PSO2 English Server Census

[Gaylar]

I'd play both.

I'd stick to whichever one stuck around the longest. (Likely the JP server)

The only way I'm quitting the JP server is if SEGA imposes an IP block due to the release of a western server and as a result also starts banning accounts that bypass that block to play on the JP servers.

[sparab]

SEGA imposes an IP block due to the release of a western server and as a result also starts banning accounts that bypass that block to play on the JP servers.

Would be a good excuse to quit EQarks life if that happens, alas.

[[Ayumi]]

Won't be up to date with Japan.
Will have features removed.
Will have certain collab things removed.
Won't be able to move character(s) to other server.
No point playing on another server when it's pretty much the same game anyway.

So while I picked no, I meant "You think I'm fucking stupid enough to do something that idiotic? Fuck that shit. Hell no. I would not fucking do it. I'm not masochistic enough to fall into that bullshit. Fuck no."
But, I guess no is okay too.

I'd play both.

I'd stick to whichever one stuck around the longest. (Likely the JP server)

The only way I'm quitting the JP server is if SEGA imposes an IP block due to the release of a western server and as a result also starts banning accounts that bypass that block to play on the JP servers.

Would be a good excuse to quit EQarks life if that happens, alas.

Yeah, if they did that I woudl be 10000% done with PSO2 until a private server came up (or a mod to play it offline. I would like to play it offline.)

[IchijinKali]

Simple answer no.

Detailed Answer

Spoiler!

First and foremost B20 NEVER FORGET. What went on in that block will be what goes on a good chunk of the time in most blocks, maybe, so no thanks.

Second the losses you would deal with if you were already playing on the Japan servers.
Would you really abandon a server that you have 4 characters on and have over 2500 hours of playtime combined just to start fresh with no real reason to besides 'oh look it has been released in the West.'? Meaning you lose levels, PAs, Techs, gear, story progress, costumes, voices, stickers, hairstyles, accessories, body paint, and eye styles I mean this is Fashion Star Online 2 right?

Third it will go one of two routes regarding the release and future updates.
1 start from square one all the benefits Japan players are enjoying such as a main class and sub class will be gone which will probably be another PSU fiasco.
Or 2 they start the West near the point Japan is at meaning all of those new players who never played PSO2 might get alienated by quite a few things that are basic to us now, builds, mag leveling, DOs, TACOs, SHAQs, Crafting, Class Combos, XQs, EQs, Expos, Grinding, Techs, PAs, Affixing, and Trials. Those that leave the Japan server to join the West one might end up leaving too because of how all the new players are not all that good at the game and are constantly dragging them down.

Fourth what I believe is quite important.
I asked AIDA what they would do if the game was released in the West. Would they continue to translate or stop altogether. Their answer was continue to translate. That means, to me at least, we could still get the translations and continue to enjoy the easier time Sega has with collaborations with other companies for content outside of Sega's properties. Done in the West those benefits will have alot more problems and may end being ignored altogether.

[SilkaN]

No, I wouldn't want to start over on English servers.
It'd be heavily butchered by censo- localization (pardon me, my progressive friends) and I don't want that.

However, if there was an English version, PSOW could easily avoid more of these threads. That would be really nice.

[otakun]

You'd probably have better luck running a private server over an official English language server. Just look at the SEA version. lol.

[BortaMagaNFS]

I will move there IF:

> That English server has the exact same content as the JP unlike the SEA server
> I can move my character and items there without starting over (if i can't, i'll still play there to get informations about the story and other information that are still untranslated in JP if it met the first condition)
> SEGA supports it like making the english version of the trailer announcements.

Although i don't think it can meet those 3 conditions at all, i still vote for "depend" option.

[Achelousaurus]

I'm kinda torn. There is a hell lot of BS with playing this game on the Japanese servers and lack of English translation is easily the least of my worries.

I also am at the point where I get easily bored cause I've done most there is to do and just getting more stuff is only amusing for so long.

Still, western servers would be ages behind (though rapid updates until close to jp version would fix that) and starting from scratch sounds painful at best.

I'd play if there was an ideal version where I get to keep select parts of my account but not others, I'd play.
Actually might even work if was something like keep my stuff that existed until x date.
Now, of course playing on jp servers even though Sega doesn't condone it would mean there will never be an account transfer of any kind, so I kinda doubt would actually play more than a little on a western server.

[vbetts]

Nope. Too much time and effort invested in my current accounts.

Even if there was an option to transfer accounts from JP to a Western server, You still face chances that the western server is going to be behind on content at some point.

[SteveCZ]

... (though rapid updates until close to jp version would fix that) ...

SEA/TW/TH folks are like, "Sigh..."