Are they really adding cross-data center visit?

[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

[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.

[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.

[Kyu-Momo]

I'm sure stalkers are very excited about this. Do the mods even take those reports seriously to begin with? and now the victims won't even be able to change data centers to get away from them. :/

[technole]

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 announced it last week on the 14-hour broadcast LL. It is region only to start, which makes total sense get everything working inside the current data center building before shipping toons down the oceanic pipes.

[Theodric]

I'm sure stalkers are very excited about this. Do the mods even take those reports seriously to begin with? and now the victims won't even be able to change data centers to get away from them. :/

To be fair, a major feature not being implemented just because it might be abused would be pretty bad for the game.

I'm a little disappointed that there's no connection between NA and EU servers because I have some friends who wanted to visit me on their main characters rather than alts.

[marelooke]

Huh? There's no downside really. And you don't seem to be considering the impact this change will have for the high-end raiding scene, which could be an immense positive impact. Restricting people in data centers has never been a good thing for the game, why would it be now?

I do. I was around to see the change in "that other game". If I hadn't been I wouldn't see any negatives either.