Thread: [dev9143] Solution to Overcrowding (Use in 2.0)

Hey everyone check this out:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post661109

Aight Mr. Yoshi here's your answer.

Do what GuildWars/Aion do. Have ONE big server, or a few smaller ones but have zone "instances" for towns.

For example in guildwars, Temple of Ages (popular entrance to dungeons) you have sometimes 1 district if very few people are on, but on the weekends or prime time you have upto 15-17 districts.

You can search party across multiple districts, invite and travel between to meet up.

Really this is the best solution.

If the solution you're thinking of involves putting a zone counter limit on connected people as it is now; than 2.0 will not support the population you're hoping to get

Please do this if at all possible. Aion is a bit different in that the actual outdoors has districts as well if it gets too full; all mobs on separate spawn timers. So if a outside area is full for experience parties, you can switch to another instance and level.

It's designed so you can always find someone in/out of dungeons and do things with.

Just my 2 cents on the matter