NCSOFT & Server Population Management - Page 4

Vanna Kjyshy · 05-22-2008, 02:25 AM

5k people per server? Wow.. how many starting servers then? 50-60? I mean, if they miscalculate the number of people who will create chars on a server.. eek..

I mean, look, AoC had about 20 servers opened at the start of EarlyAccess and they had to open 2 new ones because others got congested in the first 2 hours of the access.

WoW had somewhat low amount of servers open on launch and had huge overcrowding (Queues up to 1500people) in the first week after launch.

Silent · 05-22-2008, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Calindor

wtf...the system in guild wars cant even be compared or used, its not a mmorpg

even tough the players are on instanced map they are still in the same server. its divided by continents.

TheWired · 05-22-2008, 04:17 AM

I'd rather see the servers a little laggy at start but crowded, and if necessary they can open new servers in the next days to fix that, than seeing too many servers available at start and seeing them being filled only half for each.

Oh, and to my most humble opinion, they should not allow chinese/korean IPs to connect to NA/EU servers. (well that can be a little stupid to say actually, being french myself, i plan on playing on an american server). I know farmers are not only originating from these countries, but Korea and China will have their own game versions, and everyone knows farmers are the beginning of chaos in a game, because they always lead to ebay and then 3rd party programs.

When will we ever see a farmer free mmorpg ? Bleh, certainly never gonna happen.

Silent · 05-22-2008, 05:22 AM

The fact that Koreans have the closed beta and we dont is already a disadvantage

Yakuzan · 05-22-2008, 06:04 AM

I don't know how it will work but NcSoft didn't do to well with Lineage2. The game is old now but you can forget about seeing anyone at a low-level town or on the road while you travel between cities. Made me sad, created this effect of an offline mmo.

Otium · 05-22-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Yakuzan

I don't know how it will work but NcSoft didn't do to well with Lineage2. The game is old now but you can forget about seeing anyone at a low-level town or on the road while you travel between cities. Made me sad, created this effect of an offline mmo.

But that's inevitable and there's no way to prevent it. When most of the people start reaching end-game, and after months since release, it's normal that you can't see many players in newbie towns. It's all about community progress.

Calindor · 05-22-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanna Kjyshy

5k people per server? Wow.. how many starting servers then? 50-60? I mean, if they miscalculate the number of people who will create chars on a server.. eek..

I mean, look, AoC had about 20 servers opened at the start of EarlyAccess and they had to open 2 new ones because others got congested in the first 2 hours of the access.

WoW had somewhat low amount of servers open on launch and had huge overcrowding (Queues up to 1500people) in the first week after launch.

I'd guess 5-8 starting servers, assuming the amount of subscribers is close to ~1 million. That was the average for L2 which also had 5k people per server.

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Originally Posted by Silent

even tough the players are on instanced map they are still in the same server. its divided by continents.

I was under the assumption that the towns and stuff were split into different lobbies/instances. The only instances i might aggree to are the very first starting areas, where you are say lvl 1-5.

Calindor · 06-20-2008, 10:31 PM

lol region restricted servers. Can anyone think of a reason why?

Malboro · 06-20-2008, 11:25 PM

so ur guild wont lose their fortresses while you sleeping ^^ thats the only obvious reason i can think off..

Calindor · 06-20-2008, 11:31 PM

well it would be NA's taking it from the EU's, but there will always be people on at all times.

Dragonizzle · 06-21-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Malboro

so ur guild wont lose their fortresses while you sleeping ^^ thats the only obvious reason i can think off..

I was thinking of the same thing but I do recall an interview with some one from Aion talking about the Balaur, and how they can take over a keep at any time, even when your sleeping.

MidnytsRose · 06-21-2008, 10:56 AM

Just because everyone is in NA, doesn't mean everyone sleeps the same time you do. So that reason is null and void.

As for Lineage 2 and no players in starter towns....The game is 4 years old. You wont get that many new players, and most everyone else is at end game and in the more advanced zones, they have no reason to be in the starter towns.

LethalGT · 06-21-2008, 12:31 PM

All I want to say is that I DONT want people that don't speak english on an english server because that just brings hell to every person that's english there.

Calindor · 06-21-2008, 12:40 PM

There will be both Euro and NA servers, if people dont speak english then they can go on the euro servers. Its just for people who have clans and friends on a diff server and want to play with them, or maybe someone works odd hours and wants a server that will peak during their active time of the day.

LethalGT · 06-21-2008, 12:42 PM

But euro's aren't restricted from going onto NA servers to play with there online friends, correct?

