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Mythis Wrote:This is not the first time people have voiced concerns over there being a delay in the server selection process...
but I don't really understand why. We don't know the names of the servers S-E will have at launch, or what methods will be available to us for selection. What is it exactly that people are worried about delaying? We don't have anything with which to make a decision on.
The absolute worst-case scenario is that S-E doesn't release a list of permanent server names until September 22 (CE launch date), in which case we'll have to decide that day and people with CE pre-orders can get started on server homesteading. And I'm sorry but you guys can't tell me that if this were the case, the RPC and all other groups would be scattered to the winds. If no one has server names to pick from in advance, no one has server names to pick from in advance.
I'm going to guess, though, that since S-E has outright stated that they are aware of peoples' concerns with sticking together (linkshells from FFXI, friends made in beta, etc.) that they will give us a list of servers in advance, and we'll have plenty of time to pick a server before any serverpocalypse happens.
Here is my situation, I briefly explained it in my first post, but I'll go into detail here:
I have 9 RL friends that I plan on playing FF XIV with at launch. Convincing those 9 friends to go to a particular server shouldn't be that hard, even up to the moment the game is launched.
In addition, I plan on playing with my friends from my current Linkshell in Final Fantasy XI. Coordinating that group to go to the same server as the RPC when none of them have any interest in Role-Playing may take some effort. The longer the RPC takes to pick a server, the harder it will be for the two to wind up on the same server. Even so, it still falls within the realm of possibility.
Now, the tricky part. Of the 9:
3 currently play on my server and have the same group of friends I have. No issue.
1 currently plays on my server, but has a different group of friends they are interested in playing with. If this friend wants to play with his friends in XIV, he's going to need to tell them a server before they decide on a server.
3 currently play on a different server in FF XI, and have yet another completely different group of friends, different linkshells, and they too would like to play with their friends. Telling them a server early is key to allow their friends to play.
The last two both play WoW. They both play on the same server, but again, two different groups of friends. For one, he may only have one friend coming to play so that's no issue, but the other is a very connected individual who is friends with over a dozen people that plan on migrating to XIV.
Not to mention the friends in my Linkshell have friends in other linkshells they would probably like to play with.
That's just the first few layers of this migration. I do not know if these friends have their own friends they want to play with, but essentially, it boils down to this: These 9 individuals are looking to me to organize this group and get them all on the same track, which includes selecting a server for them to go to. It's up to me to make sure that as many people in this group can continue to play with their friends in XIV as possible. It's for that reason that I joined the RPC - I have a great many friends here that I enjoy Role-playing with and hanging out with OOC and I want to give it the best shot I can to hang out with them too. It's for this reason that selecting a server at the earliest possible moment is pivotal, so that no one has to hear "Oh, well, Mr. Bob and Gregoroth Smithersworth are going to Y server, so I won't be able to play with you guys on X server."
Call it unreal expectations, but I know all too well what it's like to be unable to play with your friends in an MMO you've been anticipating all because of poor server distribution. I won't let it happen because of poor planning. I've already done nearly everything I can until news on a server list comes to light. I've set up forums, and pointed my friends in that direction. I've encouraged them to invite their friends to streamline this process, but I can't say many of my friends are... driven. >.> As soon as a server list is released, most of us will get in vent, discuss our options and decide, probably within an hour.
Also, picking a random letter probably wouldn't be a good idea since, as mentioned, the chosen letter may have no servers that start with that letter, or there may be multiple servers that start with that letter. If a method like that would be used, I would turn towards Castiel's suggestion on "The first alphabetically after a specific letter."
Quote:What delay? We have like 3 months to decide this. Also why be part of a vote if you don't care about it and will just do your own thing anyways?
I'll assume the first question was answered from the above, but to answer your second question: I do care about it or I wouldn't be here voting. I enjoy Role-playing, and have many friends here that I Role-Played with in FF XI. I enjoy hanging out with them IC and OOC. Unfortunately, during my time in FF XI I learned that I have always preferred progression over Role-Playing. The same is true for Final Fantasy XIV. I'm going to want to blitz through the story and grind to max level as quickly as possible. I'm going to want to research gear and aim for Best in Slot as soon as I hit max level. But I do enjoy role-playing and would like to have the option of role-playing with my friends when I need a break from the endless grind.
If Role-playing was my number one prerogative, I can assure you, I wouldn't care what server the RPC decided on, or how it decided on it and I would be going to that server to Role-Play. Please don't confuse me for some rogue leader of a Role-Playing guild that is intent on doing his own thing. While me and my friends all Role-Play, (Every Monday in fact), almost all of us care about progression over Role-Playing. On the same token, all of us are interested in Role-Playing as something to do casually for fun but we're not willing to risk losing the ability to play with friends for the chance to occasionally Role-play.
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