When will there be a "SERVER MERGE?"

Id like to know if they are attempting to fix the game engine deficiency that wont allow more than about 10 people in the same area at once (without huge lag and freezes); this game is far deficient in that regard to WoW and Rift, and Aion and AoC etc.
So we have a game with the best story lines, and the worst engine.

When did they announce this? Do you have a quote from BW? The only response I can see anywhere from them regarding merges or transfers is to do with the Oceanic servers otherwise all they seem to do is redirect threads/posts.

This level of silence from BW on the matter is worrying, frustrating and is getting to stage of being insulting.

I'd like to think BW would come up with some decent plans for server merges on low pop realms too.

I hit lvl 50 a couple of weeks ago on the EU server Flames of the Crucible (supposedly standard pop realm) and I've been hanging round in LFG for the past week trying to get a group for any high level Flashpoint but no-one is interested in running them, the few online I see wait around for WZ's and the wait time for those is long too.

This is a big shame, I enjoy the game but have hit the proverbial brick wall and the only way out is to either abandon my character and reroll to one of the only 2 heavy pop EU servers or unsub.

Enabling of server merges would be an admission of failure to EA.

I fully expect this post will be deleted for that comment, but as far as I can tell, this game is on it's deathbed with respect to subbers. The free weekenders probably have a fun time, but I doubt any would sign up considering the state the majority of the English EU servers seem to be in right now. I know I wouldn't, and I doubt I'll extend my subscription. 1.2 just doesn't look like enough to warrant it. I'll go back to WoW and actually pug some content as opposed to spamming LFM/LFG all night in Fleet. Stand outside the bank/AH in Stormwind, Argent Dawn EU and you'll see more players in 20 seconds than an entire evening on Republic Fleet, Perugas Mining Facility. I really wanted this game to succeed, but I suspected EA's puppet strings would get in the way.

For the servers where it is simply imbalanced between Rep and Imp, maybe there should be an XP bonus depending on the ratio of active players on each side...

Example:
500 total players. 300 Imp, 200 Rep.
60% Imp, therefore Republic players get 6% bonus xp (perhaps make this on kills only).

No, it's not an admission of failure, it's just a natural progression.

http://www.swtor.com/community/showt...34#post3622634

Repeating for good measure. The best idea is to have the servers each be the shard. We all share one virtual galaxy. We can "hop shards/servers" to play with anyone we partied with but when we log off and log back on we default to the server/shard your character was created on.

That way you can make friends with anyone in the game and play with them for things other than just flashpoints and warzones.

Google is your friend: "The development team remains committed to delivering a robust character transfer system for all, with our first priority being for Asia-Pacific players. If we can bring the system to you earlier than expected, we will, but for now we’re aiming towards late April."

Source: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=378426

Try telling that to the shareholders and speculators that monitor the company's stock.

So if we're really lucky, play nice and brush our teeth we might be able to transfer in a months time? That would be something... Really hope they get this up and running fast!

Hey everyone,

Server mergers are coming.



Oh..um...do carry on about how the game is dead, there's no players left, and BW is losing fistfuls of cash. I was just replying to the "topic" "constructively."