Naia and Chronos are getting more and more full while we get closer to the 30th, add to that the people that will begin once GoD is here, it's getting obvious now to see 2 servers will not be enough.
Its a beautiful thing isnt it.
It is my friend :D
I'm guessing at least one of each will be launched come the 30th
That would be freaking awesome for new players.
I don't mean to be an *** -- sorry if this comes off as trolling; but why are people even making these threads? NCSoft made it very clear that new servers well will be coming with the expansion, and this was stated well before the account update. I know it's rude; but I can't tell if the influx of people are idiots, ignorant or just lazy.
Ya but thats still a lot.....honestly i dont think they will open a new server right away, they will prolly see if the servers will ever get full before they do anything. I perfer a server with more population then a server with lower and there might be a chance that the new servers will just be dead
Ya but thats still a lot.....honestly i dont think they will open a new server right away, they will prolly see if the servers will ever get full before they do anything. I perfer a server with more population then a server with lower and there might be a chance that the new servers will just be dead
It would be stupid to wait till Chronos or Naia are "full" before opening a new server. If I were the server admin I would look at Chronos, see that it's getting lose to 90% full and start whatever process it would be to get another server online soon.
It would be stupid to wait till Chronos or Naia are "full" before opening a new server. If I were the server admin I would look at Chronos, see that it's getting lose to 90% full and start whatever process it would be to get another server online soon.
ya but they could risk it making a new server.....if only a couple thousand people end up joining lineage 2 again. Either way it could be a bad decision
Population will keep growing and growing when most of private servers players realize retail went free, then private servers will close one by one and then more people will come. I predict. :D
Population will keep growing and growing when most of private servers players realize retail went free, then private servers will close one by one and then more people will come. I predict. :D
good they sucked.....sense Lineage 2 is F2P now im going to actually like to play l2 haha private servers ruined the game
Sigh, I feel really bad for being a ***** -- maybe I should take a rest or something but I gather making assumptions that my previous post in this thread was clear enough makes me an *** as the saying goes.
Q: Will current, former, and new players play together on the same servers?
A: Yes. When Goddess of Destruction launches, current players will remain on their current servers. Additional servers will be added to accommodate the influx of new players and returning former players. After launch, if you decide to resettle your character to another server, you will be able to purchase a character transfer.
we are not discussing if there will or not be a new server, we are just happy to see how things are going and how servers are getting more and more populated as GoD release date gets closer.
No reason to be angry here, it's a possitive thread.
Some are discussing that point -- but I count at least 10 posts ignorant to the fact fairly clear.
Edit: Sorry I exaggerated, 7:
I'm guessing at least one of each will be launched come the 30th
Ya but thats still a lot.....honestly i dont think they will open a new server right away, they will prolly see if the servers will ever get full before they do anything. I perfer a server with more population then a server with lower and there might be a chance that the new servers will just be dead
It would be stupid to wait till Chronos or Naia are "full" before opening a new server. If I were the server admin I would look at Chronos, see that it's getting lose to 90% full and start whatever process it would be to get another server online soon.
ya but they could risk it making a new server.....if only a couple thousand people end up joining lineage 2 again. Either way it could be a bad decision
Awesome news, here's hoping they launch new servers ASAP - it will only increase the population even more!
the thing is theres plenty of people for just waiting for a new server so yeah there will be atleast one new server i predict too
We're also hoping for a new server at some point - at this rate hopefully it will be sooner rather than later
Some are discussing that point -- but I count at least 10 posts ignorant to the fact fairly clear.
Edit: Sorry I exaggerated, 7:
That's in this thread alone.
That's because they didn't exactly said a new server will Open on november 30th
so people like to discuss when they think NC should open one, it's a forum, people discuss stuff they don't know yet, we cannot take away everybodys chance to give their opinion.
Again for some yes, but still yet discussing the topic presents for misinformation and confusion.
You can clearly see the difference in how people are talking in the posts I suggested -- I think z0ph knows, but the others are non-specific and seem rather mislead or confused. If someone comes in reading who is ignorant, it's going to confuse them even more when they read things like 'hoping' new servers open -- especially when they don't read every single post in the thread.
It's not a matter of hope as there will be new servers, period. The issue I have is called misdirection, which is why I tried to clarify the fact early to avoid the thread going on. That's where my frustration comes from.
Like it's cool to talk about the fact they're a lot of people playing now, that's okay -- but not in this manner, because it can create confusion. They're plenty of other threads on this topic on the forum (Of the number of players).
Furthermore, I wasn't really even disputing the issue of it coming on the 30th as it's said:
How many new servers are coming to support Goddess of Destruction?
We'll be monitoring new player influx and CCU closely and plan to open additional servers to accommodate populations accordingly.
