What is the latest information on cross regional server play?

[Frogstone]

We know that cross server play within data centres is happening. Whats the latest on cross regional server play? The only information I have is that its being considered, and Yoshi wants player feed back on the issue.

Does anyone have an update on this?

[Jeeqbit]

I think they are still undecided but it will be really disappointing if it doesn't happen.

[Larirawiel]

If they afraid, that the NA-/EU-players will "raid" the JP data centre, then they can keep it closed for data centre travel. But they could allow to travel between the NA and EU data centres.



Cheers

[Shibi]

The latest information from many weeks ago was that they were not planning on doing cross-region right now, due to "differences in values".

Materia has been a good test-bed in this regards with some players coming from NA servers, some coming from JP servers, and a small number from EU servers. I am sure SE have been watching how the two main communities mix on Materia with interest.

If it happens (it's a big if), I wouldn't expect it until after the JP NA and EU DCs are all expanded, so well towards the end of 2023.

[Nezerius]

The latest information from many weeks ago was that they were not planning on doing cross-region right now, due to "differences in values".

Materia has been a good test-bed in this regards with some players coming from NA servers, some coming from JP servers, and a small number from EU servers. I am sure SE have been watching how the two main communities mix on Materia with interest.

If it happens (it's a big if), I wouldn't expect it until after the JP NA and EU DCs are all expanded, so well towards the end of 2023.

They were definitely planning on doing cross-region, otherwise they wouldn't have already designed the system to allow for cross-region travel. However, they're holding back on enabling it because they want to monitor the player's opinions on it.
So it's hardly "a big if" scenario, and much closer to a when scenario.

[Shibi]

They were definitely planning on doing cross-region, otherwise they wouldn't have already designed the system to allow for cross-region travel. However, they're holding back on enabling it because they want to monitor the player's opinions on it.
So it's hardly "a big if" scenario, and much closer to a when scenario.

I still hold it's an if, Japan is just too different. But if it happens (maybe as an EU/OC/NA thing excluding JP) it will be late 2023 or into 2024 after the DC expansions are done. They don't want to be complicating that expansion process with cross-regional as well.

[Nezerius]

I still hold it's an if, Japan is just too different. But if it happens (maybe as an EU/OC/NA thing excluding JP) it will be late 2023 or into 2024 after the DC expansions are done. They don't want to be complicating that expansion process with cross-regional as well.

Again, they wouldn't have already designed the system to allow for cross-region travel, if they were gonna wait until late 2023/2024 to actually enable it. Nor would they have stated that they'll look at player opinions on whether to enable it or not. I also can't see how it would complicate the process of DC expansions, because the system still uses a queue system to actually travel to a different datacenter. Yoshi-P has also stated that players need to think of datacenter travel as a "longer stay" rather than the current world hopping with the world visit system.

What I could see them do is limit it to NA/EU and JP/OC at first, though.