Regional Segregation

[Alhanelem]

As others have said the devs never stated current players cannot change servers at launch. In fact I am pretty sure you will be forced to choose a server at 2.0 launch.

The only thing stated is existing characters will not be able to join a New Player server.

edit: sorry, I totally misread your post. whoops!

[viion]

As others have said the devs never stated current players cannot change servers at launch. In fact I am pretty sure you will be forced to choose a server at 2.0 launch.

The only thing stated is existing characters will not be able to join a New Player server.

Its only been said that existing players cant go to new servers so I very well think we can switch to existing servers.

I think that will be the case because for example my current server might end up Japanese, and I am EU with many of my LS friends US and likely want a closer data center.

[Kiote]

The servers are not becoming Region specific.. They are placing servers in different parts of the world so people who are Obsessed with minimizing latency will stfu. The server you pick will have very little if any impact on your game play. Populations will probably not change all that dramatically.

[viion]

The servers are not becoming Region specific.. They are placing servers in different parts of the world so people who are Obsessed with minimizing latency will stfu. The server you pick will have very little if any impact on your game play. Populations will probably not change all that dramatically.

It doesnt matter if the server is labelled regional, the fact that X server is for US and Y Server is for JP will mean more US will go to X and more JP will go to Y.

Players will create the segregation because it makes sense to the individual's choice of server.

That said i dont know much about the whole system, it could be I can be on Gungnir through EU Datacenter and you could be on Gungnir through US datacenter and a JP be also on Gungnir through JP datacenter, i just dont see how that works with how much i know of datacenters.

[Molly_Millions]

Its only been said that existing players cant go to new servers so I very well think we can switch to existing servers.

Logic dictates that this is correct, but we all know what most forum posters do with logic; they throw it out the window to conclude the most illogical scenario they possibly can, and spread that misinformation as certain truth until patch notes prove otherwise.

[Hiruke]

Search Option is on top of the Page, you will find tons of similiar Topics, which include Dev Post's. Read them, not going to support lazyness.
It makes sense, since the Servers will remain International and less people will actually switch Server, when they are actually allowed to and/or have to pay for it. And by the way, where do you get "regional Servers" from? It will be Data Center's not Servers. 2 different pairs of shoes.

You're the one who brought it up, so it's incumbent upon you to support your argument with a source. No link to the information you're presenting as fact equates to baseless rumor and speculation. Sort of like all those folks who were claiming that FOR A FACT all the primal weapons were being ejected from the universe... and hey, they're not. But apparently SE told us they were going to, amirite?

[Shougun]

Good lord rose colored glasses and black (?) shades?

lol, so many people think X is better than Y culturally. Silly Americans saying 'Merica is number one. And crazy Japanese lovers who think the best products come from only Japan (Japanese lover comment is more common then usual on these forums - but it is to be expected as we are playing a Japanese game lol).

Crap is everywhere.

why I will miss regionles servers:
- Can join a party where no one will talk, silence can be great sometimes
- Funny conversations off of screwing each others languages up and using google translate
- Playing at retarded hours and still having a player base

Why I wont:
- Server lag is real (unfortunately there will still be some on a regional server, and personal connection issues - even then though there will be a small but noticeable difference if our (NA) servers are any good).

(Being denied party based on language could be put here, but there is also being denied party based on certain LS/gears - there is a "little" bit of logic in the choice (You dont do Nael hard mode with a group that either doesnt get it or cant understand the person who does get it)).

[viion]

Here is to hoping the US Lodestone will actually be in US datacenter. OMGDREAM (personally)

[Nero]

You're the one who brought it up, so it's incumbent upon you to support your argument with a source. No link to the information you're presenting as fact equates to baseless rumor and speculation. Sort of like all those folks who were claiming that FOR A FACT all the primal weapons were being ejected from the universe... and hey, they're not. But apparently SE told us they were going to, amirite?

I dont have to prove anything. If people are to lazy to research before they go to post Stuff, how does that makes me bringing something up? You are right, cause you say so? If people want clarification, go use the Dev Tracker, go use the search option.

Logic dictates that this is correct, but we all know what most forum posters do with logic; they throw it out the window to conclude the most illogical scenario they possibly can, and spread that misinformation as certain truth until patch notes prove otherwise.

Welcome to the NA-Forums.

To clarify this again:

- Existing Players will not be able to move to the new Servers.
- Existing Players will have an initial choice of switching to a different ( currently existing ) Server.
- NEW Servers will be the ones which are located in regional Data-Center ( Japan, Europe or North America ).
- OLD Servers will be still in Japan, they are not going anywhere.

People ask if you can switch as a current Player to a "regional server", the answer is: No you can not, since the old Servers will be still in Japan. So you are not able to switch to a regional Server and the OLD Servers will remain International. SE will introduce a World Transfer similiar to FFXI at a certain Time ( Which will be most likely based on stability on the Economy on the new Server ). What's so hard to understand about this?

Of course SE could go and bring some of the Current Servers to the Data-Centers around the Globe, but that we dont know.

[Orophin]

Search Option is on top of the Page, you will find tons of similiar Topics, which include Dev Post's. Read them, not going to support lazyness.
It makes sense, since the Servers will remain International and less people will actually switch Server, when they are actually allowed to and/or have to pay for it.

Yoshi-P stated that regional servers would be available at launch. As you so eloquently put it in your reply, go find that information yourself, I'm not going to link to it.

And by the way, where do you get "regional Servers" from? It will be Data Center's not Servers. 2 different pairs of shoes.

What the hell do you think is housed in a data center?

To clarify this again:

- Existing Players will not be able to move to the new Servers. - True

- Existing Players will have an initial choice of switching to a different ( currently existing ) Server.
- NEW Servers will be the ones which are located in regional Data-Center ( Japan, Europe or North America ).
- OLD Servers will be still in Japan, they are not going anywhere.

There is nothing to support your claims that none of the currently existing servers will not be moved to the regional data centers or that the regional servers will only be available for only new players at the beginning. Nothing has been said that the current servers are staying in Japan. For all we know, the current server hardware could be decommissioned and brand new servers could be labeled with the old names or are loaded with the 1.0 character data.

This is all speculation. I'm not saying this isn't what will happen, but a community rep hasn't specifically stated the above quote block is true either.