So no one has toons on ANY other server BUT Freedom? Im sorry but, Wah.
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So no one has toons on ANY other server BUT Freedom? Im sorry but, Wah.
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Agreed. It's really not that bad, or at least it wasn't for me tonight (Which is all I have to base an opinion on).
I was hoping I wouldn't be able to get back on when I decided to switch to my corr around 8:30 so I could take a break, but no such luck 
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Agreed x2 . Waiting on a server is an everyday thing in certain other games.... 
get out there, mingle on some other servers, i guarrentee you'll be able to get a great team on any of them this weekend
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LOL Freedom. That's why I left
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I posted this in another thread, but am going to cross-post here...
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Did the Devs not say something about increasing the load capacity of the servers to compensate for this?
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Yes. We upgraded our server hardware as part of our re-investment plan for City of Heroes/Villains, but the fact of the matter is that we've actually hit a new capacity threshhold.
To be clear....There are more players on Freedom now than have ever played on that server. Ever.
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Because data mining didn't show that people were transferring characters to Freedom and creating new ones and no one could guess that DXP would encourage more people on other servers to create alt characters on Freedom.....
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hm...not very happy about this either, nothing else really to say but the devs screwed the pooch.
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Yeah - the devs screwing the pooch really sounds like :
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To be clear....There are more players on Freedom now than have ever played on that server. Ever.
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*rolleyes*
And people shouldn't blame server transfers - I started new characters after hearing about RO - if someone is invited by someone on freedom to try the game guess where chances are they are told where to make their character?
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I posted this in another thread, but am going to cross-post here...
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Petitioned for forum violation
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Did the Devs not say something about increasing the load capacity of the servers to compensate for this?
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Yes. We upgraded our server hardware as part of our re-investment plan for City of Heroes/Villains, but the fact of the matter is that we've actually hit a new capacity threshhold.
To be clear....There are more players on Freedom now than have ever played on that server. Ever.
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Because data mining didn't show that people were transferring characters to Freedom and creating new ones and no one could guess that DXP would encourage more people on other servers to create alt characters on Freedom.....
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Or the fact that other people will go and create DXP alts on non-freedom servers because they know they will level fast and their friends are there...
Orc&Pie No.53230 There is an orc, and somehow, he got a pie. And you are hungry.
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Negaduck: I see you found the crumb. I knew you'd never notice the huge flag.
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If server transfers FROM Freedom were free, who would go?
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Maybe transfers FROM Freedom should be decided by popular vote?
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Then all the non-farmers would get voted off, right? According to some here, anyway.
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the notion that the client base should change to support a non-scalable server is just goofy.
to stagger the load you have to change the parameters of double xp weekend ~
the easy solution is an in game timer on each account. everyone gets X amount of predetermined double xp hours; same as a the concept of a nemi staff ~
this ALSO allows for those that work weekends to participate.
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when they've been doing free transfers to test for years.
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Ah yes, the free copy tool to test.
I wouldn't want that thing doing a transfer (which deletes the original) instead of just a copy with my characters. You?
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'Cut the reds some slack, I just got locked out of a STF but understand the major awesomeness that is Freedom. '
hell no. freedom's full of noobs taking up my server space
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And THAT is the core of this problem.
3 RWZs, 3 PIs. Devs, do you think they're there to admire the rich urban detail?
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Simply putting a temporary level limit on PI for the duration of the 2xXP weekend would make a big difference to this. You don't get n00bs in the RWZ (unless they've just come from PI).
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3. If the engine can handle more people, then let it. LET it get to that point where the lag and rubberbanding starts affecting everyone, because then it's affecting EVERYONE HERE, instead of locking out longtime players who just had the misfortune of having to come home from work and have dinner before logging in to find the place locked, and all the PL maps being maxed out.
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Don't you think they could be doing things this way because they don't want the servers to crash like they did in previous 2x events? Crashing is bad. It causes DB corruption and lost progress. You don't want to crash.
Now, if your real problem is that barring the gate to some while many can still play isn't egalitarian enough for you, I have another suggestion. It's one I made earlier but no one seemed to like it when it was purely hypothetical, maybe it's time to try again. If the server fills up, turn it off and leave it off. No gates, no queue's, just blissful silence. Make everyone go play on a different server.
That's fair for everyone, right?
