If enough people leave..

Elemental_w - Heavens Tear
Elemental_w - Heavens Tear Posts: 111 Arc User
edited April 2012 in General Discussion
So if enough people are absent from the servers, do you think PWI would server merge?
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  • Blows - Dreamweaver
    Blows - Dreamweaver Posts: 57 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    b:sad
    So if enough people are absent from the servers, do you think PWI would server merge?

    Nope maybe that what they want is for people to leave on their own so the can close down game
  • Aedrian - Lost City
    Aedrian - Lost City Posts: 750 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    So if enough people are absent from the servers, do you think PWI would server merge?

    A part of me does hope so, that they make a big server that is PVE, so I can grind again.

    But my gut tells me that IF they ever do, they will make them a PVP with all the people from the PVP servers and a PVE one with all the PVE server players.

    Q le Q, I am inverted in many ways, such as reaching my level and gear on PVP and then wishing for a solace of pve, grinding paradise and a place where I can just say MAH MOBS at anyone who tries to steal my grinding spot, let them gather them and just AoE oneshoot every living creature. Without turning red and remaining untouchable.

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  • Kremia - Lost City
    Kremia - Lost City Posts: 507 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    b:sad

    Nope maybe that what they want is for people to leave on their own so the can close down game

    Nice theory
    it would explain lots of things
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  • Aedrian - Lost City
    Aedrian - Lost City Posts: 750 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Nice theory
    it would explain lots of things

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  • Sarrafeline - Sanctuary
    Sarrafeline - Sanctuary Posts: 4,661 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    b:sad

    Nope maybe that what they want is for people to leave on their own so the can close down game
    Nice theory
    it would explain lots of things

    TBH, I get the feeling that this is exactly what PWE wants.
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  • Windwake - Raging Tide
    Windwake - Raging Tide Posts: 31 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    So if enough people are absent from the servers, do you think PWI would server merge?
    They had to do this on PW Malay. Not sure if they'd attempt it here though. I remember they used to say "They are gonna shut down the server!" on the Malay version...but it's still up lol. I don't think they are planning on shutting PW down while they still can make some money off of it while providing little to no service.
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  • seitori
    seitori Posts: 1,328 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    So if enough people are absent from the servers, do you think PWI would server merge?

    b:pleased___LOOOOLZZZzzz!!!!! !!! !! ! b:chuckle


    What do ya mean.......b:sin__IF?! They LEAVE?!?!?b:dirtyb:laugh
  • Aedrian - Lost City
    Aedrian - Lost City Posts: 750 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    They had to do this on PW Malay. Not sure if they'd attempt it here though. I remember they used to say "They are gonna shut down the server!" on the Malay version...but it's still up lol. I don't think they are planning on shutting PW down while they still can make some money off of it while providing little to no service.

    Do you know if they merged to just one server (Mixing PVE and PVP) or keeping PVP and PVE people separated?
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  • Dylena - Raging Tide
    Dylena - Raging Tide Posts: 1,416 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I still consider server merges to be the only fix to the game at this point, we have by far to many servers up and not enough competitive players for each server.

    The only reason that factions dominate the map simply because if you can fill 80 people that wanted to win in TW and willing to gear up just for it then there was never enough on the other side to have the same will.

    The chance of them merging isn't really high and so..the game will remain less fun for endgame players.

    IMO there should only be 4 servers in total; 1 PVP and 1 of each destination (West Coast, East Coast and European)
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  • Fintan - Lost City
    Fintan - Lost City Posts: 1,245 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    So if enough people are absent from the servers, do you think PWI would server merge?

    The only ones able to merge would be the three West Coast PvE servers: http://pwi-wiki.perfectworld.com/index.php/Servers#Character_Name_Exclusiveness

    That means HT, Sanc, and Arch could be merged in the future.

    I guess that means this thread can be closed, since there's not much applying to the general populace. b:chuckle
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  • Aedrian - Lost City
    Aedrian - Lost City Posts: 750 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    T.T I want a merge, or to move to a PVE, I will slay anything with my name and come victorious, earning my name and travelling rights.

    Anything not to have trough the royal pain in the *** of trying to get another set of -9% / -12% chan gear
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  • _Nuriko_ - Lost City
    _Nuriko_ - Lost City Posts: 1,004 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Far as i can tell most people are leaving or will be leaving the game once a game not to be mentioned comes out.
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  • Foxy_Fiona - Heavens Tear
    Foxy_Fiona - Heavens Tear Posts: 217 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    They couldn't even figure out how to properly fix a game breaking bug. Do you really think they know how to merge servers? b:chuckle
  • Fintan - Lost City
    Fintan - Lost City Posts: 1,245 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    They couldn't even figure out how to properly fix a game breaking bug. Do you really think they know how to merge servers? b:chuckle

    PWE has no (direct) control over gameplay issues. They do have control over the servers, and the pain of a server join has already been done by another Perfect World licensee (the one many of the early PWI players came from). So, yes, I suspect they could pull it off.
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  • Cimon - Harshlands
    Cimon - Harshlands Posts: 279 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    just go to a private server there much better ran then theese servers and have actual customer support unlike the twits here who do nothing and lie to us all the time
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  • _Nerox_ - Dreamweaver
    _Nerox_ - Dreamweaver Posts: 753 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    just go to a private server there much better ran then theese servers and have actual customer support unlike the twits here who do nothing and lie to us all the time

