Would you prefer New or Old server names?

[Magnesium02]

Well so far in 1.0 we have gone through 3 sets of server names from Beta to now:

FFXIV 1.0 Closed Beta - Theme = Nemesis
Garland (FF1), Emperor (FF2), Golbez (FF4), Exdeath (FF5), Kefka (FF6), Sephiroth (FF7), Ultimecia (FF8), Jecht (FF10), Shadowlord (FF11), Gabranth (FF12)

FFXIV 1.0 Open Beta to World Merge - Theme = Cities
Original (01-09-2010) - Cornelia (FF1), Kashuan (FF2), Gysahl (FF3), Mysidia (FF4), Istory (FF5), Figaro (FF6), Wutai (FF7), Trabia (FF8), Lindblum (FF9), Besaid (FF10)
Added Later in Beta (03-09-2010) - Selbina (FF11), Rabanastre (FF12), Bodhum (FF13), Melmond (FF1), Palamecia (FF2)
Added at Release (21-09-2010) - Saronia (FF3), Fabul (FF4)
Added a few weeks in (02-10-2010) - Karnak (FF5)

FFXIV 1.0 World Merge - Theme = Weapons
Ridill, Masamune, Durandal, Aegis, Gungnir, Sargatanas, Balmung, Hyperion, Excalibur, Ragnarok



2.0 Server names will probably be either ba (a) the same as 1.0 post merge (plus a few), (b) the new theme currently used in closed beta or (c) a second new theme for open beta, carried to release. Either way it won't really make much of a difference IMO, except for making the devs work a bit to figure out new server naming themes.


Side Note: Went through a bunch of old Lodestone posts to get the server information. Makes me feel quite old when I see all the patch notes and "Ask the Devs" (they were fun) blurb about features, from way back in 2010 XS

[Zenaku]

New names becuase people going to bitch that omg ??? is now a JP world wtf "cry"

[jwang]

Wait... when you say old server names, to you mean old as in end of 1.x, or old as in "older than the old" original release server names?

[Zenaku]

Wait... when you say old server names, to you mean old as in end of 1.x, or old as in "older than the old" original release server names?

I think there talking about old not the first release worlds.

[Nix]

Honestly I don't mind... If they keep the old server names then it'd be kinda easier to get our bearings and the RP community will stay on Balmung more than likely.

...If they change the server names, I hope they also label one server as officially favorable for RP, then I can avoid it like the plaaaague ; ;. I jest, it's not that bad,... but I'd rather not settle my main there><

[Niqote]

Honestly... I don't care anymore.
They already changed world identities before and since the servers will be region specific there is a great chance you will chose to move to a server better suiting your region; even if you had the choice to stay on your current server name.

I just hope we get plenty of notice so that we can organize and collaborate with our LS, IRL friends and even the country (eg. the unofficial Oceanic server movement)

[Ksenia]

ping times beside each server as well as a population bar. If they really want to go "cutting edge" put a site together that shows server flux by time zone. Server A is super busy. It has 600K people logging in daily. All of them at 4:00 am my time, in Japan. Great, doesn't do me much good though.