Sennar.2309 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Im currently looking to move from EU to US and i want to move in a server where my friends are playing but is always full. Maybe if Arenanet can remove player from the servers where they are not active from long time and give chance for free to choose a server ones they log back it will be useful for active players. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustTrogdor.7892 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Server population is based on WvW participation so inactive accounts have nothing to do with it. 17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schimmi.6872 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Sennar.2309 said: Im currently looking to move from EU to US and i want to move in a server where my friends are playing but is always full. Maybe if Arenanet can remove player from the servers where they are not active from long time and give chance for free to choose a server ones they log back it will be useful for active players. The server-status is determined by WvW-hours (because it's the only mode that still uses the server-system) and not by player-numbers, so removing inactive players won't change anything. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizel.1839 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 It would mean a "free server change" for them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khisanth.2948 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Since the population is determined by actual WvW play time it means this feature has already been in the game since the release of the megaserver system on April 21st, 2014. Additionally this is a stupid thing to be requesting considering the upcoming Alliance changes. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcShriek.5829 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Even with out the upcoming alliance changes, it only makes a difference in WvW. If you're not playing WvW, your home server has no bearing on whether or not you can play with your friends. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Following on from what everyone else has said unless you want to play WvW with your friends you don't need to be on the same server they are. Servers have no effect outside of WvW, as long as you're in the same region (EU or NA) you can play together in any PvE or sPvP map. So you could just pick a different US server. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sennar.2309 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Thanks all for the explanation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowmoon.7986 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 21 hours ago, JustTrogdor.7892 said: Server population is based on WvW participation so inactive accounts have nothing to do with it. Server population is based on how to get the maximum numbers of server transfers as possible. There fixed it for you. Full servers should not be getting links if they are truthly full. If you are want to play with you friends be prepared to buy server transfers every 8 weeks, it is almost like it was designed this way on purpose. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turial.1293 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 23 hours ago, Sennar.2309 said: Im currently looking to move from EU to US and i want to move in a server where my friends are playing but is always full. Maybe if Arenanet can remove player from the servers where they are not active from long time and give chance for free to choose a server ones they log back it will be useful for active players. Hey there, there is a disconnect between EU/US servers and when you want to play with someone from another region it can't be done. If you are specifically talking about playing WvW together then you should aim to transfer late at night or early morning. Otherwise just wait until alliances update changes the structure (whatever way it does, nobody knows). If you want to play with your friends in dungeons/fractals and don't care about WvW then any US server will do as it's all part of the same region. Failing all that, buy another account so you can play with friends on both. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Shadowmoon.7986 said: Server population is based on how to get the maximum numbers of server transfers as possible. There fixed it for you. Full servers should not be getting links if they are truthly full. If you are want to play with you friends be prepared to buy server transfers every 8 weeks, it is almost like it was designed this way on purpose. Sure. Then you’d do what? Open more tiers for dead times on those servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Shadowmoon.7986 said: Full servers should not be getting links if they are truthly full. "full" means "not accepting transfers". It does not mean literally full (as there's no such possibility, as since the megaserver introduction there are no server caps at all). That of course means that one "full" server can easily have 2-3x the number of active players of another "full" server. In fact, if you haven't noticed, that's one of the primary reasons behind alliance rework. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowmoon.7986 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Strider Pj.2193 said: Sure. Then you’d do what? Open more tiers for dead times on those servers? Server mergers years ago. The current system just encourages bandwagoning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie.5370 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 At least there'll be alliances soon and servers won't matter anymore 🙃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 17 hours ago, Shadowmoon.7986 said: Server mergers years ago. The current system just encourages bandwagoning. Ship has passed. Wouldn’t argue what should have done though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b k.1648 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Merged servers would have seen bandwagoning as well. It just kicks the can down the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoGold.7126 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 4:12 PM, Sennar.2309 said: Im currently looking to move from EU to US and i want to move in a server where my friends are playing but is always full. Maybe if Arenanet can remove player from the servers where they are not active from long time and give chance for free to choose a server ones they log back it will be useful for active players. haha no that goes s against their game design of this being a casual game and people being able to join and leave when they want. for example i stopped playing gw2 for a year and i came back and if i came back and found out i am no longer in my server i would be pissed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 hours ago, MarkoGold.7126 said: haha no that goes s against their game design of this being a casual game and people being able to join and leave when they want. for example i stopped playing gw2 for a year and i came back and if i came back and found out i am no longer in my server i would be pissed. The good news is that if Alliances goes active, you will be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 8:36 PM, Strider Pj.2193 said: The good news is that if Alliances goes active, you will be. Sure.because everyone will be out of their server. And as for alliance membership - it does not matter if you're active or not. What matters is only whether you will be kicked out of your WvW-designated guild or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Pj.2193 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Astralporing.1957 said: Sure.because everyone will be out of their server. And as for alliance membership - it does not matter if you're active or not. What matters is only whether you will be kicked out of your WvW-designated guild or not. Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game of Bones.8975 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 This is akin to kicking long-term characters to get their names. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linken.6345 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 10 hours ago, Game of Bones.8975 said: This is akin to kicking long-term characters to get their names. Yea thats why I wont go back to swtor. Lost my Doe family name in a server merge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game of Bones.8975 Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 The best thing would be to set an alert when names come available. You would have a week to claim/decline or it would go to the next person in the queue. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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