    This^ +1, but I'll go to another game b:avoid
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  • XTrigger - Archosaur
    XTrigger - Archosaur Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    To be honest, they should have merged servers over a year ago, or not released Raging Tide and Arch servers.
  • sennosuke
    sennosuke Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Far as i can tell most people are leaving or will be leaving the game once a game not to be mentioned comes out.

    u mean G-W-2? b:question b:avoid b:laugh

    i heard that D3 was pretty good, too. the beta weekend event was awesome b:dirty
  • Otonio - Heavens Tear
    Otonio - Heavens Tear Posts: 78 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    b:sad

    Nope maybe that what they want is for people to leave on their own so the can close down game


    I think this is exactly what's happening. Maybe not so they can "close it down," per se, but they just don't care about this game anymore. They have newer and "better" games to worry about, and PWI is old and their client base here isn't a priority for them anymore. If they stop responding to customer service complaints and they jack up prices to force people to charge zen or stop buying, and they stop trying to rectify glitches and problems that were their own fault in the game, they're just running out the clock. They're probably just letting nature take its course, so to speak.
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  • /ork - Harshlands4
    /ork - Harshlands4 Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    sennosuke wrote: »
    u mean G-W-2? b:question b:avoid b:laugh

    i heard that D3 was pretty good, too. the beta weekend event was awesome b:dirty

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  • Jesusisback - Raging Tide
    Jesusisback - Raging Tide Posts: 480 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I so wish that Sanctuary and RT would merge. b:cry
  • Michael_Dark - Lost City
    Michael_Dark - Lost City Posts: 9,091 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    So if enough people are absent from the servers, do you think PWI would server merge?

    Nope. PWE has already said there will be no server merges.

    It's already too late. They should have started merging them sometime within the last 6 months to a year.

    They don't want players who spent money on one server to join with others. They want the servers to completely die first.
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  • unceuncerave
    unceuncerave Posts: 471 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    And then... one day.... you will be there all alone.... the best player in the game(and the last).... who then truely wins? The remaining player Duh.
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  • Hexalot - Dreamweaver
    Hexalot - Dreamweaver Posts: 871 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    They will not merge servers. They are probably gambling that when a server becomes destitute enough, its remaining players will hop on to the other more popular ones... and then proceed to charge zen to outfit their new toons all over again. They can then proceed to quietly shut that server down.
  • Desdi - Sanctuary
    Desdi - Sanctuary Posts: 8,680 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I suppose merging server would make things interesting.
    However, there are only 3 servers that seem to be capable of merging. It's beyond me why they did not apply this to the other servers as well.

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  • unceuncerave
    unceuncerave Posts: 471 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Brain Power seems to be lacking in the majority of the PWE staff as well as the community. making everyone else lose braincells and causing further retardation of the human race. HURRAY!
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  • Fintan - Lost City
    Fintan - Lost City Posts: 1,245 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I think this is exactly what's happening. Maybe not so they can "close it down," per se, but they just don't care about this game anymore. They have newer and "better" games to worry about, and PWI is old and their client base here isn't a priority for them anymore. If they stop responding to customer service complaints and they jack up prices to force people to charge zen or stop buying, and they stop trying to rectify glitches and problems that were their own fault in the game, they're just running out the clock. They're probably just letting nature take its course, so to speak.

    You're neglecting the fact that they have the same staff overall, and they're about as useful with their other games (if not less so), in my experience. Don't attribute to malice that which can be explained by sloth.

    I seriously don't know what PWE's dysfunction is, but they seriously need to correct it.
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  • Otonio - Heavens Tear
    Otonio - Heavens Tear Posts: 78 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    You're neglecting the fact that they have the same staff overall, and they're about as useful with their other games (if not less so), in my experience. Don't attribute to malice that which can be explained by sloth.

    I seriously don't know what PWE's dysfunction is, but they seriously need to correct it.

    I guess what just baffles me is the inconsistency of customer service. Besides PWI, I've only played FW fleetingly, so I can't vouch for other games from PWE, but based on testimonies from friends and what I've read here in the forums, you can hardly expect fair and dependable service from the PWE "support"... even disregarding the fact that cash shoppers notoriously get better service.. I guess a good example would be the GM Support chat, which at first was a prominent icon, then a secondary option that you had to fight through ticket menus to find, and at last has been totally demolished (afaik).. now really your only option is a "3-4 business day" ticket.

    To me it seems that they just don't care about their customers here anymore. Or if they did, I find it hard to believe they'd come to some of the resolutions that they have. (re: ff glitch, etc)
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  • Ariella_ - Lost City
    Ariella_ - Lost City Posts: 245 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    So if enough people are absent from the servers...

    Then we'd be bored D:
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  • MageMERC - Harshlands
    MageMERC - Harshlands Posts: 1,600 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    sennosuke wrote: »
    u mean G-W-2? b:question b:avoid b:laugh

    i heard that D3 was pretty good, too. the beta weekend event was awesome b:dirty

    I see people talking about leaving even earlier for T.E.R.A. too. I'm really worried about the state of PWI after this, D3, and G.W.2 come out, let alone all the other hyped games.

    Ill be interested come June how populated HL is. If Im on by myself, I guess Ill leave too.....