Changing Servers at Release

[Tonkra]

I'm wondering..

Yoshi P. said that we are going to receive Servers with regional Mirrors for lag reduction.
So there are going to be server which data centres are located in europe, usa and japan.

But didnt he mentioned, that we wont be able to transfer to an other server directly at release? or did i missunderstood that, and he only meant we cant transfer to one of the new servers (who are for newcomers only)


can anyone clearify? it would not be useful when we dont get the chance of a server transfer when one of the ARR features are "regional server"?


greetings

[Seirra_Lanzce]

Oh i wish he rectify this too. Please pretty please..

[Kirito]

It wouldn't make much sense if we couldn't transfers servers since that would lead to increased lag on the servers with all the returning members... He most likely meant we can't transfer to the new comers only servers...

Also we shouldn't forget all the community reps on the NA forum are on vacation...

[JillyBean]

I don't think we have been told yet how we will arrive/choose servers at launch. It is my most anticipated information, because re-gathering with friends/linkshells is of utmost importance to me.

My question for the final live letter, which was not answered, was this:

"How will our character will first log in to ARR - will we have to select a server or, will we arrive on our existing server? If we will have to select a server, will the server names be announced in advance?"

It got 26 likes. ^^; I would still LOVE an answer to this question. Certainly by Beta phases 3 or 4.


EDIT: My belief and understanding of previous official posts is that:

We will arrive on our existing server. We will then, or later, have the option to transfer to another server (one-time free of charge.) It makes NO sense to me that they would have us (blindly) select a server upon logging in our existing characters. That would be utter hodge-podge and random loss of friends and linkshells, especially now that we know there will be over 20 servers.

IF they will have us CHOOSE a server upon logging into ARR, then certainly a list of servers and their regions should be up well in advance.

I still hope and believe we will simply land on our existing servers, allowing us to re-connect, and then as a group decide if server hopping is desired.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

It wouldn't make much sense if we couldn't transfers servers since that would lead to increased lag on the servers with all the returning members... He most likely meant we can't transfer to the new comers only servers...

He worded out in a way that is no answer for if we can transfer servers again during release, mostly we know we can't transfer to new servers, but aside that can we transfer to old servers? There isn't an answer for this yet.

[Vilhem]

I'm sure we'll eventually get an answer by the time Beta rolls around. Right now the team is on holiday so we shouldn't expect responses from them until after the New Year

[Pseudopsia]

I'm itching to get an answer for this as well, however I can wait.

[Phe]

okay um...

they said there will be regional servers.
and
they said old 1.0 players can't start on transfer to servers for new players.

can you actually make such statements without... well... having a plan? O.o

[JillyBean]

I'm sure they have a plan. We just want to know the plan. In a timely manner.

[Kirito]

Hopefully they'll also announce if the ps3 and pc version will be up at the same time...