What about launching 4 servers at start Aradune1&2 Rizlona1&2 to avoid login problems

And then merge them 1 to 2 weeks after launch? So people can actually log in to the game when the TLP starts. It usually takes 5-10 hours before anyone can login to the game on day 1. Any other solutions you guys can think of?

Sounds like a great way to make it 10-20 hours before anyone can login on day 1, and then allservers end up crashing for weeks instead of just a few days.

I dont think you will have to worry about servers being over populated.

Not worried about them being over populated. Worried about the long queue times. The last few TLP's it took nearly 5-10 hours before people could login.

I dont think the same rush will be there for 2x server clones. Riz def not. I dont think that server will be that packed. Maybe Aradune, but I doubt it.

I'll take queues for 12 hours on launch over possibly having my characters deleted and missing a week of play while DPG sorts it all out. The last server merges didn't go well, and we haven't seen the results of this upcoming set yet but I'll be surprised if it goes off without a hitch...

They have to take the servers down for 24 hours in order to merge the others. So you want these two new servers up for a short time and then down for a day?

What you're really saying is, "DPG, how about you spend $$$ on a risky gambit to improve a launch, with not much increase on return?"

Overloaded servers are part of MMO launches. I've been through so many I actually find smooth launches boring.

Do you usually wait a few hours before trying to login or do you sit there and spam the login button?

do not forget on rizlona a lot of people will 6 box so do not be surprised if there will be more accounts logged in.

I'm going to be really sad when Rizlona launches without much issue but Aradune is crashing so a huge migration of bored TLPers rush Rizlona and ruin my lands after they've ruined theirs.

Do you sit at your PC and hit the login button repeatedly till you get in or do you wait a few hours/days before logging in? What's your strategy?

If I'm being competitive I sit in a Discord or some VOIP and crack jokes with all my other buddies while we all intensely try and find ways to get in the game or whatever. If I'm not being competitive and the game gets queue'd I laugh, close the game and go do something else.

Assuming the first 4-6 hours are a cluster like usual, the go to strategy has been to login around 4am after launch.

Imagine if their server hardware was actually good enough to make full use of pickzones so we could just login on day 1.

If p99 can and did do it, i'm sure DPG can manage.

enjoy 4 dead servers when congestion ends in 1 day

deal with overpopulated server starts, its the only way to have a server with a healthy pop later on

One of the major day one problems is character creation is on a shared server, which is why even when a low pop server launched at the same time it had issues also.

Its been implied there is only one login server, so starting more "world" servers won't help the initial overload.

Or logging in to find your name is Machenx.