Quote Originally Posted by Ardeth View Post
Cross Datacenter Travel is ruining far more than the Party Finder. It's everything.

I will die on this hill, but I think the person who green-lit the idea of Cross DC Travel is a moron. They have created a sweeping issue that effects everyone from their own home DC's population and down even to their chosen Free Company and their friends list. It's the crappy gift that keeps on giving!

"Your Duty Finder dead? Go to Aether."

"Your Party Finder dead? Go to Aether."

"Your Free Company is dead? Well, go to Aether."

I don't want to go to Aether. I want the game I pay for to work. And I don't want to have to be burdened by the fact that I don't play on Aether. I don't want to play on Aether.
This is pretty much the consensus that I'm reaching. Yesterday was a treat when I saw 4 EX's in the PF, which allowed me to get some practice in with SAM under pressure. It was a rough experience, and was forgetting my filler GCD to line up for the 2 min.

All that said....it WAS still better then having to DC travel. Just logged in...checked the PF...joined up...within maybe 2 min. DC travel would be close to maybe 6 min of just clicking and waiting. And still no guarantees that the EX I was looking for was in PF, and I would have to make my own.

Just way to many barriers to DC travel being an efficient alternative to giving us expanded choices to completing content. DC travel is great for trying out different communities, looking for an FC maybe, or just a change of pace. DC travel works great for all that. However, when you are trying to complete content and sometimes it takes hours to get a party together, well that's just a waste of my time, and others joining the party. No wonder people are just sliding over to aether just to get in a place where the population is due to this practice of abandoning communities just out of shear annoyance.

I'm not saying it's something that's got to go...but SE really needs to examine this closer, and find a way to keep the communities and FC's together. I dread the day when my FC decides to move to aether just being fed up with que times and PF gather time. The day that I have to pay for a permanent transfer to a DC out of my time zone...is probably the day I just stop playing...what's the point if you don't have friends to play with.