The green/yellow/red status on a server measures bandwidth, not population. After the server upgrades a year and a half (or so) ago, it's rare to find them in the yellow except for events such as Winter or DoubleXP. The same population we had before no longer causes as much strain on the network. That's a GOOD thing!
Don't ask for red, because that's when people start getting disconnected and zones start shutting down.
It's possible for a server to reach it's population cap and turn gray (full), before the bandwidth even gets into the red. This is also a GOOD thing!
Even after the server upgrade freedom was still in the yellow regularly. I remember virtue actually took freedoms number one spot for awhile and was in the yellow more often than freedom. To me its pretty obvious the population is smaller than it was when the server was upgraded. Back then a search on prime time would show 1000 people online. Now I'm lucky if I see 500.
Finally in yellow after a very long time! We will see this when GR comes out and maybe red!
Uhhh, huh? When I just looked at it, it was green.
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I'm not saying the population didn't fall at least a little bit, but to use the server's color as an indication of that is just wrong. Yes, the servers used to go into the yellow all the time, but they are not supposed to.. which is partly why the servers were upgraded in the first place. Seeing them yellow only during events now is by design, and seeing any of them go red would be a BAD thing. You might see Red as meaning a very high population, but it really means instability and a poor gaming experience. Even the Devs have said it's possible for a single person to make a server go red (but most likely they'd be doing something malicious/illegal, lol). Likewise, a server can reach it's set population cap before it even goes into the red, which is also by design.|
Originally Posted by SmegHead
Even after the server upgrade freedom was still in the yellow regularly. I remember virtue actually took freedoms number one spot for awhile and was in the yellow more often than freedom. To me its pretty obvious the population is smaller than it was when the server was upgraded. Back then a search on prime time would show 1000 people online. Now I'm lucky if I see 500.
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/search is not really a good indication of population either. You have to remember the amount of spam we used to get and how many people used to /hide from searches to avoid getting added to spam-lists. Many people still have not turned that option back on after the recent e-mail options were added.
Wow, freedom is actually in the yellow today. 853 people online blue side unhidden. I haven't seen that in awhile... well besides double xp weekend of course.
So much for the DOOOOM.
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Wait....| /search is not really a good indication of population either. You have to remember the amount of spam we used to get and how many people used to /hide from searches to avoid getting added to spam-lists. Many people still have not turned that option back on after the recent e-mail options were added. |
They added email options?
You'll have to forgive me; I've been away for awhile. But you're right. Nearly all of my characters are on hide. I don't imagine I'm that uncommon.
Freedom's under medium load as of this writing. Good job guys! That's the first time I've seen Freedom in yellow in...weeks if not months. Now come on and root for red!
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