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[LexLoyalty]

Since the gap in economy between Leonis And Draco gets smaller and smaller I think (and many others) that merging both servers will be a genius  idea for the future of rose.

There's no point of having 2 servers when we can one ultra active server. 

Write what you guys think 

[katryn]

Always +1.

[Suns]

+1

 

although I could see what issues would come up (names, items, etc.), I think the benefits outweigh the consequences :]

[SlowBob]

+1

 

I fully agree with you, a server merge would be hard and take some time, beside that it will have a lot of consequences (char names, clan names the overall economy), however a realy active server would be awesome, problems like GA would be solved and it would be a way easyer for the GM team to keep an eye on the server.

[alvinmx]

I just came back from a 4 years break.....and I miss the opportunity of switching channels (used to be 3). All the good spots to level are always taken (by bots sadly), so it would be a fantastic idea to merge servers and maybe open again those 3 channels??

 

 

[Cracker]

What original idea, I wonder why someone hasn't ever suggested it before?  Hey lets also address buff sets, keyboard macros and duping.

[jagz]

It's definitely been suggested before

 

I agree, merge the servers and have 2 channels. This will be a massive undertaking though and I can't foresee it, not in the next year anyway.

[SlowBob]

There wouldn't even be a need for 2 channels (don't scare the devs!) one channel would do fine untill they find the time to ad another one

[ShazamO]

This has been thrown around sooo many times. We are aware of this "option".

[PureCreativity]

This has been thrown around sooo many times. We are aware of this "option".

 

If you guys want to bring back the times where everything was more crowded, you should merge the servers. This will also attract new players to start playing since there will be more players walking around, more people to ask questions to, more newbies to play with.

 

For now there is barerly anyone in Adventure Plains etc, so the game looks dead (or is).

[agent0range]

this is good..on [mod]Please don't mention Private servers[/mod], gm can make players from diffrent servers meet during war..wat more from the original publisher..plus i jus want to suggest to add atleast 2 channels..tnx

Edited by Zurn, 03 September 2013 - 10:41 AM.

[lala09]

it's gonna be really awkward at the beginning, but I'm sure we're gonna get used to it, and find a way to get eachother and manage/balance everything.

[PureCreativity]

It's simply the game will look more packed, and more interesting to play for newcomers.

[Feuer]

This is an update from my last response in another thread.

 

Some of the main issues are

-duplicate ID's for characters | items | clans | etc

-duplicate names for characters [with the name change system a server wide forced rename could be taken into effect] this one is now almost solved.

 

Between you and me, the biggest issue is line 1. It requires the most amount of work to develop a system, and verify that NOTHING at all is going to go wrong. Essentially all characters items clans etc would have their ID's re-numbered. And if it's NOT done properly, well you could end up logging into someone elses characters instead of your own, and not only that, but items could all be mixed up between characters that are now mixed up between accounts and clans would have rosters full of people that were never it in. 

 

It would be a mess if it went wrong. 

 

However, a merge has always been a +1 for me. Makes no sense to split the community. The only logical reason was server capabilities couldn't support the traffic there used to be. 

[IAfjiBa]

I would love this idea, but I have asked the GM this before and they told me that it would be problems with chars name and clan names.

[PureCreativity]

It would but that one thing for sure that will improve the game and boost it more, rather spending a year merging the servers than spending a year on other things.

[Leeny]

Yeah, Definitely Merge the servers. I'm sure they can solve the character name/clan names. I hope they can do this, because like everyone said the game is dying out. We need more people to see and people will get a lot more motivated to pvp and war.

[InuyashaDraconis]

+1 from me aswell yeah the names would be the only problem, they could simply rename duplicate char names to random numbers and give them a name change scroll.

 

Or they could simply give the leonis server higher priority and only change the Draconis names, i know its not entirely fair but leonis has been around longer and MOST of the names were probably taken prior to the draconis server launch.

 

But yeah i totally agree with this idea i mean it would probably make things A LOT more interesting

Edited by InuyashaDraconis, 03 September 2013 - 01:13 PM.

[McFizzle]

It's funny how they do something that 20% of the community wants, but when 90% of the population suggests something multiple times, it's just brushed off.

[Feuer]

Fizzle. its not being brusged off. it just takes time and resources that are currently being consumed by more immediate issues.

[Stachola]

It's funny how they do something that 20% of the community wants, but when 90% of the population suggests something multiple times, it's just brushed off.

 

+1. Servers should've been merged a long time ago. Should've merged the servers instead of getting rid of buff sets...

[Leonis]

Merging the servers is a delicate issue to approach.

 

Immediate considerations that will need to be answered.

 

1. How to handle same character name issues between servers.
2. How to handle same clan name issues between servers.
3. How to handle multiple characters being merged between two servers, to one.
4. How to handle overflow of account storage.

These are the first questions. Then you get questions like

• Should one server take priority over the other (for same name issues).
• If so, which server gets priority?
• Is that fair to that server and not the other?
• Is there a way to sustain both somehow?
• Will storage overflow be possible for merging two account storage inventory.

And many, many more issues involved with merging characters, clans, items, anything that might be unique to the server.

 

You may want to give it some thought, because we have and aren't too happy with the idea and the time it will take to implement.

 

Consider whatever answer you might give towards taking one side vs another, you could be on the other side and may not like it happening to you.

[turnermanxi]

You would think all these "great minds" would come with a simple solution for the names.  I played (server i will not say) and they had did a merge with two servers which went VERY WELL.  For the names, lets say they put an L next to the next names of Leonis and a D for draconis.  So for like my name "L"Morenito or "D"Morenito.  Or color code the names with servers, don't like the color get over it.  Any new chars will just have a normal name. Guild names will have to be associated with L or D.  After time goes by, that server had given everyone a name change scroll so everyone can change their name.  Don't get the same name, too bad so sad.  Guess you gotta put that XxxX on the end or somethin lol. 

 

For items, would you not want ACCEPTABLE duplicate items?  Hahaha no item on this game is "unique", either its super refined or not.  So many simple solutions from the small population on this server it wouldn't take as nearly long as if this server had 10k+ active people.

[LexLoyalty]

Yeah Char names is just an esthetic issue , people gotta see the bigger picture.

[SirSlayer]

Merging the servers is a delicate issue to approach.

 

Immediate considerations that will need to be answered.

 

1. How to handle same character name issues between servers. Put an ID tag beside their name. For instance take name "joejohn", if there was a Leonis joejohn and a Draconis joejohn... the merge would then make their names look like this joejohn.L  and joejohn.D  (L for Leonis and D for Draconis).
2. How to handle same clan name issues between servers. Same thing as said above with names, add .D or .L
3. How to handle multiple characters being merged between two servers, to one. Don't know on this.
4. How to handle overflow of account storage. Would it be hard to just make account storage bigger? Add more slots/pages?

These are the first questions. Then you get questions like

• Should one server take priority over the other (for same name issues). This question would be irrelevant given my suggestion.
• If so, which server gets priority? Neither.
• Is that fair to that server and not the other? N/A
• Is there a way to sustain both somehow? Suggested above.
• Will storage overflow be possible for merging two account storage inventory. If we could have more slots. People have been asking anyways for room for their lucky spin costumes and such.

And many, many more issues involved with merging characters, clans, items, anything that might be unique to the server.

 

You may want to give it some thought, because we have and aren't too happy with the idea and the time it will take to implement.

 

Consider whatever answer you might give towards taking one side vs another, you could be on the other side and may not like it happening to you.

 

Just some suggestions I put in blue above beside what you said.

Edited by SirSlayer, 03 September 2013 - 06:35 PM.