They'll give us new servers accordingly -- there isn't really a reason to discuss it now. If there was not a lot of new people here, it wouldn't be a big issue in my opinion -- but there is a lot of new people looking for that very specific information. The more threads misdirecting, the more likely people will be misdirected. The fact that people are confused only proves my point.
In addition, and I'm sorry for going on -- I'm not trying to be mean, just trying to be clear -- if you really wanted to discuss the topic, you could have simply spoken up in any one of the many other threads on the topic.
one question: Did naia already come to NA? Yes? So why is there this "EURO" yet? Will naia have its name changed on 30 day?
"EURO" need to remain there, even if it is in NA. The players need to know that Naia will maintain the same hours for tw/siege and any other action which request european time, for people who where devoted, all this time to L2 official, since his first day! Please try to not forget about those small tiny little thingy !
If DC online got 120k new players, i bet that lineage will be close to 500 or 600k the first day... imo ncwest needs to open at least 10 servers to play trully free without dc/downtimes/crashes...
If DC online got 120k new players, i bet that lineage will be close to 500 or 600k the first day... imo ncwest needs to open at least 10 servers to play trully free without dc/downtimes/crashes...
If DC online got 120k new players, i bet that lineage will be close to 500 or 600k the first day... imo ncwest needs to open at least 10 servers to play trully free without dc/downtimes/crashes...
Would say he's optimistic yeah, but wouldn't say too optimistic. Lineage 2 used to be the most played MMORPG (Mainly buffed up in Korea though) -- I really wouldn't be surprised to see such a large increase in NA.
I would estimate there were well over that many players in Private servers alone (totaled out) -- that doesn't include new people coming and oldies coming back.
Well, on GamersHell website the L2 client is #1 on their Top 100 download list with over 3000 downloads just for today http://www.gamershell.com/top_downloads.html. I didnt find any numbers on the other download sites but lets assume its around the same so lets say 10k downloads just today?
With 4 days left to the GOD patch ill guess on maybe 40-50k players wanting to play the first couple of days?
Or am i completely off
Well, on GamersHell website the L2 client is #1 on their Top 100 download list with over 3000 downloads just for today http://www.gamershell.com/top_downloads.html. I didnt find any numbers on the other download sites but lets assume its around the same so lets say 10k downloads just today?
With 4 days left to the GOD patch ill guess on maybe 40-50k players wanting to play the first couple of days?
Or am i completely off
I could see that for sure, and at any rate it's awesome to have traffik at all!
It would be stupid to wait till Chronos or Naia are "full" before opening a new server. If I were the server admin I would look at Chronos, see that it's getting lose to 90% full and start whatever process it would be to get another server online soon.
When NCwest launched Aion, servers were full and players had to wait in line at logging screen, for 2 weeks :rolleyes:
Only TODAY, we have more than 3.500 downloads, ONLY TODAY!!! This's a lot of people, and I have friends waiting to download the new client, a lot of them, and I can bet that you and all presents here has friends in the same situation.
So, YES, there will need new servers, i say that because, ONLY RUSSIA, has 14 servers with GoD and today i see 13 of them with heavy traffic.
Only TODAY, we have more than 3.500 downloads, ONLY TODAY!!! This's a lot of people, and I have friends waiting to download the new client, a lot of them, and I can bet that you and all presents here has friends in the same situation.
So, YES, there will need new servers, i say that because, ONLY RUSSIA, has 14 servers with GoD and today i see 13 of them with heavy traffic.
Yeah, I can only wish our servers become as busy as the russ ones. I was leveling a dagger there just a couple days ago and had a hard time getting a good cruma room, kept getting KSed everywhere. They just release 14th server like yesterday.
Population will keep growing and growing when most of private servers players realize retail went free, then private servers will close one by one and then more people will come. I predict. :D
good they sucked.....sense Lineage 2 is F2P now im going to actually like to play l2 haha private servers ruined the game
Well, here's the thing with most private servers : Most of them are just out there to make money off of donations, because their servers have a really "High-cost Mainteniance" or their overhead costs are umba-dumba high. So, that's why there is a lot of them out there. Now, the other issue, is players willing to donate in a private server, instead of paying a subscription on Lineage 2 Official gameservers. Why ? I guess because Lineage 2 and it's content are really not as appealing as it was years ago ! Most of the players, want new things, new ideas, new gameplay system, custom stuff. Adding skills, raid bosses and quests, is not really what they expect ( in my opinion ). There is a handful of servers out there that I have personally noticed, that had features with "Kings", "Race Wars", " AI vs Human players sieges and events ", " Skills modified from other games and all that jazz. At the end, I think that NCSoft has to come up with a very good variance, and a huge ammount of changes, if they want to keep business running, because L2J project, L2JFree project, and all the other bundles that are out there, will suck out every bit of players from them.
If DC online got 120k new players, i bet that lineage will be close to 500 or 600k the first day... imo ncwest needs to open at least 10 servers to play trully free without dc/downtimes/crashes...
