The fact of the matter is that the population on Balmung is a problem, and it's a problem that isn't going to go away unless the players go away. That is unlikely to happen because people are comfortable where they are.
SE has stated there are major population problems on the American realms. To be in line with the EU servers that are considered normal, Balmung needs to shed 6000Â active players. An entire servers worth of people. That's not likely to happen and unless something happens to change it, then the server is going to stay locked.
There are a lot of ideas being tossed around in the thread of what could have been done differently. I believe we're passed that point. The server merge was possibly the best time to put in new technology, it wasn't implemented. Stormblood is in a month, server changes aren't going to happen unless it's an emergency.
Balmung is closed. It's very likely it's going to stay closed for a very long period of time. I wish there was more warning. I wish there were incentives right now to mitigate this. But there is not. Players are going to be returning and new players are signing up with Stormblood. The new trial is permanent and is going to further inflate numbers.
If Square has botched this announcement and server population already, why should we have faith that they would fix it? Just like when the RP-C was first formed, we need to pick ourselves up and find a solution. I have put my thoughts out, I am organizing and helping players find a new home.
What are YOUÂ doing right now to help the community? That should be the first question we should be answering right now.
SE has stated there are major population problems on the American realms. To be in line with the EU servers that are considered normal, Balmung needs to shed 6000Â active players. An entire servers worth of people. That's not likely to happen and unless something happens to change it, then the server is going to stay locked.
There are a lot of ideas being tossed around in the thread of what could have been done differently. I believe we're passed that point. The server merge was possibly the best time to put in new technology, it wasn't implemented. Stormblood is in a month, server changes aren't going to happen unless it's an emergency.
Balmung is closed. It's very likely it's going to stay closed for a very long period of time. I wish there was more warning. I wish there were incentives right now to mitigate this. But there is not. Players are going to be returning and new players are signing up with Stormblood. The new trial is permanent and is going to further inflate numbers.
If Square has botched this announcement and server population already, why should we have faith that they would fix it? Just like when the RP-C was first formed, we need to pick ourselves up and find a solution. I have put my thoughts out, I am organizing and helping players find a new home.
What are YOUÂ doing right now to help the community? That should be the first question we should be answering right now.
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