Server consolidation *Temporary*

[Jynx]

A idea just flashed through my head. "If the servers are underpopulated why not merge a few at least until the PS3 release."

Hell give us player a option to re-pick our server when the game expands it's server size once again. This is course is only ideal if your looking for more populated servers I know a good deal of people who enjoy smaller servers.

Not that I expect this to happen, I just thought it was a good idea to consolidate the current player base into fewer servers, not only for population purposes but so SE is aware of any issues that might pop up with more populated servers during the process of improoving the game.

[Evangelus]

they cannot do that because september 2010 PC players are suceptible to back at anytime on all server.
(a dream world)

[AlexiaKidd]

Problems arise with player names and even retainer names if you go to a server and someone already has them. I think it would be more trouble than it is worth for SE to do something like this at the minute. Sucks if your on a low populated server I bet but I can't seem them doing this as I imagine it would be pretty difficult. Not to mention they said adding LS messages would be to difficult for them, you honestly want to trust them to move your character, all your items, retainers and gill to a new server ^^

[Xatsh]

Positives:

1) healthier economy
2) Larger Playerbase (will make grouping better)

Negatives:

1) Server Mergers spell the begining of the end for a mmo... massive negative stigma. If they want the game to rebound... merging servers will drastically hurt this.
2) Massive population problem with the ps3 launch. (will have to turn around and bring them right back up, without a server transfer system this means some people will not be able to play with their friends)
3) Larger Playerbase (people refuse to party... so higher populations = less room in Behest and less xp over all on solo mobs.... until people wake up and start grouping up less people is actually better unfortunately.. the whole community issue with the game atm)



I see a merger drastically improving the current condition of the game honestly... but pretty much putting the final nail in the coffin for the game. so we will get a great game for the year or two before SE stops supporting it.

[viion]

Dont get how it'd make a Healthier Economy?

I for one would go make a bunch of mules and compare whats low on my current then move to one with high value, did it all the time on XI and i could make 4-5 times what i originally had.

I'd also spend a week working my ass off on some shards before hand, stock pile a bunch of retainers/mules, and after judging the above condition I would move to a server with high output and sell like crazy, undercutting every second i get and putting price extremely high if im the only one selling. Besaid is on about 170/shard now, but my friend on other servers can sell easily 250-280. almost double what I can.

But thats just me and people wouldnt say thats a good economy. I dont know.

[Rydin]

Yea... it would be hard to accomplish... After Patch 1.18 for instance.. MANY old players will come back... even if only for the night... that would still cause server nightmares for that first nite

[viion]

Yea... it would be hard to accomplish... After Patch 1.18 for instance.. MANY old players will come back... even if only for the night... that would still cause server nightmares for that first nite

Dont get how that has anything to do with a server transfer? If they did it, they'd have to do a maintenance before it, and during it which no one would be on.. And the name thing, thats bogus, cuse they'd just make it ask you to pick a new name, like XI did.

[Rydin]

Dont get how that has anything to do with a server transfer? If they did it, they'd have to do a maintenance before it, and during it which no one would be on.. And the name thing, thats bogus, cuse they'd just make it ask you to pick a new name, like XI did.

I was referring to consolidation servers... not server transfers....

[viion]

I was referring to consolidation servers... not server transfers....

So when it occurs and characters move from one server into another.... what happens?

[Rydin]

Then the patch happens... old players come back to see if its any good.. and instead of having 150,000 people split over 20 servers, its split over 10
Granted most of those people will be only for the nite... but still... do you want that nite to be unplayable?