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

[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.

[TheVedis]

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.

they wont eliminate the servers we are on....i dont think you understand how its going to work

they will upgrade them to the new version yes, but they wont just get rid of servers and create new ones

[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.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

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.

simple they would just join a server that has their PC buddies already on it, or their PC friends could transfer over to that server. That and the UI will not be that much different from PC and PS3, like FFXI was.

[Jinko]

simple they would just join a server that has their PC buddies already on it, or their PC friends could transfer over to that server. That and the UI will not be that much different from PC and PS3, like FFXI was.

How is it simple if the server is close to full. (remember launch and how hard it was to get on to a full sever ?)
Maybe the PC player doesn't want to move away from his linkshell and friends.
Yoshi-p said he plans to add a seperate UI for PC users which includes drag and drop. (addons will also have a knock on effect on this)

just the older servers may be a bit more ps3 light then the newer ones when it happens

That was my point.

[TheVedis]

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.

ff11 was only on ps2 at release and it didnt have any problems integrating pc players onto the same servers and onto new servers, and then lets look at the 360 release which also integrated new players

this isnt something new thats going on after all, players will get to choose their servers, youll get new pc players alongside ps3 players when it all happens and all of them will merge in with each other as they choose servers, just the older servers may be a bit more ps3 light then the newer ones when it happens