Merge the Servers

[Jordache]

Leave the server distribution as it is. I am one of the players who finds the smaller server populations making the game more enjoyable. I left the game, then came back to find the game enjoyable again. Aside from the quality of life improvements, the distribution of players across all the servers causes a state of equilibrium. If you don't like your current server, then go to one that meets your expectations.

It's not about small server size populations, although it makes it a component of the problem: its about the player composition of the smaller servers' populations being mentally retearded (french sense, not developmental), no one functions at a server level anymore, only within linkshells, and even still even within linkshells its like 3 people who have 5 scripted accounts each. You have like 15 servers like this, no one cares but answer shouts. It's not vibrant and it just gets worse from there.

[Jordache]

This is true except that you have to pay to do that, with no guarantee that the server you go to will be better, then your only option is to pay again.

If there was no fee to jump servers then this would be an acceptable solution, but as there is, it's unacceptable. You have no control over how your server will be and your only option is fees if you pick wrong. You get monetarily punished for being dissatisfied.

Also the fact that you might not get your character's name as you transfer server as there is no way to check beforehand (SE I'm looking at you), unless you pay extra to mule account, occupy a name slot for confirmation, then delete mule, then transfer the character.

[Alhanelem]

There still has to be limits on transfers to prevent abuse, a cost assocaited with it ensures people are only doing it if they really want/need to rather than simply hopping servers to buy stuff/mess with the economy etc.

[Jordache]

There still has to be limits on transfers to prevent abuse, a cost assocaited with it ensures people are only doing it if they really want/need to rather than simply hopping servers to buy stuff/mess with the economy etc.

Yeah that's why you set it to two [2] free transfers twice per year, and that is completely acceptable. Ever think that cross server transfers account for more of the stability/playability of your internal server economies than you think? Livability and Quality of Life.

And don't give me that abuse thing: you can transfer once every three days and abuse the whole system, heck half the people already pay over $30 /mo for all their empty subscriptions.

[Zattano]

A free transfer or 2 per year wouldn't hurt, but there are resources that returning or new players can use to explore server options before signing up. I hit Reddit for some info regarding the state of the game before returning, and found many suggestions leading to an accurate choice for the type of play environ I was seeking.

Also, just because someone doesn't agree with a point of view doesn't make it okay to start throwing insults around. Would be a more productive conversation without all that.