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[JunseiKei]

Huh.

5/8 of our raid members are east coast.

We've had no issues and ran raids just to see how badly the switch affected us. Turns out, the rust from not having run them in a while was more of an issue.

[Yurimi]

Whether this topic is made in jest or not this is something I fully expect to start happening for progression raid groups that focus on optimization and racing to world first.

If you are clipping GCD with your 2nd oGCD (or you play ninja at all) you will simply no longer perform to the same standard you may have before. Sad fact is in those kinds of groups it isnt personal it really is just business and you will be replaced with someone who can just as any raider who couldnt optimize would be.

I cant say whether or not I am for the move. My ping increased rather significantly and I main heal so we will see what tonights raid brings but if I do find the game unplayable (or my group decides to remove me for poor performance at some point which I wont hold against them) I really dont have much issue looking elsewhere for entertainment as I am not particularly tied to this game and am for the most part a raid logger these days.

I do have to question what SE was thinking though as the people still around were willing to deal with it or were willing to pay for a VPN or were not noticeably suffering but with the move they arent going to recoup many of those who left due to it and now they just went and angered a whole new group potentially losing more customers over an issue that had by this point long leveled out.

[Stormbad]

Whether this topic is made in jest or not this is something I fully expect to start happening for progression raid groups that focus on optimization and racing to world first.

If you are clipping GCD with your 2nd oGCD (or you play ninja at all) you will simply no longer perform to the same standard you may have before. Sad fact is in those kinds of groups it isnt personal it really is just business and you will be replaced with someone who can just as any raider who couldnt optimize would be.

I cant say whether or not I am for the move. My ping increased rather significantly and I main heal so we will see what tonights raid brings but if I do find the game unplayable (or my group decides to remove me for poor performance at some point which I wont hold against them) I really dont have much issue looking elsewhere for entertainment as I am not particularly tied to this game and am for the most part a raid logger these days.

I do have to question what SE was thinking though as the people still around were willing to deal with it or were willing to pay for a VPN or were not noticeably suffering but with the move they arent going to recoup many of those who left due to it and now they just went and angered a whole new group potentially losing more customers over an issue that had by this point long leveled out.

Why do people have this impression of world first raid groups in FFXIV? Many world first groups have had playstation players and clickers and people in different continents. Interviews have clearly stated that commitment and group synergy is more important than individual skill.

[Gemina]

It is business plain and simple.

What a joke. What are your yearly dividends, average monthly profits, bonus distribution vs overhead costs, write-offs, projected future business, cost of employee benefits, retirement contribution, lead-time and deadlines? It's not a business. It's an effin video game. But as others have stated, it's actually a good thing for the nin, because now he/she can find a more understanding and rational group of players.

You'd think due to the technical issues the game is having, players would have more patience. Who the eff was I kidding? North American patience is an oxymoron.

[Texa]

Next thing you know people are gonna be "EAST COASTERS ARE THE NEW PS3 USERS AND I BLAME THE MENTORS".

[BloodRubyXII]

Overreaction seeing as how many Aussie statics are performing extremely well on JP. Good for the NIN, hopefully he finds a less pedantic static.

[RaijinSupreme]

Please don't take the bait.

[TheLastDream]

Stick a fork in those high pingers they are finished!

[Hitsuzen]

Sorry, but that is ridiculous. This is not a competitive game. No one cares who gets world firsts. You're accomplishing nothing that means anything to the real world. Not even content creators cater to hardcore raiding these days, they usually put on a show for the average player.

If you're kicking a player from an FC over something out of there control, then you are morally in the wrong and have the wrong sort of priorities in a casual cutesy fun game. I hope the NIN finds real FC friends and real team mates instead of the frauds he ended up working with.

[Voltres]

I'm from South America, just announced to my static that I'll no longer play. I was very hyped for the expansion, but there is no way I'm paying for such a bad quality service to my country.