Data Centers/World Locations Info from the LIVE Letter

[Starlord]

Here is what I feel Personally about Multi-Data Centers:

1) Regional Servers are ment for those who want to experience littlest lag possible.

2) If Lag isn't much of an issue on any level then you don't have to "Segregate" yourself, as long as your comrades understand that.

3) If lag shows to be an issue, this is where regional Servers "Actually" play their part ( Push comes to shove)

4) if they see that everyone is staying on Japanese Server ( because the lag is not really an issue) then they can consider shutting them down, till a later date when they could actually use them.

[Alhanelem]

Here is what I feel Personally about Multi-Data Centers:

1) Regional Servers are ment for those who want to experience littlest lag possible.

2) If Lag isn't much of an issue on any level then you don't have to "Segregate" yourself, as long as your comrades understand that.

3) If lag shows to be an issue, this is where regional Servers "Actually" play their part ( Push comes to shove)

4) if they see that everyone is staying on Japanese Server ( because the lag is not really an issue) then they can consider shutting them down, till a later date when they could actually use them.

Basically this. I've seen no evidence that suggests we will all have to pick a new server when ARR comes out.

[Starlord]

Basically this. I've seen no evidence that suggests we will all have to pick a new server when ARR comes out.

Names will stay the same.. but Balmung could be labeled as a NA Server and Masamune could be named a EU Server and so forth so, if that's the case you will need to base decisions on if you want a JP Server or not. ( There is no Evidence of this mind you, but if that's indeed the case, its good to be prepared )

[Scratches]

Hey Scratch buddy, You have awesome posts when you speak =), but can you give me a description on how you come to this conclusion? because how I'm reading it is, In order to play with people Overseas you have to go to a Data Center that's not in your Country. I am a bit confused.

Hehe, thanks buddy.

What I meant was that, quite literally, every server is a "global server", in the sense that anybody on the planet will be able to make a character on any server. Just like how the current servers are "global servers"; the only difference is the physical location of the new servers. There won't be any servers that only accept players from a specific region.
I hope that's a little clearer..?

Names will stay the same.. but Balmung could be labeled as a NA Server and Masamune could be named a EU Server and so forth so, if that's the case you will need to base decisions on if you want a JP Server or not. ( There is no Evidence of this mind you, but if that's indeed the case, its good to be prepared )

Balmung and Massassamoonyunay will remain JP servers (in terms of location), just as they are now. The new NA and EU servers will have new, different names.
I do remember reading an interview in which Yoshida-san said the current servers (Ridill, Massassamoonyunay, Excalibur, etc) aren't going anywhere, physically, but I can't find it at the moment, so, until I can, we'll just have to settle for logic and inferring things from their (sometimes not-so-) carefully chosen words.

Additionally, the sensible thing to do would be just keep the current servers as is, in Japan, so that if that's what current players like, they're not forced into a change they don't want. Keeping as close to the status quo as possible, as it were.
For example, if I want to continue playing on my current JP server, I might be really pissed if it was "moved" to, say, Europe, without my consent.
Certain changes need to be made for the sake of the game's (hopeful) success, regardless of current players' desires, but they're not wholly inconsiderate or dismissive of said desires either. Not fucking about with the servers (e.g., moving Balmung and saying "GUIZ, YUR NAO A NA SURVER!! HAHA ENJOI!!") is one of the easiest ways of doing or showing that consideration.

My 2 gil, at least *shrug*

[Starlord]

Hehe, thanks buddy.

What I meant was that, quite literally, every server is a "global server", in the sense that anybody on the planet will be able to make a character on any server. Just like how the current servers are "global servers"; the only difference is the physical location of the new servers. There won't be any servers that only accept players from a specific region.
I hope that's a little clearer..?


Balmung and Massassamoonyunay will remain JP servers (in terms of location), just as they are now. The new NA and EU servers will have new, different names.
I do remember reading an interview in which Yoshida-san said the current servers (Ridill, Massassamoonyunay, Excalibur, etc) aren't going anywhere, physically, but I can't find it at the moment, so, until I can, we'll just have to settle for logic and inferring things from their (sometimes not-so-) carefully chosen words.

