Snapshot of PF activity on North American data centers

[CidHeiral]

I cannot disagree more strongly with the idea that players somehow created or are responsible for, in any way, the problems that arise from unlimited data-center travel.

This strikes me as a very odd take. It's like saying "it's not my fault I drank bleach, it's your fault for leaving it on the table!" Are you arguing that the community collectively has the mind of a three year old and can't control themselves or use any level of critical thinking?

Don't get me wrong, SE is equally responsible for not fully thinking through DC travel before implementing it, but even if you concede that everyone clustering on one DC is a no brainer and nothing but beneficial, which I do not think is the case at all, that doesn't absolve the community of any responsibility for its current predicament. People are responsible for their own actions. They weren't mind controlled or coerced into their behavior by anything other than their own short sighted self interest. If everyone decided to stop dogpiling on Aether tomorrow, the problem would cease to exist.

Asking players not to cluster in this environment (doesn't matter where, it's Aether but that is not important, it could be any ONE location) is like asking water not to flow downhill.

Water can't stop and think "hmm maybe what I'm doing is stupid in the long run."

Seriously stop kidding yourself about that "social" aspect. It lacks integrity in a game where is all about queueing up with random people you dont know.

Your social ineptitude is your own problem.