Really hate the regional server idea

[ArkhamNative]

Squareenix already gave out the regional server, give out choice means you want ppl to choose.

I understand what you're saying, but do you realize you're arguing that SE should force everyone (or at least just your friends) to play on JP-based worlds?

The people in your LS who refuse to leave the JP-region data center (because of horrible pings to the NA-region data center?) are also making a choice to divide your LS, not just the ones who want to relocate.

Until the world can have or afford more direct Internet routes, even the small distances around the globe create a significant latency (ping time) to online gaming.

Side note: Content Finder will only link people of the same data center, according to Yoshida at E3 2013. (article link, last question).

[Riv]

I just dislike that Duty Finder is not cross data-center. But then I guess it would be impossible for ppl with different latency to play together. Still, it's sad that I will never get to play with JP people unless for some reason they join my NA server.

[Tonkra]

well i had the same opinion like yours several months ago..

but now i think, that we did not play together with japanese guys or whatever really much.. maybe 2 up to 3 times in a total in 1.0. (i just speak for me)

And its better to have more people around on your server to the time you are playing, because you are almost in the same time zone.


its better.

[Katella_Avenlea]

To be honest, I made a point on playing on beta servers during their "regional" peak times purposefully this past weekend. Both data centers performed equally well and the only small lag I did experience was on a server on the data center nearest to me and even then it was minimal.

Everything is a choice, its just that some are more easily affected by labels than others.

Am I frustrated with SE for how they handled this... yes, but realistically only because I realize how easily "influenced" some are by labels, and I wish they would have taken that a little more into account with their choice of words used to label.

Is it really SE's fault though?... No, because they've said over and over that they aren't segregating, they are merely providing data centers in order to be competitive with other MMO's and give their players the chance to have a better experience if they had issues before.

My LS is weighing options still, but personally I am not scared to remain on a JP based server that I've been playing on for over 2 years if that ends up being their choice. I will follow my LS because they are a big part of what makes the game for me enjoyable, but I don't feel my level of success in game is going to be dependent on anything aside from my own personal drive.

I've talked with other NA/EU LS's on Masamune during this process and while 2 that I've talked to are leaving, 4 are remaining, so it definitely is a choice. You are free to play where you wish, the label only really means the locality of the server, it's people that make it mean more than what was actually intended.

[Fayette]

I've talked with other NA/EU LS's on Masamune during this process and while 2 that I've talked to are leaving, 4 are remaining, so it definitely is a choice. You are free to play where you wish, the label only really means the locality of the server, it's people that make it mean more than what was actually intended.

Katella, I'm curious as to which shells from Masamune are remaining there. Currently all my friends/shells are going to three different servers. I wish we would all just remain on Masamune, the minimal lag sucked but we all learned how to handle it!