Server merge: Hidden server names.

[MeowyWowie]

You people should all wear shirts that say "CHANGE SCARES ME!" so we know who you are lol

Those of you saying that the ENTIRE community is against this should realize that the majority of the people posting on here are against this, yet they still only represent a very small portion of the community as a whole. Most of the people that are fine with it aren't posting at all one way or the other. Its been proven that westerners post when something makes them unhappy but not when they are pleased. Best to keep that in mind when making claims that EVERYONE is against this.

Also, this is happening in march, which is only a few weeks away, so best deal with the fact that they aren't gonna change it and make plans accordingly. For those of you that are getting all weak in the knees about it, please keep in mind that we will being doing this again when the new servers come online. (at least, that was my impression.)

Given the number of threads that were made about the server merger topic in under 24 hours, I'd say it's a pretty big issue for SE right now. The last time we saw 1 thread top 500+ replies in this short a time span was when they made the billing announcements. And guess what, SE understood where a lot of people were coming from and decided to give us a discount. If people didn't complain about that, you can bet you'd be paying $13/mo to play right now.

Also, keep in mind that Yoshi-P himself said he decided to release the info early specifically to get player feedback on the matter.

I'd honestly be surprised if they didn't change something.

[Biggs]

Given the number of threads that were made about the server merger topic in under 24 hours, I'd say it's a pretty big issue for SE right now. The last time we saw 1 thread top 500+ replies in this short a time span was when they made the billing announcements. And guess what, SE understood where a lot of people were coming from and decided to give us a discount. If people didn't complain about that, you can bet you'd be paying $13/mo to play right now.

Also, keep in mind that Yoshi-P himself said he decided to release the info early specifically to get player feedback on the matter.

I'd honestly be surprised if they didn't change something.

True, it definitly isn't out of the question that they could alter or change it. However, my initial synopsis stands. These forums still only represent a very small portion of the total player population. So if they were going to try to gauge an ACCURATE count of what option of the 4 given that the majority want, they would have to take another player poll. If they did that, it would eat up another 2 months, and frankly why even bother then since that would put us all only a few months away from the 2.0 launch when we will all be dealing with this again. Most of the people on my server that I talk to hardly ever read or check these forums, let alone respond. Also, do we have any idea how all the other nationalities feel about this, or are we all just assuming everyone hates this based on how North America is raging out?

I just think that the entire issue is way more comlicated that people realize, and that, no matter what they chose to do, they can't possibly make everyone happy.

[Sidious]

Given the number of threads that were made about the server merger topic in under 24 hours, I'd say it's a pretty big issue for SE right now. The last time we saw 1 thread top 500+ replies in this short a time span was when they made the billing announcements. And guess what, SE understood where a lot of people were coming from and decided to give us a discount. If people didn't complain about that, you can bet you'd be paying $13/mo to play right now.

Also, keep in mind that Yoshi-P himself said he decided to release the info early specifically to get player feedback on the matter.

I'd honestly be surprised if they didn't change something.

Don't base your argument on false pretenses. There are a lot of posts, yes, but a TON of those posts are supportive of option 4 or apathetic either way.

As for releasing the server names: No. Not unless they are new server names. The current one have population and community-type connotations associated with them.

Beta had villain names for servers, initial release had town names, moving forward for 2.0 we need to flush out all of the past and start fresh with the server names. I suggest either going back to the beta names or using previous FF protagonist names.

IMO.

I don't really see why that would be a problem with this game.

Well, that's because you're Lindblum. Of course you don't see it from the perspective of someone who has to make a new home in an already established ecosystem.

[MeowyWowie]

Don't base your argument on false pretenses. There are a lot of posts, yes, but a TON of those posts are supportive of option 4 or apathetic either way.

Where did I say there was over 500 posts of people disagreeing with it?

There were also TONS of posts from people that were fine with paying 13/mo (myself included) but we got a discount didn't we?

[Sidious]

Where did I say there was over 500 posts of people disagreeing with it?

You didn't; you used the post count to give credence to the idea that this is a "big deal" to SE. Judging by your predisposition on the issue, I'd say the implication is obvious.

As I said before: A great deal of those posts are from people voicing positivity regarding the merges, or from people who don't care. It isn't a big deal to either of them. Inflating a thread (and as someone pointed out, probably a good portion of said posts are not from unique posters) does not necessarily imply that what people are talking about is a "big deal".

[MeowyWowie]

You didn't; you used the post count to give credence to the idea that this is a "big deal" to SE. Judging by your predisposition on the issue, I'd say the implication is obvious.

As I said before: A great deal of those posts are from people voicing positivity regarding the merges, or from people who don't care. It isn't a big deal to either of them.

That's just how you took it then. I was just comparing this topic to the topic of billing a few months back.

Also, if this wasn't a huge deal for SE right now, why the hell would Yoshi-P type a giant letter explaining the reasons behind his decisions not even 24 hours after the initial announcement. He's never responded to anything that quickly and with that much detail.

Don't kid yourself. This is a big deal for SE right now.

[Sidious]

Don't kid yourself. This is a big deal for SE right now.

Yes, that is accurate. Your insinuation that a bloated forum post is indicative of anything at all, however, is not.

[MeowyWowie]

Yes, that is accurate. Your insinuation that a bloated forum post is indicative of anything at all, however, is not.

Really? I would disagree with that.

I'm fairly sure Yoshi-P's quick response was directly related to the massive increase in forum activity in the past 24 hours.

You're entitled to your own opinion, of course.

[Narfalicious]

Don't base your argument on false pretenses. There are a lot of posts, yes, but a TON of those posts are supportive of option 4 or apathetic either way.

It would also be interesting to see how many of the 500+ replies are from unique individuals.