Low pop server / Server inactivity

[PariSexus]

Happy Thursday everyone,

I tried doing a search on the forums to see if this topic has been brought up but I didnt find anything concrete (Or I am just bad at searching).

I play on Coeurl.I have been on this server since launch. While it never seemed to have been a medium to high server, over the last couple of months, it has seen quite a drastic drop in activity mostly due to people either quitting the game or transferring out to higher populated servers in search for greener pastures. The party finder is pretty deserted - which has forced players to depend completely on their statics and kind of broken a bit the sense of community.

Has there been any official word on possible server merges or cross server party finders for the servers on the low pop end to help allieviate the stress on Free Companies that currently reside on these low pop servers? We try to keep a good stream of communication between FC leaders, and just this week, I found about three more that are leaving the server. It's a bit sad because we dont want to give up on the server but we can't pretend the problem isn't there or it will just resolve itself either.

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

~ Paris

[Lilyanna]

Sadly to say, I doubt there will be any server mergers ... shareholders and the like will view mergers as the game is failing... WoW didn't even do that, they did that their instance thing... whatever... instead of just merging ...

[PariSexus]

I assume you are correct about server merges. It always seems to carry with it a cloud of dread. I wouldn't mind a similar system to Wow's instance thingy thing or even a cross server party finder. In fact, I think a cross server party finder would be everything anyone really needs on a low pop server. It would allow for those willing to stay on the server to keep working as a community but open up other venues when they want to get some content when people just aren't around. Thanks for the input Lilyanna.

[Zenobiaa]

I am also on Coeurl and am sad to witness its decline. A cross server PF would help some of the newer players on Coeurl clear content and more established players form farming parties.

[sarehptar]

Coeurl here too, and it has gotten especially bad lately. I have five or six linkshells, and over the last couple of weeks alone, three have gone from bustling to dead silent. Even hunts are painfullyyy slow nowadays. But that said, decent patch is coming next week and its only a few more months to expansion; Coeurl may see lots of new players soon. It's too early to shout for abandoning the whole ship.

[PariSexus]

I agree. Which is why we haven't given up on the server. In fact, For the next month or so, leading up to heavensward, we have some server activities planned out to keep things a bit lively and bond more as a community. Our first one being a server wide fun community lottery. This post is merely a call out to the powers that be to recognize that some servers are having a bit more difficult time than others and hopes that the ball is rolling to implement some type of solution however small it may be : )

[Lukah]

As each day passes, we lose more and more friends and neighbors. Please expedite the cross server party finder or please start merging servers! Waiting until after heavensward will be too late for Coeurl.

[CYoung187]

But but why cant every new character be created on Balmung???

[OlyverW]

I am on Coeurl , as are all my friends, I don't have any intention of leaving, also paris I might buy some lottery tickets from ya when I get home tonight

[PariSexus]

I am on Coeurl , as are all my friends, I don't have any intention of leaving, also paris I might buy some lottery tickets from ya when I get home tonight

Great! Thanks Olyver. This is the original thread located in the Coeurl Forums for reference:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...url-Lottery%21