Server population is dropping...

I can make up numbers too, but I usually avoid doing so since I know how damaging it can be to one's credibility.

It's a valid point when there are a few online, not 2 however.

Wold you still say the same if it was 0 ?

You wouldnt be able to say that if what I said about subscriptions and refunds is how it really worked, right now they can padd their numbers for investors and stock prices but eventually they wont be able too and you can bet that this game is about to take a huge hit from coming games. Anyone with a brain can see that all efforts they done laterly is desperation, it like using a bucket to try save a sinking ship taking on to much water cause the ships been cannonballed to often.

I've seen it zero before.. Happens when i leave fleet and there is only me there

but on a side note my server has a max of 16-20 at peak in fleet. That is what is unacceptable

I am on Anturi Reach and in the peakest of hours we may reach 20. During the Rakgoul event I think we even reached 24 on the fleet at one point in time. Skarky? I know, but things are dismal. I started a guild on AR with a real life friend who is playing his first MMO. He refuses to leave his sizable legacy and re-roll, so now we usually play separately because I did re-roll. We had a 3rd friend playing but she quit as the situation on AR started to decline.

Example - There have been nights when I have played from 6 - 10 pm with zero WZs popping. You are lucky if you can get 2-3 between these hours. (Level 1-49 WZs, mind you)

The "Powers that Be" explained it was my fault for selecting a low pop. server. Let me explained how that happend. My friend received the game from me for xmas, and selected his server at like 2 am 12/26. As this is his first MMO, he simply selected the first server from the list (or very nearly) - Anturi Reach.

Was Anturi Reach one of the 3-4 servers added immediately after launch? I think so. Yippee for my friend! He would have found it difficult to select a ****ier server, no?

The plus is, though, rare items are easy to come by. I've picked up 6 Unusual Eggs on AR, and I have failed to find one on my re-roll server. lol Trying to end on a positive.

If I can't play the game with my friends, then I'm not sure that I want to play SWTOR. I may go back to my former MMO and watch and wait.

Sigh

Lost my 2nd 16 man guild yesterday.

We were world 6th, we plowed through 4/4 hardmodes and looked at each other and realized nightmare won't be coming for months, if at all, and even when it does, strong chance of it being disappointing anyways. They had a vote between WOW and Rift and ended up going back to WOW.

I now just pvp and watch the pop steadily drop on my server.

I won't comment on others but it sure seems like a trend.

Too bad, I really kind of like this game, but I can't talk anyone into staying..........

I have zero doubt as someone who plays A TON that my server pop has dropped drastically. Raiding is now practically non-existant except for a few 8 man casual guilds. It is hard for me to even call 8 man raiding though, it is more like glorified dungeons.

Quote: Originally Posted by Eddizel

Lost my 2nd 16 man guild yesterday.

We were world 6th, we plowed through 4/4 hardmodes and looked at each other and realized nightmare won't be coming for months, if at all, and even when it does, strong chance of it being disappointing anyways. They had a vote between WOW and Rift and ended up going back to WOW.

I now just pvp and watch the pop steadily drop on my server.

I won't comment on others but it sure seems like a trend.

Too bad, I really kind of like this game, but I can't talk anyone into staying..........

I have zero doubt as someone who plays A TON that my server pop has dropped drastically. Raiding is now practically non-existant except for a few 8 man casual guilds. It is hard for me to even call 8 man raiding though, it is more like glorified dungeons.

Same. I've tried talking my friends/mates into staying, but they always come up with valid reasons for leaving and I have no real counter to them. They are right after all.

Yes, I should add too that I really do enjoy the game when I can find people to play. The new WZ is awesome and I've enjoyed searching for the new pets, the event was entertaining. Though try catching the plague when on 9 people are on the fleet. I spent more time running off - fleet to acquire the plague than exploding, that was disappointing. On my re-roll, everyone stood in front of the pvp bounty board and it was like pop-corn.

I'm dreading the fix because it will be paid transfers, and I know that I'll be faced with either 100$+ to transfer my legacy or stay and watch everyone flee. As I've stated in other threads, anyone that can read will avoid Anturi Reach in the future. Why not merge instead? Please!

Certainly not your fault for ending up on a low pop server. Server merges tho are a sign of disperation. The better solution is to have a cross server LFG tool and then let those who wish to stay on a low pop server enjoy the benefits of doing so. Which I can think of many reasons I would.

I don't think this game can afford expensive paid transfers as a solution. It would backfire on them, people would just quit. Quite simply, this game is barely worth a subscription, let alone what you are talking about. The solution has to be free transfers or server merges, or extremely cheap paid transfers, with bulk character options.