Server Merge

[Splunge]

Cordovan announced that once they fix the server transfer problems, they will be making transfers to Sarlona and Orien free for a while. All we have to do is pick one of them and convince everyone to move there.

I'm happy with my current server (khyber) and would never even consider paying the massive amount of money required to move all of my toons (including mules) to another server, but if it were free and enough other people were moving to make a difference, I would go along with it. I would love to be on a significantly more populated server.

So which one of you folks who have been agitating for a server merge for years would like to organize it?

[Wizard1406]

Without also transferring the currently server-exclusive things it won't work.

Many people worked hard for many years or paid a lot to get: max lvl guild & ship with all amen., filled out crafting storage, shards, mounts, pets, etc.

So the people who invested a lot of time in one server are unlikely to transfer unless those things transfer with you.

[Phatlewts]

Oh course, Khyber is the true ultimate destination, our DDO destiny as it were, that being said I also would be game to a merge. I know that things like guilds can't transfer, but it seems like the guild progress could be easily tokenized for transfer, not a perfect solution, and there will be myriad problems, but the dead state of the game currently is far more serious an issue and I think everyone needs to look at it and make some serious decisions, ideally that would be the devs as well...

[AlcoArgo]

All right, who had 10 days in the 2023 Server Merge Thread Sweepstakes? Personally I was a bit optimistic and picked 17 days. I guess that, much like the people who keep asking for server merges, I will never learn. Always go lower than what you expect.

[C-Dog]

Always go lower than what you expect.

Can expectations be low enough with some of the posters on these boards?

[Eantarus]

All we have to do is pick one of them and convince everyone to move there.

Good luck with that. I am sure not leaving behind my astral shards, max guild ship, and special mounts.

[Phoenicis]

Cordovan announced that once they fix the server transfer problems, they will be making transfers to Sarlona and Orien free for a while. All we have to do is pick one of them and convince everyone to move there.

I'm happy with my current server (khyber) and would never even consider paying the massive amount of money required to move all of my toons (including mules) to another server, but if it were free and enough other people were moving to make a difference, I would go along with it. I would love to be on a significantly more populated server.

So which one of you folks who have been agitating for a server merge for years would like to organize it?

Good luck with that. I am sure not leaving behind my astral shards, max guild ship, and special mounts.

Right there with you.

[Phatlewts]

Good luck with that. I am sure not leaving behind my astral shards, max guild ship, and special mounts.

You seriously believe the devs when they say, "Oh we can't transfer shards or guild ships" They can do it any number of ways. The TR cache never existed before they instituted reincarnation. Actual guild membership is probably way more challenging than items, ships, mounts or shards, which could just be seeded into the DDO store as free for your account, or via codes that you would get prior to the transfer. Probably guilds would have to be rebuilt via manual invitations. Not ideal, but completely doable.

[Eantarus]

You seriously believe the devs when they say, "Oh we can't transfer shards or guild ships"

The devs can absolutely find a way to do it.

However.

If you go back and read the original post, the OP is suggesting we the players take it into our own hands and use the upcoming free transfers to create the mega server ourselves. Without dev involvement.

[Oxarhamar]

The devs can absolutely find a way to do it.

However.

If you go back and read the original post, the OP is suggesting we the players take it into our own hands and use the upcoming free transfers to create the mega server ourselves. Without dev involvement.

Not a bad idea

[cmecu]

The devs can absolutely find a way to do it.

However.

If you go back and read the original post, the OP is suggesting we the players take it into our own hands and use the upcoming free transfers to create the mega server ourselves. Without dev involvement.

As much as I would love to see all of us together on 1 server, there is no way one of these servers can handle that many people on at one time. A zone comes to a complete shut down whenever there is like 50 people in one place. Any time Cordovan does one of his events where he is in a zone, people flock there, and thats it.. you cant move any more.
So they have to make the server able to handle lots of people. I dont think we will ever see that in this game.

[Wizard1406]

As much as I would love to see all of us together on 1 server, there is no way one of these servers can handle that many people on at one time. A zone comes to a complete shut down whenever there is like 50 people in one place. Any time Cordovan does one of his events where he is in a zone, people flock there, and thats it.. you cant move any more.
So they have to make the server able to handle lots of people. I dont think we will ever see that in this game.

One server may be too little. How about 2-4 and divided by time zones (if only 2 probably 1 American server and 1 for all the rest)

Also can't they open lower the amount of players before a new zone instance is opened if 50 is already too many? It's been a long time I've seen market-2 or harbor-2... let alone -3.

[Eantarus]

HCL seems to do ok(I wouldn't know, I never set foot on it), since people are playing on it.

But yes a few fewer servers would probably do better than the number we currently have. But as has been stated, devs need to work out how to move our shards, guilds, mounts, amenities, etc over.

[KoobTheProud]

If they upgraded the hardware on Sarlona and Orien with the express intent of offering free transfers there to make large populations on a couple of servers I'd definitely consider it.

If they're just offering free transfers to the servers in the absence of hardware upgrades I'd just stay put. No point in transferring to two lag monsters that will deteriorate further as more people hold their nose and jump.

[Mighty_Bozo]

I am totally game for that idea! Come all to Sarlona! Someone could get in touch with some of the DDO streamers and have them up this movement and maybe we'll get enought ppl on board for this to work

[Eantarus]

If they upgraded the hardware on Sarlona and Orien with the express intent of offering free transfers there to make large populations on a couple of servers I'd definitely consider it.

If they're just offering free transfers to the servers in the absence of hardware upgrades I'd just stay put. No point in transferring to two lag monsters that will deteriorate further as more people hold their nose and jump.

Yeah but that's not what they are doing.

The free transfers are so people who normally play on Sarlona or Orien can move their hardcore characters over that they couldn't move while transfers were broken. This is all that is happening. The devs are not in any way supporting or endorsing the creation of a mega server.

They will not be facilitating guild transfers.
They will not be facilitating AS transfers or any other server-specific things.

If players want to try and create a mega server out of this, well, like I said good luck. I'd rather keep all my server-specific stuff, thank you.

[thegreatcthulhu]

I'm with the others on the server specific stuff. Until they provide some way to migrate the things you cannot take with you (I.E. Guild), I am staying on Khyber.

[PapaToad51]

As much as I would love to see all of us together on 1 server, there is no way one of these servers can handle that many people on at one time. A zone comes to a complete shut down whenever there is like 50 people in one place. Any time Cordovan does one of his events where he is in a zone, people flock there, and thats it.. you cant move any more.
So they have to make the server able to handle lots of people. I dont think we will ever see that in this game.

Ghallanda?

Oh, wait, you said Cordo comes there, never mind.

[Tyrande]

You seriously believe the devs when they say, "Oh we can't transfer shards or guild ships" They can do it any number of ways. The TR cache never existed before they instituted reincarnation. Actual guild membership is probably way more challenging than items, ships, mounts or shards, which could just be seeded into the DDO store as free for your account, or via codes that you would get prior to the transfer. Probably guilds would have to be rebuilt via manual invitations. Not ideal, but completely doable.

Good luck with that. I am sure not leaving behind my astral shards, max guild ship, and special mounts.

Right there with you.

Yeah, I have characters that are leaders of 2 guilds, and one with a level 200 ship...
not to mention shards and mounts.

Its hard to leave those behind and move to another server environment...

No, ships can traverse planes to Shavarath but not virtual server boundaries...

[Sarandra]

I wished they moved the whole of G-land automagically, including all server bound stuffs. I fear a server drain.