Server merge: Hidden server names.

[Davorok]

Next time, try an example that is at least similar in situation.

Ok...here's another story...a long time ago there were 3 Elementary Schools in my town. The oldest and least populated school was closed. Most of the kids went to 1 of the remaining 2 schools but some went to the other school.

There were the usual problems. Some kids hated the new school. Some kids wished they went to the other new school with their old friends. Some of the kids made fun of the "transfers" (they came from Alvin Dunn aka Alvin Dump), etc.

After not too long things settled down though and new friendships were formed. Kids played together at recess and hung out after school. One of my best friends through High School was one of those transfers.

And then a mere 1 year later none of it mattered because we all moved on to Junior High and were all mixed together anyway. Old friends were reunited and many new friends were made.

Is that analogy any better? ;>)

[Kyri]

Ok...here's another story...a long time ago there were 3 Elementary Schools in my town. The oldest and least populated school was closed. Most of the kids went to 1 of the remaining 2 schools but some went to the other school.

There were the usual problems. Some kids hated the new school. Some kids wished they went to the other new school with their old friends. Some of the kids made fun of the "transfers" (they came from Alvin Dunn aka Alvin Dump), etc.

After not too long things settled down though and new friendships were formed. Kids played together at recess and hung out after school. One of my best friends through High School was one of those transfers.

And then a mere 1 year later none of it mattered because we all moved on to Junior High and were all mixed together anyway. Old friends were reunited and many new friends were made.

Is that analogy any better? ;>)

This is a good point. Our whole lives are filled with change, so are our game time/concepts and game choices. We may not always agree or feel we could have done things better but in the end its just how things roll<3

[Elune]

Ok...here's another story...
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Is that analogy any better? ;>)

It's a valid story. But do you know the difference? School is mandatory. FFXIV is not. School is free and for learning. FF XIV cost money and is meant to be for enjoyment. You can't possibly make that kind of analogy when it comes to customers of a product, being bossed by the manufacturer because they don't trust in your judgement that you will use his product right.

[Davorok]

Well if they announce the New Server Names and the New Server Names are the top 10 Servers, that would change everything because then there is no need to close the top ten servers.

The only logical option then is to close the bottom 8 servers and allow those players to choose which World to go to.
Maybe bump up the population cap to 1500-2000 for the top 3 Worlds.

Heck, we really should just have 3 Worlds with 3333 population each.

[Elexia]

It's also not hard to coordinate with your friends. The only people who'll be "too late" are inactive people or if you're in the group who'll flock to only the first 3 servers on a list because you think it'll be most populated (which it ends up being cuz of like minded people.)

[Colino]

It's also not hard to coordinate with your friends. The only people who'll be "too late" are inactive people or if you're in the group who'll flock to only the first 3 servers on a list because you think it'll be most populated (which it ends up being cuz of like minded people.)

Some of us have more than 2 or 3 friends, some of us have 50 or more that are divided in different LSs that might have different interests and decide which server to join differently.

Is that so difficult to understand?

[Narfalicious]

Some of us have more than 2 or 3 friends, some of us have 50 or more that are divided in different LSs that might have different interests and decide which server to join differently.

Is that so difficult to understand?

I have friends that started playing on another server, and I think its awesome we can choose and get together on the same server, which we couldn't with forced transfers, how hard is that to understand?

[Phen]

I have friends that started playing on another server, and I think its awesome we can choose and get together on the same server, which we couldn't with forced transfers, how hard is that to understand?

Maybe just maybe, we could have both options like Yoshi-P keeps saying and both of you would be happy. Also this has been done before a recommended with an option of going anywhere.

[Colino]

I have friends that started playing on another server, and I think its awesome we can choose and get together on the same server, which we couldn't with forced transfers, how hard is that to understand?

They could reccomend a server to each player before transferring (i.e. Lindblum players are recommended to choose Server 3) so that you have both options.

It's not rocket science.

[Elexia]

It's not at all difficult to understand, but that seems to be the only thing people want to understand, not the other (logical) reasoning for this set up instead of just dumping a server onto another.

If your friends are scattered through linkshells and doesn't choose the same new world..hey that just happens. Whenever servers merge in other MMOs people tend to reroll or go elsewhere at times anyway.