Discussion: One game, one global server access

Well.. In case the devs are a little stuck with their SQL...

Code:

DELETE UserAccounts
WHERE  TrialAccount = TRUE
AND      AccountActive = FALSE
AND      ExpiredDatetime < DATEADD(d, -60, GETDATE()) 
 
UPDATE UserAccounts
SET      GlobalName = GlobalName + '_US'
WHERE  TrialAccount = TRUE
AND      USAccount = TRUE
 
UPDATE UserAccounts
SET      GlobalName = GlobalName + '_EU'
WHERE  TrialAccount = TRUE
AND      USAccount = FALSE

That'll fix 80% of the problems off the bat!

Floaty, give the Shadowe back his wise

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

seniority would be more equitable than what they're proposing.

Still, be happy they're taking the logical step of merging NA and EU and don't sweat an annoying detail too much.

It irritating, sure, but the benefits more than compensate.

Sorry if this has been brought up, but I really don't want to go through 10 pages to see if it was.
Can we also get a free server transfer for a week or two either before this happens or when it happens?

Two Words:

Server Reduction


Once all 15 servers are there, we'll likely see a server reduction to follow. Maybe not immediately, but it will happen.

I know most won't agree with this statement, and the devs would deny it, but time will prove it out.

If the devs merge two servers the only time a character would need a name change is if a player was using the same name on both servers. That is if you go with a playername@globalname setup.

The way names are set up now, when/IF the devs merge two servers the majority of names on the second server(the server that's going bye-bye) are getting changed.

After playing for well over 5 years without letting my account lapse, you are telling me I could lose my Global name, to someone that may not be playing the game anymore, is quite franky disgusting. I will be appauled if that happens, talk about how to annoy your loyal userbase in the EU in one nice easy move.

So what do we get back in return, the offer to play on other servers, WOW thats nice of NCsoft. Most EU players will still probably have free slots on the server that they mostly play on and why do there play on that server. It's because there have in-game friends on that server and people will recognises them. Thus the extra servers are nothing in my opinion.

I have a Feeling if this goes ahead, then a lot of the Old EU player may quit for good, as I am thinking of doing that if these changes come about.

PS I don't normally bother with the boards as I get annoyed with my dylexica and messages like that take me an age to write, so u can work out how annoyed I am from that.

Interestingly my US account was already <myname>US since I assumed I couldn't have the same name on both US and EU accounts so account name, really not that fussed, nobody is going to see the EU<accountname> thing.

However I'll be peeved if I lose my global name, strangely enough I'm using my US account for the forums since it doesn't have the STUPID _EU on the end of it, it's the same person (me) just with different accounts.

Admittedly I am going to simply go through my US account and delete the hell out of most of my virtue characters AND change my global name the day before this goes through and switch it to Dr_Mech allowing me hopefully to sail through with my global name intact.

So If I get this right, if a name collision occurs and you get a letter chopped off, Bright Spunky would be known as a Bright Spunk , or Magnifico The Cocky would be know as Magnifico The **** rofl.

Come up with a better way guys come on, this lacks imagination.