6.18 Cross DC travel should have come out BEFORE summer not after

[Minarisweet]

Im not sure if its just because its text but some of these replies feel very agressive.

[Nezerius]

Thank you for explaining. Made me really disappointed.

I have another question though. The way you described it makes it seem as if we can visit any DC. Is that true? When someone else explained it to me last they stated that the DC visit would be limited to geographical locations(so Crystal can only visit Aether and Primal, or JP DCs can only visit between each other and so forth).

Back in January, Yoshi-P posted a Lodestone entry that explained how Data Center Travel is designed to allow for travel between physical datacenters (NA -> EU, for example). However, he also stated that this will not be enabled on release of the feature, due to "differences in game economy and values".
Although the most recent lodestone entry, posted near the end of March, doesn't mention anything about travel between physical datacenters.

I would have expected so, patch 5.18 came out exactly 2 weeks after 5.15 according to the Lodestone. So following the same schedule it would have been June 21st. But apparently they're scheduling 6.18 for July instead.

Keep in mind that they still used the 3.5 month release schedule during those patches. They've since shifted to a 4 month release schedule, as stated in one of the recent live letters.

[cactusbees]

Didn't they also say part of the reason for waiting was because they were waiting on extra hardware to help handle the player loads and everything was on super backorder?

[Kazelus]

Keep in mind that they still used the 3.5 month release schedule during those patches. They've since shifted to a 4 month release schedule, as stated in one of the recent live letters.

You are right, so yeah, the 6.18 should come early July, and 6.2 end of august. So about the main subject of the topic, data center travel will come at the start of summer not the end and the end will be new raid tiers.

[ZeraSkiratea]

Thank you for explaining. Made me really disappointed.

I have another question though. The way you described it makes it seem as if we can visit any DC. Is that true? When someone else explained it to me last they stated that the DC visit would be limited to geographical locations(so Crystal can only visit Aether and Primal, or JP DCs can only visit between each other and so forth).

should have clarified, for now DC travel will be restricted to logical datacenters in the same physical datacenter as your Home World
So Light can Visit Chaos, Primal can Visit Crystal and Aether, and vice versa etc.






they did mention iirc, that they do plan on including Cross Region Travel at SOME POINT, but at least at launch, it will be restricted to your own Physical datacenter.(which is logical if they want to test load on the Servers)

[ZeraSkiratea]

You are right, so yeah, the 6.18 should come early July, and 6.2 end of august. So about the main subject of the topic, data center travel will come at the start of summer not the end and the end will be new raid tiers.

Mid Summer, not start (no matter what definition we use, early-mid july is "mid Summer" (or late early at the best) summer starts 1st of june, or 21st of june, and as midsummer is 100% reliant on the summer solstice making the 21st of june 100% midsummer, anything after is either midsummer or "late summer")


Start of Summer 1st of June(or 21st of june) Midsummer is 21st of june(or the time around this) ..... Seassons are hilarous to talk about. but yay, 6.18 will release midsummer(if not even somewhat late mid summer)


raid tier will release end of summer tho thats true

[Shibi]

....no matter what definition we use, early-mid july is "mid Summer" ...

Not every definition. For half the planet it will be mid winter.

In that half Winter starts on the 1st of Jun and runs to the end of August.

[ZeraSkiratea]

you are right, should have said "every definition in the Western hemisphere"


I didnt think about that because its so far removed from the point/discussion that i simply forgot i

[Shibi]

Ah, you should know I am just teasing

Listing releases by season is always a silly idea. Quarters are better. 2022Q3

[Hanayumi]

Realistically it just needs to come before a major patch, so they can work out the kinks before the population returns. So an .x8 is perfect for it, doesnt matter if its summer, fall, w/e, people still gonna play...