Dumb Server transfer rules

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I'm confused on this too.

I've created new characters to test before using Fantasia potions and while it does auto choose a server, you have the option to change that before you actually begin.

It is easily missed. When I first started it auto-selected Adamantoise for me, while all my friends were on Cactuar. And this was before the cross-world stuff, and jump potions, so it wasn't as bad(except for having to stay up until almost 2am to create a character on Cactuar) as what the OP is experiencing.