Data Centers/World Locations Info from the LIVE Letter

[Rane]

This is disappointing news for me as well. I have a Japanese linkshell and an English linkshell with members from around the world. Global servers are one of my favorite aspects of FF XIV and FF XI. I've met so many great people from all over the place. I'm really, really sad that that is going to come to an end.

I appreciate that they won't be creating any barriers to which servers you can join--at least we have that much. But the people in this thread are absolutely right in assuming that the system they are currently planning for 2.0 will lead to de facto segregation based on region.

Regardless of the justification of the system, and regardless of the fact that people will not be forced into any one server region, this is absolutely a decision to segregate the community. I hope the development team realizes that.