Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

[TheGrandMom]

"We have added the Karnak World as a selectable World due to an increase in player population.

As of Oct. 2, 2010, the following Worlds are available in FINAL FANTASY XIV.

Cornelia
Kashuan
Gysahl
Mysidia
Istory
Figaro
Wutai
Trabia
Lindblum
Besaid
Selbina
Rabanastre
Bodhum
Melmond
Palamecia
Saronia
Fabul
Karnak

* Additional Worlds may become available depending on the total number of players.
* Please be advised that character creation on Worlds may be temporarily suspended depending on the level of congestion."

[Aksannyi]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

Plural indicates more than one. Lol. Silly SE.

Will it really cut down on congestion and lag though?

[Paradigm777]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

Will it really cut down on congestion and lag though?

Only if people start migrating. Otherwise, they'll stay as congested and laggy as they are now. It just won't get any worse.

[Aksannyi]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

But you have to figure, not everyone was going to play right at launch. Sure, a whole bunch did, but there were plenty who were going to wait a few weeks, or a few months even, and then start. There will be a lot of new people for the first say, six months of the game. This server will probably fill up very quickly.

[Aeni]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

They'll issue free transfers off these crowded servers ... in about 3 years.

[Ziero]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

When the PS3 version comes around, I would expect them to add a lot more servers and maybe offer some free transfers from some of the older, more populated ones to some of the new ones.

[Raydeus]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

PC servers vs PS3 servers.

Fight!

[DakAttack]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

People would be better off on servers with established economies. Maybe then, they'd be smart enough to pay reasonable prices for gear they can actually benefit from.

[Takelli]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

People would be better off on servers with established economies. Maybe then, they'd be smart enough to pay reasonable prices for gear they can actually benefit from.

In other words... Just an older server...

[Aeni]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

People would be better off on servers with established economies. Maybe then, they'd be smart enough to pay reasonable prices for gear they can actually benefit from.

It's a double-edged sword.

An older, more settled server, usually house more linkshells which provides an interesting competitive component in not only end-game but in economy as well. Rare goods tend to be more available and there's no shortage in materials. That's pretty much the only good side of this story, however.

When you have so many linkshells, you also tend to have a funneling effect and a natural barrier to entry with regards to high end commodities. A few lucky individuals can break through to the upper echelon and taste a bit of the rewards that spill over from time to time, but make no mistake, it's a type of oligopoly in which a few of the top linkshells control pretty much a large portion of server economy and endgame and the smaller "proxy" linkshells are there to support these few while buffering them against any impending growth from below.

Younger and less populated servers tend to have the exact opposite and the playing fields tend to be more level. However, due to nature of a smaller population, the progression tends to be slow and the economy tends to be wonky.

[Elwynn]

Re: Addition of New Worlds (Oct. 2)

PC servers vs PS3 servers.

The prophecy has been declared!