Merge the servers, and kill the game in the gaming comunity.

[Katt]

I've been playing the game for about 22 months now... And yes I know the game has only been out for about 15 months!

I've seen the game go throw some major changes. Most of them good, some bad, and some that make me think WTF?!?

I'm still going to play the game, and see how things go. But I do think Square shot them self's in the foot by announcing vr. 2.0 and making there current player base pay for a Alpha/Beta, knowing that the REAL game isn't going to be out for another 10-12 months.

Now I know that players want Square to merge the servers, so we can play on worlds with more people and get groups to do the LV 50 missions. Now looking at this from an outside point of view. If a company merges there serviers it shows investors, Gaming websites, magazines, people that sell games at countless stores, that the game is dyeing. If you have to merge servers since you have a low player base after a little more then a year, you have a major issue.

I checked the to see how many people are on the server I play on (Melmond), and we're at 377 players. So lets say that there's 400 people on right now and times that by 18 servers. 400 X 18 = 7,200 players. I've just check a different online game (No it's not WoW, or Star Wars) and they have over 55,000 players logged in at this typing. Keep up the work Rune Scape!

I'm not going to post my wish list, on what I think needs to be done to make the game better. I normally send feedback to Square on what I think needs to be done to make the game work better. We all should. Just posting it on the forms is ok... But go to the support site and file a feedback!

Needless to say the next two - three months will show how well the game will live or die.

[MariyaShidou]

To be fair, the game does have issues. Server merge after more than a year is quite standard in MMO industry, most has server merge in less than a year. For instance, RIFT used to have 99 servers now they are down to 47, both Korea and Japan TERA have server merged down to 1/2 in 6 months from launch (or will be) etc. That doesn't seem to stop the investors, at least for now.

[Zanfire]

To be fair, the game does have issues. Server merge after more than a year is quite standard in MMO industry, most has server merge in less than a year. For instance, RIFT used to have 99 servers now they are down to 47, both Korea and Japan TERA have server merged down to 1/2 in 6 months from launch (or will be) etc. That doesn't seem to stop the investors, at least for now.

there is a big difference between a game like rift, from not a huge company, with a much smaller rep, and its not based on one of the worlds largest IPs, with a past game still running strong after a decade. Compare them dropping 99 to 47, to 18 to like 8.

[Delsus]

there is a big difference between a game like rift, from not a huge company, with a much smaller rep, and its not based on one of the worlds largest IPs, with a past game still running strong after a decade. Compare them dropping 99 to 47, to 18 to like 8.

It would be no problem because they are using different servers for 2.0, the PS3 version will not be on the current servers, so the population will not matter at all, infact it will only benefit from a merger and no one will see it any different except demand was not what SE expected (which is already widely known)

[TheVedis]

It would be no problem because they are using different servers for 2.0, the PS3 version will not be on the current servers, so the population will not matter at all, infact it will only benefit from a merger and no one will see it any different except demand was not what SE expected (which is already widely known)

actualy...ps3/pc servers will be shared with 2.0 dont know why you think they wouldnt be

and its not like they cant open new servers when ps3/2.0 hits, its not like thats imposible to do

[Delsus]

actualy...ps3/pc servers will be shared with 2.0 dont know why you think they wouldnt be

and its not like they cant open new servers when ps3/2.0 hits, its not like thats imposible to do

Never said they wouldnt be, what I said is that if they reduce server numbers it doesnt matter if they need to add more for population because the servers we are playing on will be gone come 2.0, not that they will not be shared, PS3 version will be on the 2.0 servers NOT the ones we are playing on now.

[Jinko]

actualy...ps3/pc servers will be shared with 2.0 dont know why you think they wouldnt be

and its not like they cant open new servers when ps3/2.0 hits, its not like thats imposible to do

This is true, but if they merge all PC players into one place (now), when PS3 launches and they add new servers the old servers will be mostly PC and the new ones mostly PS3.

So it would have the effect of making seperate servers (perhaps not comepletely seperate but still enough to make the difference)

What effect that will have on PS3 players wanting to play with PC gamers, ie different UI, addons etc is anyones guess also.

[MariyaShidou]

there is a big difference between a game like rift, from not a huge company, with a much smaller rep, and its not based on one of the worlds largest IPs, with a past game still running strong after a decade. Compare them dropping 99 to 47, to 18 to like 8.

RIFT isn't cheap to make, I would guess around 50m. APB wasn't cheap either, RTW was in the red of about 100m when they went burst. FFXIV on the other hand, I doubt the figures would be that high because SE develop many games sharing same assets like the graphic engine (at the very least FFXIII, XIII-2, XIV and XIII vs). Like someone said before, there's a difference between SE and Trion. SE produce many games of different genres on many platforms, Trion pretty much produce only MMORPG (3 for now). And don't you forget that RIFT used to boast they are the 2nd most popular Western MMORPG.

[Delsus]

It can be quite normal to have more servers than you know you will need see how things go over the first year, then merge them after the first year it gives capacity for any unexected demand and cutting servers is easy to do.

[Jinko]

Agree with the 2nd and 3rd post, as long as SE are clear about the reason they are merging there is no reason for people to interept it differently, of course you will get magazines and websites blowing things out of proportion thats how they get viewers.

Everyone already knows the game is trying to climb out of a pit at the moment, after the poor billing service I really can't see SE making much more of a mess of things.

At this point is more important for SE to keep the remaining customers they have, after that they can start to rebuild the image of the game for 2.0.