Live Letter Discussion Thread

[Mikita]

Correct. They are still global servers, just that they are physically spread out around the world (not just in Japan).

I read it as being able to pick a server which is physically closer to you or one of a different region, with the only interaction between them being through content finder. "Global" would be the fact that you're not forced to be in a server from your region.

I don't speak Japanese, nor is english my native language... so I just had this impression through Rein's translation and a couple JP-speaking friends who were translating live, too.

It's interesting how the same words can be interpreted differently.

Yoshi P said that we can still choose to be on any server we like, and we do not have to choose the one that is physically closest to us.

He also said that they are not specifying any language bias for the servers. [but naturally certain servers will have more players who speak a certain language]

But he realizes that there are people who may not be best served by being on a server that is near them physically -- such as an American person living in Japan.

So such a person can still choose to be on a server located in North America if they like. [also understanding that there may be some latency issues because of their decision]

Anyway, that is how I interpreted it when I watched the live broadcast. (I do speak Japanese)

[Suraj]

It's interesting how the same words can be interpreted differently.

Yoshi P said that we can still choose to be on any server we like, and we do not have to choose the one that is physically closest to us.

He also said that they are not specifying any language bias for the servers. [but naturally certain servers will have more players who speak a certain language]

But he realizes that there are people who may not be best served by being on a server that is near them physically -- such as an American person living in Japan.

So such a person can still choose to be on a server located in North America if they like. [also understanding that there may be some latency issues because of their decision]

Anyway, that is how I interpreted it when I watched the live broadcast. (I do speak Japanese)

Think we both had the same idea and expressed it slightly differently.

Thanks for the in depht reply!

Here's the official statement regarding this subject: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...he-LIVE-Letter (I don't know how to make this shorter... sorry!)