So... I am moving to Japan from America soon and there's a world transfer program...

[Hirskuwil]

Second of all, what is the lag like between Japan and the US? If it is not so bad, I might be willing to not change to a JP server... or, transfer servers well before my trip.

I live in Japan and play on a NA server and the majority of the time I don't feel the lag is that bad. I usually get a ping of around 130ms compared with the 20 I would get to the JP servers. That said I'm still thinking of transferring, if only to get more Japanese practice considering I spend a lot of time in Eorzea! I'm just hoping Leviathan gets added to the congested server list so I can get a free transfer and a nice cash injection as reimbursement for my house

[Mikita]

Hi. Just something to be careful about in order to continue playing after your move.

I think payment methods are still tied to the region of your service account and you may need to keep paying with your current method even while you are in Japan. So that may mean leaving leaving enough money to cover the monthly costs while you are here, or making sure someone can cover it for you.

[Hirskuwil]

Hi. Just something to be careful about in order to continue playing after your move.

I think payment methods are still tied to the region of your service account and you may need to keep paying with your current method even while you are in Japan. So that may mean leaving leaving enough money to cover the monthly costs while you are here, or making sure someone can cover it for you.

Yup they definitely are. I still pay via my UK bank account. This can sometimes lead to another set of issues with getting errors when trying to change things on mogstation such as number of retainers or subscription schedule when you are accessing from another country (even using VPN I kept getting errors and got locked out of my account for a time).