How we are all going to get on the same server

[Levian]

Is anyone planning on getting the Collector's edition on September 22nd? Raise your hand!

Whoever gets this game first needs to let us all know in this thread which server you pick. The rest of us will follow! I'll sticky this thread later on so it will be around when the game launches. If it is possible to choose servers, then we don't have much of a problem. However, if it's not possible, then whoever gets the game on Sept. 22nd needs to find out how to get a world pass and start handing them out. Hopefully we can just pick servers from the beginning.

I just know it's going to completely suck if we get split across hundreds of servers like what happened in FFXI. D: We need to avoid that at all costs!

[Goldenboko]

I've been searching around about this, it doesn't appear that Square has released any info about how their servers will be setup.

[Loony BoB]

If no information is set up before the day of release, we will simply have to go with something like "the server that, when in alphabetical order, comes second to last" or something. I'm sure we'll have a thread where we can ensure everyone gets on the right one. First thing we'll need to do is check who is getting the Collector's Edition so we make sure they are all aware of how we're going to do that, who is likely to get he game prepared first, that sort of thing.

From what I've heard on the rumour mill, we will be able to choose servers... hopefully this is indeed the case.

[Miriel]

I think the closer we get to the launch date, there's going to be a lot of chatter across the various FFXI communities as to where everyone should end up. I'm pretty sure that there's going to be a HUGE chunk of veterans and established communities gathering onto one main server. Which may or may not be something we want to follow. Do we want to be on a server with a crap ton of seasoned players, or start somewhere completely away from all that?

As for picking servers, I don't doubt that Squeenix and pulled their heads out of their ass and made this a much easier process. It took them like 4 years to finally allow people to choose their servers on FFXI, but they got there eventually. Here's to hoping they learned their lesson from that.

[Rye]

I think we should try to do something with a mix. Not a huge server filled with veterans, but not a random one either. If that's at all possible!

[Loony BoB]

I think the closer we get to the launch date, there's going to be a lot of chatter across the various FFXI communities as to where everyone should end up. I'm pretty sure that there's going to be a HUGE chunk of veterans and established communities gathering onto one main server. Which may or may not be something we want to follow. Do we want to be on a server with a crap ton of seasoned players, or start somewhere completely away from all that?

I'm pretty sure we want to be on a server that isn't mobbed so that way we won't find ourselves sitting on a server that will wind up getting capped and then everyone else who joins later on has to go to another server. That'd be crap.

I'm not sure all the veterans will end up doing that, though, going to a single server - I think that all the new and oblivious people might go for the first one, though, not understanding the point of the selection. Dunno. I figure most veterans will end up trying to do what I suggested, ensuring they don't get onto a server that will be capped. Nobody wants to be cut out from late arrivals.

[Mirage]

I know I've got a crowd of guys I would absolutely want to play with. I just hope you guys end up starting on the same server as them.

[oddler]

Why not tell them to join EoFF and all of us team up?

[Mirage]

Because they don't really care about all the players here, you're just a random bunch of people to them.

[Goldenboko]

you're just a random bunch of people to them.

Why not tell them to join EoFF

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[Del Murder]

I also have a handful of friends from FFXI on Pandy/Asura that I know will be playing XIV (and I imagine the Midgard/Quetz folks are the same), though if I had to choose one group to play with it would be you guys. Hopefully we can coordinate this efficiently so that we can all play with our FFXI friends and each other.

[Mirage]

you're just a random bunch of people to them.

Why not tell them to join EoFF

...:monster:

They think this place stinks, and I see where they're coming from :p.

[Rostum]

Yeah I got quite a few people from my linkshell in FFXI and a few people around where I live that want to give it a go.

It's going to be hard to work out, but I think I can just make everyone I know join whatever server you guys are on. I and a few will be getting CE though.

[Freya]

We don't want a super low population server though, then the economy will kinda blow when it comes to items :/ Somewhere in the mid range I hope.

[Del Murder]

It's hard to tell which server is the low population server when you start playing on the first day. That's why I think I'll wait a week.