Data Centers/World Locations Info from the LIVE Letter

[Xmbei]

This is an independent problem from labeled servers. We already had a server merge a while ago and many friends-of-friends chose to seperate. This is unavoidable, even just by adding / merging servers with no region label.

Actually I can relate to this, I was not around for the server merging so my characters merged into the new server, but the players I liked playing with didn't want to move with some other people so they transfered to a new server. Because I valued and enjoyed playing with them more I rerolled and rebuilt a character to lvl 50, enjoyed it, because I stayed with the friends and communities I wanted to play with. I made the sacrifice and I am proud of it. I would and WILL do it again if need be, because I value the friendships I made and I enjoy the experiences. Just because you don't think you can do it, that is your problem not SE or the communities or your friends, you just can't adapt to a new situation.

[Dragonheart]

Where the fuck do you live that it's 2013 already?

edited 1 sec. later, but it's funny how you replied for my little mistake,
and not to answer what i said about static encounters

[Alhanelem]

Actually I can relate to this, I was not around for the server merging so my characters merged into the new server, but the players I liked playing with didn't want to move with some other people so they transfered to a new server. Because I valued and enjoyed playing with them more I rerolled and rebuilt a character to lvl 50, enjoyed it, because I stayed with the friends and communities I wanted to play with. I made the sacrifice and I am proud of it. I would and WILL do it again if need be, because I value the friendships I made and I enjoy the experiences. Just because you don't think you can do it, that is your problem not SE or the communities or your friends, you just can't adapt to a new situation.

Exactly. Yes, sometimes friends will seperate. But you can either be sad about it, or you can make new friends. Personally, I prefer the latter.

You also have the option of creating a character on the server different friends went to so you can at least chitchat with them.

[Faiyez]

Guys, I know that having a server structure like this could be a huge inconvenience for you and your friends who play on different regions. But please realize that with the way things are being set up, this is not an insurmountable problem.

Tell your friends to join the same server.

[Belisaire]

2)It is absolutely NOT an issue for people who have friends all over the world. Tell your friends to join the same server. BAM! problem solved.

Me to Japanese friend: Hey, you should come to the NA server, most of my friends are going there but I still want to play with ya.
Japanese friend: No, you should come to my server. Most of my friends are here in Japan, and are picking the local Japanese servers.
Me: Well gee, that sucks.
Ya:

This is why people are saying its not as simple as you make it sound. People aren't saying that yeah, it could be as easy as telling some people to go to X and X server. If you are an NA asking a EU or a Japanese player to come to your server to hang with you, they basically have to sign up for:

1. Low latency
2. Different prime times
3. Depending on the destination server, etc, may or may not speak the language of most of the players.

If you ask someone to join your server, which is based on your region, it invariably sets them up for a gameplay advantage. It is not as easy as "Hey, come join my server" and 'bam,' it's done. Someone has to decide to get a little screwed over. That's what people are upset about. Someone either gets the short end of the stick, or they get all the perks.

[Starlord]

Losing Friends? Or Better Connection/little to no lag?

Decisions Decisions...

[Belisaire]

At best it will be cross-worlds within the same region yes. But never JP x EU x NA. Where would the instance be hosted? It makes no sense at all.

That's what I'm saying. Pretty certain its been dropped.

[Alhanelem]

Me to Japanese friend: Hey, you should come to the NA server, most of my friends are going there but I still want to play with ya.
Japanese friend: No, you should come to my server. Most of my friends are here in Japan, and are picking the local Japanese servers.
Me: Well gee, that sucks.

I already covered this 3-4 times already.

Even if there were no regional servers, things like this still happen. It happened at the last server merge. It happened at the server merges in FFXI. It happens when new servers are added. It happens in every MMO, even within regions of the region-locked games.

You can not eliminate this problem.

[Elexia]

edited 1 sec. later, but it's funny how you replied for my little mistake,
and not to answer what i said about static encounters

I have nothing against static encounters because even dynamic encounters have a sense of "same ole same ole" about them eventually.

[Dragonheart]

Both of them. I'll chose perfomance, but thanks to content finder, you will able to play with all.