Data Centers? (Yes or No Poll)

[Zumi]

I am guessing the US datacenter will be in CA because that's where SEs US offices are located.

[Starlord]

I am guessing the US datacenter will be in CA because that's where SEs US offices are located.

I can choose from EU or USA/CA because I live in New Jersey, about the same distance =).

[Alkar]

If you want to play on JP servers so badly simply pick one of those. Some of us actually care about latency and would like to see it gone forever.
You can always play with your "friends" with the content finder anyway and there are plenty of ways to keep in touch outside the game itself.

[Alhanelem]

Man rude people on the forums these days.

Not trying to be rude, but most "polls" on this forum are really "like" solicitations. Tehre's no denying that people gain from it.

Which is why i'm pushing for *real* polls to be turned on. This forum runs Vbulletin- there's no reason they can't just turn it on.

[Jynx]

Well this blows, will I be able to move to different data centers with ease?

I have friends from all corners of the world I can't just "Pick" a side to play on.

[Starlord]

Well this blows, will I be able to move to different data centers with ease?

I have friends from all corners of the world I can't just "Pick" a side to play on.

Yeah you can pick a side.

[Jynx]

Yeah you can pick a side.

And give a heart "Fuck you" to me other friends?

[Starlord]

And give a heart "Fuck you" to me other friends?

Yeah.. that's the only "downfall" but if this comes to pass.. everyone will just have to pick a side and get use to it.. but its hard to tell right now. Won't know for certain till we start playing Alpha/beta.

[Alhanelem]

Well this blows, will I be able to move to different data centers with ease?

I have friends from all corners of the world I can't just "Pick" a side to play on.

data centers are places where servers are housed. What this means is you have servers that are physically located in Japan, somewhere in the US, and somewhere in europe- with the purpose of this being that ping times can be reduced for everyone. Anybody can still play on any of these servers regardless of which data center they're housed in. When ARR releases, you'll be able to create at least 1 character on every server (legacy and ppl who pay more can create 8 on each server). Because of this, it won't be that difficult to at least keep in touch with people that end up going to different servers.

Supposedly, they will be having server transfers and they'll be relatively easy to do, as well.

But unless something changes, as far as I know, all current players will remain on their current servers (housed in Japan).

[Jaimie]

Yes

When I transfer items to my retainer I have to count to 4 between each transaction. WTF!