Well, I think as far as Beta names go, it is just the name that is transferring over and NOT the character. They have said in a few places that Beta testers do not get to transfer characters over to full version, just their names.
But that being said, it does sound like people who participate in the Beta will get at least some way to transfer their name to a server of their choosing. So really what it sounds like is, if we want the best shot at "claiming" a server for the RPC, we need people who end up in the final stages of the Beta to be the ones to first seed that world by requesting the chosen world as their destination for their character name.
This way we for sure have some people gathering on the server from the start, and then hopefully we can get everyone over there as the game goes live.
Also it is crucial to understand that when Nobuaki says:
Like Crystal says, he is talking about Beta worlds, not final release. They introduced multiple worlds into Alpha/Beta and he is saying that there's no way for testers to select what world they want to start on during testing, they will just be put onto whichever one has the lowest population. Just want to make sure everyone is clear about that. :3
I am guessing that like I said in the other thread about this, there will be a World Pass option that players can purchase, but we will probably not be able to freely select servers at launch during character creation without a pass, since they will want to evenly distribute players across worlds.
Now, there is a 2nd option that I know another (non-RP) group is doing to insure all their members end up on the same server: They created a linkshell on an existing FFXI server, and are asking anyone that wants to move with them to the same server in FFXIV join up in their existing FFXI placeholder linkshell. Square-Enix has said they want to allow linkshells from FFXI to move over together to the same server, so this is an option. If anyone is still playing FFXI, you could make a new shell called RPC Migration or whatever and people could make a toon on whatever server just for the sake of getting a pearl and guarantying a spot on the new FFXIV server.
How S-E plans to pull this off, I don't know. I'm honestly suspicious that they will even be able to do so, but that is what they have said, so I guess that is what we have to go on.
But that being said, it does sound like people who participate in the Beta will get at least some way to transfer their name to a server of their choosing. So really what it sounds like is, if we want the best shot at "claiming" a server for the RPC, we need people who end up in the final stages of the Beta to be the ones to first seed that world by requesting the chosen world as their destination for their character name.
This way we for sure have some people gathering on the server from the start, and then hopefully we can get everyone over there as the game goes live.
Also it is crucial to understand that when Nobuaki says:
Quote:Unfortunately, a World selection feature will not yet be available. We understand the inconvenience this causes, as many of you no doubt wish to create characters on the least-populated Worlds or on the same Worlds as your friends. For now we apologize for not having this option ready, and ask for your understanding and patience for the time being.
Like Crystal says, he is talking about Beta worlds, not final release. They introduced multiple worlds into Alpha/Beta and he is saying that there's no way for testers to select what world they want to start on during testing, they will just be put onto whichever one has the lowest population. Just want to make sure everyone is clear about that. :3
I am guessing that like I said in the other thread about this, there will be a World Pass option that players can purchase, but we will probably not be able to freely select servers at launch during character creation without a pass, since they will want to evenly distribute players across worlds.
Now, there is a 2nd option that I know another (non-RP) group is doing to insure all their members end up on the same server: They created a linkshell on an existing FFXI server, and are asking anyone that wants to move with them to the same server in FFXIV join up in their existing FFXI placeholder linkshell. Square-Enix has said they want to allow linkshells from FFXI to move over together to the same server, so this is an option. If anyone is still playing FFXI, you could make a new shell called RPC Migration or whatever and people could make a toon on whatever server just for the sake of getting a pearl and guarantying a spot on the new FFXIV server.
How S-E plans to pull this off, I don't know. I'm honestly suspicious that they will even be able to do so, but that is what they have said, so I guess that is what we have to go on.
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