Pop cap

[Hvinire]

Hey everyone,

Sorry it took so long to get the info on this. We checked with the server lead who informed us that the implemented population cap is indeed a cap on the entire area (ex: Coerthas Central Highlands), and that currently we have no plans on removing or reducing the restriction. Depending on different server stress conditions, we cannot say what is the maximum number of players before reaching the cap. We can say however that the number is typically fairly high so there is little concern to worry about being unable to complete content found within the area.

[Hobo]

Hey everyone,

Sorry it took so long to get the info on this. We checked with the server lead who informed us that the implemented population cap is indeed a cap on the entire area (ex: Coerthas Central Highlands), and that currently we have no plans on removing or reducing the restriction. Depending on different server stress conditions, we cannot say what is the maximum number of players before reaching the cap. We can say however that the number is typically fairly high so there is little concern to worry about being unable to complete content found within the area.

So based off what you said... lower population servers should rarely run into this issue? Or do certain "Worlds" share resources with other worlds? AKA does 1 server house 3 "Worlds" and would an overpopulated world paired with an underpopulated "World" bog it down?

[Reiterpallasch]

Hey everyone,

Sorry it took so long to get the info on this. We checked with the server lead who informed us that the implemented population cap is indeed a cap on the entire area (ex: Coerthas Central Highlands), and that currently we have no plans on removing or reducing the restriction. Depending on different server stress conditions, we cannot say what is the maximum number of players before reaching the cap. We can say however that the number is typically fairly high so there is little concern to worry about being unable to complete content found within the area.

Genius! So the solution to "too many people being in a zone is causing it to crash" is "we imposed a limit so high that you're unlikely to ever see it".

[Alhanelem]

Genius! So the solution to "too many people being in a zone is causing it to crash" is "we imposed a limit so high that you're unlikely to ever see it".

well yes, you're not going to see it unless the zone is so populated that there is a possibility of a crash- they dont' want to inconvenience people unnecessarily, only when the stability of the servers is jeopardized.

[blowfin]

Genius! So the solution to "too many people being in a zone is causing it to crash" is "we imposed a limit so high that you're unlikely to ever see it".

Came across the cap the other night for an Odin during prime time.The funny thing was, with less people, the FATE got failed pretty hard apparently. Folks have enough trouble not having a premature LB as it is...

[Gilthas]

Not to mention that the Eve developers actually prepared for that event.

Had it happened without any warning its likely that things wouldn't have gone as smoothly.

[Soukyuu]

I think this post just made my day -^
I might not like GW2 as a game, but their server architecture is just so much better.
SE should have copied that instead of FATEs imho.

[Zfz]

FATE as a form of "content" is just failing miserably at the moment. It's a very cool idea implemented badly.

[Dragonheart]

FATE as a form of "content" is just failing miserably at the moment. It's a very cool idea implemented copied badly.

*fixed

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