Tynon's reps have been awfully quiet on the forums lately.
There isn't even a patch update from them..
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I know you are probably not looking for input (your original post sounds like you guys already have it figured out), but I will give my thoughts on how this could work:
Servers 1-10 have been living fairly well for a long time (relative to other servers that can "end" after a month). This is due to the competition: the same amount from Guild Wars, but battles on the sea are more versatile when all large players have not banded together and players have more options in guilds -- instead of having a single guild that owns all cities, you have 5 that each owns their own set of cities.
What I propose is to go back to this; merge 5 servers together and make each server a realm. So, for example, all of server 78 (my server) would become Forest Realm when the servers merge. Go back to having 5 realms instead of 3 as well. This would keep Guild Wars as it is now -- we would be fighting the same people, but the seas would become much more interesting. It would also give players who dislike the super guild of their server the option of leaving the realm and joining another server's super guild, while still giving others the familiarity of faces/names in their own realm. Perhaps give everyone their free realm transfer back when the servers merge.
SO how to make more competitive without giving a guild overwhelming powers on a server:
Limit a guild by numbers of people AND percent total power.
Like a salary cap in the major league sports franchises.
The 'salary cap' will never happen and guilds already have limited room based on your guild level.
I do like Mr.Pirates idea of 5 servers moving into 5 different realms on 1 server, I think you would notice servers sticking together and trying to reclaim the new merged server which would create more competition. But I honestly think the current guild warfare system in place is fine how it is on servers 1-10. Can't change what's not broke. Definitely looking forward to the merge hopefully we can get it for Christmas!
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Surely it is the responsibility of Dev to keep the server alive? The players can't increase the activity in the server, and in cases such as in my server where we have maybe 20 active players I would welcome a merge with other servers with open arms. (I am in 19 and we are similar in power to 14)
That is a great idea but you could have a situation where one realm is far superior to another based on how old the servers merged are. For example if a 2 month old server becomes fire realm and a 3 month old server becomes forest then the top fire players will switch realms, unless of course they bring back the old GW system on S1-10
Last edited by ed.dolley_3717642; 01-04-2014 at 01:46 PM.
Server 38 is doing good all realms have active guilds and are able to take citys. Hope merger doesn't mess everthing up there.
server 67 has about 20 active players and i sure a few of them are running more than 1 account,lllllllllady time your lucky to have 4 players on
any news update on the mergers if so please fill us in ty
Hi..Spamming every thread til the tynon dip ****s offer: A-Real compensation for this bull****, OR B-refund every ones money wasted on this game. It had so much potential