Drunkenpig Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 QFT A server merge I would HATE. EQ did it, and I lost EVERY SINGLE ONE of my characters names. Whereas allowing transfers to be done to a server *I* wish, I can make sure the name(s) I care about are available there first. And, before anyone says names don't matter, that's fine. They don't to you. They do to some of us. Server transfers? Yes, please. Server Merging? Hell, no! they can fix the name issue by allowing surnames, separated by a period. LIke they do in Tera. They could allow more people per planet by using channels. like they do in Tera. But they dont know how to run an MMO. It's too bad. Good story lines, good graphics, good gameplay. Bad management... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinlynn Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 As long as people have the option of changing their toons name, including legacy, then name issues are a non-factor. We did this with SWG and worked great. Game thrived until the end after the transfers / merges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriTrk Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 i dont care about names, whats the problem with people arguing pages over pages for that we want to feel that we play an MMO, not everyone is playing on fatman or tofd you can change my chars name to all random what so ever i dont care and give me a better server.... it is not cool when 20 people on republic fleet with 1 lvl 50 wz running at peak hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arieswar Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Names dont matter i dont care if i have to name my self fuzzy bunny aslong as we all can enjoy the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illgot Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) you can rename all my characters Bob1, Bob2, Bob3, for all I care as long as I can play with other people. In other MMOs they allow you to keep your name but add a suffix denoting the server you came from. Such as BobKC for Bob from Kass City. Edited April 26, 2012 by illgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I've been in a WZ Q for 25 minutes... I'm not gonna get a pop before I have to leave. Thankfully, I love sitting on the fleet and doing nothing. Need more people on servers. This isn't an MMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagovee Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I rarely post on these forums at all but at this point I have to say...... MERGE THE DANG SERVERS!!! I mean unless you are purposely trying to run people off, what the heck??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedip_enguin Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I rarely post on these forums at all but at this point I have to say...... MERGE THE DANG SERVERS!!! I mean unless you are purposely trying to run people off, what the heck??? They're afraid they'll lose subs/new players if they merge, so they're not doing it, meaning that they're losing subs/new players. It makes perfect sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosdefined Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I am somewhat interested, he says in the interview that they're doing everything and anything to get more people playing... Was the Rakghoul Plague event their best idea, more so than Cross-Server Group Finders or Server Merges or Server Transfers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkenpig Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I am somewhat interested, he says in the interview that they're doing everything and anything to get more people playing... Was the Rakghoul Plague event their best idea, more so than Cross-Server Group Finders or Server Merges or Server Transfers? yes, apparently so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarazar Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 The lack of a good cross server LFG option, rail system content, and dead servers has pushed me to unsub today. It's a shame too since I planned on playing this game for many many years. I may come back later on if I don't find something better, but I usually don't re-visit mmo's that I leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logankeepes Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 i started out wanting a server transfer really bad but as time has passed and the game has developed, i really am not that interested. originally i wanted my lvl 41 guardian moved from colonel tobin to the harbinger so i could continue to use him, but since 1.2 i have wanted nothing more than a sith pureblood guardian, so i think i'll just level up a juggernaut to 50 as a SP, and then reroll a guardian pureblood. the only character i really want to move now is my lvl 29 scoundrel, but i can reroll and be lvl 29 in no time. i'll transfer over a few characters if it's free, but if i have to pay 25 dollars i'll pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shwizer Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 If somethng isn't done about server pop soon I will be leaving as well. There were 22 on Reb side last night in Fleet. At one point I was the only one on Voss. This is not a MMO it's a single player game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saviocm Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Bioware, stop being so stubborn and just merge the servers. The way things are, i'm close to getting squatter's rights on my server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMithran Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 If somethng isn't done about server pop soon I will be leaving as well. There were 22 on Reb side last night in Fleet. At one point I was the only one on Voss. This is not a MMO it's a single player game I agree. On the server The Constant it's impossible to get a pvp game during off-peak hours and even during peak it's a long wait. I'd like to see an official response to this soon. The longer Bioware waits to take action, the more people will continue to leave and the problem on low-pop servers will continue to get worse. I like this game but I am really starting to get frustrated. Merge some of the low-pop servers until they have a comparable population to the higher pop ones. Everyone pays the same subscription fee, they should be entitled to a similar user experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzenorath Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Please allow either mergers or server transfers. Also, if mergers worry people for names sake priority, then create a new empty server where 2-3 servers will "merge" into. First transfer, first served. Just like when the game launched, whoever got into the game first got to pick names first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsalcedo Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Ok, just a warning im so *********** angry. ALLOW TRANSFER OR MERGE ALREADY. I'm so sick and tired of login into an empty server, where I see the same people PvP'ing. The same server that has 3 guilds that can even do 16 man raids, 2 of which can clear NMM and won't accept new players, because they are full and want to be that guild that pushing content on the server. Its ******** that us players on smaller servers have to put up w/ this crap especially when a new content patch is coming out. Players on small servers are going to be left behind. WAITING A MONTH+ IS UNACCEPTABLE BIOWARE. Just leave or restar on Fatman or new server. Is not hard to hit 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkenpig Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Just leave or restar on Fatman or new server. Is not hard to hit 50. /sigh. Sure. Do it all over. WAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I made an alt on Fatman just in case... but I'm a Warlord, why would I wanna start over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeramieCrowe Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Seems like almost every server is low population. At Peak hours, there are not many people on any one server. Rift had this issue, and in the beginning, they shut down servers, and allowed people to merge to other servers. It's odd that it takes hours at lvl 50 for a PVP game to pop, as there is hardly anyone on the servers. They also need to implement CROSS REALM Ques. WOW did this, and was a huge success. For any new MMO not to include this off the bat, is beyond bizarre to me. I think Bioware is too focused on fixing bugs than getting these servers in line. Wish I never leveled on what is now a "Low POP" server, as most of the time I feel like this is a single player game. Bioware, what say you? Doubt there will be one, as it's not needed. Free server transfers, however, are coming, have already started, and will fix the issue of lower concurrent playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanxxx Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Doubt there will be one, as it's not needed. Free server transfers, however, are coming, have already started, and will fix the issue of lower concurrent playing. If they have already started then it's hard to understand the delay in offering it to the vast majority of the userbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacmanChampion Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) This is not a MMO it's a single player game Lvling from 1 ta 30 I have to agree. Merges NEED to happen soon, names are non issue for anyone over the (mental) age of 5. Edited April 26, 2012 by PacmanChampion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeramieCrowe Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) If they have already started then it's hard to understand the delay in offering it to the vast majority of the userbase. All at once?? With a population like TOR has across all servers? Do you WANT the servers to crash? There doesn't exist hardware on this PLANET that can take that kind of load... Edited April 26, 2012 by JeramieCrowe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Free server transfers, however, are coming, have already started, and will fix the issue of lower concurrent playing. Where are these free server transfers you speak of? Already started? Do you mean the Australian servers? 'Cause I never heard of transfers happening right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeramieCrowe Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Where are these free server transfers you speak of? Already started? Do you mean the Australian servers? 'Cause I never heard of transfers happening right now... Check the dev tracker. Stephen Reid has stated several times how APAC is the beginning of server transfers for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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