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When will there be a "SERVER MERGE?"

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When will there be a "SERVER MERGE?"

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Holden_Dissent
04.03.2012 , 02:34 PM | #461
Quote: Originally Posted by andrelle View Post
Sure, let's ignore anyone with a criticism. That's how things get done.

Long ago, in a small settlement of some 13 colonies, some people opposed a tax on certain goods by a far away kingdom trying to legitimize every single squeeze of money out of the colonists. Good thing they, as a small minority, were ignored.

I do like your sig, though:

"March 9, 2012 — The day I stopped waiting, took control of my gaming experience, and switched servers."

Here's what I propose to improve your game experience. Don't reroll. Don't make an alt. Stop paying your monthly tax to the BW kingdom until things are improved. We as consumers are the only ones with the power of choice. If enough choose to boycott new systems until the old ones are up to spec, maybe something will get done.

Or continue to pay your tax and sleep well. You're only legitimizing another developer to do the same.
I agree with your "vote with your wallet" approach. The rest of your post isn't really relevant. You can't compare human beliefs and playing a freaking video game.

But I agree. If you guys are so miserable that you feel you have to quit instead of reroll and be patient, then by all means, cancel your account and in the little box there go into detail about why you are quitting. That's really the only way you'll be taken seriously. In my opinion obviously.

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Drunkenpig
04.03.2012 , 02:45 PM | #462
Quote: Originally Posted by Jederix View Post
Don't worry. Server merge = bad publicity, much more bad publicity than can be conjured up by a few very vocal forum posters about dead/dying servers (claims that, to this day, are still made in WoW despite its 10 million playerbase). For that reason alone, they won't merge the servers (if they are smart).

Paid transfer services will come soon (though I'm sure many of the same people complaining in this thread now will then complain that transfers aren't free), however. I'm certain of it.
I dont know why you think people criticizing the number of players per server is a minority. There are more different people on this post than in the entire Naddist Rebels server.

Myopic fanboys always constitute a vocal minority, and when the game's playing base drops off 90% (as has happened with many MMOs) they are the ones left. Meanwhile, if the company had listened to their core, they would have fixed the problems. WoW made many changes in response to player comments and are going strong.

This population issue is a real problem.

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andrelle
04.03.2012 , 02:54 PM | #463
Quote: Originally Posted by Holden_Dissent View Post
I agree with your "vote with your wallet" approach. The rest of your post isn't really relevant. You can't compare human beliefs and playing a freaking video game.
Sure you can, its the same concept. Whether its a political, economic, or social issue, such as this, its the same. A person feels dissatisfied by a service they are receiving. They complain. The colonists had a far bigger problem than we had, but the core concept- being a vocal minority against a larger who could care less, is the same.

Most people do nothing. This is why I complain. Because most just complain but do nothing about it. There are so many instances where if we changed our habits, the economics of our lives would change around us, for the better.

I want to enjoy this game. I would like for them to improve it. I obviously don't get my way on everything. But this seems to me a serious enough issue that will affect the future of something I enjoy. Without population, most will play through once. 2-3 weeks at best. Allowing people the means to transfer to where their friends play, or to where the servers have high volume, is such a small request, and is implemented by so many others. This is not a unique request.

This is what I do not understand about BW. Most of what's being requested is already implemented by other games, so why is it such a surprise when we raise the issue?

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Noxulifer
04.03.2012 , 02:59 PM | #464
Quote: Originally Posted by Assaultrooper View Post
Pfft.. lol only 3 pages of QQ tells you how many people actually care about this... :P

Truth is: You rolled at start into a server that said "full" and rolled there because it did not have Queue time, AND un-intelligently assumed it would keep been "full" 3 months afterwards.

Guess what is causing your low server numbers? (HINT* It has nothing to do with subs dropping)

1st People are not playing 24h/7 I used to play about 88 hours a week on December and January now I am playing 24h max a week, doing my dailies, etc. Most people are like this.

2nd Most people when they started to realize that the "normal" pop of their server was not "heavy" or "full" they re-rolled into another bigger server.

How do I know? I have my main in EU server and guess what our numbers have all but increased. I see normally 150-250 people in prime hour in my server.

Now is the moment when I point my finger at the people in these 3 pages and say "I LAUGH AT YOU HAHAHAHA!"

Lesson of The Story: Even in gaming the easy way, is not the best way
You are... 5 years old? What a stupid post... You should be a rocket scientist!

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Neothanos
04.03.2012 , 03:04 PM | #465
It should not matter if we are a minority or not, we have a problem that grows worse everyday.

Anyone from a increasingly empty server hasevery rigth to complain about it. That some people easily dismiss it , its simply because its not your problem. If I dont have a problem damm everyone who does, is a pretty selfish view.

We will solve the problem someday, somehow is pretty vague and doesnt solve anything.

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scootshoot
04.03.2012 , 03:06 PM | #466
Wait til May 15th, servers are going to be a ghost town.

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Katywills
04.03.2012 , 03:09 PM | #467
Why are they going to be a ghost towns on may 15th?
Roar.

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andrelle
04.03.2012 , 03:10 PM | #468
Quote: Originally Posted by Katywills View Post
Why are they going to be a ghost towns on may 15th?
D3 release date

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RoboRope
04.03.2012 , 03:14 PM | #469
Quote: Originally Posted by Kubernetic View Post
Okay, this is a book... prepare yourself, LOL. I keep trying because I swear to God I'm going to get through to some people. Read it or skip it... your choice. But if you are STILL angry over this situation, and STILL sitting on an unpopulated server and unhappy about it, you ought to give it a shot.



Yes, yes, yes, you pay for the game. And you agreed to the Terms of Use when you signed up and paid your fee. No one ever gave you a guarantee of specific performance in terms of the number of players you were entitled to play with on a server.
Peace.
You're funny. What does MMORPG mean to you?
It means more than 8 people on a planet or 30 on fleet to me.

Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world.
I deny your reality and substitute my own.

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evoleye
04.03.2012 , 03:16 PM | #470
Wait 2 years for the server merges, or start the real game on The Fatman. The choice is yours.