Guess I don't get to play tonight.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

right... then give me a more credible source.

SE is the only credible source, and they don't release world pops.

[Zomkei]

SE is the only credible source, and they don't release world pops.

So you're just making up false statistics off of no info. Balmung has not been the most popular server for awhile.

[GTK0HLK]

When that happened, me and a bunch of people in Eureka didn't get the boot.
but one of our number in the instance did come back to report what had just happened.

so whilst it did affect countless people.
it oddly didn't affect our Anemos Instance in Crystal.

[Darthgummibear]

Sorry to hear that. Its not a perfect solution to this problem, but maybe have an alt you can play that's on a different server so you can still play. Even though it won't be your usual server, its better than being stuck in queue all night. :<

I appreciate the sentiment, but unfortunately I only have the one character.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

So you're just making up false statistics off of no info. Balmung has not been the most popular server for awhile.

No, I'm using information SE has given via server locks. You are using a site that has arbitrary terms on what an active character is.

[Zomkei]

No, I'm using information SE has given via server locks. You are using a site that has arbitrary terms on what an active character is.

You are using old information with no source to attack someone who resides in Balmung. Even if you were correct, (which you aren't, as if your server crashed, you too would be experiencing queues) it is no reason to do the typical "well just transfer." when people started on this server, been on it for 8-9 years (in my case) and / or has a house, friends, an FC they don't want to leave, and among any other reason they would want to stay. Once upon a time, Balmung was the most popular. That is old news. It is around the same as any now, with Gilgamesh being the top server. Even if you discredit my source because it had an error in it's past, and even if it's because you believe active doesn't count for anything, it is still something, which you do not have.

and to clarify: no, i do not care if my server was down for a few hours, i'd just go play another game, but i can still understand the frustration of some, and especially those who are extremely busy and rarely find time to play. adding to their frustration when they are venting is not on my to-do list, but it is for you, i guess.

edit: even if not using this site, just googling different sources which pulls from lodestone data... you can see Balmung isn't the most popular, or even among the top 5. i am not going to link them all for you, you can google and do the research yourself, but i have a feeling you don't want to be wrong.

[Bunnycake]

That site is worthless. Its made up statistics, it pulls from nothing accurate. I don't know why people keep linking it. Its KNOWN to be false. It once had the EU servers at like, negative pop or something lol.

Balmung is an RP server. Its not going to have the most active characters at ENDGAME, which is all that filters on.

Balmung is pretty much the only server that has ever been hardlocked for YEARS at a time.

Aether was for a bit after the crystal split, but Balmung was locked for close to 2 full years to new characters.

I used this site years ago when I left Hyperion to Excalibur which at the time from that site was considered the most popular and active. Once I arrived it was pretty much like Hyperion: Dead lol

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

You are using old information with no source to attack someone who resides in Balmung. Even if you were correct, (which you aren't, as if your server crashed, you too would be experiencing queues) it is no reason to do the typical "well just transfer." when people started on this server, been on it for 8-9 years (in my case) and / or has a house, friends, an FC they don't want to leave, and among any other reason they would want to stay. Once upon a time, Balmung was the most popular. That is old news. It is around the same as any now, with Gilgamesh being the top server. Even if you discredit my source because it had an error in it's past, and even if it's because you believe active doesn't count for anything, it is still something, which you do not have.

and to clarify: no, i do not care if my server was down for a few hours, i'd just go play another game, but i can still understand the frustration of some, and especially those who are extremely busy and rarely find time to play. adding to their frustration when they are venting is not on my to-do list, but it is for you, i guess.

edit: even if not using this site, just googling different sources which pulls from lodestone data... you can see Balmung isn't the most popular, or even among the top 5. i am not going to link them all for you, you can google and do the research yourself, but i have a feeling you don't want to be wrong.

Any usermade site for data pulling from the lodestone will not be accurate because the lodestone defaults to hide a lot of information.

I was on Besaid in 1.0 It got merged with Fabul into Balmung. I was there until Stormblood. I know what Balmung was like at the height of its popularity.

I'm not saying people are forced to transfer off, and yes, I'm well aware that if Jenova crashed there'd be queues. But Balmung is still the most popular RP server, and if you thing EVERY RP character is in the census's made by fans, you are dead wrong, because from what I remember, most RP characters barely get leveled at all.

[Zomkei]

Any usermade site for data pulling from the lodestone will not be accurate because the lodestone defaults to hide a lot of information.

I was on Besaid in 1.0 It got merged with Fabul into Balmung. I was there until Stormblood. I know what Balmung was like at the height of its popularity.

I'm not saying people are forced to transfer off, and yes, I'm well aware that if Jenova crashed there'd be queues. But Balmung is still the most popular RP server, and if you thing EVERY RP character is in the census's made by fans, you are dead wrong, because from what I remember, most RP characters barely get leveled at all.

it may not be 100 percent accurate, simply because the server population changes daily, but it gives an idea of where they are at. it is better thank “because i said so” or “because yoshi p said this a year ago”. again, balmung is not the most popular anymore. it is around the same as the rest. outside of people world visiting that is. i have been on balmung since 2.0 closed beta, as my “legacy” character i abandoned wasn’t apart of the merge. i was there during SB too, and stuck around until now. as someone who is currently here and experiencing a massive queue of 15-40 during peak hours, this is just a rare occurrence. it has nothing to do with balmung’s popularity.

sorry for any typos or weird formatting, on phone

[Zomkei]

I used this site years ago when I left Hyperion to Excalibur which at the time from that site was considered the most popular and active. Once I arrived it was pretty much like Hyperion: Dead lol

this site doesn’t update daily. it gives a bi yearly census. as neither server is actually dead, you were probably experiencing the effect of end game / raider content lull.