I seriously doubt we're going to see anywhere near those kind of numbers.
This is just a suggestion, but really, for those of you who are OhopingO new servers are coming while you wait till the 30th to log in, maybe you should go ahaead and log in and hang out a little, those of you who have friends who want to play, have them log in as well...
The point being if more people log in and create new accounts they will open more servers sooner and then you can just start your character at that time...
Sometimes you can talk all you want but you still need a show of force to prove your point or get what you want...
I'd be more interested in seeing the numbers on spending when Goddess launches, as well as their goals (and I'd like a Ferrari while I'm dreaming). What's the average revenue, per player, they need for this to be successful?
Also, while there might be a massive number of downloads, how many of those will turn into long-term or paying players? How much business do they need to justify the expense of additional servers? The last thing they want is to go boom/bust - I can think of a few games that boomed at launch, rushing to add new servers at launch, then went bust a few months later as players decided the game wasn't for them, their friends didn't make the move, etc.
Personally, I'd just as soon see the existing servers upgraded first then if needed additional servers brought online. That way the existing players can enjoy a better experience even as the server population grows.
I was happy at first but now wherever we go to exp there's people people people! In towns you can't even walk 'cos there's people making shops over your head as you walk lol!!!
:o
This is just a suggestion, but really, for those of you who are OhopingO new servers are coming while you wait till the 30th to log in, maybe you should go ahaead and log in and hang out a little, those of you who have friends who want to play, have them log in as well...
The point being if more people log in and create new accounts they will open more servers sooner and then you can just start your character at that time...
Sometimes you can talk all you want but you still need a show of force to prove your point or get what you want...
just my 2 cents
This is a voice of reason, but I feel that, even though this may be a good idea, it's not really necessary. The fact that they've seen such a boom to numbers BEFORE GoD even actually dropped which makes the game SO much more enticing to new players speaks volumes. It states loud enough that people don't need to log on just to boost the numbers, enough people are interested in just flat out playing the **** game that not making a new server would be ludicrous.
Especially how many people are waiting for a new server specifically. Looks like L2 is gonna get to have 3, maybe 4 servers with Normal-High population as a norm. This is good to see, and I hope it stays.
From this you can see that numbers are for sure rising. Specially if you look at the MAX online players. Previous record was about a year ago of 2.3k players online and today it was beaten by like 1.5k up to almost 4k.
I just like to note that those graphs aren't 100% accurate as those aren't being update real time. It seems there are certain intervals for updates.
Personally, I think there is a substantial amount of players that are waiting for a new server before logging in/playing. I for one am waiting until there is a new server available before I begin playing Lineage 2 again.
Personally, I think there is a substantial amount of players that are waiting for a new server before logging in/playing. I for one am waiting until there is a new server available before I begin playing Lineage 2 again.
Don't blame them. Or waiting on Goddess because of all the changes they're making.
russians have 13 (if i remember correctly) servers and they are always normal/heavy.
here we have 2 servers which is already heavy. at f2p model, with god, we will have way, way, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ay more players from all over the world. problem new players?
Personally, I think there is a substantial amount of players that are waiting for a new server before logging in/playing. I for one am waiting until there is a new server available before I begin playing Lineage 2 again.As a new player to Lineage II, I decided to download the game etc. and start experimenting with races / classes, two days ago.
I think that it's a good suggestion and it's on the download page of the web site. That way, on the 30th. I'll just have to patch the client and that will be much faster for sure than having to start from scratch.
Also, I think experimenting in advance on a server with older players gives a better sense of the game, whether or not it's for you. I'm definitely enjoying the game and the community, but I have to say that I am experiencing lag and this not even in what I imagine could become some really busy places.
That's really my only concern for now, that and the low number of mobs in some areas. I can see some players giving up in frustration if NCSoft doesn't respond pretty quickly to those two "potentially" game breaker problems.
Anyway, botton line imo, if you're a new player or a returning player without the client still installed, don't wait to download and patch the client to date. Good luck to everyone. Can sense the excitement!! :)
I'm definitely enjoying the game and the community, but I have to say that I am experiencing lag and this not even in what I imagine could become some really busy places.
That's really my only concern for now, that and the low number of mobs in some areas.
The game will be brand spanking new on the 30th... new and improved if you will. It as been around for several years but it has been updated and modified many times. TBH L2 was before it's time when it comes to other games put out back in the day, the rest have only been trying to catch up over these years.
Snif Snif Isnt beutiful? Naia Normal-Heavy and Chronos Heavy snif snif im so happy to see newbies running around Glundin, Gludio and Dion. Ty NCWEST for let me see newbie towns alive again :D
Yes. If you used the NCSoft Launcher to download L2 you are up to date with the High Five client are are ready to go to update to the Goddess of Destruction client.