An open letter from a Balmung player

[Skivvy]

First of all, Balmung is still the most populated server in the entirety of FFXIV.. so I don't know what your problem is.

Secondly, this issue is a direct effect of the players not SE. This does not include the people who were forcefully put in. No, this is the fault of every person who knowingly created characters and joined Balmung when it was already locked. Knowingly transferred into the server BECAUSE it was locked. That is why the server is an overpopulated mess. Everyone jam-packed themselves into one server then complain they can't/won't leave. Now it's locked even from transfer. Deal with it

So SE ‘locks’ the server as it is getting too congested, but they will happily still accept payment from those who want to skirt around the lock - and yet this is only the player’s fault?

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m content with the lock, but that is some weird logic you’ve got there.

[Magic-Mal]

So SE ‘locks’ the server as it is getting too congested, but they will happily still accept payment from those who want to skirt around the lock - and yet this is only the player’s fault?

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m content with the lock, but that is some weird logic you’ve got there.

Both are at fault I guess but it's still mainly the players' faults by a long shot. You couldn't get in the normal way. You had to pay. They could've charged $60 and it wouldn't be any different. SE acknowledged that small mistake. It's time for Balmung to acknowledge theirs.

What can SE do after this? We all know if they unlock it, everyone and their grandma(literally even!) will trample back into Balmung and complain later about housing, hunts, lag, and that SE sucks for being negligent about population control.

SE had no choice but to officially take control because the players of Balmung in general, had none.