Why have more than one server?

[Urthdigger]

So, in talking to people and browsing the new player forums, it seems there are about 5 populated servers, and the rest are barren wastelands, devoid of anyone except the occasional unfortunate soul who made a character without checking the forum first.

Take a look at any thread on servers, and you'll see everyone wants to be on the bigger server. No exceptions. They don't care if they have to wait until 4 AM to log in, they want those server numbers.

If everyone is just going to cram into the highest population server anyway, why bother having other servers?

[silverhope]

im not sure where you get the 5 populated servers idea. Yea the few legacy servers are full to the max. But there are alot of medium size servers that are no where near dead. Also sticking everyone in 1 server would be a horrible idea. There is just way to many people to fit on 1 server.

[Gilraen]

Having many servers means that there's still servers available when those few packed servers can no longer accept characters. Pretty simple, really. Why have fewer, more overpopulated servers when you could have more, less overpopulated servers?

[Urthdigger]

Why have fewer, more overpopulated servers when you could have more, less overpopulated servers?

Tell that to everyone who wants to get on the most populated server no matter what it takes :P

[silverhope]

Tell that to everyone who wants to get on the most populated server no matter what it takes :P

these players mostly are friends of people on that server. Most threads on here are "what are my other options since these servers are so full" They need to lock servers that are full and have a ticket system like ffxi to alow only friends on servers. It would help imo.

[Canadane]

these players mostly are friends of people on that server. Most threads on here are "what are my other options since these servers are so full" They need to lock servers that are full and have a ticket system like ffxi to alow only friends on servers. It would help imo.

This would be wonderful for anti-RMT.

[Zodiar]

RIP everyone with a bad PC or bad internet connection

[KaedrianLiang]

RIP everyone with a bad PC or bad internet connection

Also RIP PS3.

I support the idea of getting that last nail in PS3's coffin. This would be great in many ways for game development. Some of my greatest peeves about this game is related to PS3 limitations.

example. Debuff limit on a target, the "sorry batteries died (on ps3 controller) scenario" i imagine thats a ps4 problem as well but trying to kill off as many karakuls as we can, lack of TP bars for party members, can't display both eorzea time and IRL time at the same time, duty inprogress UI attached to questlog UI. More hotbars? more UI features and functions?

[Gilraen]

Tell that to me, who wanted to get OFF one of said overpopulated servers. Which I clearly did if my profile info is any clue.

[TriksteR]

They just need to rename all the servers to ''Balmung1, 2, 3...'' and problem solved!