Question regarding server split

OldManNoPants · #1 11-05-2014, 02:22 AM

So, supposing p99 continues to grow with Velious being released etc. etc. Has a blue server split ever been proposed / discussed / imagined? All I see in my first few days of playing are higher lvls bitching about complicated raid rotations and over camping of certain areas. If the numbers supported it, would a server split alleviate some issues?

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Latege · #2 11-05-2014, 02:33 AM

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OldManNoPants · #3 11-05-2014, 02:35 AM

OldManNoPants · #4 11-05-2014, 02:36 AM

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OldManNoPants · #5 11-05-2014, 02:37 AM

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Oleris · #6 11-05-2014, 03:05 AM

Chest(sp?) proposed a competitive server and a rotation server during the super cast. They discussed that the funds could be raised in a day in a half to fund the server costs, but no logistical discussion as far as rules other than transfers and rotations were talked about.

Nuggie · #7 11-05-2014, 03:06 AM

Tldr version: 2nd blue server isn't necessary.

The last I heard the goal was having two servers. Red and blue. Red will at some point have a secondary teams server for a while. But they will likely be merged and keep the most popular rule set.

I think hardware has advanced enough in the last 15 years that we won't overload the servers in that manner. I also think when velious drops we will see a spike in population that will eventually dwindle down, so we won't overload playable content in that manner.

kaev · #8 11-05-2014, 03:43 AM

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Tldr version: 2nd blue server isn't necessary.

The last I heard the goal was having two servers. Red and blue. Red will at some point have a secondary teams server for a while. But they will likely be merged and keep the most popular rule set.

I think hardware has advanced enough in the last 15 years that we won't overload the servers in that manner. I also think when velious drops we will see a spike in population that will eventually dwindle down, so we won't overload playable content in that manner.

When you've got maybe 10% of the total player population playing red regularly (and that's counting all those who play both blue and red as red), is "most popular" really the proper way to describe "least despised"?

Secrets · #9 11-05-2014, 06:51 AM

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Chest(sp?) proposed a competitive server and a rotation server during the super cast. They discussed that the funds could be raised in a day in a half to fund the server costs, but no logistical discussion as far as rules other than transfers and rotations were talked about.

Chest isn't a GM, and I think making a second blue server is farfetched until Velious is done, and even then, the only reason to do so would be a custom content/resetting progression server split.

Nilbog has talked about this in another thread as a possibility where you'd have a progressive blue server that gets funneled into a custom content blue server when the game is 'beat' and everything is dead in Velious, with that custom content blue server being an extension of classic. But again, not confirmed.

arsenalpow · #10 11-05-2014, 07:27 AM

Obviously I'm not a GM, I'm just trying to find a solution to the current raid scene issues. I feel like no one is happy with the system at this point. Class C tolerated the system because you gotta get pixels and 80% of class R guilds don't even go near the FFA scene.