population

[yavimaya]

What is the busiest server(world) I often wonder if I am on the low end of the population in terms of worlds, (I am in Shiva) When ever I do a /sea all it is like 1500 (with message the list has been truncated.)

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: population

Odin and Bahamut and that's on the decline, the server lockdowns SE imposed have been murder on the social linkshell scene and have driven many to just go to some other server. Odin and Bahamut are just endgame servers now.

[cidbahamut]

Re: population

You're higher than my server. Midgardsormr idles around 1000 with spikes to 1500 on the weekend once the JP community starts getting on.

[yavimaya]

Re: population

I wonder if they will ever be condensing the servers and merging them together? When I hear talk of WOW, there is millions on at a time? Is that just exageration? What kind of numbers would Odin and Bahamut see? I would like to find a different server, more of a mid-game type server? I have lots of stuff I would like to still do, most missions and such, but so many people have already done them, it is tough to get a full party to do simple things like Promy-holla. I got the other two done, but can not seem to find enough people that need to do this. I am a level 70THF and I am rank 6 in my home nation. That leaves still 4 more levels of rank before I even finish the home city missions! I have the expansions, but it is sad how I am only on the 3rd Zilart mission. Any idea's out there on more of a, and I hate to use this term, "noob" server?

[Truece]

Re: population

I have checked a few times this week when I was logged in. On Asura, at ~9PM EST, there have been right around 1900 people online. I'll check this weekend to see if the numbers are significantly different.

I can remember a few years ago, I would see closer to 3500 people online during that same time, and more than 4000 during peak EST playtime on the weekends.

Disclaimer - These sample are nowhere near scientific, just estimates of the numbers that I recall seeing in the past

9:20 AM EST Saturday morning: 2019 ppl

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: population

Most servers are no different than Odin and Bahamut, which top out at 1500 at peak times now. Maybe 2000 on a good day.

[yavimaya]

Re: population

It would be nice for them to have servers with different levels, even if it was beginner, intermediate and expert, so one could know what server best fits. unless I move to a more populated server, i don't think I will accomplish everything I would like to.

[Cheezeman3000]

Re: population

I think condensing servers would mostly be a good idea. Some people would be angry about having to change names, and rightfully so, but if only 2k max are playing on one server at a time they could probably afford to do some condensing. I'd rather have everyone on ONE server, but I know that's not practical in any sense of the word.

[yavimaya]

Re: population

i think they could move people around so that there would be no need to change names for most people. Though if so, I would agree that would suck. I think I may be safe, There is only one more Yavimaya, so even if they forced me to change servers, there would only be one other world, so I could avoid it. (I assume they would put whoever is active as the person who wouldn't change names, then whoever plays the longest.)

[Khalus]

Re: population

Just checked the pop of Fenrir, @5:45PM CST; which isn't quite peak time yet and its at 1357 pop. I do recall seeing it much higher in the evenings/late night when the Japanese start to log in and its well over 2400 pop!

BTW, if you're planning on switching servers to find players or an LS that will do CoP and Zilart...I've never done them, nor has most of my LS and once we get to them we'd love to work on them. I'm a vet, and so are many of the others, but we do have a bunch of new players that will need help everywhere for a time, but I enjoy helping out often.


EDIT: 8pm CST pop is 1750

EDIT: 1am CST pop is 1990

[yavimaya]

Re: population

So I guess server merging is upon us. Shiva, my home server, will be untouched this time around. For me to not have to change my name, is good. Though I would not have minded going to the larger server! I won't bother changing servers, I am sure that Shiva will eventually be merging with another server. I don't really agree with the fact they are making the person who server is being removed who has to change names. What happens if it is just someone's mule that they never use other than as a storage mule that they just created that is the reason someone who has been playing for 5 years as there main now has to change names. They really should look at play time as a factor, although again, that can be overlooked by the fact some bazaar mules might get priorty. I guess overall it is just easier to hope nobody gets frustrated that they have to change the name of there avatar they have been loyally playing for years.