On PS3 Release: New servers for new characters only.

[Shneibel]

how about a wipe for all server before the game release ?

[Eekiki]

how about a wipe for all server before the game release ?

Wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

[Tezz_Xivectro]

Read the first few pages and many of you seem concerned about having this "Fresh start" or are worried about "catching up".

I've never seen the point in this mentality as all it does is set you up for disappointment. It's not about out leveling everyone & instantly being at endgame (because it's already been done).
The level cap & content alone will allow newer players to plateau out with current rank 50's in the long run.
This plateauing that ultimately happens is why I've, personally, never cared about this false sense of "catching up". It will happen when it happens (and at your pace).

I've seen these competitive attitudes ruin MMO's for people who are too obsessed with what everyone around them is doing. Just play the game for YOU & enjoy at your own pace & don't worry that some dude has everything rank 50.

[CptGrimlock]

how about a wipe for all server before the game release ?

No thank you,this will never happen.

[Renshi]

In these cases I'd like to enter the New Player's shoes.

Social Player
So many worlds! But I'd like to play where I can have fun with an awesome group of players, so I'd like a high-populated server. Who knows! Maybe I can learn so much from them about the game itself and sh*t. So I choose... [enter high-populated server name here].

Antisocial Player
That's a bunch of worlds! I've come in this game to play alone though, because reaching my objectives alone is what makes me a real Player. So I'll choose... [enter low-populated server name here].

In both of the cases, the new player wants to have a new FFXIV experience. It's the Player's choice to being spoiled of the things in Eorzea or walking its way to discover them by itself.

So, I can't see a point to have servers for new players only. It just segregates players in those servers without the option to have fun in high-populated servers. It defeats a purpose to have a big community of players that play with each other.

[Kallera]

In these cases I'd like to enter the New Player's shoes.

Social Player
So many worlds! But I'd like to play where I can have fun with an awesome group of players, so I'd like a high-populated server. Who knows! Maybe I can learn so much from them about the game itself and sh*t. So I choose... [enter high-populated server name here].

Antisocial Player
That's a bunch of worlds! I've come in this game to play alone though, because reaching my objectives alone is what makes me a real Player. So I'll choose... [enter low-populated server name here].

In both of the cases, the new player wants to have a new FFXIV experience. It's the Player's choice to being spoiled of the things in Eorzea or walking its way to discover them by itself.

So, I can't see a point to have servers for new players only. It just segregates players in those servers without the option to have fun in high-populated servers. It defeats a purpose to have a big community of players that play with each other.

Not to nitpick, but other reasons players would choose a low populated server would be easier access to content (no fields of people slaying marmots) closer knit community, and recognition potential(we're the first blah blah blah, or the best whathaveyou on our server!)

[Tezz_Xivectro]

There will eventually be new servers anyway if the game picks up. In that sense, we'll be getting new servers so this is kinda pointless.

[Quoc]

The original plan was for the servers to be interconnected between the Windows players and Playstation 3 players.

[LateReg]

Not that it's the purpose of this thread necessarily, but... to all players who think that a reset would allow them to "catch up":

If you're not at the ranking (XIVPad/XIVPro) of other higher people now, what makes you think they wouldn't outrace you again if a reset occurred.

And to those starting fresh when PS3 comes out: if you stick with the game, you'll catch up within a couple of years of you playing and having a blast while doing so (in the future hopefully lol), don't sweat it. The people who ended up being the first Maat's Caps in XI were people who were super late starters, some even a year after NA PC launch. And, if you don't plan on sticking around long enough to catch up to your heart's content, then why complain about a reset if you're not even gonna play...

[Dreamer]

Please forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but wouldn't it be preferable to have the influx of new players fill up the current servers first before opening new ones that cater just to them?