Downside to being on Aether now

[Dagget]

The downside to being on Aether now:

P**** >> We are leaving the guild to transfer to a server that will allow your real life friends to create characters. Thank you so much for having us.

[kaynide]

Pants? Perks? Plans?

[RitsukoSonoda]

Real life friends? Never heard of those? Are they edible?

Also wondering if OP literally made this thread just to tell someone in his FC he was doing a world transfer.

[Niimura]

It's not something that bothers me at the moment, but tbh I can see people really having that kind of trouble

[Juun]

Real life friends? Never heard of those? Are they edible?

Also wondering if OP literally made this thread just to tell someone in his FC he was doing a world transfer.

What do you mean real life? Isnt our lives on Eorzea real life? Arent you all using your tombstone to talk on here? Anyway gonna continue reading my fantasy blog on the CNN website it has some interesting fanfiction to read.

[Chawan]

I am having the issue where my playing got my friends interested. They wanted to play with me joined, bought the game but now they can’t make a character on my DC at all so we can’t play together unless i make an alt off my DC and I don’t really want to. I mean to be fair i did warn them that Aether would be locked, but they did not heed my warnings.. as if I would deliberately say that to keep us from playing together xD silly.. i have another friend who is wanting to join me but can’t that did listen to my warning and he was a bit disappointed..

Lol the one time i have real friends that actually want to join me in an mmo and I can’t really have them unless I completely start over with nothing .

[Claviusnex]

I am having the issue where my playing got my friends interested. They wanted to play with me joined, bought the game but now they can’t make a character on my DC at all so we can’t play together unless i make an alt off my DC and I don’t really want to. I mean to be fair i did warn them that Aether would be locked, but they did not heed my warnings.. as if I would deliberately say that to keep us from playing together xD silly.. i have another friend who is wanting to join me but can’t that did listen to my warning and he was a bit disappointed..

Lol the one time i have real friends that actually want to join me in an mmo and I can’t really have them unless I completely start over with nothing .

Aren't your friends starting from the beginning too? Starting a new character and maybe new job would mean you could all level together rather than your friends rushing to catch up. Just a thought.

[Chawan]

I mean sure, but i would have to choose a class type they did not both chose which is DPS, I don’t tank so i would have to roll heals to which I already am a white mage main class. I also don’t really want to reroll on a new DC after being on this one for so long.. Faerie has been my characters home since the end of ARR and while yes i only played a couple months and didn’t resub again till last month i still kind of feel attached.. plus i have other friends here on Faerie that HAVE played consistently since ARR launched that I wouldn’t dare ask to uproot.. Without my current friends on Faerie our entire initial idea would be broken. The whole running dungeons and potentially raids as a whole group wouldn’t happen..

That said i am not entirely upset about it or anything lol they were warned.. it is simply a bit inconvenient. This is a game. I never take things so seriously.. besides the idea is on the table of them just buying a character transfer if and when they can later on. Catching up with me is easy, i am pretty casual. I am sure it will turn around on me being the one to “catch up” lol..

[Mika_Zahard]

I am having the issue where my playing got my friends interested. They wanted to play with me joined, bought the game but now they can’t make a character on my DC at all so we can’t play together unless i make an alt off my DC and I don’t really want to. I mean to be fair i did warn them that Aether would be locked, but they did not heed my warnings.. as if I would deliberately say that to keep us from playing together xD silly.. i have another friend who is wanting to join me but can’t that did listen to my warning and he was a bit disappointed..

Lol the one time i have real friends that actually want to join me in an mmo and I can’t really have them unless I completely start over with nothing .

I had the reverse experience actually. I had forgotten where my friend was playing, when he told me the server i told him i couldnt make any character there because of congestion, and he said his was no longer congested, so i made a character there asap. Then 10 days later server gets closed. /phew

[LaylaTsarra]

You realize the lockdown is temporary right?

Pretty safe bet they'll be adding new servers to Aether in the not too distant future. The problem wasn't anticipated and is a direct result of the influx of players from WOW. DC travel is coming in October so that will help with friends who want to play together. Crystal and Primal are still available for new characters and friends will be able to visit and play with their friends on Aether soon enough.