FFXI Thread #2

[Crono]

Ok I just found out something about the World Passes:

In order to switch servers, you MUST create a new character, NOTHING can be transferred to a new server, because the world pass codes are entered on the character select screen, and can not be usedduring the game. There are 30 servers, which will make it hard to be placed on the same ones. But... I'm not sure how exactly Square places people on servers (well, I know its random), but I think the people who buy the game on release are more likely to be placed on the same servers, because I don't think they would give a server with very little people... that's just my theory though. We'll have to wait and see.

You can only hand out 1 World Pass code to your friends a week. If Dylflon wants to give everyone world passes, it would take him like 2 months. Giving 1 pass to each person a week. :\

Which means... getting the clan on one server will be extremely difficult. And I know that I probably will not want to delete my character just to be on the same server. But I came up with a sequence that would work:

- Dylflon buys 1 world pass, gives it to Crono, Crono makes his character and enters in the code.
- Crono comes into Dylflon's server, buys a world pass (must be done ASAP so the next person can sign up faster), gives his code to DarkMaster, DarkMaster then makes his character.
- DarkMaster comes on to the same server as Crono and Dylflon, DarkMaster buys a world pass, he then gives it to the next person

And so on. That's just an example, but it is a chain reaction that will allow us to get on the same server in a smaller amount of time. Even that, though, would take a few hours. After that, the people who got the game on release can buy more world passes and give them out as more GTers buy the game. It will be a lot faster than just Dylflon giving them out, and will require less patience.

How many people are getting the game on release? We should plan this out.

EDIT: The only problem is that we don't know if world passes are available at the starting cities... if they aren't then we may be screwed.