About the World Merge and Character Transfers (02/09/2012)

[Leela]

Narfalicious, there are 16 different countries that voted at this point, also advanced anti-cheat is enabled, I'm just wondering why you object so much to people trying to make an effort of getting the right decision made, and with the right derision I mean the one that the majority is happy with and not my personal perseverance.

Yes it would have been way better if SE made a poll and controlled it them selves, but they did not, so this is the best I can do.

I don't see why you find it so important to nit-pick on the how and what might not right with the poll, whats you point? or better yet what are you trying to achieve?

[JackDaniels]

Narfalicious, there are 16 different countries that voted at this point, also advanced anti-cheat is enabled, I'm just wondering why you object so much to people trying to make an effort of getting the right decision made, and with the right derision I mean the one that the majority is happy with and not my personal perseverance.

Yes it would have been way better if SE made a poll and controlled it them selves, but they did not, so this is the best I can do.

I don't see why you find it so important to nit-pick on the how and that might not right with the poll, whats you point? or better yet what are you trying to achieve?

His point is that the data is skewed and completely not accurate at all, completely redundant in otherwords?

[Leela]

That puts what... roughly 3% of the player base voted?

A poll is measuring tool to get a general idea of what people think, a poll does not relay on a 100% participation to reflect the general opinion, of course the more people take part, the more accurate it gets all though studies show that around 100 participants the percentages do not change that much in relation to each other.

So if you poll 100 people and the result is A:20 votes and B:80 votes you will roughly see on 200 people polled A:40 votes and B: 160 votes

[Narfalicious]

A poll is measuring tool to get a general idea of what people think, a poll does not relay on a 100% participation to reflect the general opinion, of course the more people take part, the more accurate it gets all though studies show that around 100 participants the percentages do not change that much in relation to each other.

So if you poll 100 people and the result is A:20 votes and B:80 votes you will roughly see on 200 people polled A:40 votes and B: 160 votes

Provided that the sample is from a well varied cross-section of the total population, I somehow doubt that forum goers make a good sample. Especially since its a voluntary vote. I'm sure a fair amount of people see it, say meh, not worth the click.

It also looks like the poll has no log in making it easy to vote multiple times.

[Rabntah]

I am having a big headache to try to choose the server, because there is other player with the same character name.

There is a way to know if the server you are going to enter will be the same as other player with same name?
We will be noticed if other player in other server will go to the one we wish?
I want to talk about this with that player but I'm unable to do that, hope this issue is taken in mind.

I want to choose the server with my friends, but also I want to keep my identity without have to change my character name.

[Rhomagus]

I am having a big headache to try to choose the server, because there is other player with the same character name.

There is a way to know if the server you are going to enter will be the same as other player with same name?
We will be noticed if other player in other server will go to the one we wish?
I want to talk about this with that player but I'm unable to do that, hope this issue is taken in mind.

I want to choose the server with my friends, but also I want to keep my identity without have to change my character name.

Search your name on the Lodestone. If there are any matches, you'll get all of the people with the same name across all servers.

For example search Cloud Strife:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...Strife&stgt=77



Unfortunately there are three of you:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...?q=Yow+Rabntah

[Rabntah]

Search your name on the Lodestone. If there are any matches, you'll get all of the people with the same name across all servers.

For example search Cloud Strife:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...Strife&stgt=77



Unfortunately there are three of you:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...?q=Yow+Rabntah

There are two of my name, but I want to contact the other player to decide where to go.

There is one that isn't playing, and, I did that to contact that player, but there isn't any way to contact.

I just hope that if they keep in mind option 4 instead of 2 they warn us if the server have a player with that name already.

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Most people should feel better after number 2 is released.

[Elexia]

#Bastok or #Tavnazia

I'm down with Twitter hashing.

[Resheph]

I really think the current plan could be better. Why does everyone have to blindly choose a new server? Why can't the low population servers be merged into larger population servers, with an opportunity for anyone who wants to to pick a new world? Example: Low-pop server A merges into High-pop server B, and are renamed Server 1. When those players log in, they are presented with and option to "Choose to merge into Server 1. (previously server A and B) or choose Server's 2-10. This is the best of both worlds imo.