Physical/regional servers FINALLY confirmed ??! (Y)

[Miliant]

Why turn the servers regional? Just move servers with high EURO population to Europe. Currently afaik that's just Ragnarok, so there's no big deal. The server doesn't have to go Euro-only server. It just needs to placed there physically and be done with the issue.

[RahJah]

Why turn the servers regional? Just move servers with high EURO population to Europe. Currently afaik that's just Ragnarok, so there's no big deal. The server doesn't have to go Euro-only server. It just needs to placed there physically and be done with the issue.

Many people are experiencing latency due to end-user hardware issues. Try turning all of the settings to low and see if your latency problems improve. If not, then it is the server I assume.

[Halvaard_Vidan]

Although I'm for the "idea" behind international servers, I'm also for servers that actually function.

In general, I do not see Japanese players using the auto-translate.
They aren't interested in playing with people that they can't easily communicate with.

I hope that the new server set and the new client will help with most of the latency issues, I do have several Euroean friends over a couple linkshells that I'd miss if they servers went completely regional.

[Mirage]

The thing is alot of people say "give us regional servers" and alot agree, it takes awhile to get people to say to make them optional, I am just saying, if SE did force us onto regional servers I know alot would quit and the majority seem to think its regional or gtfo.

I have nothing wrong with making it optional, I just don't want SE to force us, also what if someone makes a character on a European server, then moves to America, and lets say (because there has been no set in stone confirmation) there are no server transfers, to play with people you would have to reroll which is a bad thing.

I feel pretty confident that v2 will eventually get server transfers. Every other MMO has that, even FF11. The chance of not getting server transfers is so minimal that it's not really worth mentioning.

Many people are experiencing latency due to end-user hardware issues. Try turning all of the settings to low and see if your latency problems improve. If not, then it is the server I assume.

The vast majority are experiencing latency due to network latency, simply because of the fact that there is a limit to how fast signals can travel across the globe. FF14 can't break the laws of physics any more than any other game. If you don't live in asia, you are network having lag. It is impossible not to have. How much you personally care about lag and how annoyed you get by it can of course vary from person to person.

[Asiaine]

In general, I do not see Japanese players using the auto-translate.
They aren't interested in playing with people that they can't easily communicate with.

It's been suggested that the auto-translate does not work quickly/well for japanese players (the input toggle between auto-translate and kana->kanji, etc. overlap unnicely).

And for some activities it is easier (if not more fun) when you can actually communicate effectively. Auto-translate, although great, does not really help with strategy. Especially when some words may be translated ambiguously.

[Risae]

I don't care if the technology is 2024. When things are done client-side, it opens a huge opportunity for programs to be written that read incoming data that playes aren't supposed to see, as well as manipulate outgoing data to exploit the game. This happens in any case where such data is handled client-side.

The lesson to be learned is that you never leave gameplay critical functions or data on the client machine, because there are people who can and will exploit and abuse it to their own advantage.

And all this affects you, how?

[Mirage]

You're right, risae, they should make a client that is hackable in more ways than we could possible imagine. That's definitely the way to go.

[viion]

I don't care if the technology is 2024. When things are done client-side, it opens a huge opportunity for programs to be written that read incoming data that playes aren't supposed to see, as well as manipulate outgoing data to exploit the game. This happens in any case where such data is handled client-side.

The lesson to be learned is that you never leave gameplay critical functions or data on the client machine, because there are people who can and will exploit and abuse it to their own advantage.

And some how that everything being on SE servers some how stopped all the RMT and Bots right? lol Doesnt matter if its Server Side or Client Sde you can still cheat and hack away. Somethings can be made client side, there is no reason to have everything server sided.

sorry but a mayor exodus of people following the sirens call of "you will perform muuuuch better, for realz" would pretty much kill any server community and economy and by that very much affect me

You know this for fact? Seems in this thread you're wrong because some people are against it like you. Infact the OP has 11 likes but Jynx who is against it has 55, but you some how confuse this to think everyone is Pro for this idea?

/mindboggled.

Also i had a giggle over the "kill any economy", that was funny.

When lag is "hardly nothing" as people expect in 2.0, a lot of people wont move server just for a few milliseconds when they have a home on a server already. Where as others who want to go to more regional specific servers, have the choice. And new players will also.

Stop denying stuff for silly reasons, even when the reasons totally go against you lol.

[Risae]

You're right, risae, they should make a client that is hackable in more ways than we could possible imagine. That's definitely the way to go.

The hell are you talking about? I too am against hacking, but this doesn't mean that it actually affects anyone here when somebody decides to do it.

Like i said before, Square Soft somehow will somehow manage this. One way or the other.

[MicahZerrshia]

I'm conflicted on the regional servers issue

On one hand I dont mind playing with ppl from all over, it makes for larger communities and an easier time finding ppl

On the other hand I have encountered quite a few "english? no thanks" recently which really grinds the gears, esp for the hard-to-find exp pts