Additionally, the sensible thing to do would be just keep the current servers as is, in Japan, so that if that's what current players like, they're not forced into a change they don't want. Keeping as close to the status quo as possible, as it were.
For example, if I want to continue playing on my current JP server, I might be really pissed if it was "moved" to, say, Europe, without my consent.
Certain changes need to be made for the sake of the game's (hopeful) success, regardless of current players' desires, but they're not wholly inconsiderate or dismissive of said desires either. Not fucking about with the servers (e.g., moving Balmung and saying "GUIZ, YUR NAO A NA SURVER!! HAHA ENJOI!!") is one of the easiest ways of doing or showing that consideration.

My 2 gil, at least *shrug*

Alright! lets see if I get this straight now :

- Every Server is a Global Server
- Physical Location of said Server(s) is in other locations a crossed the world.
- Those Physical Locations of those servers is "Global" and will act that way just as it would be if it were in Japan
- Conclusion No matter what server you go on everyone is united?

This is all based on what I read from you, correct me if I'm wrong anywhere Scratches ^.^.

(PS: I would love to play with ya on ARR if there is a way that we could) =)

[Scratches]

Alright! lets see if I get this straight now :

- Every Server is a Global Server
- Physical Location of said Server(s) is in other locations a crossed the world.
- Those Physical Locations of those servers is "Global" and will act that way just as it would be if it were in Japan
- Conclusion No matter what server you go on everyone is united?

This is all based on what I read from you, correct me if I'm wrong anywhere Scratches ^.^.

(PS: I would love to play with ya on ARR if there is a way that we could) =)

Sounds about right. ^_^

For an analogy (why didn't I think of this sooner? o.O lol), let's use Google's search pages. They have their main search page, which is in English/US, but then they also have search pages for just about every other country/region on the planet, right?
I'm in Miami, so, by default, I'd prefer to use Google's main search page due to relevance and whatnot, but there's nothing preventing me from also using Google's other search pages, like for the UK, Canada, or any other country (except maybe a language barrier), just as there's nothing preventing a Brit from using Google's US page.
Same concept with Square setting up servers in new regions, yet still keeping them all open to all players.

I don't see why we wouldn't be able to play together, btw, what with being able to create at least one character on each server in ARR. I'll probably be re-rolling on a US East server, if they go the route of setting up East/West coast shards.

[Starlord]

Sounds about right. ^_^

For an analogy (why didn't I think of this sooner? o.O lol), let's use Google's search pages. They have their main search page, which is in English/US, but then they also have search pages for just about every other country/region on the planet, right?
I'm in Miami, so, by default, I'd prefer to use Google's main search page due to relevance and whatnot, but there's nothing preventing me from also using Google's other search pages, like for the UK, Canada, or any other country (except maybe a language barrier), just as there's nothing preventing a Brit from using Google's US page.
Same concept with Square setting up servers in new regions, yet still keeping them all open to all players.

I don't see why wouldn't be able to play together, btw, what with being able to create at least one character on each server in ARR. I'll probably be re-rolling on a US East server, if they go the route of setting up East/West coast shards.

Good, I hope that's the way it goes!

I be re-rolling as well =) ( still keep my awesome character here ^.^)

[OsmosisDave]

Basically this. I've seen no evidence that suggests we will all have to pick a new server when ARR comes out.

"What's going to happen is a player will be shown a complete list of worlds. Within the list, players will see which worlds are tied to which data centers (i.e. this world and this world is tied to the data center in Japan, this world and this world is tied to the data center in North America or Europe). Players will have the freedom of selecting any world they prefer."

This hints that we might. I've seen no evidence that suggests we wont get the choice to move to a server with less lag.

[Starlord]

"What's going to happen is a player will be shown a complete list of worlds. Within the list, players will see which worlds are tied to which data centers (i.e. this world and this world is tied to the data center in Japan, this world and this world is tied to the data center in North America or Europe). Players will have the freedom of selecting any world they prefer."

This hints that we might. I've seen no evidence that suggests we wont get the choice to move to a server with less lag.

I'm 99.9% positive that you will have a choice in everything you do in ARR Server change, Region you want etc etc. ( even for Existing players)

[Faiyez]

4) if they see that everyone is staying on Japanese Server ( because the lag is not really an issue) then they can consider shutting them down, till a later date when they could actually use them.

This would never happen as long as a closer server is an option.