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Posted by: grrizzant.3076

grrizzant.3076

Hi everyone!
I just purchased GW2 today and i’m currently waiting on the DL to finish. I’m quite new to GW so i don’t know a whole lot about what’s going on.
I was just wondering if anyone has any insight on which server(s) are most populated/best.

Thanks!

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Posted by: Yargesh.4965

Yargesh.4965

Only in WvWvW does server pop play any sort of role and that means if you do not want to do that form of PvP you don’t need to worry.
If you do PvP look at the WvW forums to get an idea of which server you may want.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

Speaking of which, did anyone notice the new server population rankings? I’m guessing they were adjusted for the WvW Fall Tournament.

@OP, you can not join a Full server at this time, and the other servers are ranked either Very High, High or Medium. It really makes little difference unless you are interested in WvW. Usually the higher ranked servers have more coverage in WvW, and do better.

One thing to keep in mind is that there is a cost to change servers, unless you delete all your characters and then you can transfer to another server at no cost once per week.

You can read more about Worlds and Transferring here: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World

Welcome to Tyria, and good luck!

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Posted by: Stephane Lo Presti

Stephane Lo Presti

Content Marketing Manager, French

Hi everyone!
I just purchased GW2 today and i’m currently waiting on the DL to finish. I’m quite new to GW so i don’t know a whole lot about what’s going on.
I was just wondering if anyone has any insight on which server(s) are most populated/best.

Thanks!

Hi grrizzant,

First, welcome to Guild Wars 2. As said above, the choice of your world (which is the name we use for what players sometimes call “servers”) will mainly be important if you’re going to play World vs. World. In the “main world” you’ll be grouped with other players in what’s called a “megaserver”, so that a lot of players on the same map can play together. You can learn more about this in this article: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/introducing-the-megaserver-system/

Have fun in Tyria!

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Posted by: Stormdancer.4972

Stormdancer.4972

Hi everyone!
I just purchased GW2 today and i’m currently waiting on the DL to finish. I’m quite new to GW so i don’t know a whole lot about what’s going on.
I was just wondering if anyone has any insight on which server(s) are most populated/best.

Thanks!

Hi grrizzant,

First, welcome to Guild Wars 2. As said above, the choice of your world (which is the name we use for what players sometimes call “servers”) will mainly be important if you’re going to play World vs. World. In the “main world” you’ll be grouped with other players in what’s called a “megaserver”, so that a lot of players on the same map can play together. You can learn more about this in this article: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/introducing-the-megaserver-system/

Have fun in Tyria!

Hmm… doesn’t that mean we should call it a ‘megaworld’, in the megaworld system?

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Posted by: Serophous.9085

Serophous.9085

Hi everyone!
I just purchased GW2 today and i’m currently waiting on the DL to finish. I’m quite new to GW so i don’t know a whole lot about what’s going on.
I was just wondering if anyone has any insight on which server(s) are most populated/best.

Thanks!

Hi grrizzant,

First, welcome to Guild Wars 2. As said above, the choice of your world (which is the name we use for what players sometimes call “servers”) will mainly be important if you’re going to play World vs. World. In the “main world” you’ll be grouped with other players in what’s called a “megaserver”, so that a lot of players on the same map can play together. You can learn more about this in this article: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/introducing-the-megaserver-system/

Have fun in Tyria!

Hmm… doesn’t that mean we should call it a ‘megaworld’, in the megaworld system?

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Posted by: Ramona Flowers.7632

Ramona Flowers.7632

So, I guess that the server populations were just changed back to all “Very High” now that the tournament is over? Last week they were all varied in terms of population level and now they all say “Very High”

Speaking of which, did anyone notice the new server population rankings? I’m guessing they were adjusted for the WvW Fall Tournament.

@OP, you can not join a Full server at this time, and the other servers are ranked either Very High, High or Medium. It really makes little difference unless you are interested in WvW. Usually the higher ranked servers have more coverage in WvW, and do better.

One thing to keep in mind is that there is a cost to change servers, unless you delete all your characters and then you can transfer to another server at no cost once per week.

You can read more about Worlds and Transferring here: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World

Welcome to Tyria, and good luck!

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Posted by: Tspatula.9086

Tspatula.9086

So, I guess that the server populations were just changed back to all “Very High” now that the tournament is over? Last week they were all varied in terms of population level and now they all say “Very High”

Speaking of which, did anyone notice the new server population rankings? I’m guessing they were adjusted for the WvW Fall Tournament.

@OP, you can not join a Full server at this time, and the other servers are ranked either Very High, High or Medium. It really makes little difference unless you are interested in WvW. Usually the higher ranked servers have more coverage in WvW, and do better.

One thing to keep in mind is that there is a cost to change servers, unless you delete all your characters and then you can transfer to another server at no cost once per week.

You can read more about Worlds and Transferring here: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World

Welcome to Tyria, and good luck!

Very High = maximum gold to transfer = profit