For newer releases of DCs and servers in the future...

[TaleraRistain]

Also, it's pretty laughable that only people trying to transfer their mains matter when playing on multiple servers is a thing & new players are needed to keep the game growing.

Given the absolute garden I've seen of green sprouts on Marilith, it definitely isn't the transfers keeping that place hopping.

[VelKallor]

Given the absolute garden I've seen of green sprouts on Marilith, it definitely isn't the transfers keeping that place hopping.

Ssshh not so loud, you'll upset her

[NekoMataMata]

Ssshh not so loud, you'll upset her

I'm nothing close to upset, rather just disappointed.

If you want to disagree then that's perfectly fine, but at least be mature about it.

[RobynDaBank]

I think people took the intent behind the suggestion a smidge too far. On the surface it does seem like a no-brainer; I doubt OP spoke from a place of privileging transfers. But it does create inequalities: would the queues open for all Regions at the same time? Would the timing be too disparate to give every Region a chance (for example if they open at a time that is peak/normal for NA but too late/early for EU or JP, etc)? The time at one joins the queue for transfer becomes even more crucial, and anyone who can't fork over the money for the pre-queue will have an even bigger line to contend with in front of them at the day of DC/server launch.

So yeah. Could create more problems than it solves. But again, it doesn't seem like a bad suggestion on the outset - nor does the OP read like an inflammatory/angry diatribe.

[TaleraRistain]

I doubt OP spoke from a place of privileging transfers.

Maybe not in the first post, (though debatable with the "give priority to the people that are going to matter the most on those servers ") but then

Because it makes sense to me. If you have people who know they're going to transfer then why wouldn't you set up a system to have them be able to pre-queue their accounts when the servers go live?

It also makes sense to bar new characters from said servers for the first few hours. If any new player wanted to join those servers they likely would be turned off by the hassle of the wait or not want to deal with any other issues that come up anyways. New alt accounts aren't overwhelming important as most of those will likely be forgotten, so again, new characters would probably receive less priority altogether.

And finally travelers would receive the least priority in all of this until the dust settles. New characters and transfers alike should be settled first before the doors to travelers open. People shouldn't be hopping onto a new DC right away and adding to the congestion.

[NekoMataMata]

Maybe not in the first post, (though debatable with the "give priority to the people that are going to matter the most on those servers ") but then

I mean I'm not exactly asking this for myself considering I decided to wait on my transfer to Dynamis to figure out which server I wanted to jump into. By the time I bother transferring there probably won't be much of a wait.

I genuinely just wanted to provide an idea that could better what looked like a clunky system, and I don't particularly understand why I'm being demonized the way I am here. I'm sorry for whatever I've apparently done to most of you.

[Saraide]

Not sure what happened in this thread but I think having the option to prepare a character transfer to a new server before it goes up would be a good thing. Ideally the actual transfer would happen while still under maint. It would still be first come first serve, you'd just be able to apply ahead of time. Dont know what this has to do with who matters more, it's just streamlining the process for people who already know where they want to transfer.

[Semirhage]

AHAhahahahaha. Square Enix prioritizing existing players over appealing to new ones. That's a good one. I got my guffaw for the day.

[VelKallor]

. Ideally the actual transfer would happen while still under maint

The servers are down in maint, so no, no one can xfer since the from and to servers are offline.

It would still be first come first serve, you'd just be able to apply ahead of time.

Time for new server start is often prone to adjustment, delay or postponement. You cant "apply ahead of time" since you dont know what that time will be, also lets not forget what you get when you try "mass transfers."

Congestion and server instability, so thats a non starter.

[Jojoya]

Not sure what happened in this thread but I think having the option to prepare a character transfer to a new server before it goes up would be a good thing. Ideally the actual transfer would happen while still under maint. It would still be first come first serve, you'd just be able to apply ahead of time. Dont know what this has to do with who matters more, it's just streamlining the process for people who already know where they want to transfer.

Would you really not want to be able to play the game for a week to get priority in a queue that lasts maybe 30 minutes at the most?

Because that's what would happen. Once you confirm the transfer, you can't play the game. Otherwise, something may happen between the time you confirm and the time your character is supposed to transfer that would make it ineligible.

Outside of those who applied just before world transfer was taken down for maintenance, I don't know of anyone who had to wait more 30 minutes on Tuesday to complete the transfer process. They were all happy with how quick it was when we had been afraid that the number of players transferring would have lead to lengthy queues.

And that's even with all the players creating new characters for bonuses or whatever reason, not to mention all the Travelers that wanted a look at the new worlds or at YoshiP as he was visiting Seraph.

As others pointed out, if the servers are down for maintenance then there is nothing to transfer your character to.