So I can't play and tell with EU/NA/JP friends in ARR...

[Momita]

Really SE.. Really?

[Elexia]

You can it's just a connection closer to you. However, if it is the way you say, no use complaining, NA players constantly stated they wanted their own safe haven and should "have the ability to play on an NA server because it makes sense."

[Tahldon]

I don't understand what your concern is.

Please elaborate more as your topic is vague and it seems as though your are lacking proper information.

There is nothing that says that all servers won't be able to play together, if you're referring to the "Multiple Data Centers" comment via Yoshi-P in the special talk session, then he's not saying we won't all play together. He's just saying that we don't have to put up with so much lag because instead of NA or EU players pinging all the way to the servers in Japan, they can ping to the one in their own region, making things faster for them.

If that's what you're referring to, of course, but I can't tell.

[Klefth]

Thing is, in that same part of the talk session he also said we'd have the option to choose between a "server in our region or one overseas". That's kind of misleading, I think.

[Momita]

YoshiP in Special Talk Session was a bit unclear... They Talk about Multiple Data Centers and after he spoke of Regional Servers... Then, We still play together with lesser lag or we play in regional zone (like other mmo)?

I hope NO regional server. If you try to kill the game, yes SE, you're doing in the correct way.

[Starlord]

Thing is, in that same part of the talk session he also said we'd have the option to choose between a "server in our region one overseas". That's kind of misleading, I think.

He basically said You choose a database center closest to you, and you will be still able to play with everyone you want to play with around the world. That's how I understood it.

[Colino]

Assumptions assumptions assumptions.

[Klefth]

He basically said You choose a database center closest to you, and you will be still able to play with everyone you want to play with around the world. That's how I understood it.

That's the way I'd like it to be, but... if that's how it'll work, then what would be the point of giving us that option to choose between a "server in our region or one overseas"? It should be there by default. I wish they had been a bit clearer on that part.

[JackDaniels]

instead of NA or EU players pinging all the way to the servers in Japan, they can ping to the one in their own region, making things faster for them.

That makes absolutely no sense.

what would be the point

Something was clearly lost in translation here..

Some clarification would be nice but I wouldn't expect anything for at least two weeks, then two weeks to correct the confusion of that clarification.

[Majidah]

Yoshi already stated they arent changing the realms to avoid confusion, its pretty evident the regional servers are going to be mirrors that connect to who is closest while being global.