Incentive to leave on high pop servers?

[Uroah]

Because just locking the servers isn't solving any problems.

They don't want the problem solved. They want the theatrics of solving the problem while charging you to side step it.

A fixed problem means no more revenue. That's a business no-no.

[Xephalos]

I'd transfer to another, less populated server for a klondike bar... and an Nyame Armor Set.

[Voidstorm]

Servers being locked down means less server transfer money coming to SE since RMT can't make round trips and have more limited one-way trips.
This is a business no-no, more than a limited time free transfer to get regular players on locked servers to move.

I imagine SE can't just do a server specific free transfer campaign, it would need time to develop which they rather not do.

[Uroah]

You would think that but you'd be wrong. The back and forth trips are dwarfed by the panic flood to get into a closed server before it closes. and new accounts setting up shop on phoenix before it pops off.

Nothing moves money faster than artificial scarcity.

[Alhanelem]

You would think that but you'd be wrong. The back and forth trips are dwarfed by the panic flood to get into a closed server before it closes. and new accounts setting up shop on phoenix before it pops off.

Nothing moves money faster than artificial scarcity.

That's why you don't tell people in advance before it happens. There was no "panic flood."


Your comments in this thread are ridiculous. SE makes more money by big populated servers being accessible and available. If the point of closing character creation on a server was to make money, they would just randomly do it here and there throughout the game's life span "just for fun" to make a few extra bucks.

Except that would confuse and tick people off way more than doing it in association with the actual cause and would make them LESS money.

Just because SE is a corporation doesn't mean that every decision is purely about maximizing profit. THere is a limit to how far people are willing to tolerate certain issues. I'm sure SE could make plenty of money even if the last serious human player left the game and it was entirely just bots paying subs. But that wouldn't be better than having actual players there too. Sometimes doing the right things to ensure stability and user experience are the best ones for profitability as well.