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

[SirOleas]

I don't really understand the fairness arguement that it has to suck for everyone. I thought the reason for the server merger was that we needed servers with an increased population. By merging whole servers this is accompliced without touching the already exsisting communities. Why is this method unfair accoording to some people? Who is being treated unfair in this situation?

People who are not being represented because everyone is ignoring them.

To be fair everyone has to have the same choices.
They want the EU players to be able to gather together on one server; so they allowed them to choose any server but suggested server 10.

Since they gave EU players the choice to select any server the also have to give everyone else that same choice or it's not fair to the rest of the community. Believe it or not that would have been complained about as well.

It's fair, it's just not what people want.

[Biggs]

I don't really understand the fairness arguement that it has to suck for everyone. I thought the reason for the server merger was that we needed servers with an increased population. By merging whole servers this is accompliced without touching the already exsisting communities. Why is this method unfair accoording to some people? Who is being treated unfair in this situation?

The 12 French speaking people on Mysidia being thrown together with the 5 French speaking people on Kashaun is a good example of how that wouldn't be fair to everyone if it was done that way. The way they have it outlined here at least gives people that speak the same a language in a seriously underpopulated game the chance to enhance their playing experience. I am mre than willing to bet your right now that the Japanese forums are lighting up with posts discussing making an unofficial japanese server as well. The explanation is right there in the initial post. At least, thats how I saw it.

[Treach]

I don't really understand the fairness arguement that it has to suck for everyone. I thought the reason for the server merger was that we needed servers with an increased population. By merging whole servers this is accompliced without touching the already exsisting communities. Why is this method unfair accoording to some people? Who is being treated unfair in this situation?

The people who are unsubscribed apparently. They are more concerned about making it fair to people who are probably never going to play this game again, rather than just going "herp derp, I CHOOSE YOU NUMBER 4" and telling everyone "herpity derp dur hurrr im going to server numba 4 guise huuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrpderp".

[KumaAkuma]

Yeah but people had the option to pick servers already at the start. Why is a do over needed? SE doesn't even want servers with one type of population. Except for the poor German and French speaking people;

It's fair, it's just not what people want.

Sorry but that's what people want. People want mergers of entire servers;

[Kyri]

I don't really understand the fairness arguement that it has to suck for everyone. I thought the reason for the server merger was that we needed servers with an increased population. By merging whole servers this is accompliced without touching the already exsisting communities. Why is this method unfair accoording to some people? Who is being treated unfair in this situation?

It's unfair to the people who want to be somewhere else. Not everyone likes where they are right now and adding people to it isn't going to fix it. let them go to a different server and realize its the same grass on both sides of the fence<3 Though I do agree to your point I just try to see a bigger picture. either way, someones up to get mad about it, no matter what they do. Im just a "the glass is always half full" kinda gal, so it would take a lot for me to complain with a game I personally have enjoyed a great deal with little to no complaints since oct 2010

*Quote above me:
Sorry but that's what people want. People want mergers of entire servers;*

I don't.
When did I choose this?

[Gramul]

It's unfair to the people who want to be somewhere else.

Like where? Random server number 3?
This is why I like the recommended server system. It gives everyone an idea of where to go, but if you're so intent on leaving your old community, you have the option to do so. Otherwise it's just the whole lot of us scrambling around trying to find out who to go with.

[zaviermhigo]

Selbina was the official Francophone server, jps tried to take it, and its for XI players. I love playing with JPs (its multicultural), I speak fluent French (even as an american i know french people think its weird), and I played XI, I feel like I won't get this back now.

[Davorok]

New Worlds for everybody will (help) eliminate any sense of "ownership" and possible discrimination that server merges sometimes create.

This is how it is fair to everyone..or unfair to everyone depending on your POV..

[Amiral_Benson]

I just create a Topic for the Citizen of Palamecia in the sub-forum Worlds/Palamecia, all Palamecians are welcome to come and help, in order to stay united:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-s-stay-united

[Biggs]

Selbina was the official Francophone server, jps tried to take it, and its for XI players. I love playing with JPs (its multicultural), I speak fluent French (even as an american i know french people think its weird), and I played XI, I feel like I won't get this back now.

I don't know, I am willing to bet that if you feel the way that you do, there is a strong possibility that other international players feel that way as well. I just doubt that it will be all or nothing. Also, you could always move to the french server, although convincing your ls mates to do the same is probably a difficult task. I just think that there are players from other countries that love that feature as much as you do and are willing to do as you have done. I totally agree though, I love the fact that this MMO mixes up the community, and would hate to see it become divided completely by nationality.