An Important Announcement about Server Population

[Aereana]

What is this going to do to people who

A: have toons on both servers?

B: have the same name as someone else on any of these merging servers?

[Aramaeus]

yea I for one am not buying it. I would more likely guess its influenced by dwindling accounts, more people leaving than coming etc etc. Since I once made a character on khyber I guess I can mosey over before the merge and delete him so my name is cool. Heh. I wouldnt much like running around named Draek-aundair :P

I just hope we are not losing hardware to LOTRO. Turbine could have made a game more opposite to DDO if they tried (which they may have tried)

[Clawstorm]

You did this with Asheron's Call2, released an expansion, then shut the game down. Are we in danger of having our game shut down? I'm not DOOM crying, I'm asking a valid question, being an original player from AC2 who played on the last day of that game...




...and still want ya to start-er up again. =)

[JayDubya]

I am optimistic - I think this will help make the game easier for new players, which is the key to growth.

I think that 5 is a good number for servers. We'll see how it goes.

[Hordo]

Ah, goodbye to my Aundair home and hello to Khyber...and all the extra folks that will be there...along with all the extra lag from all the other junk going on and making the hamsters on the wheel powering my computer die of cardiac arrest. Well, you all have fun...I'll still be loading in by the time the second server shutdown for maintenance happens.

[Letum_Telum]

Hum...They must have made a mistake....since Tharashk is the best server, it should only make sense to merge the other two servers, whatever there names are, to ours. Oh well...I will still call it Tharashk for that is what it is :P

.....at least we know that most of the people that have held on this long are true DDO fans and that should mean better grouping I like groupies


Oh...don't forget to take screen shots of all your stuff...you will need to have proof that you actually had it..........before it dissapears....not that it will.....just good to be cautious. :P

[Serpent]

I will say this once, Riedra isn't going to Khyber or what not. they are merging and becoming one server not the other way around, So I say to those in Khyber welcome to Riedra. If it is viewed any other way I can almost predict the feuds that will evolve.

That said the merger will be good as long as names can stay the same.

[Pheanre]

First off just to set the record straight I am against the merge in the first place but seeing as I cant do anything about that I would like to make the transfer a little easier and the really big thing that is bugging me. Is the fact that off the 3 servers getting merged why does one get to keep its name and the other 2 lose their name. I mean what was even the reasoning behind which server got to keep its name. Any way I look at it seems random and biased. Why can't we do what codemasters did and change the names to something different? I know that I have a lot of server pride and guild pride and to take away one of them and possibly both of them would really really kill this game for me.

[Drider]

Meh...

Those are my thoughts summed up.

Although I don't mind really the server merge. If I lose my names I'll be kinda po'd, but I'd get over it. I understand it's better for the game overall though, less servers = less overhead means the game gets some increased longevity. I just hope that this all doesn't mess around any more with the content updates. Content is a serious priority at this point.

[cdbd3rd]

I am optimistic - I think this will help make the game easier for new players, which is the key to growth.

I think that 5 is a good number for servers. We'll see how it goes.

The key to growth is advertising!

I do look for DDO ads when I'm browsing shops &/or magazines. I rarely find them. LOTRO, on the other hand, has/had a prime spot on Yahoo ...

[Aereana]

I have more than a few things that bother me, the more I continue to think about this ... as well as the more I hear from other players that are good friends of mine.

I'm the only one who's used Iilara on most games, even though there is an "Iilaria" running around on Riedra somewhere. But I'll be the first to admit that Nerwen (my Argonnessen rogue) and Suiren (my second cleric here) both have the name on other servers. And they aren't mine.

And what of those who - like a fellow guildie of mine - have all their character slots full? I've never made a toon on Khyber (Okay, saying never is a lie, but he's been erased for a LONG time), so the merge won't affect me directly. But I DO have full character slots, and I can see how this is going to bother some.

If I had to lose Iilara because the game got to choose which toons were deleted when the merge happens and I - theoretically - had too many toons built on both, I'd be livid! She's the one I've spent the most time on. And I doubt that if there are other toons on other servers that just because they aren't played as often, they aren't held in as high regard.

