Originally posted by SuperXero89

How do you "relaunch" a game without a server wipe?

 

Will existing players even know how to play their toons in the new game?

I can't say with certainty, I didn't even play the game at launch; but I believe at the "End of an Era" cutscene that was played when they took the servers down; the elven guy one of the posters here uses sacrificed himself to send the current subscriber base into a "safe" spot while Bahamut decimated everything. So they are using that as an excuse to keep people's characters for the roll over. It's kinda odd, but that's my take on it.

  Additionally the whole concept of "relaunching" a game is kinda new(at least to me), so perhaps this will define how a game "relaunches".. hopefully no other games will have to suffer the maddening burden of a relaunch, and with any luck these guys will make a succesful comeback (and relearn how to make a fucking final fantasy game on ye old console systems).

The whole reason for the "Re-Launch" is to gain back lost fans. Now when the game is fresh people will want to try out the content... Well some will. The content locuts will not look back. So you will have the FF players that will go trew the new lower lvl content for a quick glance, but what about the new players that will need to run these places for the gear/items? It's really discouraging for to bring new players into a game that lots of players will have no need to play.

I mean lets take WoW as an example. If your new and you hit lvl 50 and want to go to the molten core who's going to go with you a month after Achievements came out.....NO ONE. Well this is where the game is going to start players with this type of lvl segregation. So all of those players wanting A fresh start into a new world will already have elitest before it even begins. 

Like many have said, they worked hard and paid subs for a year..... Billing however didn't start until Jan. of this year. The game closed for relaunch in Nov....11 months so yeah over a year into the games life they were like I know the games horrible, so we weren't going to make you pay for it but we have to keep the servers on so it's going to cost you $7.  Less then half of what PS3 users will have to pay if it ever launches at $15. So I can understand that you spent 2 years in a game  and only really spent 6 months worth of normal sub cost to keep the lights on that you feel entitled to something. However I think it could all be summed up in A actual Title. 

I mean we all know I'm no FF suporter the only FF I've liked since 9 was 12 and none since. However if they are trying to lure back old players and make their fanbase grow. Making a huge lvl gap that doesn't encourage partying with low players in any way shape or form will not help them do that. Grinding by yourself is boring. 

So while I do think that their best intrest would be to do A server wipe and start over so that they might have a healthy fanbase latter because this one lost 90% of their stock that they still have not recovered from. They have already said that they do not plan on doing so. I think that's a mistake.  Nothing says please go away noob like a max lvl at the very relaunch of the game saying please go away noob.

Originally posted by Weretigar

The whole reason for the "Re-Launch" is to gain back lost fans. Now when the game is fresh people will want to try out the content... Well some will. The content locuts will not look back. So you will have the FF players that will go trew the new lower lvl content for a quick glance, but what about the new players that will need to run these places for the gear/items? It's really discouraging for to bring new players into a game that lots of players will have no need to play.

I mean lets take WoW as an example. If your new and you hit lvl 50 and want to go to the molten core who's going to go with you a month after Achievements came out.....NO ONE. Well this is where the game is going to start players with this type of lvl segregation. So all of those players wanting A fresh start into a new world will already have elitest before it even begins. 

Like many have said, they worked hard and paid subs for a year..... Billing however didn't start until Jan. of this year. The game closed for relaunch in Nov....11 months so yeah over a year into the games life they were like I know the games horrible, so we weren't going to make you pay for it but we have to keep the servers on so it's going to cost you $7.  Less then half of what PS3 users will have to pay if it ever launches at $15. So I can understand that you spent 2 years in a game  and only really spent 6 months worth of normal sub cost to keep the lights on that you feel entitled to something. However I think it could all be summed up in A actual Title. 

I mean we all know I'm no FF suporter the only FF I've liked since 9 was 12 and none since. However if they are trying to lure back old players and make their fanbase grow. Making a huge lvl gap that doesn't encourage partying with low players in any way shape or form will not help them do that. Grinding by yourself is boring. 

So while I do think that their best intrest would be to do A server wipe and start over so that they might have a healthy fanbase latter because this one lost 90% of their stock that they still have not recovered from. They have already said that they do not plan on doing so. I think that's a mistake.  Nothing says please go away noob like a max lvl at the very relaunch of the game saying please go away noob.

I've not played this game, and honestly can't be called a fanboy either cause I've been sickened with final fantasy for many years; but I will say, I've read that they are making "Fresh" servers for people new to the game that old players can't transfer too; and that only new players will be able to get on. I'm not sure if that helps your issue with the relaunch of the game; it doesn't bother me either way. What makes me feel like I'll be interested in this particular game is the actual admittance from the staff that this game was a terrible failure at core levels; and that instead of just buckling and going away they rebuilt the son of a bitch and want to toss it back out. I'm not gonna buy this game at day one be like OMG I'm so exci.. HOLY OMGWTF this sucks, but if the reviews and actual footage I see of the game proclaim it truly awesome I'll buy it and sub. So far, it appears to be doing the right'ish things.

Originally posted by Sauteed_Onion

I've not played this game, and honestly can't be called a fanboy either cause I've been sickened with final fantasy for many years; but I will say, I've read that they are making "Fresh" servers for people new to the game that old players can't transfer too; and that only new players will be able to get on. I'm not sure if that helps your issue with the relaunch of the game; it doesn't bother me either way. What makes me feel like I'll be interested in this particular game is the actual admittance from the staff that this game was a terrible failure at core levels; and that instead of just buckling and going away they rebuilt the son of a bitch and want to toss it back out. I'm not gonna buy this game at day one be like OMG I'm so exci.. HOLY OMGWTF this sucks, but if the reviews and actual footage I see of the game proclaim it truly awesome I'll buy it and sub. So far, it appears to be doing the right'ish things.

I'll wait for the ps3 release if I want to retry it. However the new servers added will be A great addition if they have good population