Look at these server queues !!

SpottyGekko

As at 6:30pm CEST tonight on the EU servers:

 

Shatigon - 5537

Kyprosa - 5195

Eanna - 4085

Dahuta - 3805

Aier - 2904

Orchidna - 2246

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Trion add another server or two...

 

Somehow I think they weren't expecting this. At all.

Gregor999

Do they seriously only have 6 servers at launch???

mark2123

I don't think they deserve that many people trying to play their game if they cannot deliver it without such a mess.

SpottyGekko

Originally posted by Gregor999
Do they seriously only have 6 servers at launch???

Oops, forgot to add:

Melisara - 2658

 

There's 7 servers for the EU (about 10 for the US).

There were 4 at the start of Early Access, then 3 more were added at launch due to insane demand.

 

Don't forget, this is supposedly a niche game, heavily PVP-oriented, not the latest AAA themepark for the masses.

grimal

Are those numbers for founders, patrons or f2p?

Jabas

Originally posted by Gregor999
Do they seriously only have 6 servers at launch???

Was only 4 in headstart.... 5 at launch.......

Daikuru

Im in queue for 5 hours now and  i think ill be in queue for another 1 hour or maybe 2 hours, what a joke....

SpottyGekko

Originally posted by grimal
Are those numbers for founders, patrons or f2p?

Can't tell, there's only one number displayed.

 

These are the numbers I see (I'm an Archeum Founder). My wait time simply says: " Wait Time: > 1 h"

logicwar

they cant win here, to many servers then in few months when ppl leave we have dead servers. to few servers and first week or two are like this.

ryvendark

Not enough servers and the game will fail!!!!! 111
Too many servers and the game is failing!!!! 11 when they shut some down

Bigdaddyx

Originally posted by SpottyGekko

As at 6:30pm CEST tonight on the EU servers:

 

Shatigon - 5537

Kyprosa - 5195

Eanna - 4085

Dahuta - 3805

Aier - 2904

Orchidna - 2246

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Trion add another server or two...

 

Somehow I think they weren't expecting this. At all.

A F2P mmo with such a huge hype and only 7 servers at launch? you make it sound as if AA launched with 20+ servers and still have to add new.

Nowdays 6 to 7 servers are nothing at launch.

jacker1991

Originally posted by SpottyGekko

Originally posted by Gregor999
Do they seriously only have 6 servers at launch???

Oops, forgot to add:

Melisara - 2658

 

There's 7 servers for the EU (about 10 for the US).

There were 4 at the start of Early Access, then 3 more were added at launch due to insane demand.

 

Don't forget, this is supposedly a niche game, heavily PVP-oriented, not the latest AAA themepark for the masses.

It is.

SpottyGekko

Originally posted by logicwar
they cant win here, to many servers then in few months when ppl leave we have dead servers. to few servers and first week or two are like this.

The goldsellers must be dancing with delight at the sight of these queues !

 

Their bots are already industriously farming mobs to generate gold for all the rich western gamers who are desperate for an "early advantage" at any price.... *cough*

grimal

Originally posted by SpottyGekko

As at 6:30pm CEST tonight on the EU servers:

 

Shatigon - 5537

Kyprosa - 5195

Eanna - 4085

Dahuta - 3805

Aier - 2904

Orchidna - 2246

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Trion add another server or two...

 

Somehow I think they weren't expecting this. At all.

Look at it another way.  Maybe this was their intention all along.  Doesn't paying for a founder or some other some pack give you priority in the queue?  If so, isn't this a way to drive people to pay for these?

Jaedor

I'm sure Trion has peeps data mining the login queues to compare patron to F2P; they need servers to be busy-to-the-point-of-full or it could fail, yet need to be able to get peeps into the game. Very tough to balance, as the content locusts will be gone in 2-4 weeks and then you could be left with not enough players for the long haul.

I don't envy them one bit but this sure looks lousy. >.<

VikingGamer

Originally posted by grimal

Originally posted by SpottyGekko

As at 6:30pm CEST tonight on the EU servers:

 

Shatigon - 5537

Kyprosa - 5195

Eanna - 4085

Dahuta - 3805

Aier - 2904

Orchidna - 2246

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Trion add another server or two...

