New data centers

[Kazrah]

Really not just Balmung anymore.

Gilgamesh, while definitely a crowded server, not once has ever been deemed a "congested" server despite being the prime hub for hardcore players.

Meanwile, Mateus is only as crowded as it is because it's Balmung's overflow server. That's how I know that it's not a problem with Aether as much as it's a problem with Balmung.

Isn't that pretty much what they did with Tonberry?

I thought so too, but I've been seeing more and more Aussie players on NA servers, so I wasn't sure these days.

[Aramina]

Gilgamesh, while definitely a crowded server, not once has ever been deemed a "congested" server despite being the prime hub for hardcore players.

Meanwile, Mateus is only as crowded as it is because it's Balmung's overflow server. That's how I know that it's not a problem with Aether as much as it's a problem with Balmung.



I thought so too, but I've been seeing more and more Aussie players on NA servers, so I wasn't sure these days.

Gilgamesh was closed the first time along with Balmung. So it *was* a congested server, it just did not continue to be one.

[Enla]

Gilgamesh, while definitely a crowded server, not once has ever been deemed a "congested" server despite being the prime hub for hardcore players.

Meanwile, Mateus is only as crowded as it is because it's Balmung's overflow server. That's how I know that it's not a problem with Aether as much as it's a problem with Balmung.



I thought so too, but I've been seeing more and more Aussie players on NA servers, so I wasn't sure these days.

You're ignoring my point about the entirety of Aether even so. By all means look at the census numbers on Lucky Bancho. With almost any server you click, the numbers reflected show that Aether simply has more character than any other data center. Balmung and Mateus might have the biggest numbers but the data center itself is bloated beyond capacity. Hence why I said it's not /JUST/ a Balmung issue anymore. At no point was I absolving my server of facing an overpopulation problem.

Also like Aramina said, Gilgamesh has been closed before and was for a fairly decent time before reopening.