Regional Segregation

[Molly_Millions]

Learn it? <_<

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...495#post826495



Where are the current Servers? Correct, in Japan. Did anyone say they would move it? Noone did. So as long as SE dont say, that servers will be moved, we can assume they will stay there. And i also said above:

You know what assumptions do? They make an ass out of you and me. Make no assumptions, especially when dealing with technical details.

[Quesse]

I think SE should remove autotranslate from the game to encourage people to choose the correct regional server.

[Nero]

You know what assumptions do? They make an ass out of you and me. Make no assumptions, especially when dealing with technical details.

Not that SE would explain every single Detail on their technical Plans to us, but i also think they would tell us if they plan to move the current existing server.

Assuming is bad and isn't a valid source of information. Did anyone say they AREN'T moving?

Speaking of deductive reasoning. Using Theories about Servers will be regional or segrated, without knowing if they are moving or not, is the same no? Why would you assume they would move in first place? But yeah, it is an assumption. Like it or not, assuming SE will move them is actually an assumption too, which is actually more expensive for the Company. So SE would need a good reason to do it.

Something i would like to add:

Most people obviously dont think about the cost of moving a Server. So why would SE move the Server, if they could save the Money and buy them in the Region of the Data-Center? It is not like a Game-Server is something you could carry around like a PC.



To give People an Idea. So it is more reasonable to let the current Server's stay in Japan instead of moving them, since the cost-factor would be hilarious to move the around the whole Globe. Like it or not, guessing around that SE would actually move them in first place is an assumption too. And also, since it would be expensive to do it, SE would need a really good reason to do it.

[Kiote]

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.

Yes, "more" players will go to the Server labeled as in their native country, but that doesn't mean the populations will become segregated. There will be more Americans on a NA server, there will be more Europeans on an EU server and there will be more Japanese on a Japanese server, but the fact that this thread even exists, and that it exists on every regions forums, is proof enough that the population will not become segregated.

People who do not want to be segregated will not be. People who want to play with foreign players will more than likely have a much larger amount of interactions if they are the definitive minority. This kind of setup is only going to benefit the people who actually want to play without people outside their region.

[GreyJorildyn]

What too many of the people who cry "segregation waaah" do not realize, either by denial, naivety, or whatever is that while they may want to play with foreigners, the foreigners may not necessarily want to play with them. It's a consideration that should not be overlooked and too often is.

Fact is this: this game has started to incorporate many features that this community (and the mmo community at large of course) consider to be "standard" mmo features. Every time this happens, it is a move away from the traditional (read: dying) ff online model ala FFXI. Each of these changes has caused a variable stir in our little community. Huge discussions/arguments have taken place over topics like the claim system, instanced-based content (vs. open world), the retainer system, having two home points, rested xp, etc etc you know them all if you read these boards. And for what? All that hubbub about stuff that was coming, got implemented, and now you deal with it, grudgingly or otherwise.

My point is this: it's gonna happen, like it not. You can argue it sucks until you're blue in the face, but at the end of the day if you're going to play XIV, you're gonna have to swallow this just like all the other changes people complained about prior to implementation and yet don't make a peep about anymore. Bottom line: you'll all get over it.

[Jaimie]

I think SE should remove autotranslate from the game to encourage people to choose the correct regional server.

Yes, get rid of that piece of crap. The only time I see people on my server use it, is in Uldah. Once the party is formed, they start talking in their native language, or don't say anything at all. Being party leader in this game is a chore in itself. I like to do a /p roll call <level> <class> ? once the party has started to fill up. And half the people in the party do not respond. If they are close by, I can see the party makeup, and make descisions on what other classes we need. But this BS gimmick of <auto translate> is a joke.

[Reika]

Not that SE would explain every single Detail on their technical Plans to us, but i also think they would tell us if they plan to move the current existing server.



Speaking of deductive reasoning. Using Theories about Servers will be regional or segrated, without knowing if they are moving or not, is the same no? Why would you assume they would move in first place? But yeah, it is an assumption. Like it or not, assuming SE will move them is actually an assumption too, which is actually more expensive for the Company. So SE would need a good reason to do it.

Something i would like to add:

Most people obviously dont think about the cost of moving a Server. So why would SE move the Server, if they could save the Money and buy them in the Region of the Data-Center? It is not like a Game-Server is something you could carry around like a PC.



To give People an Idea. So it is more reasonable to let the current Server's stay in Japan instead of moving them, since the cost-factor would be hilarious to move the around the whole Globe. Like it or not, guessing around that SE would actually move them in first place is an assumption too. And also, since it would be expensive to do it, SE would need a really good reason to do it. Like it or not.

Those also appear to be bolted to the floor!

[Shougun]

Those also appear to be bolted to the floor!

The ones with wheels can roll themselves across the ocean.

[Nero]

Those also appear to be bolted to the floor!

Most of the time they are. XD At least in the Companies i work. But yeah, that is why i assume they stay in Japan. SE never said they would move it in first place and you need very good reasons to take the costs to do it.

[Reika]

I think SE should remove autotranslate from the game to encourage people to choose the correct regional server.

(No thanks.)