Gamer Escape recently had another interview with Yoshida. Most relevant to us specifically would be the following:
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Quote:GamerEscape: You told Famitsu that you are thinking about making new servers focused on different languages. Are there any plans to designate roleplay servers? I know the players on Besaid would love to be officially recognized as an RP server.
Yoshida: We do recognize a need to set up a designated roleplaying world. We will look into this in a proactive manner!
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