So who is moving to OCE is it worth it?

[Markfresh]

Hi,
What are peoples thoughts on moving i cant decide, i live in Australia.

My concerns are.
*Will the ping be so much better than what it is now on Kujata, is there a way to test it yet?
*Is it worth giving up a house for?
*Will OCE be more toxic?
*Is 5 oce servers to many and will they mostly be empty for a long time?

I have no idea on how many OCE players there even are, and even if 50% move will it be enough to make it worth it.

I wonder if they would be better off bringing out 2 servers first and filling them rather than 5 and have people spread out .

Anyway just thinking out loud, let me know your thoughts/concerns/reasons.

[Shibi]

*Will the ping be so much better than what it is now on Kujata, is there a way to test it yet?

Depends where you are and where the servers are... they might be Singapore, they might be Sydney. We don't yet know.

Is it worth giving up a house for?

Housing should in theory be easy to get. I am not giving up my houses on the other servers.

Will OCE be more toxic?

I don't think so. But it will take some time for a community and values to form.

Is 5 oce servers to many and will they mostly be empty for a long time?

Likely yes, but it will make getting a house easier too.

I've played on dead servers before it's not too big a problem unless you are the sort of person who enjoys sitting in Linsa with lots of AFK people around you (I don't)

[Markfresh]

Thanks for the reply,
I forgot to mention i live in Australia.

I was under the impression that the servers where to be in sydney, ill have to do some research.

And my concern with "dead servers" is that que times will be very long for dungeons etc.

[Shibi]

And my concern with "dead servers" is that queue times will be very long for dungeons etc.

Queue times for dungeons are not a concern for me. There will still be a lot of people, likely many more than NA servers at 2am, and all servers in OCE form the queue.

The first few days should be lower level queues too, as I think, a lot of people will make a quick level 30 alt to get that million free gil. After that we will see.

(Should say, I am not taking my main over, I will do the level 30 thing, and then I have an alt to transfer who is almost ready to go now, just a few more gathering levels).

[Enkidoh]

As I understand it the servers will be physically located in Australia, possibly in either Sydney or Melbourne (it may just be coincidence or just EW promotion but SE paid for an EW mural to be painted on a wall in Melbourne a month or two ago so I don't know if there is a connection to the planned AU server location), as this is what Yoshi stated, and why the Oceanic server group was delayed, it was due to Australia's closed border and lockdowns/pandemic restrictions on travel in both Japan and Australia prevented Yoshi and his team travelling here to inspect potential server hosts and oversee the project directly - as Australia's border is now opening and travel restrictions easing it's no wonder it's now been brought forward a few weeks.

Either way, I'm staying put on Balmung as my boyfriend is American as are most of my friends, and they're naturally remaining there. One friend is moving to the Australian servers though. But I have too many roots on Balmung to move now anyway.

So, I still call um... Balmung home?*

*Sincerest apologies to the late Peter Allen

[Sarevok_Thordin]

I think the general concencus is, assuming it suits your home region.

If you have a house - Not moving

If you have friends who are majority aren't movng - Not Moving

Otherwise - Yes.

[Markfresh]

I think the general concencus is, assuming it suits your home region.

If you have a house - Not moving

If you have friends who are majority aren't movng - Not Moving

Otherwise - Yes.

I have a house.

Fairly new to the game so dont know alot of people.

My FC is moving , but thinking of making our own.

Ping is at 160 but with a program i can get 115.

With all that said the hardest thing would still be giving up the house.

[Tabmow]

I will be moving.giving up my apartment but they are refunding the cost of it ,a far better ping is totally worth it.i will be leaving my alts in NA and JPN

[NanaWiloh]

Keep in mind transfering will only be free for a short time. Once SE ends it you will have to pay again. You wont be given special treatment if you choose stay then after the free periods ends decide to move. Food for thought..

[Nafreyu]

1) If you're in NSW/VIC/QLD you're probably looking at 20 ping. Not 180 like Kujata.

2) Dunno. Only you can answer that.

3) There will be a mix of JP-OCE, and NA-OCE. Both bringing their best and worst traits reflecting the communities they were in. Again, your call.

4) No one can honestly answer that.

I will be transferring. I already surrendered my house previously, and I'll be going for M or L on the least populated server. Because I'm still going to get dungeon, trial and raid pops just by being on the DC.

I know I am giving up organised Hunt Trains, but I don't really care for the rest.