Changing Servers at Release

[JillyBean]

I don't think we have been told yet how we will arrive/choose servers at launch. It is my most anticipated information, because re-gathering with friends/linkshells is of utmost importance to me.

My question for the final live letter, which was not answered, was this:

"How will our character will first log in to ARR - will we have to select a server or, will we arrive on our existing server? If we will have to select a server, will the server names be announced in advance?"

It got 26 likes. ^^; I would still LOVE an answer to this question. Certainly by Beta phases 3 or 4.


EDIT: My belief and understanding of previous official posts is that:

We will arrive on our existing server. We will then, or later, have the option to transfer to another server (one-time free of charge.) It makes NO sense to me that they would have us (blindly) select a server upon logging in our existing characters. That would be utter hodge-podge and random loss of friends and linkshells, especially now that we know there will be over 20 servers.

IF they will have us CHOOSE a server upon logging into ARR, then certainly a list of servers and their regions should be up well in advance.

I still hope and believe we will simply land on our existing servers, allowing us to re-connect, and then as a group decide if server hopping is desired.