request: FFXI world server specific forums?Follow

At this time, as far as I know, this is not planned.

Allakhazam already nuked that idea, it's been discussed into the ground :(

luckily, there are not more of you.

Already some of the FFXI forums that were added have reached the posting level of "dead" forums. You spread things out too much and people get bored and lose interest

Just wanted to add. I would find this very useful.

Being a New PS2 user reaching those critical stages that I need to do Rank Missions/Alliance Quests. Without finding a great LS to join (which I lucky just have) It's hard to find server specific help.

With Chains coming and the addition of the European community this site will also grow with users that will be facing the same issues we PS2 users are.

Would it be possible to expand/combine the World pass section to include this? Just my suggestion to not add 20 new boards to be moderated.

Maybe make it a Premium service as well?
Thanks for a GREAT, Well moderated, EASY TO USE SITE!

Edited, Thu Jun 3 14:28:22 2004 by Fng

/agree

I would really really like to see server forums however. I think that would be great !

Just throwing in another perspective, I feel that at the very least, they would be more useful when compared to ... say ... the forums for the races.

There is only so much one can babble on about when it comes to the races. Many of the forums usually just resort to talking about completely off-topic issues, not about their races at all. Or "Why does your race suck?" threads by some flamebaiter coming to another forum.

Perhaps a general all-servers forum? Or some sort of stickied post in one of the many forums where there can be some sort of "directory" to keep track of players on each server. If they are willing to let what server they are on be known, of course.

Just an idea or two.

I visited KillingIfrit's forums the other day, and they have like 60 different FFXI forums. And each forum only has like 5 regular posters and that's it. Pretty boring if you ask me.

We've started a Phoenix board in Seoman's journal. Anyone who wants to check it out may.

Don't worry about it being closed; my own journal has more posts on its main thread than are in the entire new OOT forum. Basically, what we do there is our business, and isn't getting in the way of anyone else.

Hopefully the other servers will find similar sponsers.

Won't be used? How can anyone know until they have tried it?

Honestly, it is not THAT much work to set up forums.

And as to administrating them, it is the volume of posts/threads that creates the work. Which forum it is in is insignificant.

There is a steady flow of requests for this. It simply makes sense to pull server-specific traffic out of the mainstream. Problem players, requests for help, linkshell solicitations and events are of no interest to the MAJORITY of users. Just to those on that given server.

It sounds like someone has a hang-up about this that is probably left from some unrelated occasion and is skewing his/her opinion.

As has been said repeatedly, delete the race forums -- they just aren't useful, and pull the world pass forum in favor of server specific forums where it would make more sense.

And by all means, when we have harped on this long enough to make it happen (and I for one won't stop asking until it does) PUT A LINK IN THE MENU. Otherwise the same thing will happen as with the tech support forum: no link means it all dumps into the general forum.

That it takes this much discussion is really quite silly.