Are they really adding cross-data center visit?

[marelooke]

I hope they consider the implication on the community when they start combining data centers. Watering down the community for convenience is arguably what started the problems with that other game whose players currently flood the FF XIV data centers. I can't speak for other servers, of course, but getting anything done has, so far, never been an impossibility in FF XIV so the need for the feature seems...questionable at this point, at least from my limited perspective.

And yes, I'll be the first to admit I wouldn't be able to play at the level I did back then (ooof, has it been really that long?) without the conveniences offered by the likes of automated cross-realm LFG, which I'm OK with if it means a healthier game overall.

[Imora]

Can't go outside your region which is balls.

My entire wow guild currently plays on tonberry and will be moving to the Aussie DC when it opens and I was hoping to play with them.

I'm on Phoenix EU.

[SnowVix]

Can't go outside your region which is balls.

My entire wow guild currently plays on tonberry and will be moving to the Aussie DC when it opens and I was hoping to play with them.

I'm on Phoenix EU.

when the new DC opens, there will be brand new servers, and world transfers to new servers are free

[TroySoFab]

I left crystal to get away from that vibe.

I mean, all data centers currently have "that vibe" because they all have world visit within data centers.

[xxmiamorecadenza]

I do hope that access is gained to other PF's from separate datacenters. Only because it'll make savage and ultimate raiding a bit more easier for me. More access to folk who have similar interests. I don't really RP - at all - so it'll be nice to hang out with more like-minded folk.

[technole]

From a technical standpoint, Aether, Primal, and Crystal all rest inside the same NTT data center in Sacramento, so it makes sense they are limiting it to region only to start. It should work out fine. It was mentioned previously you'd have to logout to change the data center unlike with world visit, and that's probably because the system has to inject your toon from the lobby to the data center rack you want to go to. So you should have access to all the things like world visit does today, duty/party finder but also without cross-linkshells, retainers, FC buffs, etc.

[Duskane]

wonder if Oceania and Jp centers will be able to connect or will Oceania be on its own

[Jojoya]

wonder if Oceania and Jp centers will be able to connect or will Oceania be on its own

I imagine by the time Oceania gets added, all regions will be accessible from any data center.

I couldn't find official confirmation either but I guess we'll find out tomorrow.

I don't expect cross-region DC visit to be a thing, because I have a feeling japanese players don't want people from other regions visiting their DC.

YoshiP said that while cross region won't be available at first, it will come later.

[Dzian]

Seems it'll be limited to regions to start. Can only travel to other DC's in North American for example and to Japan or Europe. I suspect other regions will be added later.

Wheres you read that.. I know a bunch of European people on aether who would quite like to be able to jump on an eu data centre on there days off and speed up queues by playing in eu times. They won't however move permanently because all there friends are on aether.

If itsimited to the same region that'd kinda suck.

[ReynTime]

Wheres you read that.. I know a bunch of European people on aether who would quite like to be able to jump on an eu data centre on there days off and speed up queues by playing in eu times. They won't however move permanently because all there friends are on aether.

If itsimited to the same region that'd kinda suck.

I couldn't find official confirmation either but I guess we'll find out tomorrow.

I don't expect cross-region DC visit to be a thing, because I have a feeling japanese players don't want people from other regions visiting their DC.