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[Fyce]

Directed at thread title: How does CA make sense. Why would they not choose a central area that is better for everyone in the NA Datacenters? How does this make ANY more sense than Canada Square Enix. EXPLAIN please.

Also hopefully the title to the thread is wrong because that would be just as stupid as a move as Canada was.

If it truely is in CA Im pretty sure a majority of my FC will be moving to an EU server. Just need to figure out which one..

Infrastructure upgrade. They had to move. This decision wasn't taken on a whim. It's a long term investment.
They probably had multiple options and had to take the best compromise without just considering location as the only weight on the balance.

[Shougun]

WEST COAST BEST COAST... lol :P

I had no change from Japan to Montreal, so this will finally feel like a "US" server to me (probably, and yes I know the servers are labeled as "NA" servers lol). Unfortunately distance isn't the best sign of how the connection will be, due to the fact these things follow physical lines (with their own attributes, not all created equal) and not as the crow flies internet. Although that's a good thing too though, some people who feel the Canadian server is farther away may still have a decent (or even improved) connection

(I'm also going to take the CA location with a hunk of salt until servers are live and we can definitely confirm location).

[technole]

You know if you actually checked the link I posted out, Ragingwire CA2 has direct connects to just about all of the largest ISPs in the US like Cox, Centurylink, Comcast, Verizon, ATT which should be an improvement for most in the US compared to Montreal.

[TaurusGilgamesh]

You know if you actually checked the link I posted out, Ragingwire CA2 has direct connects to just about all of the largest ISPs in the US like Cox, Centurylink, Comcast, Verizon, ATT which should be an improvement for most in the US compared to Montreal.

That's something I hope for even as my latency will go up. But I had pretty bad lags recently, so I hope the new location will at least fix that and compensate the higher ping somehow. Maybe its not that bad.

[JunseiKei]

Ah, was hoping it was going to be central, but I had a sinking feeling it was going to end up on the west coast.

[Mature]

My main issues with ping increase are

Losing my static (moving to a EU server)
Losing my Gil (moving to EU server)
Losing my FC (moving to EU server)
Losing all my fellow friends (a friendship of 3 years moving to a EU server)

The move is kinda taking away most of this which I'm hoping pings are not going to high.Sadly I am DEFINITELY getting a ping increase (Leeds UK to Sacramento : from 110 to 180/190) this increase will not allow me to play like I wish or used to. I have played with a ping of 180+ 200+ and the latency is noticeable. Moving the character from one place to another feels like walking under water and believe me it's really annoying.

If I have no choice but to move due to latency issues the only things I hope team/ Yoship considers are:

1- Free character transfer
2- Allow us to take all our Gil

If this happens I'll be totally fine.

[TaurusGilgamesh]

My main issues with ping increase are

Losing my static (moving to a EU server)
Losing my Gil (moving to EU server)
Losing my FC (moving to EU server)
Losing all my fellow friends (a friendship of 3 years moving to a EU server)

Let's static if we have to leave!

[UnstablePersonality]

I'd rather not have to have friends transferring due to this change so I guess we see what happens soon enough.

[ErikMynhier]

Welp its much closer to me now. Very excited.

[BorisDaBlade]

I tracert for the neolobby (thanks google, lol) and it times out in sacramento, but first it sends me all the way to Seattle then San Jose, then sac town.

Since it times out does that just mean the path isn't 100% realized yet and it could just be waiting until the servers are up for the destination to finalize?