Servers are fracturing communities

[AllOuttaEnemies]

So, I've seen this problem happen time and time again in MMO after MMO and I'd love if FF14 found a way to put a stop to it. Basically as the MMO grows, its because more people are playing. This is a great thing but it also screws over players when servers are involved, because of servers players are unable to play with their friends or new players. Players in overpopulated servers are forced to either switch servers to play with their friends (losing all their contacts from their previous server) or they force their friends to pay a fee to transfer to their server (it's a $20.00 fee in this game).

[AllOuttaEnemies]

Now this is already frustrating for a lot of players: new and old. Because this forces players to make a choice that will fracture communities, which is ultimately bad for the game. For example, a player get pissed off because of those reasons i stated above, so they stop playing. But now with the introduction of the "Suspension of World Transfers to High Population Worlds."
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...2360440abe9651
There is now no way for players to transfer their characters to some of these older players' servers (Legacy).

The developers (devs) are now forcing players to fracture their existing communities, just so players can play with their friends. It was already tough to get a new player to come play the game, really tough to get them to pay an extra $20.00 to transfer to your server, and now it's just straight up impossible to get them to come play with you beyond transferring to their server.

[AllOuttaEnemies]

This is getting beyond levels of anti-consumer. Because now the devs are not only hurting the new player, but the experienced player as well. And it feels like this is all being done so the devs can continue this outdated and lazy server formula. There are plenty of ways this can be fixed and done a lot more efficiently.

I'm not proposing any solutions, if you want them hire me lol. I'm simply trying to raise awareness of this.

tldr: u can no longer transfer into legacy servers wtf square!!!

[savageink]

There are plenty of ways this can be fixed and done a lot more efficiently.

No there really isn't. Too many people on server causes lag and crashes. Not everybody can be in a single instance. The network can't sustain the transfers even if the machine can process it locally. They tried telling people for years the servers were getting too big. They tried discouraging new people by putting a pay wall in the way. Nobody listened. So, it's now locked. I expect it to be locked until the active population drops to a more normal level either through the transfer incentives they offer or general attrition.

[ErryK]

I'm not proposing any solutions, if you want them hire me lol. I'm simply trying to raise awareness of this.

Lol. This is pure bait.

[Shihen]

...it feels like this is all being done so the devs can continue this outdated and lazy server formula. There are plenty of ways this can be fixed and done a lot more efficiently

I'm not proposing any solutions, if you want them hire me lol. I'm simply trying to raise awareness of this.

Not sure if you're just trolling with this thread, but it clearly says right there on the page "Transfers to the following Worlds have been suspended until their active player populations have stabilized.". If they didn't do it, the login queue on launch day would be thousands of players longer than it already will be. Also, if you have an an approach to large-scale data processing and storage that doesn't involve computers dedicated to processing and storing data, aka a server, skip Square Enix and just contact the Nobel committee so they can start writing your check.

[Gardthorne]

I'm not proposing any solutions, if you want them hire me lol. I'm simply trying to raise awareness of this.

:getout: 10char

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Well, this is the problem of everyone telling everyone else "join balmung or gilgamesh."

Its no ones fault but the players.

[Airget]

Well, this is the problem of everyone telling everyone else "join balmung or gilgamesh."

Its no ones fault but the players.

Plus this is why SE is pushing to have Datacenters at least share a community through Party Finder. Sure right now you can't engage in dialogue or be with them in the open world, but with time they may introduce Instances in which friends from other servers could hang out.

[Ogulbuk]

Plus this is why SE is pushing to have Datacenters at least share a community through Party Finder. Sure right now you can't engage in dialogue or be with them in the open world, but with time they may introduce Instances in which friends from other servers could hang out.

Have they not hinted at allowing cross-server linkshells and friend lists already as a next step in cross-world tools? Ideally, we would eventually get to also have cross-world FCs.