Either servers were upgraded, or not many people for Dbl XP?


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I've been enjoying double experience weekend this entire weekend. I've noticed though since the last time I remember ALL the servers were yellow and Freedom was in red and sometimes locked. (I believe Virtue too at peak times) -- This weekend most servers still appear green. Was capacity increased on most servers or are we seeing a smaller playerbase? Did anyone take any numbers or anything unofficial this weekend?

I am generally curious and no this not a DOOM post I am generally wondering. I haven't had a problem finding a team but then again I am on Freedom.


 

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I was going to ask where all the usual negative posts during a Double XP weekend went. It's so quiet on the forums.


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I wouldn't be surprised if they upgraded the servers a bit. They had to be as tired of Freedom melting down as the Freedom players were.


 

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Oddly enough it was Protector and Champion faltering. But yeah - the number of people is actually up, they're instanced remember, so you're still not gonna see them in a /search.


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I was going to ask where all the usual negative posts during a Double XP weekend went. It's so quiet on the forums.
Probably because the forums were down. All the obsessive complainers aren't back yet... give it a week


 

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Also, isn't Aion beta this weekend?
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Also, isn't Aion beta this weekend?
Yup, there is.

My other thought was that people planned ahead some this time and have characters on other server too ... but then I realized that was a silly thought.


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It's also possible that with the AE and Patrol XP offering increased leveling speed options, double XP just doesn't have the draw it used to.
Yes I was saying just that exact thing to my sg buddies yesterday when one of them commented that there wasn't as many people playing as he expected. I mean if people can lvl at 10 times the normal speed in the AE why on earth would they be excited by a weekend of 2x.

That being said it is a great weekend for people interested in normal teaming. We've had a great time so far. Although I must admit to being a little surprised at how laggy the server has been considering the numbers weren't THAT much higher and the server (Infinity) never showed more than a light load.


 

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To be honest, I wonder if most players who only use AE and spam Atlas Park have even realised they are getting double exp


 

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Yes I was saying just that exact thing to my sg buddies yesterday when one of them commented that there wasn't as many people playing as he expected. I mean if people can lvl at 10 times the normal speed in the AE why on earth would they be excited by a weekend of 2x.
Cos AE gets double XP, so then they'd get 20x.


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No complaints because there hasn't been much to complain about. Pinnacle is stable, and that's all I've tried, and there hasn't been anyone bugging me with farms and bridges and all the other civic infrastructure crap. Good times all around


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No complaints because there hasn't been much to complain about. Pinnacle is stable, and that's all I've tried, and there hasn't been anyone bugging me with farms and bridges and all the other civic infrastructure crap. Good times all around
In fairness, being a small server, we really don't ever have the phenomenon of being utterly bombarded with farm requests. Even in Atlas Park, it's not that bad. And bridge spam more or less died off once disabling XP became an option.


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I noticed the same thing on Freedom. Looks like a normal weekend so far. Only two Atlas Parks also. I expected 5 of them like PI used to be on 2xXP weekend.

But then, there are never more than two...and there used to be more than two PI's on a regular basis. So maybe there is an upgrade in there.


 

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Well I noticed almost noone in Atlas Park 2 on Freedom. But Atlas Park 1 AE is over packed causing many a Hard crash or general DC.

But i'm going with less people. It isn't the red/greyed servers that tell the story its the market. No massive spikes in enhancements, where people pay 5x the going rate.

Plus not seeing any more than normal amounts of people logged in from my SG's.


 

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Having already received an angry e-mail from someone in this situation, I'm pretty sure the lower numbers are the result of this being a Double XP weekend that is also NOT a "reactivation weekend".

Truth lies here.


 

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Having already received an angry e-mail from someone in this situation, I'm pretty sure the lower numbers are the result of this being a Double XP weekend that is also NOT a "reactivation weekend".

Truth lies here.

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Option C for you!


 

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Having already received an angry e-mail from someone in this situation, I'm pretty sure the lower numbers are the result of this being a Double XP weekend that is also NOT a "reactivation weekend".

Truth lies here.
Y'know, that never even crossed my mind. It does make the most sense, actually.


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Bless the devs, but I'd need a shareholder report to verify the claim of increased population. After all, we don't know what metric is being used. Trust but verify.

I doubt a server upgrade as no such announcement has been made (and they surely would announce such a positive development).

Last Double XP Weekend Freedom frequently went grey, and Virtue dipped in every now and then too. Not so much this time around. I don't think Freedom has gone grey even once.

I guess AE really has killed the game? lol J/K!


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I don't know about everyone else, but as a Freedom server player I'm applying the lesson from the last few double exp weekends and avoiding CoX at all costs. I was under the assumption that AE was going to make it hundreds of times worse.

Guess I was wrong...


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