Server Merge Solution: How we, as a community, can resolve this dilemma

[Answa]

You guys bore me. The more small chunks that decide to move servers the better. The more big chunks you guys try to create the more your fake problems become reality.

[DemonFury]

Community Server Fix ? World Merge
A good way to fix the community problems imo with the upcoming server merge is Simple. All SE has to do is simply leave the ability to x-fer servers in well after the merge that will allow the players who for whatever reason were not able to switch to the server they wanted to due to maybe not being on the game for unforeseen reasons.
Also this will allow those whom have been inactive but were planning on returning to link up with the players that they were playing with in the first place.
Another possible solution is if your doing this in order to better populate a server due to low population simply merge two low population servers in together without making people actually have to apply for that server. Simply combine two servers into one server , it really cannot be that difficult at least not as difficult as going through a much harder process as in making everyone choose a server and if that server is full having to choose another one which will frustrate alot of people if they are trying to go to the same server as their linkshell and or friends.
By combining two into one it eliminates so many of those problems that will occur some of which might even cause people to simply stop playing altogether which if im not mistaken could cause a domino effect later on and wind p causing more people to leave than was initially expected.

[charlemagne]

The simple fact of the matter is that the way the merge is proposed WILL lead to some people not being able to play with some of the friends they have made in the game. Why they cannot simply merge the less populated servers together rather than have a situation where people will be exiled from the community they are a part of is beyond me.

[Cthulhu]

@Rex: I'm liking this idea of trying to keep the server communities together, but I'm seeing a different breakdown than that quote in your original post. I'm basing all this information on threads within each server's world forum, so it's far from definitive as some of them only have a few people weighing in.

World 1: Cornelia
World 2:
World 3: Istory, Mysidia
World 4: Fabul
World 5: Selbina, Lindblum
World 6: Gyshal, Figaro
World 7: Trabia, Wutai
World 8: Besaid
World 9: Palamecia, RPC
World 10: EU

Undecided: Karnak, Saronia, Melmond, Bodham, Rabanastre, Kashuan

[Catapult]

@Rex: I'm liking this idea of trying to keep the server communities together, but I'm seeing a different breakdown than that quote in your original post. I'm basing all this information on threads within each server's world forum, so it's far from definitive as some of them only have a few people weighing in.

World 1: Cornelia, Lindblum
World 2:
World 3: Istory, Mysidia
World 4: Fabul
World 5: Selbina
World 6: Gyshal, Figaro
World 7: Trabia, Wutai
World 8: Besaid
World 9: Palamecia, RPC
World 10: EU

Undecided: Karnak, Saronia, Melmond, Bodham, Rabanastre, Kashuan

That is certainly looking ok so far. Cornelia and Lindblum might get a capacity issues unless they all move quick, but that's what this time to talk is all about.

[NoctisUmbra]

A lot of Lindblum is considering 5, not 1. The major shells at least are. Also 5 is the most popular among the JP community based on their poll. I'd be more worried about world 5 filling up quickly.

That being said, it seems Merge option 2 is back on the table on the dev-side so we'll see how things play out when they decide next week.

[JackDaniels]

EDIT: way to not read the entire thread haha

[Cthulhu]

Ok, edited it to move Lindblum to server 5. I almost put them down on both lastnight because they were split on threads. The 1indblum thread had more views and replies so I wend there instead. It does seem as if some of the larger shells are picking 5, but there seems to be a little debate about room because 5 seems popular with some JP.