About Global Servers / グローバルサーバーについて

[Reverser]

Global servers are a defining characteristic of online SE games and one that draws me to them: playing with the world, particularly JPNs.

As some may know, there was a huge outlash in Japan when SE first allowed "gaijin" (read: outsiders) on their servers in FFXI. Many quit and never came back.

Some of this was for good reason. When the first batch of "ZOMG FF" Americans landed in FFXI's servers, they were rude, and did not observe many of the common respects that Japanese players had been offering to one another for a long time before we showed up. Japan tends to be a very polite and respectful society, even in an online setting, and that doesn't always mesh well with American behavior.

At the same time, it opened a lot of opportunities: After the initial batch of rude flavor of the month players left, American's learned how to say "ohayo," and started trying to bridge the gap between the cultures. The Japanese had an opportunity to practice their English, which is actually something most of them really enjoy and sometimes pay big money to do.

With that said, Japan tends to be an extremely xenophobic society (see: nihonjinron), and will curl up in their ball of "leave us to our closed society," given the opportunity. If these Japanese Language servers are opened, you will be lucky to see one JPN on any other server.

So, I, for one, say force them to play with us. Force us to play with them. Intercultural relations and friendships are some of the most mind opening and cultivating experiences one can have in life. (I can say this, my wife is JPN)

Thanks for the read, and I hope the devs will consider these opinions.

[DNO]

No. I do not want to seek a party and then JP kick me because its a "JP ONLY" party. SE is giving us a choice. Do not force anything.

This is why i love yoshi. He is giving us BOTH what you want and what i want. You should learn people are different.

So Devs please do listen to opinions and not just one side of them. Best way is to give us a choice like you are currently doing.

[NinjaDante]

No. I do not want to seek a party and then JP kick me because its a "JP ONLY" party.

I've never once had this happen to me, i always use auto translate and things work out

[Seirra_Lanzce]

I've never once had this happen to me, i always use auto translate and things work out

me too, never been kick out by this JP only party :|

[DNO]

I've never once had this happen to me, i always use auto translate and things work out

Have u played ff11? if so then your not telling the truth

[BONKERS]

I've never once had this happen to me, i always use auto translate and things work out

Lucky you, I got kicked out of TONS of JP only parties in FFXI. Even when trying to use Auto-translate.
But there were also a bunch of parties with JPN players that I didn't get kicked out of too. So *shrug*

[Reverser]

No. I do not want to seek a party and then JP kick me because its a "JP ONLY" party. SE is giving us a choice. Do not force anything.

This is why i love yoshi. He is giving us BOTH what you want and what i want. You should learn people are different.

So Devs please do listen to opinions and not just one side of them. Best way is to give us a choice like you are currently doing.

You delight in things Japanese enough to name your character with a Japanese honorific (sensei) and then want nothing to do them. That doesn't add up to me. Life is about bridging differences, not exacerbating them.

By the way, don't fool yourself into thinking he is doing it to give you what you want. He is doing it to entice JPNs to stick around, for which he will reward them with the opportunity to get the heck away from the Americans. This has nothing to do with any country other than JPN.

But, just like a child that refuses to try something and then once he does decides it's his favorite thing to eat, a little coercion can go a long way.

[DNO]

You delight in things Japanese enough to name your character with a Japanese honorific (sensei) and then want nothing to do them. That doesn't add up to me. Life is about bridging differences, not exacerbating them.

By the way, don't fool yourself into thinking he is doing it to give you what you want. He is doing it to entice JPNs to stick around, for which he will reward them with the opportunity to get the heck away from the Americans. This has nothing to do with any country other than JPN.

But, just like a child that refuses to try something and then once he does decides it's his favorite thing to eat, a little coercion can go a long way.

First off no where did i say anything about not liking them. I said i want single speaking servers. stay on topic.

/this is all

Edit: im sorry i must finish.

How am i a child? i played f11 on global servers for 6 years troll. I asked in the first post for SE to give people the choice to play with JP or not to. So that means im willing to let you have your way and have mine.

Your a stupid troll who did not even read what i wrote. Anybody from ff11 will tell you "JP only" parties happened.

Read son read. Giving people a choice is not childish you dumba**. But forcing people to play how YOU want it is childish...troll

last time i speak to you have a nice day

[Tsukino]

First off no where did i say anything about not liking them. I said i want single speaking servers. stay on topic.

/this is all

Edit: im sorry i must finish.

How am i a child? i played f11 on global servers for 6 years troll. I asked in the first post for SE to give people the choice to play with JP or not to. So that means im willing to let you have your way and have mine.

Your a stupid troll who did not even read what i wrote. Anybody from ff11 will tell you "JP only" parties happened.

Read son read. Giving people a choice is not childish you dumba**. But forcing people to play how YOU want it is childish...troll

last time i speak to you have a nice day

The "child" in his analogy is Japanese players.

Why am I replying to DNO...

[DNO]

The "child" in his analogy is Japanese players.

Why am I replying to DNO...

Ummm... i did not get that. Im 100% sure he was talking to me. If i am wrong then i take back what i said about him but i did not think i am. Also who are you? i Love it when people say... "o why am i replying" then all they do is reply... thats what trolls do son...