Server!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:39 am

Most of the ppl I know like in my cs clan/old ac2 guild, etc will probably be playing on the Ragnorok server, plus its probably the most english speaking server out there.

so vinny's hopes and dreams of meeting a single japanese female who likes anime are diminished by | | much

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:39 am

Yeah I mentioned this in another thread.

If you can get us a WP then I'm sure we'd all be for that. Otherwise it's probably the last server anyone would ever get into.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:51 am

need twinkies!

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:54 am

dave's random posting seem to be picking up lately. I'm just waiting 'til the long threads of spankdom return and it takes over the board.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:55 am

ownz0rf needs but a small blood sacrifice to awaken. be fourtofivewarned

tasheren · Post by **tasheren** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:56 am

quantus wrote:dave's random posting seem to be picking up lately. I'm just waiting 'til the long threads of spankdom return and it takes over the board.

Like Joe sucks? hehe

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:18 pm

Me, I'm all for waiting a few days and seeing if they add another server or two to keep up with demand.

tasheren · Post by **tasheren** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:20 pm

For me that doesn't really matter because i'm getting the world pass. So that means I won't have control over my server anyway

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:35 pm

Jeeb has some blank JP accounts so we are doing some experiment. Creating character over and over and see where we will be random to.

Since Saturrday all the way till yesterday we always end up in only between 2 servers. Bismarck and Valefor.
We did some searching. The minimum players during japanese morning time (PST afternoon) was around 300 and the peak time has around 2,600 players. The world pass costs 650 gil. That's not so empty for me.

BUT.. We continue our experiment this morning and the result changed totally, very dissapointing..... We get random to ALL servers including Ragnarok and Bahamut. And most of the servers, WP cost at least 800 gil. Ragnarok and Bahamut especially WP cost up to 1200 gil.

Not only there's no new server openning up, they don't even care if new NA players to go to over populated worlds now.

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:35 pm

Not sure what that means, exactly.

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:38 pm

Alan wrote:Yeah I mentioned this in another thread.

If you can get us a WP then I'm sure we'd all be for that. Otherwise it's probably the last server anyone would ever get into.

I guess it means that Alan is correct, modulo maybe they have extra-randomized the server selection.

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:39 pm

I guess it also means while Ragnorak has the most English players, it also has the most players, period. Don't know that that is very good.

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:39 pm

Paul's friend and Dave's CS clan should all go to Fairy.

Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:42 pm

Question: what happens when Dave's clan is on Ragnorak and Paul's friend is on Midgardsormr?

VLSmooth · Post by **VLSmooth** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:45 pm

A swirling inter-dimensional vortex of massive cosmic energies and destruction?

I dunno

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:50 pm

after playing on AC2 and low server pops, I'd much rather play on a larger server regardless. I think i read that server pops went from 400 min to 3000 peak, which depending on world size, might be ok) besides, japanese have their “peak” time during our down time so with the flood of englsih players, language shouldnt be much of a problem.

not even sure if its ragnarok or not, but most likely.

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:51 pm

I read a post that some guy called POL this morning and asked them about new servers, and they said they were waiting a few weeks before deciding whether to bring them up, depending on how well the US release goes. Also he said that the guy said (yes, very reliable info) they'd provide WPs to NA players who wanted to switch over.

All hearsay. Overall I don't think it'll be a huge deal which server we go to. Ragnarok may have the numbers but overpopulated servers have their own problems. I played DAOC on the highest avg pop server, and while there was always RvR going on (a plus), good spots were always overcamped (a minus), and groups weren't necessarily any easier to find.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:54 pm

so would characters get moved over? or just stating off on a clean server?

oh and im not sure, but apparently:

NOTES
WorldPasses can only be used on ONE ACCOUNT, and the WorldPass will be effective for 7 Earth days from the time the WorldPass was purchased.
A WorldPass for a particular server can only be purchased by someone whom already has a character on that server.

Within the 7 days after the purchase, the account that uses the WorldPass will have the default server set to the server for the WorldPass used for all new character creations.

After the 7 day period, the default server set for all new character creations will be the server of the Primary Anchor Character.
Using the character that purchased the WorldPass, within the 7 day period, you may return to the person who sold you the WorldPass to obtain the same number again, in case you wrote it down incorrectly.

which seems to me like, each pass allows up to 5 characters per ACCOUNT, so even whoever starts 1st needs to buy for someone else, who in turn, buys for the next, etc etc until we're all on the server.

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:47 pm

We shouldn't worry too much, the Japanese will welcome us with open arms!

If it is roman type, much Japanese can read. Japanese people welcome the more industrious one.

np. many player read romaji. but write few slow

Many Japanese believe that many of Americans are good sense-people. But, since Japanese people are very cautious, if there is at least one rude person, they will have a superfluous warning. However, if it turns out that you are not rude, they will be kind very much.

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:50 pm

Dave wrote:
NOTES
WorldPasses can only be used on ONE ACCOUNT, and the WorldPass will be effective for 7 Earth days from the time the WorldPass was purchased.
A WorldPass for a particular server can only be purchased by someone whom already has a character on that server.

Within the 7 days after the purchase, the account that uses the WorldPass will have the default server set to the server for the WorldPass used for all new character creations.

After the 7 day period, the default server set for all new character creations will be the server of the Primary Anchor Character.
Using the character that purchased the WorldPass, within the 7 day period, you may return to the person who sold you the WorldPass to obtain the same number again, in case you wrote it down incorrectly.
which seems to me like, each pass allows up to 5 characters per ACCOUNT, so even whoever starts 1st needs to buy for someone else, who in turn, buys for the next, etc etc until we're all on the server.

I think I remember reading somewhere that they were changing (or have changed already) to allowing up to 5 different accounts with one WP.