Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 15
  1. #1
    Player
    Ayame_Totsuzenshi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    5
    Character
    Ayame Tosuzenshi
    World
    Exodus
    Main Class
    Rogue Lv 52

    RAF: Server Restrictions (Dead-Horse)

    I've recruited two people who've used up their entire 30 day period just waiting for the opportunity to get on my server.
    This is beyond frustrating, as the person who is trying to get them into the game, I have to keep apologizing on YOUR BEHALF because of such a ridiculous system.
    30 days, people continually trying to make characters. I look like an idiot saying, "oh no, the game is really worth it." But they're investing a TREMENDOUS amount of effort just for the chance to give your game a shot.
    At the VERY LEAST, RAF should bypass these restrictions. You're talking a pretty small population that will be as evenly distributed as those players who do the recruiting are already distributed.
    I cannot tell you how silly I feel after going through this twice trying to get them to play the game with me and they can't.
    It boggles the mind. You're killing your potential new playerbase before they even get into the game. I won't be recruiting anyone else.
    (9)

  2. #2
    Player
    Yaichiro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Posts
    153
    Character
    Yaichiro Shimo
    World
    Odin
    Main Class
    Warrior Lv 80
    Instead of "wasting" 30 days they could have transferred to your server at some cost which is quite possible as far as I know.
    (0)

  3. #3
    Player
    Lan_Mantear's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Posts
    329
    Character
    Lan Mantear
    World
    Faerie
    Main Class
    Paladin Lv 80
    Quote Originally Posted by Yaichiro View Post
    Instead of "wasting" 30 days they could have transferred to your server at some cost which is quite possible as far as I know.
    I would have to agree with OP. RAF should by-pass any such restrictions. What's the point of recruiting a friend, if they can't even be on the same server as you?
    (11)

  4. #4
    Player Eidolon's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Posts
    1,373
    Character
    Muhau Nbolo
    World
    Mateus
    Main Class
    Warrior Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Yaichiro View Post
    Instead of "wasting" 30 days they could have transferred to your server at some cost which is quite possible as far as I know.
    Oh, right.

    He should have his friends pay an additional 20$ on top of their initial purchase of the game + Monthly fee + Expansion (if they opened with the expansion, some might've gotten the pack even though it's useless to them pre-50) just to be able to play on the same server as their friend.

    Yes, that's a sound business decision.

    For square enix. NOT for the players. Don't encourage bad business practices.

    If you have a character on the server
    > You should be able to make alts without restriction.

    If you refer a friend
    > They should be able to make a character on your server without restriction.
    (6)

  5. #5
    Player
    UltimateAoe2's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Posts
    901
    Character
    Final Spark
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Bard Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Eidolon View Post
    Oh, right.

    He should have his friends pay an additional 20$ on top of their initial purchase of the game + Monthly fee + Expansion (if they opened with the expansion, some might've gotten the pack even though it's useless to them pre-50) just to be able to play on the same server as their friend.

    Yes, that's a sound business decision.

    For square enix. NOT for the players. Don't encourage bad business practices.

    If you have a character on the server
    > You should be able to make alts without restriction.

    If you refer a friend
    > They should be able to make a character on your server without restriction.
    Reason why character restriction exists (probably):

    RMT/Bots.

    really it in my opinion. maybe not but who knows.
    (2)



  6. #6
    Player Eidolon's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Posts
    1,373
    Character
    Muhau Nbolo
    World
    Mateus
    Main Class
    Warrior Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by UltimateAoe2 View Post
    Reason why character restriction exists (probably):

    RMT/Bots.

    really it in my opinion. maybe not but who knows.
    Balmung is actually one of the few servers you can go to where there are... very few RMT tells. This is because it's constantly locked; there's no way for the RMT/bots to get characters on there.

    So they don't seem to have a character on the server to advertise with.

    They don't seem to have a character on the server to refer more to the server with.

    And honestly... Punishing the playerbase in an effort to stop RMT on -one- server is a very flimsy reason. That's neglectful to all the other servers and is even painful for the people on the server who want to invite their friend. It's basically a lose-lose-lose with the RMT being stopped in the trenches while the rest climb your walls and slaughter your king.
    (2)

  7. #7
    Player
    Ashkendor's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    4,659
    Character
    Ashkendor Zahirr
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Paladin Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by UltimateAoe2 View Post
    Reason why character restriction exists (probably):

    RMT/Bots.

    really it in my opinion. maybe not but who knows.
    Nah. Character creation restrictions don't do much to RMT. It just keeps them off of the busiest of servers because they can't make characters. It's an effort to try to funnel players to the less populated servers because there's a point at which the size of a server population becomes detrimental. There was a thread awhile back where someone from Balmung posted this gem:



    I really don't think RAF should allow you to bypass character creation restrictions. I understand people want to play with their friends and all, but trying to cram more and more players onto the more populated servers leads to performance issues. :s
    (3)

  8. #8
    Player
    Nekodar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Location
    Ul'dah
    Posts
    2,104
    Character
    Nyaano Nohea
    World
    Midgardsormr
    Main Class
    Conjurer Lv 70
    If a world is full, the world is full... any way of bypassing character creation restrictions will just make things worse.
    (3)

  9. #9
    Player
    Ayame_Totsuzenshi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    5
    Character
    Ayame Tosuzenshi
    World
    Exodus
    Main Class
    Rogue Lv 52
    Quote Originally Posted by Nekodar View Post
    If a world is full, the world is full... any way of bypassing character creation restrictions will just make things worse.
    Absolutely not. First off, that doesn't even make sense. Server capacity has nothing to do with the number of people who hold characters on a server; it has to do with activity, usually during primetime. Additionally, hardware upgrades can make that a non-issue. Log-in queues are one way of getting around this even once that limit has been breached. Certainly not ideal, but there are myriad options for dealing with servers being overpopulated, including offering free realm transfers to less-populated servers.

    I reject the premise that RAF does not allow the recruited to join the same server. Population distribution will naturally take care of the recruited.
    (0)

  10. #10
    Player
    LunaHoshino's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Gridania
    Posts
    785
    Character
    Luna Hoshino
    World
    Gilgamesh
    Main Class
    Lancer Lv 60
    Sorry, but I don't buy that Exdous was completely impossible to get on for an entire month. Even Balmung and Gilgamesh open up on a fairly regular basis (I've had four friends successfully create characters on Gil in the past month alone) if you track them.

    Are they more difficult to get on? Yes, as well they should be, because they're already packed. But impossible? Not by a long shot.
    (2)

Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast