Rping in Megaservers

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Posted by: paragon.6543

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Please devs, can you seriously just comment on that thread already? Comment about what you’re even thinking about doing about the megaserver mess and how it’s affecting rpers?

There’s 22 pages now of people asking you to fix stuff. At the very least please comment there. They suggested rp tags, and manual switching between instances (like the sort in guild wars 1, Anet). Even if you dislike those ideas. Say /something/ at least.

It’s been a good, what is it, two months now? All the other feedback threads got some sort of comment, but that one.

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Posted by: Azhure.1857

Azhure.1857

It’s been a good, what is it, two months now? All the other feedback threads got some sort of comment, but that one.

……. You mean you’re happy with “We’re busy.” and “We have a team working on it.” just not happy that it wasn’t in the RP thread? * grimace *
Personally both “comments” the other threads received just scream INDIFFERENCE. But maybe that’s just me.

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Posted by: penelopehannibal.8947

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There has been a response!

To maximize your odds of running into other RP players more often, you’ll want to make sure you’re on the same world (generally TC and Piken are viewed as the RP worlds), and in guilds with other RP members also on that same world. For example, everyone from TC currently will be set to high priority to sort together, same thing goes with people who are all a part of the same guild (so guild up RP folks!)

We’ll continue to monitor, adapt and update the system as we go forward as well, for now I’d suggest seeing how it works once we enable the mega server system across all maps and then giving comments and feedback when you see it in action!

(edited to add Piken!)

I don’t RP as regularly as other people do on Piken, but I think that most of the time native Piken Square people are finding their way to the same megaserver as other Piken Square roleplayers personally, although I can’t really say for the majority and most of the RP I’m involved with is Guild RP, but the megaservers have not been an issue with us.

My advice other than guild up, is to friend up as well, with as many people as you can from either Tarnished Coast or Piken Square (depending which one you’re from) that you know RP.

I have over 200 people on my friends list and find no problem being with Piken Square people

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Posted by: paragon.6543

paragon.6543

It’s been a good, what is it, two months now? All the other feedback threads got some sort of comment, but that one.

……. You mean you’re happy with “We’re busy.” and “We have a team working on it.” just not happy that it wasn’t in the RP thread? * grimace *
Personally both “comments” the other threads received just scream INDIFFERENCE. But maybe that’s just me.

Hm, I guess you’re right. Sigh. I’m just so frustrated that nothing has been done still. I miss the old servers where I knew everyone and I didn’t have to hide in an instance.

Since megaservers, I’ve been cussed out because I was rping, trolled in other ways as well – like all the other rpers. Of course the whole being cussed at and insulted just because I’m an rper was really disheartening. Even if you report something like this, just the fact that it happened in the first place sucks.

I kind of miss the whole idea of server pride too. People cheering about being the first server to beat tequatl or doing such and such, or having some crazy dance event thing. I miss that.

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Posted by: Turgut.4397

Turgut.4397

It would be nice for a Dev post to say something is being worked on. But clearly they want to lose a good chunk of cash generated from gem store purchases by RPers. Costumes, weapons, transmutation stones, instruments etc.

But the damage is done, and a good portion of the RP community has left. Anet has killed 2 years worth of community building both for RP and non-RP players. Instead of server merging they simply went with the lazy idea of throwing all servers together.

GW2 is just a time killer while most wait for ArcheAge/WoD.

Also, prepare for a locked thread.

Still waiting for the things I love about GW1.

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Posted by: paragon.6543

paragon.6543

There has been a response!

To maximize your odds of running into other RP players more often, you’ll want to make sure you’re on the same world (generally TC and Piken are viewed as the RP worlds), and in guilds with other RP members also on that same world. For example, everyone from TC currently will be set to high priority to sort together, same thing goes with people who are all a part of the same guild (so guild up RP folks!)

We’ll continue to monitor, adapt and update the system as we go forward as well, for now I’d suggest seeing how it works once we enable the mega server system across all maps and then giving comments and feedback when you see it in action!

(edited to add Piken!)

I don’t RP as regularly as other people do on Piken, but I think that most of the time native Piken Square people are finding their way to the same megaserver as other Piken Square roleplayers personally, although I can’t really say for the majority and most of the RP I’m involved with is Guild RP, but the megaservers have not been an issue with us.

My advice other than guild up, is to friend up as well, with as many people as you can from either Tarnished Coast or Piken Square (depending which one you’re from) that you know RP.

I have over 200 people on my friends list and find no problem being with Piken Square people

That’s wonderful and all, until you try to get two parties into one location to role play together. People end up on different shards. The start of any larger rp event requires about 10-15 minutes prep time where we’re trying to get people in the same shard.

When that’s done, the rp begins. But some events require changing maps. Like say a march going from Queensdale to Gendarren. Again, people get stuck in different shards so you take another 5 minutes to get them all together again.

Now add in any time you disconnect for whatever reason. And trolls.

It’s still frustrating. And I don’t want a friend’s list with 200+ people just to fix this sort of a problem.