouldn't call the cable company and cancel their cable or internet because they are out of town for a month or two...they'd pay for it and move on.

Secondly, my hubby and his best friend use to play ffxi together. They knew each others passwords/account info and helped each other out occasionally. Like we paid his subscription for a couple months when he was between jobs etc. So if the issue is, they they ARE playing but out of town that week, maybe they can have a friend,loved one, neighbor, etc. do the dirty work for them. I mean, a little Real Life problem solving goes a long way. SE can't possibly be expected to make it perfect for everyone

I was trying to say that my absent friends have an active, paid-for account. Not cancelled.

As for secondly, these are people I've grown close to in game. Not close enough where they'd just up and give me their full account info.

Even then, I still care that we'd be able to continue playing together...