Quote Originally Posted by Mychael View Post
Perfect. Blanket world merges do not suck, and I'd appreciate you telling me how they suck. In any case, you clearly didn't read anything other but the part that gave you a cheery feeling inside ("I don't understand.").
Not all world communities are made equal, and there are some I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. Like Besaid (no personal offense, Besaid-ers). If they decided to merge Saronia with Besaid, I'd be SOL. That would suck. Blanket merges sucked in FFXI, they'd suck in FFXIV.

And I read what you said and responded to the only thing that had relevance.

But this isn't a true "choice" merge. They're giving us the choice, which they could easily give to the non-subs. But instead, the non-subs are going to be used as fillers for the lesser worlds and never offered a choice.
They're not being used as filler. SE probably doesn't want to waste a bunch of resources getting the logistics figured out for the method you suggest. Rightfully so.

So for the non-subscribers, you support blanket merges, but for the paying accounts, you support choice. Care to explain?
Read what you just wrote. Do you really need me to elaborate?