Guild Wars 2

smashie.3074:

I have come up with another problem of the server merge:-

Before the server merge (and when we chose to enter a lower tier server so as to match OUR computer specifications), the individual server could accommodate to our needs (r.e. see first post for more detail)and computer specifications so we could both still enjoy WvW…
Now since the server merge, it has only created another problem amongst other problems as I have stated.

This is a good point as well – when we first started playing the game, I was playing on a laptop with (no joke) 2 gigs of memory, and in a futile effort to find a way to allow me to try out the game, we picked the server with the lowest population at the time: FC. I’m still playing on the same laptop, though now I’ve fortunately upgraded to 8 gigs, but even with more memory, my laptop really can’t handle the high populations that have come with the merge, and it’s make it incredibly difficult for me to play at all. Every time I’ve run in WvW, I’ve been getting around 4 FPS, which is pretty much unplayable, not to mention frequent crashes – which then force me to queue for the map I was already in. These are problems that I rarely experienced on FC with our smaller groups, and even if I did occasionally crash, getting back on to continue playing wasn’t an issue.

Sorry, I thought you was posting in attempt to create discussion and eventually improve the game, not just to show how right you are and how wrong everyone else is, even without the tools, time, patience to prove your claims.
I was wrong.

To me, the issue here is that you seem to be trying to discount our viable concerns on the premise that we are only an isolate few in our server who are upset. Your posts indicate that, since we cannot prove that this change has been perceived as negative by most people, our arguments are invalid. You are perfectly within your right to say that you like the change; I can see where you’re coming from, even though I disagree with you. However, please do not try to bolster your opinion by trying to invalidate ours.

It is not just a few people in our community who are upset – it is nearly, if not entirely, all of our members. Have we conducted a census of people’s opinions? No. But we have discussed the issue both in game and in TS, and the opinion has been universal among members of the FC WvW community, and therefore Fates is absolutely capable of speaking about how our community feels about the merges. Please don’t attempt to discredit our concerns by trying to make it seem like there are only a few people upset by the changes, and that most people are happy with them. While I can’t speak for other servers, I do know that this is not the case for FC, and that our community as a whole is unhappy with the merges.

If it will make you happier, however, I will stick to telling you my fiance and my feelings on the issue, humbly hoping that you will agree that I am accurately representing his feelings, as I have managed to poll at least him on this.

Community

Over the past two years of playing Guild Wars, we have greatly enjoyed playing WvW with FC because of the amazing community. I’ve met a ton of really wonderful people by playing WvW with them, and I love being able to get on, know pretty much everyone on the map, meet a few new people, and have a good time hanging out in TS. I like that we have a small server because it makes it easy to get to know everyone really well. With this change, we don’t even get the opportunity to get to know the people on our merged server (DH), because we’ll just be changing servers again in three months and have to start all over again. This makes it impossible for us to even try to adapt to the new changes.

Server Identity and Competition

FC has always been a small server, and as far as winning in WvW has gone, we’ve had our ups and downs, but I’ve never been tempted to leave, not even when we were losing in T8 for months on end. I like the community, I like the play style, and it was awesome to see us climbing up the ranks. Now we don’t even have a glicko score; there’s no feeling of accomplishment to see FC gain points, and no real incentive to try to win. I’ve seen a lot of people claiming that “server identity” either doesn’t or shouldn’t exist, but it really does mean a lot to me and enhances our experience of the game. I love WvW because of the game mode, but the competition was a huge part of it for me, and now that doesn’t exist.

Play Style

Then there’s the huge change in play styles: with FC and DH merged, our population has essentially been elevated to a T1 server, and means that the way we have been playing WvW for two years has completely changed. FC has several WvW guilds which tend to run in groups of 20 or under – on very rare occasions, we can pull larger groups, but even then, it’s only when multiple guilds run together. We love running with small groups; it feels like like we’re making a difference. We love having a low pop server, where the two of us could go out and flip a tower without being run over by a zerg – maybe meet a few roamers from the other server and have a good fight. Now, in order to be effective, all of FCs guilds basically need to run together to stand up against the huge groups that being part of a higher pop server demands. I like running in a big zerg on occasion, but it’s really the smaller groups that I’m more interested in – being able to just get on with my fiance, grab a few friends, and actually make a difference for our server.

