I am so fucking happy that i can only drunkpost to express my true feelings

[cd288]

Originally Posted by vossiewulf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What the marketing weasels put out usually bears little resemblance to what the engineers say. Probably has improved since I was in the games industry, but back then we all had problems with clueless marketing weasels who had zero experience or background in games.

Weasel: How many people per server?
Engineer: It's designed for roughly 500 people each.
Weasel: Hmmm that sounds low, what can they REALLY support? At maximum?
Engineer: I'm I dunno, maybe 1500, but the experience would be terr...
Weasel: RIGHT! 1500 it is.

Classic era generally had over 1k per server by the months leading up to Kunark. Someone posted some evidence in another thread, I could try to find it

[PabloEdvardo]

Originally Posted by vossiewulf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What the marketing weasels put out usually bears little resemblance to what the engineers say. Probably has improved since I was in the games industry, but back then we all had problems with clueless marketing weasels who had zero experience or background in games.

Weasel: How many people per server?
Engineer: It's designed for roughly 500 people each.
Weasel: Hmmm that sounds low, what can they REALLY support? At maximum?
Engineer: I'm I dunno, maybe 1500, but the experience would be terr...
Weasel: RIGHT! 1500 it is.

I guess you're also forgetting when they showed population numbers in the login screen.

[KansasComrade]

Originally Posted by Polycaster [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sounds like your life is nothing but playing video games and drug use. You might want to turn your judgmental eye inward.

I believe that is called “living the dream”.

[Jauna]

Most of the people replying are in denial about how good they can have it but choose not to because its "something new"

[Jauna]

Originally Posted by PabloEdvardo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I guess you're also forgetting when they showed population numbers in the login screen.

This was just the first few servers at literal almost maximum capacity because server listing was alphabetical with (probably) no way to change it.

Was a terrible terrible experience being on Bertox as a teenager when:
each orc camp in WC had two groups cycling each spawn cycle
befallen actually had people in it
Nro picked clean
Oasis having 4 orc camps
Each bird house in SK its camp
each spire in SK its own camp
backdoor hidden super secret ICQ/roger wilco cartels that had hermit and bards perma camped
each room in highkeep being its own camp
the list can go on but the terris or 7th hammer split happened round this time to me