Data Centers/World Locations Info from the LIVE Letter

[Reika]

Incorrect. All servers are STILL INTERNATIONAL. The effect causing regionality is servers will have regions associated with them, based on their physical location. *ANY* player can still choose to be on *ANY* server.



Right here:


I swear, did you people in the thread now not read the original post. ANYONE CAN STILL CHOOSE ANY SERVER.

I mean the 'threatening to quit'. I didn't see any of that here.

[Elexia]

Incorrect. All servers are STILL INTERNATIONAL. The effect causing regionality is servers will have regions associated with them, based on their physical location. *ANY* player can still choose to be on *ANY* server.



Right here:


I swear, did you people in the thread now not read the original post. ANYONE CAN STILL CHOOSE ANY SERVER.

Yes, which are being separated..therefore people will choose the one closest to them. The way he said it didn't sound at all like the XI setup (which connects you to Japan but through the server closest to you.)

[Faiyez]

If the new server's architecture will greatly reduce the lag, combined with them making actions more client-side to reduce the lag there, Why even have all of this separation?

Because lag can't be eliminated. Is it that hard to understand?

Sheesh.

[Coris]

Not happy about this
I hope they'll at least add some kind of counter which shows you how many people already play on that certain server you might want to join.

[Alhanelem]

This isn't true for the people who may "threaten to quit", just because you can't communicate to other regions doesn't mean the ones that "might quit" can't either, chances are they can because you don't invite german and Japanese players into your linkshell is no one can communicate with them.

What is this, I don't even... your comment makes no sense.

Yes. Some english players do know japanese; some EU players do. The vast majority do not. The vast majority of us already rarely party with people that don't speak our language. The number of people TRULY affected by this in a direct manner is minimal, and players STILL have the choice of any server they want. If you want to hang out with the JPs, make a character on a japanese server. If you want to chill with the germans, join and EU server.

[Darshu]

Give it up.

People have been complaining about the lag since launch.

Read before you post. A lot of people have posted here just now stating they don't lag. The game has improved so ridiculously much since launch it's bizarre you're bringing this up, unless you haven't played since launch. I have no issue with lag either, besides the UI and menus.

Hardcore MMO players? Give me a break. You want latency for what? Outclaim HNMs from JP players? XI works like that for 10 years, and while sometimes it might have been aggravating (at first), XIV is going to have vastly different content to tackle, that doesn't depend on that. If you can play that game as it is, and finish every content without ever blaming the latency for your shortcomings (which is just my case), then 2.0 has no reason to require closer servers for better gameplay. Unfortunately, people will probably not have the chance to realize that, unless they play on both servers in 2.0 and compare.

[Faiyez]

And now it turns out nobody has lag issues on the current version.

/facepalm

[Antipika]

Was this issue ever a poll topic? I feel like it would have been a good one.

Those decisions shouldn't be taken by clueless people no so. Polls aren't good for everything. Hence why I am glad that Yoshida and his team did step-up and decided to do this.

[Reika]

Because lag can't be eliminated. Is it that hard to understand?

Sheesh.

Lag cant be eliminated even if the server is in the same city as you. Do you even understand what I was asking?

They are taking the more important steps to fix what was causing the latency issue. 1: the servers themselves were garbage and 2: to much server-side response was required for player actions.

3: seperate servers, would only be to make segragationists aka closet racists feel better. Comments like "I dont have to read japanese chat on my screen" just shows what people are really thinking. Latency lol... thats the least of whats on their mind. And yea, Im just gonna throw that word out that. thats how I feel about it.

[Alhanelem]

(which connects you to Japan but through the server closest to you.)

Umm... what?

Ping times to japan will be at least X time no matter what the network setup is like. NA players in FFXI do have a visible amount of lag in their actions. XI does not have a magical network setup that eliminates that.

Lag cant be eliminated even if the server is in the same city as you. Do you even understand what I was asking?

No, but it can be drastically reduced. <50 ping > 250+ ping.