This is the play style that I enjoy playing; if I wanted to play the way T1 servers do, I would have transferred there a long time ago. We stayed on FC because we love the community, we love fighting for our server, and we love the play style. All of these things have been irreparably changed or completely taken away by the server merges. While I can only explicitly write for myself, I know that a lot of people on both FC and other low pop servers feel the same way.

Thank you everyone from ET for voicing the issues smaller-population servers are facing now. I’d just like to say that I really dislike this idea, as it means that FC has basically been eaten by DH. I’ve been on FC since I started playing the game two years ago – we have a fantastic community and we’re all really attached to our server. However, this merge brings up a variety of problems – for example, how can FC be expected to join the community of DH, and vice versa, when we’ll just be switched to merge with another server in three months? This change effectively makes FC homeless, and I’m fairly certain that our community won’t last very long being shuttled around as a back-up to other servers. This is my main problem with the world linking: it takes away our server’s sense of community.

Then there’s the issue of being thrown into a completely different game style. As a smaller server, we queue maps extremely rarely, and even then, only on EB with one or two people waiting. I enjoy being able to switch between different BLs easily, without having to worry if my whole group will make it in. We run smaller groups, which are simply not feasible with this merge. Tonight at reset, my guild ran like we normally do, with a group of about 20 and were absolutely steamrolled by any other group that we came across – this is not the experience that I, and many others on FC, look for when it comes to WvW. If I wanted to see huge zerg vs. zerg fights, I would have switched servers a lot time ago. I enjoy the smaller, even ground fights that we’ve experienced on FC; I enjoy having the opportunity to roam effectively without being run over by a blob everywhere I go. Having variety between different tiers gives everyone the opportunity to find the environment and play style that they enjoy the most. Some people have been saying that queues like this only happen on reset, but that still doesn’t change the fact that I want to be able to have fun on reset – it’s the major day of the week that our server comes together to have a good time! I don’t want to spend that time waiting in a queue.

I appreciate the effort to try new things, but I think that it’s pretty safe to say that this idea has not worked out well for low pop servers. Please reverse the changes to allow FC to be our own server again.

I think that moving back to Friday would be good, but those times are way too late – the old time was perfect, otherwise resets are going to be really short.

Friday – 5PM PST / 8PM EST is perfect

FC is continuing to do well in T6! Really enjoying the strong matchups. Keep the transfers coming!

Hi Xamaural,

Most of the guilds have members that are active PvPers. DRK has several people who play PvP a lot (contact Sweet Sanity.8593), and I know Maki (redzerofighter.2381) and LION (Clemy.8290) also have members who do as well. I’ve played PvP more than any other game mode and I’m never short of people to play with in DRK, but I also play a lot with people from the other guilds.

Bump for FC!!!!

Bump! We are doing a server-wide secret santa, so transfer now to join!!

Bump for FC! We did great in T7 last week!!

Rage.8197: you should contact Umi (redzerofighter.2381), the leader of Maki, either here or in-game.

Bump for FC! We had a successful return theme nights and are now hosting our first server-wide raffle!

Fantastic week for FC in WvW! Theme nights are returning soon as well!

Thank you everyone for another great theme night!

Thanks for the bump, Taiyo! We appreciate the support. Feel free to contact any of our guild leaders if you want to transfer over.

FC’s WvW community is now also doing Theme Thursdays! We’ve had a ton of fun trying out different themes over the past month, and it’s been great to see the huge turnouts. So far we’ve done race and class theme nights, chosen by popular vote.

If you want to join us, the fee for transfer is only 500 gems!

The WvW community on Ferguson’s Crossing is absolutely amazing. I always have a great time running with my own guild [DRK], but also with any other guild on the server. I’ve definitely noticed the community growing in population which is really great. FC is a server where every person makes a difference, and we love welcoming new players!

DRK is a fantastic guild to be a member of. DRK is full of friendly and helpful people who are great to play the game with. We have regular groups running in WvW, lead by amazing commanders, and many members are also happy to play PvP and PvE. If you want to have the best possible Guild Wars experience, DRK is the guild for you!

Great fights! Love seeing LION’s videos on here.