Petition to Terminate Restrictions on Transfer to “High Population” Servers

[RayneLittlewinkle]

I think they did a good move locking the servers down. Atleast Balmung. GILGAMESH still have apartments available so I have no clue why they locked that one down.

I think its a good idea because it gives the other servers a chance to start a RP community on them as well.

[Mychael612]

I'm just here with popcorn. I have an alt on Gilgamesh (which was created there, not transferred) and really don't see what the big deal is.

The big deal is that FCs cannot recruit new members. And not all FCs are just about running content. So people go to new servers, splitting the community rather than growing it.

[bounddreamer]

The big deal is that FCs cannot recruit new members. And not all FCs are just about running content. So people go to new servers, splitting the community rather than growing it.

That's funny because in my experience most of the Gilgamesh FCs were explicitly not recruiting, and those that were doing so had some pretty rigorous application processes in order to even get through the front door.

I was a member of a small FC created by a friend who also made an alt there, so it wasn't a big deal for me, but my GF actively went around looking for an FC that would be a good fit. Most were very exclusive and even the ones she joined didn't seem concerned about retention or recruitment. She actually ended up transferring her alt off the server. It was not a welcoming environment.

[RaijinSupreme]

The big deal is that FCs cannot recruit new members. And not all FCs are just about running content. So people go to new servers, splitting the community rather than growing it.

The server is already heavily populated. It there aren't any new people available now to join your FC, Then its most likely the case they everyone on your server already has a FC. You might be better off growing a FC on a different server. Less competition.

[Mychael612]

I think they did a good move locking the servers down. Atleast Balmung. GILGAMESH still have apartments available so I have no clue why they locked that one down.

I think its a good idea because it gives the other servers a chance to start a RP community on them as well.

That's all well and great, but what about the FCs of these locked down servers? How do we get new players? Poaching from the toxicity that is prevalent on our servers already?

[Zigabar]

That's all well and great, but what about the FCs of these locked down servers? How do we get new players? Poaching from the toxicity that is prevalent on our servers already?

Your FC has over 500 members. You're not exactly hurting for members. My FC, on the same server as you, has 23, and we're not hurting for members, either. Greg and Balmung have plenty of players to 'poach' (Note: I see FCless players all the time, go stand in Quarrymill), we don't really need new players. If you want to help new players, go into xPF and offer to take players through content. It's an overall good thing for the health of the game to let mid/low populated worlds get and potentially keep new players.

[DaikiKiyoshi]

I would go a step further and say lock every single server that is already consistently locked to new character creation. And keep them completely locked indefinitely.

[Mychael612]

Your FC has over 500 members. You're not exactly hurting for members. My FC, on the same server as you, has 23, and we're not hurting for members, either. Greg and Balmung have plenty of players to 'poach' (Note: I see FCless players all the time, go stand in Quarrymill), we don't really need new players. If you want to help new players, go into xPF and offer to take players through content. It's an overall good thing for the health of the game to let mid/low populated worlds get and potentially keep new players.

While my FC has over 500 members, at least half of them are inactive at any given time. We used to receive new applications every day. Now we will not. And it's not a simple matter of recruiting any old player. We are the largest LBGT guild in the world.

And to the person suggestin just recruiting on another server, we established our FC at the very beginning of 2.0 and are quite established where we are. Why should we have to move?

[Zigabar]

While my FC has over 500 members, at least half of them are inactive at any given time. We used to receive new applications every day. Now we will not. And it's not a simple matter of recruiting any old player. We are the largest LBGT guild in the world.

And to the person suggestin just recruiting on another server, we established our FC at the very beginning of 2.0 and are quite established where we are. Why should we have to move?

So you just want to keep your FC count bloated?

[ReplicaX]

While my FC has over 500 members, at least half of them are inactive at any given time. We used to receive new applications every day. Now we will not. And it's not a simple matter of recruiting any old player. We are the largest LBGT guild in the world.

Why should we have to move?

I can understand with a FC of your size. However, you also mentioned the toxicity of your server. With half of your FC inactive, it sounds like your leadership and members really need to weigh your options as a whole and decide what is best. Especially with a new expansion right around the corner.

These servers have had limitations for quite some time now. Every FC on a high population server should be weighing their options for what is best. Gil and houses are temporary things that can be regained. High Pop servers will always have limitations adjusted to keep stability.