
(05-17-2017, 03:56 AM)Cassandra Wrote: And this is why I sincerely doubt these restrictions last beyond a couple months after Stormblood launches. I think they reopened server transfers three months later when Heavensward dropped. Either way, I agree. Not offering a free transfer off high pop servers is just a money grab from Square Enix. Not to mention, if you've managed to snag a house. What reason would you even consider moving? They could have used the new housing distinct to try coaxing players over to other servers (for free) or even merged smaller ones.
I mean, there's a couple things that they could do.
They could re-implement the afk timer. No one needs to be afk on the server for hours, days, or weeks at a time when there are other players who want to actually play the content.
They could address the issue of bots flooding the character creation the moment the restrictions are relaxed (causing them to immediately shut down once again).
They could officially designate Balmung as an RP server, which would probably encourage some PvE guilds to move elsewhere.
They could enable people to group with their friends, regardless of server, for things like dungeons and raids.
The bot and afk timer issues, though, would be most helpful, in my opinion.