Server population down? Time to combine?

[Volaxis]

So I know the first reply will be, 'no, there's to much lag as it is' but I remember about a year ago there was a lot more people online, and the lag hasn't declined with the decreased population.

I'm wondering if servers where combined which would Khyber want to combine with?

In the end I know no combination will happen because that means hiring someone to do work so just indulge this fantasy.

I mean remember about a year or two ago there would be 6 shrouds 3 hounds 2 vods a tod (though tod has always been slow for pugs) and about a lot more leveling groups then now days you get 7-10 lfms. I'm just down cause my TR partner left.

If you haven't noticed a decreased population you probably don't play enough so no need to comment thx

[Dawnsfire]

So I know the first reply will be, 'no, there's to much lag as it is' but I remember about a year ago there was a lot more people online, and the lag hasn't declined with the decreased population.

I'm wondering if servers where combined which would Khyber want to combine with?

In the end I know no combination will happen because that means hiring someone to do work so just indulge this fantasy.

I mean remember about a year or two ago there would be 6 shrouds 3 hounds 2 vods a tod (though tod has always been slow for pugs) and about a lot more leveling groups then now days you get 7-10 lfms. I'm just down cause my TR partner left.

If you haven't noticed a decreased population you probably don't play enough so no need to comment thx

I suspect pug groups are declining because guild runs are increasing. It is a natural side effect of the guild/buffs system. Most of the people that are into raiding and high level grouping want the buffs, they joined guilds to get the buffs and then became comfortable running with guildies. I doubt server merges would help much. I certainly haven't noticed a big difference in the number of folks online during peak hours.

[Alternative]

you realise half the server is currently playing on lammania, right?

[MrLarone]

also isn't there the seasonal effect in play as people will be away on holidays atm?

[whitehawk74]

I wish the whole thing was centralised and the servers took care of separate locations. ie: 1 for Korthos and the Market, 1 for House K and Crafting, 1 for all raid areas.
Depending on traffic in each area, traffic load could be moved around by the admins.
This would really be nice during events.

All LFMs could be gathered together which would help with setting up a party and getting people together, it would also keep people logged on.
If the LFM's are sparse then I dont feel like playing. When it feels like the servers are empty it can make the servers empty...
All of those details could be worked out by someone that knows all the ins and outs of severs, but I really think it would be the best way to go.

[Danmor]

Where did you get up-to-date numbers on server population?

To me it feels a lot like last year when U5/U7(?) hit Lama land and it was holiday time.
If there's still so little going on in a month we might be in trouble, but right now I'm inclined to attribute the lack of LFMs to seasonal effects.

[Chazzie]

1st you need to take in the time of year it is,when the cold weather hits youll be on saying hey Im Lagging

2nd everyones getting ready to go back to school so they have to make a ton of things happen before that drops last trip tp Grandmas house,last min BBQ's & getting school cloths + Supplies ect ect

3rd Lammi which we all know has some new stuff on it & starting today I can see a ton of players missing from live servers due to the new class hitting Lammi today

4th I'll give it to the guilds , there are so many guilds these days than before than Ive ever seen

So Kick back enjoy the duh time,because the crazy time is around the corner.

Tip of the hat Chazzie

Edit: Last summer DDO was still going through the "OMG DDO F2P Now Im going to try it hype"

[Rusty_Can]

I'm wondering if servers where combined which would Khyber want to combine with?

I think you are asking the wrong question; the right question to ask is: which server would accept to be merged with Khyber? *coughs*

[Chris79]

No other server can handle the Khyber drama.....we'd make their intestines explode.

[Hordo]

No other server can handle the Khyber drama.....we'd make their intestines explode.

Sorry, but I'm not sure that's kosher...nevermind.

If you're having trouble finding a group, hop on Lama...tons of folks there.

Drill, sorry we didn't have room for you last night...darned big guild filling out a couple raids!

[Flavilandile]

Where did you get up-to-date numbers on server population?

To me it feels a lot like last year when U5/U7(?) hit Lama land and it was holiday time.
If there's still so little going on in a month we might be in trouble, but right now I'm inclined to attribute the lack of LFMs to seasonal effects.

Another point is that last year, The European Refugees ( like me ) were just dumped on Ghallanda ( and other servers as we saw fit ). And a lot of us were busy levelling. That created more LFMs.

[Doomcrew]

No other server can handle the Khyber drama.....we'd make their intestines explode.

Khyber drama seems to indicate that they will be merged with the Cannesith server ........

[Bonulino]

No other server can handle the Khyber drama.....we'd make their intestines explode.

Well, if there is excess drama on Khyber, please DO NOT merge them with Argonessen (where I am) because I just hate drama!

[Gkar]

No other server can handle the Khyber drama.....we'd make their intestines explode.

It's happened before... the evil will be absorbed and converted as it has in the past:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asauNxVaRSw

[Nexx]

Perhaps you're just not on at the right times?
I really do not think a server merge is neccessary at all, especially with Khyber.
If you don't like what you're getting on the Khyber lfm board's then I suggest you just transfer over to a different server that has a high population. Problem solved.

[augie]

If you haven't noticed a decreased population you probably don't play enough so no need to comment thx

Well shoot, I was just about to comment about how I got "Server is Full" messages this past weekend but now that you said that, I won't bother. I also will not comment about how the number of LFM's does not equal number of players.

And as long as I'm not commenting, I'll also not comment about how things are just fine.

[Flavilandile]

Problem solved, it's not time to merge, it's time to split.

http://www.ddo.com/us/news/1600-new-...rver-wayfinder

According to the latest news from Turbine, there's no merge in the forseable future... as they just announced a new ( language specific to boot ) server.

[scoobmx]

transfer to Argonessen where there are tons of pugs

[Rydin_Dirtay]

If you haven't noticed a decreased population you probably don't play enough so no need to comment thx

First Khyber gets exclusionary LFMs. Now it gets exclusionary forum threads. LOL.

[danotmano1998]

Next time you see that there are not very many PUG's going on, do a little check.

Pull up the "Who" tab and get a list of all the players currently on the server. First time I did this I was completely blown away. There were so many on, I got bored scrolling through the list! It just so happened that not a lot of folks were pugging at the moment.


Just because there are no PUG's doesn't mean that the population is down. It just means that less people are looking for a group for whatever reason. Guilds, noobness, friends, boredom, solo challenging, etc.. etc.. etc..