Those are the options people: let the server crash, cap the number of folks who can log in at once so it doesn't crash, or turn it off. The dev's obviously (and rightfully) don't want option #1 to happen anymore, so the choice is between #2 and #3. Which would you rather see?
Im going to log 3 accounts into Freedom, tomorrow and go RP in my one room base, earning no xp but adding to cap. So, you all, can cry......some......moar.
I'm kind of baffled why anyone that doesn't play on Freedom normally even has an opinion on this?
Not locked out of your toons? Good for you. Go play them.
I'm in agreement with the "let them run laggy if they have to" side of things. And yes, if they servers crash, then let them. Maybe the inf farmers and other "just started and/or transferred to Freedom this week" would go somewhere else.
My biggest wish for the Double XP and new Issue releases? For the love of all that is holy, STOP ADVERSTISING IT TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T PLAY ANYMORE. Wait a few weeks after a new issue. Don't tell them about double xp. Do people honestly think that the majority of these new players will be here next weekend? They won't. They'll be heading back to WoW or some other game and wait for the next double XP weekend. It's pathetic that they cater to these losers that do nothing to support this game.
I'm starting to think that they should prioritize login rights for by registration date and how current your subscription is. Oh, been playing for 36 months nonstop? Come right in, and thank your for your patronage. Started playing in 2005 but haven't logged in for 8 months? Well, we'll put you in a queue until things free up a bit.
I'm sorry, but "play on another server" holds no water. My SG, base, and friends are here. I don't want to start over somewhere else. I don't want to level up a level 1 toon when I want to play my lvl 41 TA/A defender that is a pain to level.
Go back to your low population server and play how you want. Until you get locked out of your home server, please just go away.
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I got locked out of Freedom. I was so mad I made a female wookie peacebringer on champion.
then I cried as all my JFS was on Freedom havin a ball 
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I got locked out of Freedom. I was so mad I made a female wookie peacebringer on champion.
then I cried as all my JFS was on Freedom havin a ball
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Did the Devs not say something about increasing the load capacity of the servers to compensate for this?
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Yes. We upgraded our server hardware as part of our re-investment plan for City of Heroes/Villains, but the fact of the matter is that we've actually hit a new capacity threshhold.
To be clear....There are more players on Freedom now than have ever played on that server. Ever.
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Ok, in a fair response and hopefully a good idea, may I make a suggestion?
During any closed beta testing for any new issue release, you have the ability to lock certain people out, and allow certain people in.
I have noticed that on x2 XP weekend, alot of the people who are doing 2XP weekend are people who do not normally play the game or even have a constant active account. They only log in to farm, and when it is over, they go back to whatever lame game it is they played before coming to load up the servers.
In reference to this, is there a way this can be done to allow the regulars to log in freely while making the ones who do not regularly play be forced to wait for an empty spot?
I know this seems like a bit much, but in my mind and I am sure to alot of other regular players, this would seem a fair solution to the problem. If not now then maybe in the near future?
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So let me see if I understand...
Despite knowing that Freedom is the most populated server, despite knowing that during events like 2XP and Winter event and other events the population becomes large enough that the lag on the server prevents most people from playing...
Despite knowing all of this many of you decided to put all of your eggs in one basket by making all of your characters on just one, just ONE of the 11 servers. And that's somehow the Devs fault.
Have I got that right?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
Oh, no wait...
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
Take responsibility for your own actions and realize that making all of your characters all on the same server makes no sense. If some event happens, planned or unplanned you could then lose access to all of your characters. And THEN you can come to the forums and blame it on everyone except the person who is truly responsible.
YOU
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Borrow some capacity from the tumbleweed infested Vict'ry.
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Folks, the bottom line is that we've accommodated more people playing than we ever have before. In the last Double XP, the server would lag out and simply drop you or people would log in disgust over a poor play experience. The gameplay experience is significantly improved over that and with significantly more people playing.
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BRING ON THE SHARDLESS UNIVERSE! MUWAHAHAH
Seriously. 30-40k people at once on one server is nothing for Eve. That said, I'm glad I have bad enough Alt-itis to be on 6 different servers.
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I can't help but laugh at those that only have characters on freedom. There are benefits to playing on 2 or 3 different servers regularly.
One free Server Transfer token by acount would be cool
This is why I play on several Servers. I like Freedom and definitly enjoy that a lot of people play there, but at the same time mulitple Servers gives me a lot of space for characters and makes sure that if one or two are down, I still get to play. Of course my Global Pals have thinned...