Merge the servers, and kill the game in the gaming comunity.

[Katt]

I've been playing the game for about 22 months now... And yes I know the game has only been out for about 15 months!

I've seen the game go throw some major changes. Most of them good, some bad, and some that make me think WTF?!?

I'm still going to play the game, and see how things go. But I do think Square shot them self's in the foot by announcing vr. 2.0 and making there current player base pay for a Alpha/Beta, knowing that the REAL game isn't going to be out for another 10-12 months.

Now I know that players want Square to merge the servers, so we can play on worlds with more people and get groups to do the LV 50 missions. Now looking at this from an outside point of view. If a company merges there serviers it shows investors, Gaming websites, magazines, people that sell games at countless stores, that the game is dyeing. If you have to merge servers since you have a low player base after a little more then a year, you have a major issue.

I checked the to see how many people are on the server I play on (Melmond), and we're at 377 players. So lets say that there's 400 people on right now and times that by 18 servers. 400 X 18 = 7,200 players. I've just check a different online game (No it's not WoW, or Star Wars) and they have over 55,000 players logged in at this typing. Keep up the work Rune Scape!

I'm not going to post my wish list, on what I think needs to be done to make the game better. I normally send feedback to Square on what I think needs to be done to make the game work better. We all should. Just posting it on the forms is ok... But go to the support site and file a feedback!

Needless to say the next two - three months will show how well the game will live or die.

[MariyaShidou]

To be fair, the game does have issues. Server merge after more than a year is quite standard in MMO industry, most has server merge in less than a year. For instance, RIFT used to have 99 servers now they are down to 47, both Korea and Japan TERA have server merged down to 1/2 in 6 months from launch (or will be) etc. That doesn't seem to stop the investors, at least for now.

[Delsus]

It can be quite normal to have more servers than you know you will need see how things go over the first year, then merge them after the first year it gives capacity for any unexected demand and cutting servers is easy to do.

[Jinko]

Agree with the 2nd and 3rd post, as long as SE are clear about the reason they are merging there is no reason for people to interept it differently, of course you will get magazines and websites blowing things out of proportion thats how they get viewers.

Everyone already knows the game is trying to climb out of a pit at the moment, after the poor billing service I really can't see SE making much more of a mess of things.

At this point is more important for SE to keep the remaining customers they have, after that they can start to rebuild the image of the game for 2.0.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

the game has more then 7200 players
server merge will no kill the game
can not expect the game to be free forever, they had to start charging at some point.

[Ilean]

I believe the biggest issue is that the EN, FR, DE population per server is really low at this time. Since JP rarely bother playing with us we are left with a world that feels even emptier.

[ChiefCurrahee]

SE isn't a company like Funcom or Bioware. They don't have investors that solely invest on them maintaining a single MMO.
SE is a company similar to EA. The are a producer and publisher of games. The own several game studios and release more than just FF games, and let alone MMOs.

Merging servers won't effect their stock listings.

Merging servers in your mind is a horrible thing because it marks the downturn in a games population. Sorry to break it to you the game have been low population for a year now.

Combining servers shoudl have been done almost 6 months ago. They held out, maybe it's very difficult to do with the server structure. But it needs to be done. It will only bring good things to everyone involved.

1) Costs less upkeep for SE to merge
2) Provides a larger per server community and pool of players
3) Fosters competative economy with influx of more mats more crafters and more wares.

I'm sure there are more reasons why merging is needed and welcome to this game.

After everything that FFXIV has been through a merge is the least of its worries.

[viion]

You are worried about the games reputation in the media now!? lol its already ruined and tained. A merge will do nothing, in fact it might make some relief that people can actually do stuff because servers will be crowded, rather than being a wasteland.

Game doesnt need to worry about looking bad in the gaming community, its already there due to September 23rd 2010.

[Chardrizard]

everyone already knows the game is dead currently, there is nothing wrong in making the place a better place for the current players.

[Doho]

if there's anything i learned for the classic 90's movie Jurassic Park it's, life finds a way.