Server Selection and Region Selection In Depth

[JillyBean]

Oh so people use ridill and Selbina interchangeably

Well, I wouldn't, but...

[Alhanelem]

Option 1: Follow the same set of rules as Option 1 above, you will additionally select the region within your server that you want to player. For example, if Ridill is renamed to Bahamut, all Ridill players will be defaulted to Bahamut and then be required to select between: JP Bahamut; NA Bahamut; EU Bahamut.

It's definitely NOT going to be this. There's only going to be one bahamut one ridill, one whatever. They're not going to reuse the names because anyone can play on any server regardless of region.

The only real possibility right now given the 1.0 client is this:

All the current servers are JP servers, because that's where they were/are located. New servers will be located in other regions, both normal ones we can join and fresh start servers that you can only make a new character on.

[Kisa]

Kinda hoping we'll be able to re-choose our servers. There is quite a few people I'd like to move away from. :/

[Kirito]

Kinda hoping we'll be able to re-choose our servers. There is quite a few people I'd like to move away from. :/

Well I guess you could play in a new player server until server jumping is up?

[Alhanelem]

Kinda hoping we'll be able to re-choose our servers. There is quite a few people I'd like to move away from. :/

We will get 1 free server transfer and character recustomization to be used within 6 months of launch. If you don't transfer though, you'll be on the same server you were on in 1.0.

[AdorraEloom]

always wished there would be a mmo with just one server, I know Elder scrolls is now doing this in their new mmo, but I will never play elder scrolls online so meh.

[Kirito]

We will get 1 free server transfer and character recustomization to be used within 6 months of launch. If you don't transfer though, you'll be on the same server you were on in 1.0.

I don't think server transfer hasn't been given any timeline yet?

[Alhanelem]

always wished there would be a mmo with just one server, I know Elder scrolls is now doing this in their new mmo, but I will never play elder scrolls online so meh.

MMOs with just one server suck. Too much crowding, and I hate channel systems. The economy is overwhelming as well.

Seperate servers exist because it's the easiest way to manage a such a massive number of simultaneous connections and maintain the highest quality networking experience.

I don't think server transfer hasn't been given any range yet?

I don't know what you mean by range. If you mean date range, then yes. It's the same time window as for character recustomization as far as I'm aware.

[JillyBean]

We will get 1 free server transfer and character recustomization to be used within 6 months of launch. If you don't transfer though, you'll be on the same server you were on in 1.0.

You state this as if it is a confirmed fact posted by SE. I do hope it is true, though.

[Alhanelem]

You state this as if it is a confirmed fact posted by SE. I do hope it is true, though.

It doesn't need confirmation. Where do you think you're going to be if you don't transfer? a server picked at random? The very offer of a free server transfer tells you that you're transferring from your original server to a new one.