(02-16-2015, 02:02 PM)Flickering Ember Wrote: So, what is the alternative to the character restrictions? Yeah, the restrictions suck but they are there for a reason. Capped servers are...well...capped and they depend on restrictions to avoid things like 2 hour long wait times or server crashes.Â
Previous MMOs had different but similar restrictions that IMO were not better than ffxiv's. Moon Guard would be locked several times. While old members could make alts freely, no new people to the server could roll there. Though, WoW servers probably have a higher cap overall.
Simply increasing server capacity is ideal but unrealistic and probably not going to happen since they built ffxiv on dated tech.
Interested to hear from you guys: What alternatives are there? Realistic alternatives.
This is some good food for thought. Sticks to the topic, as well.
Let's not delve too deep into the ethics of the restriction, guys. This thread was made to serve the purpose of talking about the restriction itself, not about calling the non-roleplayers on Balmung "parasites". We have to remember that Balmung does not only belong to roleplayers, and whether that impedes on the roleplay community or not does not concern us. We cannot control it, nor do we have the right to.
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