 

Somehow I think they weren't expecting this. At all.

Look at it another way.  Maybe this was their intention all along.  Doesn't paying for a founder or some other some pack give you priority in the queue?  If so, isn't this a way to drive people to pay for these?

Patrons also have queues on most servers during primetime. Shorter queues, usually a few hundred and only 30 minutes but it is there. it is also worth noting that patron status isn't the only way to spend money. People sitting in queues are not buying stuff off the market place or generating gold that will be used to drive the demand for apex.

Lonecrow66

I tried to join but I'm not going to wait in any queue sorry. 

I went to go play another indie MMO that is actually extremely interesting in its model made by some of the creators of Asheron's call called Project Gorgon extremely alpha but free to play

Sigurd57

I'd still rather suffer the queues now for the first couple weeks than end up with ghost town servers when all the curiosity seekers bail out.

So while it is annoying now (especially since I need to get on there and harvest my trees!) it does bode well for the long term population if they stick to a smaller amount of overall servers. 

SpottyGekko

Originally posted by grimal

Originally posted by SpottyGekko

As at 6:30pm CEST tonight on the EU servers:

 

Shatigon - 5537

Kyprosa - 5195

Eanna - 4085

Dahuta - 3805

Aier - 2904

Orchidna - 2246

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Trion add another server or two...

 

Somehow I think they weren't expecting this. At all.

Look at it another way.  Maybe this was their intention all along.  Doesn't paying for a founder or some other some pack give you priority in the queue?  If so, isn't this a way to drive people to pay for these?

"Never attribute to malice that which can be easily explained by simple ineptitude"

 

Perhaps Trion have a devious masterplan. However, in that case they are doing it wrong. If you want to encourage people to pay for the faster queue, then SHOW THEM THE ADVANTAGE ! Don't just show them one generic number !

 

No, it really looks like Trion didn't anticipate these numbers. They've been very hesitant with almost everything regarding the game so far. Small team backing it up, low profile marketing, etc. Perhaps it is because XLGames didn't believe there would be much uptake in the west. Who knows ?

Loke666

While this is annoying it is still for the best. Players do play more for the first 2 weeks so adding too many servers early would be a serious mistake in a game where merging servers would be a total nightmare due to player owned farms in the open world.

You can get complaints the first 2 weeks, or you can get them from week 3 and onwards...

Xssiv

It's like a club, the longer the line outside, the more people want to try to get in.   

Reklaw

Originally posted by Sigurd57

I'd still rather suffer the queues now for the first couple weeks than end up with ghost town servers when all the curiosity seekers bail out.

So while it is annoying now (especially since I need to get on there and harvest my trees!) it does bode well for the long term population if they stick to a smaller amount of overall servers. 

Well said...

The F2P influx of players will settle down considering things might take somewhat too long to achieve for f2p players who don't want to spend any extra money of go "freemium"

Opening up more servers now might eventually end up hurting the game and will only be good short term.

Joriel

Been in Q for Kyprosa here for about 2h 40min, estimated more 1h Q = total 3h 30 Q

tachgb

People have been waiting years to play this game, let us!

Sovrath

Originally posted by SpottyGekkoat launch due to insane demand.

 

Don't forget, this is supposedly a niche game, heavily PVP-oriented, not the latest AAA themepark for the masses.

But here's a thought, there haven't been a lot of new games coming out and people are "bored" (which always drives me nuts) so they are probably just jumping in for something to do.

SpottyGekko

Originally posted by Torvaldr

I just logged on and made a character (not patron) on Naima and played for the last hour or so. I got my horse, did some quests, and then logged off. I had no queue what-so-ever.

They made some improvements, a bit. No LP costs for quest rewards, but you still have to pay a labor cost to identify loot drops and money bags. That's still pretty lame, but it is what it is I guess.

You had no queue at 11:00am PDT on a Wednesday morning outside of school holidays ? 

 

There were almost no queues on any EU servers at 11:00am this morning either. I suggest you check back on Naima during US primetime...