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Amazon's New World Launch Woes Were Bound To Happen, But This Time Felt Different | MMORPG.com

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  • Asm0deusAsm0deus Member EpicPosts: 4,618
    edited September 2021
    JeroKane said:
    Asm0deus said:
    Logged in right now and only 54 in queue, on a popular streamer server!

    Down to 42 int he time it took to write this post.
    I guess in US when everyone is sleeping? No wonder.

    Looking at https://newworldstatus.com/ the lowest queue on EU servers is one and half hour for like 1 or 2 servers. Rest already have 3+ hour queues and rising.
    And it's not even prime time yet in Europe.

    Seems Amazon really doesn't give a damn about EU as usual, haven't added a single extra server since launch.

    225k EU players on servers, from which 199k are sitting in a queue LOL!


    No was 8:45 am  peeps tend to be up at that time granted it's work day but its not 3am in the morn etc

    I get your not happy with the launch but I think you are exaggerating a little about how bad the "overall" launch is.

    Yesterday I logged my son in at around 12:30pm and when he got in from school around 4pm he was in game.

    This is on a busy streamer server.

    It does however sound like EU needs more server groups like eu east and west or some such though.



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  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,098
    edited September 2021
    Asm0deus said:


    No was 8:45 am  peeps tend to be up at that time granted it's work day but its not 3am in the morn etc

    I get your not happy with the launch but I think you are exaggerating a little about how bad the "overall" launch is.

    Yesterday I logged my son in at around 12:30pm and when he got in from school around 4pm he was in game.

    This is on a busy streamer server.

    It does however sound like EU needs more server groups like eu east and west or some such though.


    Prime time is now starting in EU and now we are at 233k players on servers and 211k are sitting in a queue, which is going to get much worse in next couple hours when more are coming home from work/school and trying to login.

    That is how bad it is in Europe.

    Yes, in NA East they nearly doubled the amount of servers within 12 hours on Day one!


    Scot
  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 17,651
    edited September 2021
    JeroKane said:
    Asm0deus said:


    No was 8:45 am  peeps tend to be up at that time granted it's work day but its not 3am in the morn etc

    I get your not happy with the launch but I think you are exaggerating a little about how bad the "overall" launch is.

    Yesterday I logged my son in at around 12:30pm and when he got in from school around 4pm he was in game.

    This is on a busy streamer server.

    It does however sound like EU needs more server groups like eu east and west or some such though.


    Prime time is now starting in EU and now we are at 233k players on servers and 211k are sitting in a queue, which is going to get much worse in next couple hours when more are coming home from work/school and trying to login.

    That is how bad it is in Europe.

    Yes, in NA East they nearly doubled the amount of servers within 12 hours on Day one!


    Wasn’t EU the largest group of servers by far at launch? 

    Also, in addition to the servers they previously added,  they tweeted earlier that they just launched a “massive “ amount of EU servers.

    I know queues suck... but we have to stop with the inferiority complex. My friends are on their 4th server because each day their old one has a 5-10 hour queue.   Should be all settled by Sunday when I can login.  Or so I hope.

    Edit: Looks like another 45 servers added for EU today.
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    edited September 2021
    FYI

    They launched with ~ 250 servers worldwide. There are now over 500 servers... and there are still queues. You think they might have a hit on their hands?

    https://www.newworldstatus.com/?sort=queue

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    We own Everfall and our other company Cutlass Keys. All factions have at least 1 territory: Syndicate 3, Marauders 2 and Covenant 1.

    We set the trend of very low taxes and everyone else in the server has followed suit. Lots of people enjoying themselves.

    Sorry about that troll guy who posted he's hoping for it to crash and burn :smile:

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  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,098

    Wasn’t EU the largest group of servers by far at launch? 

    Also, in addition to the servers they previously added,  they tweeted earlier that they just launched a “massive “ amount of EU servers.

    I know queues suck... but we have to stop with the inferiority complex. My friends are on their 4th server because each day their old one has a 5-10 hour queue.   Should be all settled by Sunday when I can login.  Or so I hope.

    Edit: Looks like another 45 servers added for EU today.

    Nope. But this afternoon ( EU time) they FINALLY started adding new servers to EU region.
  • cameltosiscameltosis Member LegendaryPosts: 3,847
    I really don't know why anyone is surprised.


    Sure, Amazon owns and runs AWS, so they have a ton of server power at their beck and call.



    However

    - They are a young studio with very little experience

    - The game runs on a propriatary engine that hasn't been used much

    - They've changed their minds about the game so many times, it must be impossible to do proper market research

    - No studio has ever got it right. That means there isn't a correct template to follow
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  • AkulasAkulas Member RarePosts: 3,029
    edited October 2021
    There is 0 queue time right now on AUS servers. So, they did something or everyones is still sleeping. Weekend will be the real test.

    Edit: Still up to 6 hours+ wait if you get kicked for any reason.
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,057
    Akulas said:
    There is 0 queue time right now on AUS servers. So, they did something or everyones is still sleeping. Weekend will be the real test.
    Sunday afternoons in US were always the high water mark for EVE, wonder if it will be same for New World.
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  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 17,651
    Kyleran said:
    Akulas said:
    There is 0 queue time right now on AUS servers. So, they did something or everyones is still sleeping. Weekend will be the real test.
    Sunday afternoons in US were always the high water mark for EVE, wonder if it will be same for New World.
    Hope not.  I want to play when I get home Sunday.  Otherwise I’ll have to send a strongly worded email to jeff@amazon.com !!
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  • rubulator2krubulator2k Member UncommonPosts: 43
    I'll wait a few months before I try this. IF, the reviews at that time say it's worth as shot.
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  • gitanagitana Member UncommonPosts: 4
    I have been playing MMOs since UO in the 90s. The best launchs i have experienced where done by Sony Online Enternainment on EverQuest 2 expansions. Since at those expansions a lot players comed back to buy and play them, they used to triple the login and game servers for some months, and later when hype got down, they scaled them back.

    I do wonder how amazon failed so miserably at this, cause they are a cloud company who sells those scale up and down servers for money right ?

    Scot
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,427
    gitana said:
    I have been playing MMOs since UO in the 90s. The best launchs i have experienced where done by Sony Online Enternainment on EverQuest 2 expansions. Since at those expansions a lot players comed back to buy and play them, they used to triple the login and game servers for some months, and later when hype got down, they scaled them back.

    I do wonder how amazon failed so miserably at this, cause they are a cloud company who sells those scale up and down servers for money right ?

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  • Morgenes83Morgenes83 Member UncommonPosts: 287
    donzin08 said:
    it really has been the best launch ive ever experienced in an mmo, or honestly any game really. No disconnects/crashes/constant restarts. Its optimized really well, great framerate etc Been pleasantly surprised
    The launch was good.
    The issue were strategic Server decisions which lead to too much long term issues with a such hyped game.

    The server capacity was too low for non-megaserver structure.
    The merge, transfer strategy was horrible or even non existing.
    If you do your homework you should know that games lose >75% of their players within the first months and that you should consider this issue with a very high priority.
    They seem to have completely ignored it.
    It was the beginning of the end and imho the main reason with the over-engineered chaotic complex grind & Timegate features they have put their focus on.

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