We really need several English server in Japan Data Center!

[ErryK]

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In all seriousness though, we've been managing fine in EU, hell even when I play in NA it's more or less the same. I think the biggest issue is just the cultural discrepancy.

[TinyRedLeaf]

I think the biggest issue is just the cultural discrepancy.

Indeed.

The cultural differences between a JP and an EN server are generally well known.

On JP worlds, there is a preference not to spam public channels. The few spams you do see are almost always accompanied with an apology for the nuisance. Common courtesies are observed, with greetings at the start and end of dungeons.

In general, JP players prefer not to chat in dungeons. That includes challenging or harassing others, even if you think they're doing poorly -- the players suck it up, until it's very obvious the instance can't make it. In which case, everyone votes to abandon, and moves on.

For raids, it's important to distinguish between practice runs and actual attempts to clear. Practice runs usually entail either three attempts to clear, or to keep trying until time runs out. This will be specified in the comment box -- if you can't read Japanese, you could end up causing a lot of inconvenience for seven other players.

Do not attempt to join a "duty complete" party hoping to get carried. You won't be well-liked.

There will be raid macros. They're the game plans, spelling put the raid positions of each player, and the preferred methods for evading raid mechanics. Learn these macros beforehand wherever possible. When JP players see that you're at least familiar with the mechanics (which they prefer to call "gimmicks"), they'll be less hostile towards the presence of an EN player.

In most cases, it's not even hostility. It's usually the difficulty of communication that makes JP-only parties a necessity. On Chocobo, only a handful of such requests occur, and even then, they're usually for O3S and O4S.

And please, cut down on the swearing. It's usually not cool to swear on JP worlds. JP players do curse in frustration, but it's rarely to the extent I find on EN servers.

[Ilan]

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