Regionwide DC changes are AWESOME!

[Miradelle]

So much whining here, so I thought I'd congratulate Sqeenix on something for once. Good job, Sqeenix!

Everything is working smoothly, it has opened up so many more possibilities and engagement with content since it doesn't require you to go to X server. Whenever I just feel like doing something, I can hop into PF. I can queue for PvP at late hours. Even my friend was getting Mahjong matches late at night.

Even the list of venues for people who enjoy those has increased, since going from Mateus to Aether is as fast as any other Crystal server.

Queues for dungeon finder also seem to have dramatically improved. I had 1 min leveling roulette, 2 min expert roulette, and 15 sec alliance roulette queue as DPS.

Dynamis is saved, which was the new player trap that probably drove a lot of this DC change, since new players would just quit due to how slow the queues were, giving them an impression that the game was dead. I've also seen a good amount of people move to Dynamis already in pursuit of houses.

Can't wait to see how this will be like when the game is at its peak activity in Evercold. Now you just need to not screw up Evolved mode TOO badly, and Evercold is looking to be absolute cinema.

[VeyaAkemi]

I actually been having a blast today because I get to stay at home and still do things, as well as everyone in my FC being thrilled with the changes, so I been having a good time.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I'm loving how this allows Rival Wings to pop outside mogtome & weekends.

[Veritas-Ancora]

I admit I'm really impressed with how many players are looking for content on a Tuesday evening. Over 150 groups looking for a party. This was quite the win.

[Jeeqbit]

There were 249 when I looked.

[VeyaAkemi]

I admit I'm really impressed with how many players are looking for content on a Tuesday evening. Over 150 groups looking for a party. This was quite the win.

A lot of people want to play, and the problem is that for years now playing the game was uncomfortable, you had to go to Aether, you had to be isolated from all your home world amenities, I don't know how it is in the EU or JP, but they may face similar issues.

Now? it becomes very non-committal to join a PF or to que for something more niche, it becomes very "Oh I was just hanging out with my FC buddies, and this seemed interesting, if it fills it fills, if it pops it pops", and maybe turns out a lot of people share that mentality, enough to make a meaningful difference in how many people are actually playing.

[HyperiusUltima]

It's definitely a good change overall. I tried Qs for each of the worst roles for each Roulette earlier, and all of them were under 10 minutes. That's a significant improvement to the 15-30+ minute wait; especially for Tanks in Alliance Raids.

[Stilla119]

Yes just imagine. SE planned for this prior to 2023. Where they rebuilt the server worldwide at the same time they were making Dawn trail. Quite amazing they rebuilt the server, upgraded the graphics, and created DT. Thats a ton of work. Now that the deck is stacked, SE going to show off in EC.Unsupporting PS4 can't happen fast enough.

[Evermomo]

This must have been such a huge undertaking. It already has obvious benefits but I think we're going to see the positive impact on the game for years to come. I know FFXIV has a lot of challenges ahead of it but this is a clear win, paired with a lot of the other big QoL moves made in DT it gives me hope for the future. So a simple congratulations to what the team accomplished here.

[Veritas-Ancora]

Now? it becomes very non-committal to join a PF or to que for something more niche, it becomes very "Oh I was just hanging out with my FC buddies, and this seemed interesting, if it fills it fills, if it pops it pops", and maybe turns out a lot of people share that mentality, enough to make a meaningful difference in how many people are actually playing.

This is definitely a win for the casual players.