Server Merge

[Chihaya]

I'd love if they offer free server xfer off the more crowded servers to the less populated ones

[DarkStaoneDragon]

After reading this I got concerned. Not about just population but names. See my name is unique but my wife is concerned her name could be taken on another server.
How would this work? The account that is active would get to keep the name? Also houses and FC's if there isn't enough room for FC/Personal houses would the server that gets merged be left out? Server mergers happen in every MMO that I have played.

Also this part of the world transfer info page it says this in the disclaimer:
With the introduction of the World Transfer Service, there may be cases where players are requested to transfer to other Worlds due to fluctuations in population. We may also consider the splitting or merger of Worlds. Because of this, there may be instances where players who have used the World Transfer Service are requested to move to a different World. Please note that in such cases, applications for World transfers cannot be canceled or refunded.

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How do you think it would be handled right now my wife and I are on one of the lower tier housing servers so if our server gets merged we are risk of losing names,FC and personal house plots due to lack of room.
how do you think they should handle names? Like I said I think the one that is the most active should get priority over taken names.
I know it may not happen anytime soon but it will happen look at FFXI.

[Yamimarik]

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Probably should have read more than just the OP's wild accusations. There is no server mergers happening any time soon. Just look all over here, Lodestone, or any other SE/FFXIV:ARR official site. No need to worry about anything at all. Your name and your wife's name are safe.

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As far as any merge, or server transfer of any character that has the same exact name. The server that you would be going to, that person already on there, would have priority, just how these things work unfortunately. Though I'm not sure FFXIV:ARR is really set up just yet for server merges just because of how housing works at the moment.

[DarkStaoneDragon]

Probably should have read more than just the OP's wild accusations. There is no server mergers happening any time soon. Just look all over here, Lodestone, or any other SE/FFXIV:ARR official site. No need to worry about anything at all. Your name and your wife's name are safe.

I was not referring to the OP but I know it will happen sooner or later I was just wondering how you all (the community) would think names,houses and things like that would be handled. like lets say 1-10 years from now for example after you worked hard on your character and then you and your house gets transfer and your name is taken or your house plot or lack there of plots you get the idea.

[Aegis]

After reading this I got concerned. Not about just population but names. See my name is unique but my wife is concerned her name could be taken on another server.
How would this work? The account that is active would get to keep the name?

They did server merges in the latter stage of Version 1 (Balmung was originally Besaid and Fabul).

IIRC, the priority goes to the oldest character.

[DarkStaoneDragon]

They did server merges in the latter stage of Version 1 (Balmung was originally Besaid and Fabul).

IIRC, the priority goes to the oldest character.

I hope they would go by who was active or who was played during certain dates, how can you tell what character was made first? we looked up her character name and she was at the bottom, she's saving up for a personal house, sorry if it comes off as me saying FFXIV ARR is dying just thinking about the future server merges do happen.

I noticed you brought up the ver 1 merges, I like how you did the explanation, thank you for that. I have even done a search for my main character (not the one showed as my avatar)and noticed that mine was at the bottom of the list, does that make it the first one made? or is it just listed randomly?

[Shneibel]

I hope they would go by who was active or who was played during certain dates, how can you tell what character was made first?

you cannot see the date, but they can

[Aegis]

I hope they would go by who was active or who was played during certain dates, how can you tell what character was made first? we looked up her character name and she was at the bottom, she's saving up for a personal house, sorry if it comes off as me saying FFXIV ARR is dying just thinking about the future server merges do happen.

I noticed you brought up the ver 1 merges, I like how you did the explanation, thank you for that. I have even done a search for my main character (not the one showed as my avatar)and noticed that mine was at the bottom of the list, does that make it the first one made? or is it just listed randomly?

Check achievement history, set to sort by oldest. Most people get their first achievement (Storyteller I or whatever) on their first day.

[DarkStaoneDragon]

Check achievement history, set to sort by oldest. Most people get their first achievement (Storyteller I or whatever) on their first day.

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