Priori Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hi there guys, I was not playing the game for three months because I was away and even had a hard time finding my security key. Today I finally found it and logged in... I couldnt belive my eyes...the server I am on : Dxun battle circle...almost empty. I was the ONLY person on the republic fleet even on sith fleet. No one was there. I am shaking even as I write this message. What happened? I mean I heard rumors that its bad...but this bad? No one was there...horrible feeling. Then I went to server section and only a few servers in Europe were online others were locked. Does it mean they are completely empty? I am thinking of character server transfer but is this even possible? Sorry I was out of the loop for a long time. Does server transfer affect my characters somehow? Thank you and I am really sorry this happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNCommand Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 You missed the character transfer it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWJon Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 It's not you - Bioware did soft server merges a couple months ago. You can still transfer your character to any of their pre-selected servers. They will "force" merge you sometime this summer, though. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWagner Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 All characters were transfer to 'x' servers. Origin servers are empty, because they will be closed down/locked (as you clearly saw). Only playable to people who are still on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turjake Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hi there guys, I was not playing the game for three months because I was away and even had a hard time finding my security key. Today I finally found it and logged in... I couldnt belive my eyes...the server I am on : Dxun battle circle...almost empty. I was the ONLY person on the republic fleet even on sith fleet. No one was there. I am shaking even as I write this message. What happened? I mean I heard rumors that its bad...but this bad? No one was there...horrible feeling. Then I went to server section and only a few servers in Europe were online others were locked. Does it mean they are completely empty? I am thinking of character server transfer but is this even possible? Sorry I was out of the loop for a long time. Does server transfer affect my characters somehow? Thank you and I am really sorry this happened. Check the character transfer FAQ. And then log into your account (where you pay for example) and move your characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallywaffles Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Yes, all the servers were consolidated into I think 12 for north america. The populations are actually much better now. Transfers are only to select servers of the same type so all your friends who still play should be there when you arrive. See http://www.swtor.com/support/helpcenter/5268 for how to transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grombrinda Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 now is the time to camp spawn points or rare items since you are alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirata_Kal Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 now is the time to camp spawn points or rare items since you are alone Thumbs up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealCandyMan Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I wouldn't worry about transferring right now. The destination servers are already losing their population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayla_Felana Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) I wouldn't worry about transferring right now. The destination servers are already losing their population. Lol no, my server's numbers have increased and my guild get five new members a day due to the influx and increasing population, we almost always have two full instances of fleet. Edited August 12, 2012 by Rayla_Felana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugotz Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I wouldn't worry about transferring right now. The destination servers are already losing their population. Yeah, it is starting to show. Pop's are coming down since the transfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealCandyMan Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) Lol no, my server's numbers have increased and my guild get five new members a day due to the influx and increasing population, we almost always have two full instances of fleet. At peak, ya. I play on the Bastion and we used to have 3 instances on fleet pretty much all the time. Now we have about 170 (at most, hovers around 120 a lot) on fleet during non peak hours and maybe 2 instances during peak. Edited August 12, 2012 by TheRealCandyMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuragisama Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I wouldn't worry about transferring right now. The destination servers are already losing their population. That's comforting... Though the last time I checked out TORStatus, I wouldnt doubt it. The overall change was like -2.something. With most servers being like -0.20 to -0.40... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andryah Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) Hi there guys, I was not playing the game for three months because I was away and even had a hard time finding my security key. Today I finally found it and logged in... I couldnt belive my eyes...the server I am on : Dxun battle circle...almost empty. I was the ONLY person on the republic fleet even on sith fleet. No one was there. I am shaking even as I write this message. What happened? I mean I heard rumors that its bad...but this bad? No one was there...horrible feeling. Then I went to server section and only a few servers in Europe were online others were locked. Does it mean they are completely empty? I am thinking of character server transfer but is this even possible? Sorry I was out of the loop for a long time. Does server transfer affect my characters somehow? Thank you and I am really sorry this happened. MMOs are constantly changing. The first rule when returning to one is to read up on the news and FAQs since you last played. Takes about 30 minutes, saves lots of confusion. Maybe scan the major patch notes as well, unless you are fine with being surprised. Edited August 12, 2012 by Andryah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebonynight Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I wouldn't worry about transferring right now. The destination servers are already losing their population. My server is doing great. My Rep and Imp guilds are huge and adding on a daily basis. No issues there. Lots of people playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealCandyMan Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 My server is doing great. My Rep and Imp guilds are huge and adding on a daily basis. No issues there. Lots of people playing. I never said a lot weren't playing. I said they were going down from what they were 1-2 weeks after server transfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCummerbund Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I never said a lot weren't playing. I said they were going down from what they were 1-2 weeks after server transfers. I agree. Before the transfers, I never bothered putting green items on the GTN, because they never sold. I stuck to blue and purple items. Then, after the transfers, most of my blue stuff sold within hours, so I started putting green stuff on again. It all sold too. Over the past few weeks, my green items started selling less and less frequently. Now it doesn't sell at all. And, btw, I sell everything at the recommended price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeda Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Lol no, my server's numbers have increased and my guild get five new members a day due to the influx and increasing population, we almost always have two full instances of fleet. Ever think why you are getting 5 new members a day? It couldnt be because those people guilds have all quit so they are trying to find another one could it. . The only reason the population seems better is because they took all the people on all the servers and pushed them into 23 servers (not counting Australian servers since they didnt get a merge). So server populations did increase but the total players did not. Even the destination servers are getting lower and lower. You almost always have 2 full fleets . Let me ask you this, a month ago I bet you always had 2 full fleets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayla_Felana Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 At peak, ya. At peak every night, not just Fridays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daethorz Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 The real question is What Dident happen? and the answer, Bioware did not create a unique game that people want to stick around for, and then they went silent to only feed our distrust and place a bag of anvils on their own game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkZeron Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Bioware pulled a Funcom (which is the greatest deed achievable by any MMO company). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealCandyMan Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 No, if they're losing population, it's because idiots like you that want the game to die spread rumors like this. You think people will leave the game depending on what someone says on this forum rather than experiencing it for themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCummerbund Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 You think people will leave the game depending on what someone says on this forum rather than experiencing it for themselves? Sadly, yes. This forum and the newbie forum are filled with quotes like "Should I keep playing?" and "Should I come back?" You'd think you could answer those sorts of questions yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkirus Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Sadly, yes. This forum and the newbie forum are filled with quotes like "Should I keep playing?" and "Should I come back?" You'd think you could answer those sorts of questions yourself. The great majority can and do. You sometimes have a few who seem to be too dependent on what other's think and feel about a game. But the amount of negative posts on these forums have had very, very little impact at all in why so many have unsubbed. I mean..you can go to WoW's forums and read all kinds of negative posts about that game, yet WoW is doing fine. Sure they lost 1.1 million subs the last quarter..which is only 10% of thier sub base. Which Blizzard did most of that to themselves with the release of D3. Lets see what it is after thier next expansion is released. And on thier forums for years they had a lot of negative posts , even while they were gaining subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigronx Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I wouldn't worry about transferring right now. The destination servers are already losing their population. Mine has been steady since mergers ....so this isnt the case for all servers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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