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Oofpez
04.05.2012 , 07:19 PM | #801
Quote: Originally Posted by pahbi View Post
I bet for every 1 person that has bothered to come here and report dead servers, there are at least 200 that simply unsub and quietly leave.

I'm sure it won't be long before server population is so critically low that when new folks sign in to play, they end up feeling like they are in a single player game, and then folks just quickly, quietly unsub.

- P
If that were true across the board, WoW would have <1 mil subscribers... and... last I checked, it was doing fairly well.

My question is, why are you still here? It's obvious that you don't care about this game anymore, so why continue posting here?

Granted, server transfers are needed (heck, merge the low pop servers, even if people started crying about how they'll lose their names, it'll be the same people who complained about needing server merges in the first place. Bioware released with half the servers that WoW has, and about 1/8th the population) but does your crying and moaning make the dev teams code, test, and implement any faster?

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Jett-Rinn
04.05.2012 , 07:20 PM | #802
Quote: Originally Posted by gabrielcab View Post
The clock is ticking BW, do something now, don't make the same stupidity SOE did with Star Wars Galaxy and wait until is too late, merge the f#@ing servers NOW!
Servers don't need merging silly goose...you will get Transfers later re-roll wait for transfers or leave just stop with the doom saying.
No one hates Star Wars as much as "Star Wars fans"

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illgot
04.05.2012 , 07:24 PM | #803
I am definately going to move when The Secret World or Guild Wars 2 then they come out.

As for TOR I am not a Star Wars fan so the story and light sabers have no draw on me.

Things I am excited about for TSW, cash shop to buy outfits with, and for GW2 the server vs server PvP. I never played Guild Wars so I have no expectations for the game.

I moved here because my friends love Star Wars but even they aren't enough to keep me interested in this game. It just does not offer me enough of what I enjoy doing... spending my money on a game and massive PvP.

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Oofpez
04.05.2012 , 07:45 PM | #804
Quote: Originally Posted by illgot View Post
I am definately going to move when The Secret World or Guild Wars 2 then they come out.

As for TOR I am not a Star Wars fan so the story and light sabers have no draw on me.

Things I am excited about for TSW, cash shop to buy outfits with, and for GW2 the server vs server PvP. I never played Guild Wars so I have no expectations for the game.

I moved here because my friends love Star Wars but even they aren't enough to keep me interested in this game. It just does not offer me enough of what I enjoy doing... spending my money on a game and massive PvP.
I'm definitely getting GW2 as well when it comes out, but I'm still keeping my TOR subscription. There's still a lot for me to do, and I find it hard to stop when I've started playing (but I have to because being a EE and mass videogaming is NOT the best idea).

I'll probably stay away from TSW because it's a Funcom game (and they're notorious for having bad games, not to mention the anti-EA circle*@#$ that's going on right now will probably make the TSW forums as bad as the TOR forums).

Nevertheless, come back in a 3-6 months and see how this game is doing (hopefully it'll still be on it's feet, despite the venom thrown at it), hopefully, the things that you want will be implemented!

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Incendergel
04.05.2012 , 08:35 PM | #805
Quote: Originally Posted by Oofpez View Post

My question is, why are you still here? It's obvious that you don't care about this game anymore, so why continue posting here?
We have already said several times over but it is a couple reasons. First, and probably foremost, it is because we/they are waiting for their subscription "time" to run its course. Some people used game cards, some did multi month, etc. So if you have it why not use it? It isn't hurting anyone and no one so far has been rude.

Who says they don't care?

It is what it is but we can hope, yeah? After all, wasn't that a theme of one of the first trailers to come out???

Or is this the Deception one

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Curivity
04.05.2012 , 08:40 PM | #806
I'm pretty sure there are people out there continuing their subscription because of the sheer shock they're in from what this game turned out to be. Maybe, just maybe, the game will get better with the next patch. But when it comes around, they log in for a day or two and find the negatives once more.

I can't say I'm not one of these people.

To continue with my point:

Let's look at this logically people. Consider these few bullet points:
  • This forum used to be hopping with activity before launch. You can say that "everyone" is in game playing, and I'll get to that with my next bullet point, but as far as user feedback and postings compared to other games, this forum is completely dead. Especially for General Discussion.
  • Next, you could say everyone is in game. Well, if you actually look in game, most servers are labeled as "standard". If you experiment for just a few minutes you will find that those servers are actually less populated than you think. (Hint: Check the "Fleet", the central hub of endgame players)


So what do we see here? Well, we see drastically reduced user activity on the forums, and drastically reduced user activity in the game. No matter what or how you counter...

This game is rated as:

DEAD
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Kourage
04.05.2012 , 08:58 PM | #807
Quote: Originally Posted by warkat View Post
Everyone and their mother all rerolled onto The Fatman PvP East.. The mass Exodus has begun and if this fails canceled subs all across the board guarenteed.
I'm probably heading there myself soon.
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Aehgo
04.05.2012 , 09:10 PM | #808
This is a single player game not an mmo on my server.
I never see any imperials in open world pvp,it takes up to 30 minutes to find a pvp match.Heroics aren't possible as theres around 10 people on any high level planet at PEAK time and none of them ever seem to respond.
I have a Battlemaster Sage and a 45 Juggarnaut and a level 20 legacy level that are holding me on to a server that was doing well at launch..I think the pop was atleast heavy if not full..That was in december and now its light all the time except peak when I think there is 30-50 people on the fleet.
The only way I can enjoy the game now is to play it as single player rpg and just keep rerolling chars as there is nothing to do endgame majority of the time.
I really hope 1.2 will boost the population if not and no server merges/transfers come out I don't think I'll be renewing my sub untill they are availible and I think this is what the majority will do..making server pop an even worse problem to people who stay

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stonelead
04.05.2012 , 10:13 PM | #809
winge wine winge....


Hi I hate a game so i stay on its forums???/

huh?>

move on then people... I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!! its awesome and i am not bored so send me your stuff and stop posting
Look at the size of that thing

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Oofpez
04.05.2012 , 10:33 PM | #810
Quote: Originally Posted by Incendergel View Post
We have already said several times over but it is a couple reasons. First, and probably foremost, it is because we/they are waiting for their subscription "time" to run its course. Some people used game cards, some did multi month, etc. So if you have it why not use it? It isn't hurting anyone and no one so far has been rude.

Who says they don't care?

It is what it is but we can hope, yeah? After all, wasn't that a theme of one of the first trailers to come out???

Or is this the Deception one
So you're waiting for your time to expire. If you hate the game so much (and I'm talking about those who constantly spew negativity, and attack others for not having their opinions), why would you continuously spend time on the forums of said game? I didn't like Rift, quit after a month. I bought a 3 month sub for it. I didn't spend the next 2 months on the forums, complaining about how Rift sucks, and that there was nobody around for me to play with, and having to rely on a GUI element to form groups for me.

If you truly want this game to succeed, then stop complaining about something that they have already said that they're going to implement, and start talking about this game constructively. We know there are servers that have low populations. A combination of people complaining on the forums (go figure) and Bioware's (over)reaction caused the huge numbers of servers that we have right now. It was either make more servers, or having people moan about how they can't get into a server.

What we have now is a sixth of WoW's population (give or take), and half their servers. Do the math.