Server Merge

[Byrth]

Of current events, "server clutter" is an issue for:
* Limbus
* BCNMs
* Dynamis

"Layer zone" events like Salvage, Assault, Delve, etc. already run on a pan-world server, so lag in those events is unaffected by whether or not there's a merge. Of the above three events, I have only had to wait on a Limbus zone once in the last two weeks of daily runs. I've shared a BCNM zone with another party once. I haven't been in Dynamis in months, but I'm sure it can stand a doubling of volume as well.

Given what is currently popular, the only thing that might not be able to handle a tripling of players/server would be the Adoulin moghouse zone lines.

[Demon6324236]

I have no idea how Skirmish is but I figured it might still have people doing it, there is also the congestion issue with Delve NMs being killed, where I hear many are being camped nearly 24 hours a day.

[Angarato]

if they merge servers and use the old servers to fix congestion in BCNM style events it would be a win-win

[Mkilbride]

I did a 24 hour server watch and Bahamut, one of the top 3 most populated servers At no time did the population go above 1200, and rountinely averaged 400-600 people during most of the day. This is SAD. Just last freaking MARCH, before SoA came out, the server, mine at least, had 3200+ peak and a little under 1900 at non-peak hours. An expansion has come out, there is a free two week thing for old and new players alike, and new content updates - and the game is more dead than ever.

We need server merges - badly, though I realize how people feel about it.

[Secondplanet]

I did a 24 hour server watch and Bahamut, one of the top 3 most populated servers At no time did the population go above 1200, and rountinely averaged 400-600 people during most of the day. This is SAD. Just last freaking MARCH, before SoA came out, the server, mine at least, had 3200+ peak and a little under 1900 at non-peak hours. An expansion has come out, there is a free two week thing for old and new players alike, and new content updates - and the game is more dead than ever.

We need server merges - badly, though I realize how people feel about it.

Its almost dead on Asura right now, The average population is around 700-800 people and most are afk in town or bots fishing. Shouts and yells are only done by few and there is no shouts for anything other then events where you need the gear from the events to do the events...... But they need to either make the game free or do a merger like you said.

[Manque]

I was curious to see what the JP thought of the dwindling numbers of NA players so I made a post on their forums asking if they noticed the decrease and whether or not they think a merge is wanted or not.

Players responded by saying that they definitely noticed a decrease in NA players, but also in JP.

Most players seem to worry about issues with names if a server change happens. For that reason, they don't really want one apparently.

I'm still interested in a merge even if my name changes however.

[Sapphires]

I'm not sure what people expect a merge to do besides maybe congest the server in unwanted ways.
Try playing on jp time with 1400+ and try find a place to farm sparks/xp/time limited records of eminence challenges. Even with 600 people on and fast travel everywhere, its hard to find a place to yourself and I feel like im having a dynamis style monster claiming competition with all these soloists and their entourage of npcs.

Even with low pop server time,
*wildkeeper runs either die super fast or most are capped on gear and rme item value crashing so that (possible drop) no longer a reason to go.
*people already lowman pug friendly stuff like voidwatch with 6 people

[Windwhistler]

I like the idea of a server merge too! ^_^
I hope SE pursue this during the new year.

[Anjou]

For the love of the Baby Jesus, merge the damn servers already, I need people to play wiht and so does everyone else...

[Castanica]

If they aren't doing it then it's probably because they are contemplating somethihng that would bring in a lot of new/old players.

They just did a f2p trial afterall, wait and see what's coming.

Also I think you all need a reality check, read the thread below. Check from 2009 onwards.

Server numbers aren't really much worse than they were a few years ago, just the content is terrible.

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/501...ulations/page5