Why no regional servers?

[Abriael]

Or they could fix their network code so we have no reason to blame latency.

Because you saw their network code right? It's more probable that you need to "fix" your stamina management. Personally, I have no perceivable lag. All my skills fire as instantly as the eye can perceive. Probably because I can manage my stamina.

Oh wait. You're not playing, so you can't fix it.
Too bad.

[Ilean]

Network latency is a physical thing, unless we already have some flavor of FTL communications, crossing the ocean will add 80-100 milliseconds to communications. So we will have an average ping of around 200ms which isn't bad at all for the current battle system.

[Anty]

i like the multi-language servers as well. I would love to have those in other games as well. People tend to be more openminded on these server, or if they are not, they leave or get more open minded. Meeting people from other countries is nice, i like it very much. I also have an ls i usually hang out with most of them 9 hrs time difference. Most games dont even offer to change from EU to NA servers so i wouldnt be able to play with them like i used to in ffxi.

and the latency i think really isnt the problem, the game coding, like many threads already stated isnt optimized for mmo/online gaming at all. Until that isnt fixed well... nothing will change that i guess.

[Ilean]

they leave or get more open minded.

lol, the irony!

[Jynx]

From Canada I average 160~ms Ping to Japanese servers It's obvious this massive ping is causing Unwaranted latency! Hell it's only 40ms slower than my connection to America.

So yeah...It's not the servers fault you have a crappy connection, and or crappy computer with the setting cranked too high.

[Physic]

If this game ever had regional servers, you will get less, and later content. the fact that they are linked means you have to get the same content at the same time. Its a no brainer for me, linked for life.

[LlenCoram]

I can honestly say I'd stop playing if we had regional servers. I like playing with people from around the world and in fact I expect it in this day and age. Eve has spoiled me.

[AlexiaKidd]

They do have regional servers, well 2 China and the rest of the world ^^

[Mikita]

I'm in Japan, but today I was able to help a new player from Poland, and had a nice long chat with a friend from Greece.
The other day I was given a Decorated Horn Staff crafted by a friend who lives in Colombia, who was introduced by a friend in the United States.

We may all be on very different parts of this earth, but we can be together as friends on Eorzea.

That is what I like most about this game. ^^

[Kurokikaze]

I like not logging into a ghost town depending on what time I log in.

Anyways... this is a dead topic. Just drop it already.