We've put a lot of work into making our toons into what they are. And they are - in a sense that some might call far too attached - an extension of ourselves. They have the abilities we worked so very hard for them to have. The IDENTITIES we worked on. My example again is Iilara: I know that she's FAR from the best cleric on the server, and that she's my least brilliantly built toon, as I didn't know what I was doing when I made her and she's the game's build. But I'll never erase her. I've put too many hours into making her what she is. And I've done the same with my others. To lose something you've put so much work into is NOT a desirable event.

Why don't they just create more servers? I know it'd probably be more difficult for them than just moving things or combining them, but they're going to have quite a few complaints about this. Or maybe a server that is specifically for those of you who prefer serious, hard-core group-based gaming.

As for the trying to get into a group with lowbies ... yeah, it's difficult. It's difficult on many of the servers. But isn't Riedra the smallest? Or at least ONE of the smallest? It's going to be hard to find groups, when you're comparing them to the other, larger quantities of players. I've pretty much levelled most of my toons (before rerolling them as 32 pointers) to level 9 all on my own. Yes, it's repeating lots of quests until you've scraped the last bit of XP from them ... but it's doable.

This is also going to bring the lag to a whole new level. I am NOT looking forward to that at all.

I guess - in a nuttshell - I'm saying I'm not pleased with this, and I can see how others won't be. To my way of thinking, this is a dumb and ballsy move by Turbine to try and fix things that really are beyond their control.

[stryder65]

Thanks to all you guys that make this possible. This game is a lot of fun and I for one hope this plan works out. I like the party aspect of this game and rarely stick with "clan only" runs because all the cool people that I meet. Even some of the biggest whiners on this game are a lot nicer than some of the peolple I have to deal with daily. Once again thanks.

Donpardoe lev 14 dwarf fighter
Masonman lev 10 dwarf pally
Velcro lev 7 dwarf rogue
Allterboy lev 6 Halfling rogue

[Aramaeus]

If I had to lose Iilara because the game got to choose which toons were deleted when the merge happens and I - theoretically - had too many toons built on both, I'd be livid!

Read the faq, if you go over the max character slots you will get to keep your characters. If you ever want to create another you will have to delete your characters until you are under the max. (which is supposed to be 7 :P)

[Aereana]

Read the faq, if you go over the max character slots you will get to keep your characters. If you ever want to create another you will have to delete your characters until you are under the max. (which is supposed to be 7 :P)

I actually have eight character slots on Riedra.

Not entirely sure how, but even with all seven filled ... I have eight possible to make. I won't do that, though.

You weren't understanding where I was going, I don't think. But thanks for the link.

[Taur]

Why are you nuking Adar, the second most populous server?

my guess is because Adar is one of, if not THE, original beta server and even after all of the supposed 'hardware upgrades' it's still running on recycled AC2 hardware.

[Taur]

I actually have eight character slots on Riedra.

Not entirely sure how, but even with all seven filled ... I have eight possible to make. I won't do that, though.

You weren't understanding where I was going, I don't think. But thanks for the link.

me thinks it's a base of 6 character slots. you get one extra for drow and i believe one extra for each toon at 1750 favor. I have 8 32 point toons and a drow on my main account.

[twix]

wow server merges good idea!! lets make it more laggy then it is b4 we fix the problem of lag great idea!! im sick of updates and other **** being put in b4 u perfect the lagissues of old. cmon turbine i love improvements but u dont fix lag issues and such and now u want to combine servers? fix things b4 u put new things in cuz then ur gonna have even more to fix .like the lfm page lol y dont u fix that ?


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Stoneblood lvl 14 barb
Stoneheal lvl 13 cleric
Stoneblades lvl 9 fighter
Stonemage confused lvl 6 wizzie

[Arj]

Great idea Turbine! Ignore the naysayers, this will only make a great game greater.

To all Aundairians and Riedrians, welcome to Khyber

[zombie_steve]

I was scared when i seen the pop up. Figured it was a goodbye DDO message but thank god it wasn't. As a Mabarian this is kidna frustrating but I am interested ins eeing how it goes and running with the Argo's

[Hvymetal]

I will say this once, Riedra isn't going to Khyber or what not. they are merging and becoming one server not the other way around, So I say to those in Khyber welcome to Riedra. If it is viewed any other way I can almost predict the feuds that will evolve.

That said the merger will be good as long as names can stay the same.

Welcome to Khyber