Creating a Competitive Server Environment for 2.0

[Karinastar]

SE's gonna throw up the Pool's Closed sign before half of us are even able to transfer on at this rate, with how many LSes are interested in Excalibur. That's really my biggest concern, and why Hyperion is also a strong contender for my LS.

[Deuce]

Already on Excalibur and no plans to move at this point. Hopefully it is the server most of BG lands on, because convincing my friends to switch would be a pain in the ass.

[Takiwaki]

Excalibur is certainly in the running for my FC but we have to consider all the options still. We are semi-hardcore, so hardcore with limited playtime. We'll see where we end up!

You mean Casual right, or is that soft core? lol JK

But seriously how can you be hardcore with limited play time? Not sure how that works. I really am not trying to troll its just my understanding is the entire hardcore vs casual is all time based.

[Elcura]

I really am not trying to troll its just my understanding is the entire hardcore vs casual is all time based.

That's all it is. Hardcore vs casual is just a measure of time. It used to be somewhat synonymous with skille but then people realised it had nothing to do with skill and everything to do with time. Oh well.

[Grey Jorildyn]

That's all it is. Hardcore vs casual is just a measure of time. It used to be somewhat synonymous with skille but then people realised it had nothing to do with skill and everything to do with time. Oh well.

Nailed it. I don't think we invented the term semi-hardcore but it's basically players who were previously hardcore that now play after 6pm until working man's bed time. All those players didn't suddenly start being terrible at playing mmos, but you do have to do some filtering to find the skilled players in the batch.

I do really like this idea overall.

[Takiwaki]

Nailed it. I don't think we invented the term semi-hardcore but it's basically players who were previously hardcore that now play after 6pm until working man's bed time. All those players didn't suddenly start being terrible at playing mmos, but you do have to do some filtering to find the skilled players in the batch.

I do really like this idea overall.

So.. Mature Adult Gamers? lol
After Hour Elites?
Halfcore!

I fit into the category so I think its funny.

[Elcura]

Most people on this board with a job fall into that category. Old hardcore is the new hardcore is the semi-core? Who the fuck cares, labels are just labels.

[miokomioko]

I'm adult-core now.

[Waraji]

OLD GUARD MF! :3

Seriously, I kind of weep at the 180 we all inevitably flip growing up, gaming wise. Long gone are the days of waking up at 3am for Tiamat pop, the last pop windows at 1am, scheduling events at 4-5pm. Long gone are those days I remember so well saying I would never be casual. But hell if I give a resent it, my fat bank account sure as hell don't. Grin ear to ear baby! While still knocking down noobs online!

/legacy!

[mythrillboots]

im going into BG and lancaster is rying to pick a server,.... so im trying to convince him!!!

my JP friends are all implying they will stay in excalibre no matter what, i hope so so i dont have to tell/convince anyone to move with me if BG dont choose excalibre

if BG chose excalibre, its win-win for me and people on excalibre ^Q^

Must you be soo greedy Arth.. When will you sleep with friends on 24/7?


PS: my little LS is undecided atm, kind of want them to come to Excalibur. I would miss you guys pretty bad if i go elsewhere.

[Arthars]

Greedy? Wtf haha i paid the same amt per month as any of u. I reserve the rights to play as much i want

I been playing 11 n 14 same time in 1.0 n will still be!

[solracht]

SE's gonna throw up the Pool's Closed sign before half of us are even able to transfer on at this rate, with how many LSes are interested in Excalibur.

Expecting this to happen

[Fievel]

We're all going to get so nervous of that happening nobody is going to go to excal, then we'll fill another server and encounter the problem there.

WHAT HAVE WE DONE

[Buttons]

Nu uh, Fievel is coming to Excalibur! No buts! *pulls him to Excalibur by his Lalafell ears*

[Shinso]

SE's gonna throw up the Pool's Closed sign before half of us are even able to transfer on at this rate, with how many LSes are interested in Excalibur. That's really my biggest concern, and why Hyperion is also a strong contender for my LS.

FU stay on aegis;;

[Onizuka]

No love for Sargatanas.. lol It's a good server Some real op jp ls's that will probably go but quite a few good NA ones, 1 of the 2 best NA ls's did leave for Gungnir though who knows might come back for ARR. I think most of us were young when XI came out I like most played 24/7 when I wanted too, 10 years later here we are, jobs and all. I love that in XIV you can do most of the content @ a time of your choosing no need to wait for hours some HNM to pop.

[Karinastar]

FU stay on aegis;;

Why are you staying there? It's gonna be 100% JP. >_>

Anyway, looking at the server populations and LSes plans stuff, it seems like Sargatanas is going to be the most crowded. My LS is pretty sold on Excal at this point, it's looking like it'll be middle of the road population wise, and with many LSes from BG forums going there it should be a pretty friendly environment to play in I'd think.

[Izzy]

Why are you staying there? It's gonna be 100% JP. >_>

Anyway, looking at the server populations and LSes plans stuff, it seems like Sargatanas is going to be the most crowded. My LS is pretty sold on Excal at this point, it's looking like it'll be middle of the road population wise, and with many LSes from BG forums going there it should be a pretty friendly environment to play in I'd think.

Why do you think Sargatanas is going to be the most populated? Everything I've seen is leaning toward Hyperion/Excalibur.

[Karinastar]

I've been mostly going off this: http://xivpads.com/?WorldTransferDirectory

Sargatanas has far and away the most people on it, and I could be wrong but was told that Reddit was going there, as well as a couple of other communities (not sure which exactly, I'll ask). I doubt most people already on a NA server will be moving, so the other servers would have a lot of catching up to do. I dunno, it's probably hard to predict, but as long as no server pulls so far ahead of the others that SE closes it off to balance pop it should be fine.

[Izzy]

I've been mostly going off this: http://xivpads.com/?WorldTransferDirectory

Sargatanas has far and away the most people on it, and I could be wrong but was told that Reddit was going there, as well as a couple of other communities (not sure which exactly, I'll ask). I doubt most people already on a NA server will be moving, so the other servers would have a lot of catching up to do. I dunno, it's probably hard to predict, but as long as no server pulls so far ahead of the others that SE closes it off to balance pop it should be fine.

I'm confused why the other servers would have more catching up to do. All the servers were JP before, and now some are NA. The ones that are now NA will probably have JP transfer off, and vice versa. Therefore, the servers that are now NA will have the highest population of NA players not transferring.

Judging by that reddit thread, they don't know where the fuck they're going, and it seems they're just sticking with their original LSes, whatever they may be. Their little poll has Excalibur in the lead.