Server merge: Hidden server names.

[Silversnow]

We did consider deciding on the World names beforehand, but the problem is that players often choose which World to go to based on its name (to be more specific, currently both Selbina and Gysahl are highly populated due to the popularity of the World names).

Therefore, when merging 18 servers into 10, you can imagine that there will be a rush to choose the Worlds that have popular names. These would fill up quickly and we would have to stop letting people in, and then it would end up being something of a lottery. Taking into consideration the time difference and what day etc, it was really hard to decide, but as we are making playing together as a community a priority, we have decided to hold back the World names and let people choose this way.

We are aware that some players may be frustrated at this, and we apologize for that but please try to understand our reasoning. We haven’t decided which World will get what name yet. For, things like drawing lots and other methods, we want to think about this separately.

I want you to go back to the group of dev's who thought this up and tell them that by this logic the duplicate names issue would be more easily resolved by forcing a name change on everyone. Because you know: Players often choose names based on popularity.

Then softly say "Derp." before walking out the room.

[Davorok]

I thought part of the fun of MMO's is building a community?

Here's everyone's chance to start building an even stronger community on fresh worlds with higher populations.

p.s. Quick story...back in early days of FFXI, I made my daughter delete her lvl 13 character so we could remake her on another account and play together. She cried and cried all night. We played for 6 years. She got over it.

[Phen]

I thought part of the fun of MMO's is building a community?

Here's everyone's chance to start building an even stronger community on fresh worlds with higher populations.

p.s. Quick story...back in early days of FFXI, I made my daughter delete her lvl 13 character so we could remake her on another account and play together. She cried and cried all night. We played for 6 years. She got over it.

Im not really sure that disproves that you shouldn't try to avoid those situations if you can help it?

[Jinko]

I thought part of the fun of MMO's is building a community?

Here's everyone's chance to start building an even stronger community on fresh worlds with higher populations.

People have already invested time into making a community and friends.

[Colino]

I thought part of the fun of MMO's is building a community?

Hey dude, I'm not sure when you started playing yourself, but me and many others have been building a community since September 2010, and seeing all of that disintegrate and break up because SE is to lazy (or just down right idiotic, pardon the language but this is seriously inalterating) to set up a standardized merge which has been done hundreds of times in other games including their very own FINAL FANTASY XI is just beyond ridicolous.

It's NOT THAT HARD SE, you don't need to do it differently for the sake of being different, cool and edgey. Sometimes different isn't cool, sometimes it's just fucking stupid.

[Aion]

Hey dude, I'm not sure when you started playing yourself, but me and many others have been building a community since September 2010, and seeing all of that disintegrate and break up because SE is to lazy (or just down right idiotic, pardon the language but this is seriously inalterating) to set up a standardized merge which has been done hundreds of times in other games including their very own FINAL FANTASY XI is just beyond ridicolous.

It's NOT THAT HARD SE, you don't need to do it differently for the sake of being different, cool and edgey. Sometimes different isn't cool, sometimes it's just fucking stupid.

I am curious, what thing that holding your community to move up into same world?

[Niqote]

If you are not already aware, a translation of Yoshi-P's response to our outcry has been posted.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...044#post547044

It's great that we have been heard and he makes a good address of the issue. There is a chance they will change the current plans.

These were the options: Personally I like ② the best out of all of them... This way we can stay together and still give those people who want to go somewhere totally different the choice! ... for all the reasoning in the post this one just screams out at me as the obvious best choice.

①A + B⇒A World to merge with B World
②A + B - X ⇒A World to merge with B World, except people that would like to move are able to choose a different World
③A + B - C ⇒A World to merge with B World, except people that would like to move are able to choose to go to C World
④Prepare 10 Worlds, set a limit, and give everyone the power to move their characters to a World of their choice.

[Gramul]

If you are not already aware, a translation of Yoshi-P's response to our outcry has been posted.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...044#post547044

It's great that we have been heard and he makes a good address of the issue. There is a chance they will change the current plans.

These were the options: Personally I like ② the best out of all of them...

①A + B⇒A World to merge with B World
②A + B - X ⇒A World to merge with B World, except people that would like to move are able to choose a different World
③A + B - C ⇒A World to merge with B World, except people that would like to move are able to choose to go to C World
④Prepare 10 Worlds, set a limit, and give everyone the power to move their characters to a World of their choice.

I wish we could convince them to go with 2.
It's like 4, but with more optional direction.

[Sidious]

I wish we could convince them to go with 2.
It's like 4, but with more optional direction.

It's nothing like 4. It's like 1, with a bandaid fix that won't help communities fuse.

I want cohesive communities, not two communities trying to coexist.

[MeowyWowie]

If you are not already aware, a translation of Yoshi-P's response to our outcry has been posted.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...044#post547044

It's great that we have been heard and he makes a good address of the issue. There is a chance they will change the current plans.

These were the options: Personally I like ② the best out of all of them... This way we can stay together and still give those people who want to go somewhere totally different the choice! ... for all the reasoning in the post this one just screams out at me as the obvious best choice.

①A + B⇒A World to merge with B World
②A + B - X ⇒A World to merge with B World, except people that would like to move are able to choose a different World
③A + B - C ⇒A World to merge with B World, except people that would like to move are able to choose to go to C World
④Prepare 10 Worlds, set a limit, and give everyone the power to move their characters to a World of their choice.

Totally agree, #2. Same way RIFT did it.