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[BloodRubyXII]

That's Silicon Valley for you. Someone obviously went to town during the bidding phase for the server contracts and SE being a JP company that's clearly clueless about where California actually is picked the best presented, economically viable option.

If they knew where California is and did it anyway well, I don't have words. Either that or they are banking hard on new OCE players coming into the game now that the server is in Western NA.

[Vice-Taicho]

Montreal player here , had to drop mch since opener clips way to much and double weaving is now impossible, was playing pvp mnk and probably drop that too since burst, take forever to come out, I'll stick to pld pve and mnk pve.It just suck that I cant play well as I used too because the changed server location

[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.

[RaijinSupreme]

Please don't take the bait.

[RaijinSupreme]

Where are the Mods? Did their ping increase so much that they can't access the forums anymore?

[SilkaN]

Where are the Mods? Did their ping increase so much that they can't access the forums anymore?

The mods were kidnapped BY A MENTOR!!!!!

[Nghthawk]

As if this couldn't of been posted in the countless other posts on the main page. It doesn't matter where they put the data center, some will benefit while others will not, if people deem the service as being bad then point blank keep your money and leave, find ways to deal with it (vpn) or do nothing.

[TheLastDream]

Stick a fork in those high pingers they are finished!

[dragonseth07]

To upgrade/move an entire data center one might take the time to try to benefit the most people for current player base. I feel Square didn't take this into account but rather choose and cannot blame them for an optimal business choice. Going with a group they have worked with, which is NTT.

So, just curious, do we have any evidence that they didn't look at this? Maybe they did, and the player density is concentrated such that this was a good move.

Do we have evidence or statements, or is this just all speculation?

[TheLastDream]

The move they made was the best move. Two thumbs up!