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Star wars server merges happend yesterday, claim your name.
Dragnelus
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Thought lemme check the server and the names I had before bringing the kids to school.
7.38 AM
and this croud :P
Info:
7.38 AM
and this croud :P
Info:
On November 8th, 2017, the SWTOR servers will be merged into 5 new servers.
Why are the servers being merged?
There are not as many players actively playing as there were years ago. Players have requested server merges for years to help boost queue times for group activities and to make it easier for players to more easily find others to play with. The population of the servers had also become extremely unbalanced - some servers like the Harbinger and the Red Eclipse had extremely high populations, many others had "ok" populations, but there were a few servers including Jung Ma and Prophecy of the Five that had very few players logging in to play on them. Server merges will ensure that new and returning players won't accidentally wind up on "dead" servers, and should help queue times for those who enjoy group content including flashpoints, operations, PvP and GSF.
New Servers
| Existing Servers | ➡ | New United Forces Server |
|---|---|---|
| Harbinger, Bergeren Colony, Bastion | ➡ | Satele Shan (North America, East Coast but contains mainly West Coast players) |
| Jedi Covenant, Shadowlands, Ebon Hawk, Prophecy of the Five, Jung Ma | ➡ | Star Forge (North America, East Coast) |
| Progenitor, Tomb of Freedon Nadd, Red Eclipse | ➡ | Darth Malgus (Europe – English) |
| Mantle of the Force, Battle Meditation, Darth Nihilus | ➡ | The Leviathan (Europe – French) |
| T3-M4, Vanjervalis Chain, Jar’Kai Sword | ➡ | Tulak Hord (Europe – German) |
Server Merge Information
- Items, Banks, Etc: Bioware is attempting to make sure players keep all their possessions the same as before server merges. This includes items, bank items, credits, decorations, strongholds, outfits and guilds. more info
- Character Names: Players may lose their names in the server merge. If you lose your name to someone else, you will be offered a free rename. Subscribed players have priority over Free-to-Play players, and highly played characters will have priority over characters with less play time.
- Character Slots: Free-to-Play and Preferred players who go over the limit of active characters they have available will not have their character deleted, but they will be unplayable (de-activated). more infoSubscribers will continue to be able to play all their characters, but will not be able to make new characters if they are over the limit. All three account types are going to have their max number of character slots increased.
- The West Coast servers are now physically located in the East Coast. You may experience higher server lag if you live on the West Coast.
Comments
EA has exclusive rights to create Star Wars related games until 2024. And from them you only get microtransaction/lootbox based multiplayer games. Which comes down to SW Battlefront 3 and 4.
I'm just one person. It seems to be a cycle now for them. cc store items until xpac, then more cc items until xpac, minor updates, cc items, cc items, cc items etc.. as long as its making cents..
"The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."
Currently: Games Audio Engineer, you didn't hear what I heard, you heard what I wanted you to hear.
its how much money the investors and publishers are earning..
"The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."
Currently: Games Audio Engineer, you didn't hear what I heard, you heard what I wanted you to hear.
For anyone who has thought about trying SWTOR - the original story to level 50 say - but not gotten around to it now is probably the time. The mergers will hopefully provide a sense of other people being around.
This move will help that by reduce operating costs. Sounds like they have simply "switched off" a dozen or so servers consolidating operations on the east coast. So less costs. Also suggests that EA see at least 2 years of life left in the game - otherwise they would just turn them all off.
A new game ... its called SW BF. Much slicker, very polished, lots of SW feel and whilst it makes no claim to being an mmo it is multi-player with extras.
Galaxies was closed because EA bought the rights to SW. So SoE no longer had them. Disney could make a new game today if they wanted - their agreement with EA is exclusive except for Disney - but I have come across no news of any other company looking to step in. Probably to early.
Downstream will EA want to continue with the IP? That's a question for another day year. By all accounts though it was an expensive IP - hence the micro-transactions. Got to pay for the IP.
A lot of players left when they introduced the CU, even though they knew it was coming, they did not like it.
Even more players left when the NGE hit, most of the servers became ghost towns.
Blaming the closure solely on SW:ToR is a bit over the top tbh.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
But I thought there was suppose to be some kind of hand out when the servers merged (in addition to the expansion play and swoop bike from before.
*Found it from a different post: When United Forces goes live, we will be offering new rewards for reconnecting with friends and guildmates in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Log in and play between November 8 – November 27, 2017 to get new rewards*:
Read more at http://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/468590/swtor-server-merges#P0MSlqzMGp5MjtKd.99
It's live, but no pet. They are running double XP though.
SWG (pre-cu) - AoC (pre-f2p) - PotBS (pre-boarder) - DDO - LotRO (pre-f2p) - STO (pre-f2p) - GnH (beta tester) - SWTOR - Neverwinter
I am so over that game. 13 months of beta, lots of play on and off over the years. Just tired of it and the changes they made to the game.
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Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
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You can switch and turn pvp off and on and go to the pvp or pve instance
Probably lost all of my names now, meaning I'll never go back to the game again. Great, totally regret spending any money on it.
Shame, because with the move to the east coast, the game would be a lot more responsive now.. Surprised to see this, usually companies go AWOL and remove their east coast servers despite it being the highest population density in the US. Kind of like what SE recently did with FFXIV, moved from east to west, when the servers were already lag ridden with their processing time. Never re-subbed.
Feels like being a second rate citizen.
Hey why not login and see if your names are gone before you throw a fit? Oh you wouldn't be able to throw a fit then I guess. If you haven't been in the loop for over six months the chance this change would brought you back is pretty slim. I also never understood people that think their character names in a video game are so important. I'm pretty sure Daowace is not taken.
Maybe not..
Both games are so different they where barely competition for the other one.
Hope this game stays around, still need to finish some stories.
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
this is a good thing...
IF EQ1 would have allowed Priest of discords to work both ways, this feature would have made it to all MMO´s
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
And I found a way to get a sub for 4 euro so that makes it ever more fun.
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