05-22-2008, 02:25 AM	#46 (permalink)
Vanna Kjyshy Daeva Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Slovenija Character: Vanna Kjyshy Class: Ranger Legion: Shen an'Calhar Race: Asmodians	5k people per server? Wow.. how many starting servers then? 50-60? I mean, if they miscalculate the number of people who will create chars on a server.. eek.. I mean, look, AoC had about 20 servers opened at the start of EarlyAccess and they had to open 2 new ones because others got congested in the first 2 hours of the access. WoW had somewhat low amount of servers open on launch and had huge overcrowding (Queues up to 1500people) in the first week after launch. __________________ Fine print: The Autor of this post is in no way responsible for psychological of psychical damage incurred while reading/thinking about the post itself or the author. All rights reserved 1979-2008. This post may no be quoted for the duration of the thread.

05-22-2008, 04:17 AM	#48 (permalink)
TheWired Daeva Join Date: May 2008 Location: France Race: Undecided	I'd rather see the servers a little laggy at start but crowded, and if necessary they can open new servers in the next days to fix that, than seeing too many servers available at start and seeing them being filled only half for each. Oh, and to my most humble opinion, they should not allow chinese/korean IPs to connect to NA/EU servers. (well that can be a little stupid to say actually, being french myself, i plan on playing on an american server). I know farmers are not only originating from these countries, but Korea and China will have their own game versions, and everyone knows farmers are the beginning of chaos in a game, because they always lead to ebay and then 3rd party programs. When will we ever see a farmer free mmorpg ? Bleh, certainly never gonna happen. __________________ AMD Opteron 180, 2.4GHz 4 x Corsair CMX512-3200XLPRO 2 x Geforce 7900 GTO SLI Samsung Syncmaster 2322BW

05-22-2008, 05:22 AM	#49 (permalink)
Silent Daeva Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Malta Character: Silent , Hopeless , Faithless Class: Gladiator Legion: War Machine Race: Asmodians	The fact that Koreans have the closed beta and we dont is already a disadvantage __________________ We Are A Product Of Our Environment

05-22-2008, 06:04 AM	#50 (permalink)
Yakuzan Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yakutopia Blog Entries: 6 Character: Yawn Class: Sorcerer Legion: Genesis~Leader~ Race: Elyos	I don't know how it will work but NcSoft didn't do to well with Lineage2. The game is old now but you can forget about seeing anyone at a low-level town or on the road while you travel between cities. Made me sad, created this effect of an offline mmo. __________________ ¤Aionsource Rules¤ ♥New to Aion? Click!♥

06-21-2008, 10:56 AM	#57 (permalink)
MidnytsRose Daeva Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the Grass is Greener Character: Aria D'aron Class: Sorcerer Legion: The 4th Skye Lancers Race: Elyos	Just because everyone is in NA, doesn't mean everyone sleeps the same time you do. So that reason is null and void. As for Lineage 2 and no players in starter towns....The game is 4 years old. You wont get that many new players, and most everyone else is at end game and in the more advanced zones, they have no reason to be in the starter towns. __________________ The 4th Skye Lancers Official Forums

06-20-2008, 10:31 PM	#53 (permalink)
Calindor Daeva Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Class: Cleric Legion: Tempest Race: Elyos	lol region restricted servers. Can anyone think of a reason why?

06-20-2008, 11:25 PM	#54 (permalink)
Malboro Daeva Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mexico Character: Norfolk Class: Ranger Legion: Reign Race: Undecided	so ur guild wont lose their fortresses while you sleeping ^^ thats the only obvious reason i can think off..

06-20-2008, 11:31 PM	#55 (permalink)
Calindor Daeva Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Class: Cleric Legion: Tempest Race: Elyos	well it would be NA's taking it from the EU's, but there will always be people on at all times.

06-21-2008, 12:31 PM	#58 (permalink)
LethalGT Daeva Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada. Character: Lethal Class: Gladiator Legion: Above The System. Race: Elyos	All I want to say is that I DONT want people that don't speak english on an english server because that just brings hell to every person that's english there. __________________ Thanks to Chaos_Theory for the amazing sig.

06-21-2008, 12:40 PM	#59 (permalink)
Calindor Daeva Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Class: Cleric Legion: Tempest Race: Elyos	There will be both Euro and NA servers, if people dont speak english then they can go on the euro servers. Its just for people who have clans and friends on a diff server and want to play with them, or maybe someone works odd hours and wants a server that will peak during their active time of the day.

06-21-2008, 12:42 PM	#60 (permalink)
LethalGT Daeva Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada. Character: Lethal Class: Gladiator Legion: Above The System. Race: Elyos	But euro's aren't restricted from going onto NA servers to play with there online friends, correct? __________________ Thanks to Chaos_Theory for the amazing sig.

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