Yoshida-san - GLOBAL Servers and Balancing Tweaks Instead of Regional Servers

[Jynx]

I've gotta ask

Why is it the only thing people assume is that we are upset just because of the Japanese? You know it's not like we have been playing a game with a world-wide community for almost 2 years, not like anyone has made any friends that exist outside of there server.

• It's not like there are people who benifit from having a server that has people online 24/7, not like some people don't enjoy that.
• It's not like there are people who have to change their playtime frequently due to life curcumstances and being on a global server was benificial.
• It's not like being exposed to culture "Other than Japanese" was something that never happened.
• It's not like the games markets do wonders having people gathering/crafting/fighting 24/7.

Nope it's none of these issues it's only because we care about the Japanese...right?...RIGHT!?

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Why is it the only thing people assume is that we are upset just because of the Japanese? You know it's not like we have been playing a game with a world-wide community for almost 2 years, not like anyone has made any friends that exist outside of there server.

• It's not like there are people who benifit from having a server that has people online 24/7, not like some people don't enjoy that.
• It's not like there are people who have to change their playtime frequently due to life curcumstances and being on a global server was benificial.
• It's not like being exposed to culture "Other than Japanese" was something that never happened.
• It's not like the games markets do wonders having people gathering/crafting/fighting 24/7.

Nope it's none of these issues it's only because we care about the Japanese...right?...RIGHT!?

If its for the reason to have more people to play with it wouldnt change much of anything. Unless you speak a language others understand you are ignored. This goes for anyone.

So you have more people to play with. Doesn't mean it'll be a quality experience. I don't feel like google translating every little thing when I can be playing with people who understand me.

[GodAlmighty]

I've gotta ask, is it really that you're afraid regional servers will force players to play in their respected areas of the globe, or is it that you're afraid the JP won't care as much as you do and will forget about you?

I don't know why everyone keeps saying this. Did you even attempt to read (or translate if you do not read Japanese) the one hundred and twenty seven page thread about this issue on their forums?

They too seem just as torn by the issue as players are here, however unlike this thread they are not fighting about it but suggesting intelligent solutions and how they could be implemented - such as being able to hot-swap between servers (or chose your server at log on) so that you could use different servers for different times of day etc. Someone even added that linkshells could be inter-server, allowing communication between the servers on a separate data channel then say instances.

Wonder why their suggestions are generally listened to over those here.

[Antipika]

They too seem just as torn by the issue as players are here

Yeah hence why they only posted 10 messages since the last live. "Just as torn."

This thread have 1000 posts since freaking August 2011. That's 3 posts a day in average... Hell even the French forum is more active about it, with 10 times less members... I'm sorry they do not seems concerned at ALL.

We just don't have the same definition of "concerned". Forums are already a small fraction of the global players and even with that, this thread (on JP forum) received very little interest from players so far. We have dozen of threads on EN forums, we had tons of discussion on FR forums, I have no idea for DE forums but it's probably the same as well...

[Jynx]

I don't feel like google translating every little thing when I can be playing with people who understand me.

So everyone outside of your region doesn't speak english...oh man.

[Starlord]

Well, in the end SE is going to do what they want, so were going to have regional servers that we can choose from. :P

[Alhanelem]

For the upteenth time. I don't care about playing with the JP, I'm an EU player and I want to play with both my EU and NA friends.

You, just like so many others in favor of regionally labeling the servers, are completely missing the point and making wild and invalid assumptions.



Why do you care? You wouldn't play on it in the first place. Why are you so goddamn hellbent on not having something that would not affect you in any way at all?

I'm not "hellbent" on anything, so I don't know why you're taking everything I say to ridiculous extremes.

In fact, where I go or what I do will depend on what my close friends choose to do. If they stay on Hyperion, I probably will as well, even though I don't consider it the ideal situation. if they move to a regional server, I'll rush over there with all due excitement.

The fact is, people are smart enough to see through labels. Or at least, the company I keep seems to- Then on top of that, given the majority that seem to want reigonal servers, I'd be concerned that there won't be enough people on the "global" server that I can communicate with in order to do stuff.

This thread have 1000 posts since freaking August 2011.

Which thread is "this thread?" This thiread has only 237 posts at the time of this post, and was started three days ago.

[Jynx]

The fact is, people are smart enough to see through labels.

What do you think we are requesting? Trying to trick people into playing a global sever due to latency?

I think you don't understand the intent of the global tag on a server, it's not about the location it's so like minded people (Looking for a global community, not everyone cares about Latency you know) Know what servers are best for them. Just like you and your regional servers will let people know where they can save their favorite millseconds of life.

[Alhanelem]

What do you think we are requesting? Trying to trick people into playing a global sever due to latency?

I think you don't understand the intent of the global tag on a server, it's not about the location it's so like minded people (Looking for a global community, not everyone cares about Latency you know) Know what servers are best for them. Just like you and your regional servers will let people know where they can save their favorite millseconds of life.

Ii love how you keep trying to minimize the benefit of lower latency at every opportunity, as you simultaneously take everything I say to ridiculous extremes.

I have a lack of confidence that labels will achieve the result you're looking for- Given the current scheme of things, it seems more likely to be a repulsion factor than an attraction factor. Note the key words 'seems" and "more likely" which aren't "is" and "certain" before twisting my statements to extremes and absolutes.

[Jynx]

Ii love how you keep trying to minimize the benefit of lower latency at every opportunity, as you simultaneously take everything I say to ridiculous extremes.

I could say the same about a global community, as you simultaniously make massive assumptions about what people will/wont do.

I continually "Minimize" the benifit of lower latency because it does have minimal benifit. It's a difference in our values, I value community far over latency where you seem to be the oposite end of the spectrum. No insult but we just have different priorities.