Servers and server locations.

TurQ · 01-08-2006, 12:08 PM

I sure hope that the servers will allow different locations to play on the same server. None of that dividing North American, European and Asian servers... I would like to play with all of my brothers

Blood · 01-08-2006, 12:52 PM

Ya a lot of the members in the guild right now live on different continents, it would be lame of FC to divide us.

Requiem · 01-08-2006, 01:09 PM

I agree. I would like for people to choose where they want to play. For one thing, since the dawn of the internet age it allowed people from all over the world to communicate with each other. I would like that to be said about games still too. Seems like lately, mmorpg's have been more harsh on that with localized servers.

Ashjonakk · 01-08-2006, 01:14 PM

It would be lame, but also practical in certain ways. Anyhow I'll get back to that later in my post. Dividing the community in this way is a disaster for many pre-game launched guilds in fact, that on release, servers are restricted so only americans can play on american servers etc. I'm pro playing with people from all over the world.

I imagine it can be practical to put US/EU/Asian IP restraints on the server if their goal is to pair up players with similar cultures in different servers. Asian playerbase has their needs and their own favorite events etc, and the EU market has other demands. However, that would imply that different servers would have different configs, and that does not strike me as a positive thing, unless I'm able to choose for myself what server I would like to play on.

example;
Lineage2 has different servers for different parts of the world, with different configs, and in fact the asian players received expansions up to six months prior to the same expansions were released to the NA and EU players, this was due to the fact that they had to translate everything within the expansion.. And the company developing Lin2 were asian (doh?).

I pray to crom (even though he rarely ever listens to his minions) that AoC will not have localized servers with IP-restraints. I'll just finish this post off with a quote from the Devs,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forums, 20th November 2005 (Silirrion)

As for servers, again we havent announced or plans for server hosting as yet, but the plan is to have localised servers for at least europe, the US and asia.

PS, I apologize for my poor english

Requiem · 01-08-2006, 01:56 PM

I read that dev post too a little while back. I'm hoping that even if they do have localized servers that they still allow people to bypass that and just join the server they wish to join. Or perhaps download a patch that allows it or something.

Lunch · 01-08-2006, 02:22 PM

I really dont see this as a problem. We're just making mountains out of mole hills. There will be different servers and we'll all be able to join anyone we want. I just can't see them restricting you to one because you live there. I for one live in Germany but its only temporary (i'm army). So whats going to happen when i got back stateside in 2 yrs? Nothing, i'll be able to log on like normal and keep on gaming. At least thats the way I see it.

Ashjonakk · 01-08-2006, 02:27 PM

Hopefully you are correct Chon,
I guess its the usual "this is the end of the world" syndrome,
which often occurs when men(and women) are forced to wait for something they have such high hopes for.
Kind of like the movie Armageddon... just came up with that on the top of my head.

Fenris-Wolf · 01-08-2006, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chon

I really dont see this as a problem. We're just making mountains out of mole hills. There will be different servers and we'll all be able to join anyone we want. I just can't see them restricting you to one because you live there. I for one live in Germany but its only temporary (i'm army). So whats going to happen when i got back stateside in 2 yrs? Nothing, i'll be able to log on like normal and keep on gaming. At least thats the way I see it.

I really hope your right Chon, but unfortunately I’ve never been that optimistic. If AoC is anything like most other MMO’s then their will likely be three different versions of the game, North American, European and Asian copies of the game. Which means, if you live in Germany you will have to buy a North American copy of the game over eBay or some other international distributor in order to play on a North American server.
This might be a good time to poll our membership for their locations and figure out where we all stand in terms of where we can play.

Blood · 01-08-2006, 09:34 PM

I think Fenris is right, you'll probably have to buy a North American version of the game to play on a North American server. Would be interesting to take a poll like Fenris suggested though.

Ashjonakk · 01-09-2006, 02:59 AM

I don't really have a clue on how AO has their servers theese days,
does any of you know? That might give us an idea of what we can be expecting

01-08-2006, 12:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
TurQ Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 756	Servers and server locations. I sure hope that the servers will allow different locations to play on the same server. None of that dividing North American, European and Asian servers... I would like to play with all of my brothers

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Lunch How's my tankin? Dial 1-800-dead-squishy. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Blame it on lag. Always works for me. Posts: 524	I really dont see this as a problem. We're just making mountains out of mole hills. There will be different servers and we'll all be able to join anyone we want. I just can't see them restricting you to one because you live there. I for one live in Germany but its only temporary (i'm army). So whats going to happen when i got back stateside in 2 yrs? Nothing, i'll be able to log on like normal and keep on gaming. At least thats the way I see it. __________________

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Ashjonakk pray before me Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 600	Hopefully you are correct Chon, I guess its the usual "this is the end of the world" syndrome, which often occurs when men(and women) are forced to wait for something they have such high hopes for. Kind of like the movie Armageddon... just came up with that on the top of my head. __________________

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01-08-2006, 12:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Blood Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 77	Ya a lot of the members in the guild right now live on different continents, it would be lame of FC to divide us.

01-08-2006, 01:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Requiem Killed to Death Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 8,949 Blog Entries: 7	I agree. I would like for people to choose where they want to play. For one thing, since the dawn of the internet age it allowed people from all over the world to communicate with each other. I would like that to be said about games still too. Seems like lately, mmorpg's have been more harsh on that with localized servers.

01-08-2006, 01:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Requiem Killed to Death Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 8,949 Blog Entries: 7	I read that dev post too a little while back. I'm hoping that even if they do have localized servers that they still allow people to bypass that and just join the server they wish to join. Or perhaps download a patch that allows it or something.

01-08-2006, 09:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Blood Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 77	I think Fenris is right, you'll probably have to buy a North American version of the game to play on a North American server. Would be interesting to take a poll like Fenris suggested though.