Transfer Restrictions and Roleplayers

[ExKage]

Addition of EU Data Center Worlds and Improvements to Population Distribution

All Worlds on the EU data center are presently experiencing high levels of player congestion. To resolve this issue, new Worlds will be added at the release of 4.0.

Moreover, players who want to transfer to or create new characters on designated Worlds across all data centers will receive special bonuses as described below.
* Pleased be advised the bonuses planned for implementation are subject to change.

Bonuses

• Transfers to designated Worlds will be free of charge.
• EXP bonuses will be applied to designated Worlds (up to level 60).
• Gil and free play time will be awarded to newly created characters that reach a certain level on designated Worlds.
• EXP bonuses will be applied to newly established Worlds (up to level 60).
• Gil and free play time will be awarded to newly created characters that reach a certain level on newly established Worlds.

For players who own personal housing, we are planning a number of provisions including a reimbursement for the full price of the estate, and compensation for the cost of furnishings which we will add in subsequent updates moving forward. We also plan to accommodate free companies members that plan to move together with or without a free company estate.

Based on the bar and line graphs, I can see SE's not going to add a new world just for NA or even Japaneses data centers. The reason EU will get any number is because they have a pretty even distribution. Japanese data centers and Aether's population spike essentially in the worlds that they restricted. Their soft limit of 'too populated' is essentially around 7-8k actives, exacerbated when there are multiple worlds of that number. Leviathan, at 7k, is on Primal and so it doesn't affect the congestion of the data center as a whole. Tonberry at 7.6k is in a similar situation to Leviathan, it's at the soft limit but isn't as problematic as the other worlds on Elemental are not reaching soft limits. Bahamut is a problem as it's already around 9k.

If they designate one of the lowest populated servers (based on a couple months old data candidates would include Coeurl, Goblin, Mateus and Zalera which are all sub 3k or just about 3k), would the above bonuses be enough? I highly doubt the housing move feature can work cross-worlds after all, so what added bonuses will compensate for other things like airship voyages? What other bonuses are necessary?

[artemos7]

I think one RP server designation would be enough, and maybe that would fill eventually, but we are talking about years down the road. Balmung plus one officially designated server would solve all problems for years to come. It is less about transferring, and more about directing future RPers to a new area with trust that others will also be there to RP with.

[swiss_Momo]

not sure if it was this or the other thread were people were wondering about the Japanese reactions to the lockdown, but...

So, I took a look at the Japanese forum and so far found 1 thread about this with 9 pages atm. The discussion in it is more about the lockdown happening without prior notice than the lockdown itself.
Also it seems that some people have the habit of 'temporarily' transferring their characters off to smaller servers during content lull/catch up patches and are now unable to return to their high pop servers for 4.0 progression (why the hell one would even consider wanting to waste money like that is beyond me....), as well as those who planned to transfer some friends starting the game over but are now unable to.
There are also some suggesting to at least allow those being brought in trough a recruit a friend code to be able to move to the currently locked servers

[ExKage]

Greatly appreciated info! I'd asked this here and in the other thread.

Especially since so many people tried to isolate this as only a Balmung problem. Some did acknowledge that Gilgamesh's population is also an issue. I wanted to get the viewpoint of the 4 other servers that got locked.

[jameseoakes]

Greatly appreciated info! I'd asked this here and in the other thread.

Especially since so many people tried to isolate this as only a Balmung problem. Some did acknowledge that Gilgamesh's population is also an issue. I wanted to get the viewpoint of the 4 other servers that got locked.

Well the only people who seem to be really upset are the Balmung RP players, so anyone else has been kinda drowned out.

[MomomiMomi]

There are also some suggesting to at least allow those being brought in trough a recruit a friend code to be able to move to the currently locked servers

That's actually a pretty good suggestion.

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Don't mind me. I'm not here.

[Acilith]

It seems Mateus is far ahead in the polls of 'new RP server'. Enjoy!

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

It seems Mateus is far ahead in the polls of 'new RP server'. Enjoy!

Yeah, but how many Balmungians are going to actually transfer? Or is this more for people getting started and looking for an RP server?

[Acilith]

Yeah, but how many Balmungians are going to actually transfer? Or is this more for people getting started and looking for an RP server?

A lot of us are taking gil there and bringing alts to buy up those delicious plots.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

A lot of us are taking gil there and bringing alts to buy up those delicious plots.

Ahh, making housing worse on smaller worlds cuz alts. Got it.