This really is not an attempt to fragment the community. Whilst there may be a situation where some leave Balmung with their mains in the EU community, as far as I have seen, it is not the majority who wishes to do so. Most people want to contribute to a new server with an alt. People are embracing that you can exist on more than one server for roleplay, and I think that is about time. There's a tonne of people using alternate platforms for their RP already, so why not hop on a different server from time to time. It literally will be free this time around, to transfer to this new server.
Please also keep in mind that some people are seeking to move because the latency on Balmung for some european players have become unbearable. If they want to enjoy for example progressive end-game raiding, or maybe have spouses and other close friends who are into that, they have to move. Before the NA server location move you could sort of justify that it wasn't bad enough, however this is no longer the case for some. There are also ones that haven't been hit so hard and yet again some who do not really care about latency, but I don't think it's fair to blame those who have to do these things and tell them they're fragmenting the community.Â
And yet again additionally, Balmung is locked and will probably be locked for a long time. On top of that, when it unlocks, we will no doubt be back in the situation where people have to pay to transfer onto the server. This is not a good way to convince new roleplayers to join up (I know a handful of my friends who chose not to, because of this restriction.) - For both sides of the sea it is about time the community unfolded and branched out. We may not be bigger than WoW, but we are the second most popular choice last I checked, I really do not see why the community shouldn't try to plan ahead & create welcoming homes for the future - especially when there are people motivated to lead these initiatives.
Please also keep in mind that some people are seeking to move because the latency on Balmung for some european players have become unbearable. If they want to enjoy for example progressive end-game raiding, or maybe have spouses and other close friends who are into that, they have to move. Before the NA server location move you could sort of justify that it wasn't bad enough, however this is no longer the case for some. There are also ones that haven't been hit so hard and yet again some who do not really care about latency, but I don't think it's fair to blame those who have to do these things and tell them they're fragmenting the community.Â
And yet again additionally, Balmung is locked and will probably be locked for a long time. On top of that, when it unlocks, we will no doubt be back in the situation where people have to pay to transfer onto the server. This is not a good way to convince new roleplayers to join up (I know a handful of my friends who chose not to, because of this restriction.) - For both sides of the sea it is about time the community unfolded and branched out. We may not be bigger than WoW, but we are the second most popular choice last I checked, I really do not see why the community shouldn't try to plan ahead & create welcoming homes for the future - especially when there are people motivated to lead these initiatives.
