Question about Balmung.

[BillyKaplan]

We just allow it to be locked?

"Allow" it... yes, we do. Because the only thing we can do is have enough people move out of Balmung until it reopens, and just like how you want to get in, most of us don't want to move out.

increase the servers etc

They added several new servers for SB and we're still where we are. And they're not going to invest all that time money and effort into Balmung because it's not like it's the one single locked server.

Understandable but if one server wants more attention than others and other servers are "dead" why not just merge the "dead" servers into one

IIRC they did that with Balmung and that's a huge part of why we're in this mess in the first place

[Skivvy]

IIRC they did that with Balmung and that's a huge part of why we're in this mess in the first place

Most 1.0 servers got merged for the launch of ARR. Quick search pulled up the following:

Selbina = Ridill
Wutai + Gyashl = Masamune
Rabanastra + Cornelia = Durandal
Melmond + Figaro = Aegis
Istory + Mysidia = Gungnir
Saronia + Lindblum = Sargatanas
Fabul + Besaid = Balmung
Trabia + Kashuan = Hyperion
Karnak + Palamecia =Excalibur

I was part of the Balmung merge. Weeeee~

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Most 1.0 servers got merged for the launch of ARR. Quick search pulled up the following:

Selbina = Ridill
Wutai + Gyashl = Masamune
Rabanastra + Cornelia = Durandal
Melmond + Figaro = Aegis
Istory + Mysidia = Gungnir
Saronia + Lindblum = Sargatanas
Fabul + Besaid = Balmung
Trabia + Kashuan = Hyperion
Karnak + Palamecia =Excalibur

I was part of the Balmung merge. Weeeee~

They were merged long before 2.0 launched.

[Skivvy]

They were merged long before 2.0 launched.

Ahhh, had I checked dates on that article, I probably would have pieced that together. lol. I had quit looong before the end of 1.23, so I just "awakened" on Balmung


But anyway, to the OP, for better or worse, Balmung is probably staying locked for a rather long time. It is unfortunate that people can't join with friends and family to play with, but it is what it is :/ I do hope things stabilize enough for it to be reopened, but I'm not holding my breath on that being any time soon.