Server Transfers and Future of the English-speaking Community

[KuroMiso]

Hello everyone!

The server transfers that began this week have created a flurry of changes as many players flock to other servers to be with their friends, or to experience the game with lower latency. Whatever their reasons for leaving, quite a few players are finding themselves left alone, or in FCs with hardly any people. <Gaijin> boasted itself as the largest English-speaking FC on the server, and even it has suffered a tremendous drop in players, so I'd imagine others are experiencing the same.

So what does this mean? A few FC leaders have been in talks about creating a linkshell to coordinate events between FCs more easily. However, given the significant loss of English-speaking players on Ultima, keeping us spread out across so many small FCs might not be the best thing for our community.