Data Centers/World Locations Info from the LIVE Letter

[Zumi]

The lag isn't the issue it's that if they ever have to change play times they will be utterly boned, likewise if I move to their server my playtime varies wildly and this "Was" one of the best games you could hop on and find people playing 24/7 because it was a wordwide game.

Again i can't just hop servers when my playtime changes.

Well that problem is solved with the content finder lets you queue up for content any time of day and find people to play with.

[Yumi_Hibiki]

Organize ahead of time tell your friends to join the same server you. The lag for them can't be any worse then it is now.

it sounds so easy on paper but unfortunately that's not how real life works, there are too many things to consider, how about the friends of your friends? will they get screwed then? its just not possible to "talk it out with everyone beforehand" even less with that server location labels and the promise of "you will play better over here".
there's just no way

[Jynx]

Well that problem is solved with the content finder lets you queue up for content any time of day and find people to play with.

It's great that I have to line up for instanced content to play a game. Hell yeah.

[Erariel]

Friendship is beyond Latency !

If the game is suck with good friends, it still fun.

[Zumi]

it sounds so easy on paper but unfortunately that's not how real life works, there are too many things to consider, how about the friends of your friends? will they get screwed then? its just not possible to "talk it out with everyone beforehand" even less with that server location labels and the promise of "you will play better over here".
there's just no way

Maybe I am just biased. Since everyone from my FFXI LS that went to play FFXIV quit except for like 4 people it started with 35 people. Usually on a LS by myself the majority of the time, since of those 4 people we usually not on at the same time. The major problem is 3-4 people can't get anything accomplished in FFXIV outside of like some starter AF quests. Most of the stuff I done in FFXIV recently has been in pick up groups. Most people have their set groups of people on the server and don't invite new people. From what I seen on FFXIV it was like I have this set of 8 people I play with I won't do stuff with anyone else. But if I am able to get on a server with mostly NA players its probably a lot more likely to be able to find people to do endgame pve with who would be making new groups to start doing endgame and are not set in their ways.

[wind]

Thank you Yoshi-P for making one of the best choices so far, keeping up with modern day MMO standards that allow players to play your game with close to zero latency issues.

Brilliant choice doing this

[Ingolf]

Kinda sad I'll never get to play with multicultural people any more. I'll probably end up playing on an American server, because EU people get on my nerves.

[Alhanelem]

Why don't people understand that regional servers does not mean region locking?

[coreyblue]

Wait so let me get this straight,we can still play with JP,EU etc with the content finder?? I'm trying to make sure I'm not confused on this,it's not just limited to US servers right? EDIT:Ah nevermind Alha answered my question.

[Xatsh]

Why don't people understand that regional servers does not mean region locking?

If there is no official world server, the majority of the new players will just choose a regional specific. Without enough people from all time zones on all server.... you are screwing yourself by choosing a server outside your region due to low populations in off prime hours.

Due to this square is effectively forcing you choose a regional specific. The fact they are all open to choose does not make them world servers due to this fact.