This is simple question for Evony.
Has the policy change? Has opening new Age1 servers replaced the practice of merging older servers?
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This is simple question for Evony.
Has the policy change? Has opening new Age1 servers replaced the practice of merging older servers?
:mad: I really hope that merges haven't stopped because people might not want to start over on a new server, the drop rates are so bad that you are forced to spend to get above 2 cities.
I, for one, wouldn't start over again, it is too much effort when I already have a perfect account, but if the server gets so boring and fight-less what do you do? If there is only the option to start over, many people would result to quitting all together in my opinion.
So, if this is your new official policy (new servers, no merges) i recommend you think about current customers as they should always come first. :knight:
merges don't really earn revenue... revenue's often lost even due to the extra maintenance and cost of merging..
meanwhile, opening new servers are an assured revenue generator..
maybe you are right melri - but ppl who leave game are no revenue generator eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by Melri
so evont at least should try fidn a way to make game interesting for players who ahev played here for along time
that be merge - possibility to server jump alliance wise or something else
zhay
Eating with both hands & typing using your elbow?Quote:
so evont at least should try fidn a way to make game interesting for players who ahev played here for along time
I agree with what you said, BTW.
they seem to be only mergeing the super servers. Well if thats the case merge the older ones with other old ones.
server jump idea looks promising :)Quote:
Originally Posted by *zhay
i like server jump idea :D very nice!
Oh come on! merges are fun... the rush of porting in on other new abnoxious players, taking their cities and leaving them crying in WC. Then teaming up on the best alliances on other servers kicking their azzes and again leaving them crying in WC. I also like merges for the free food, change of farming routines, more ppl to kill. Gotta hate making new farm fields tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by Melri
It doesn't matter how we feel about it, if it won't make evony a respectable profit then there's absolutely nothing in it for evony so why would they bother, and yes that's the sad truth
Hehehe It's my opinion opinion opinion OPINION!Quote:
Originally Posted by LordH_WN2
:D opinion opinion opinion!Quote:
Originally Posted by jehlickam/highheels
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Originally Posted by LordH_WN2
Customer satisfaction is a "respectable profit" I would say.Quote:
Originally Posted by jehlickam/highheels
Take a look at the biggest companies in the world (besides the oiling industry ofc lol) they keep their costumers satisfied so that the consumers keep coming back.
Evony doesnt have same luxury that shell and exxon have, they have fierce competition.
That being said, I (impatient and bored as everyone on our server) believe the next round of mergers is coming soon. Servers have been merged approximetly every 8 months or so...
http://bbs.evony.com/showthread.php?...=history+evony
I agree that merging brings in less money than a new server. So it only makes sence to open new ones over merging. Now I really like te server jumping from an alliance point of veiw. Or maybe evn come up with sme other type of server to merge old servers into. Somethink like. When u beat a game u ge to go through the game again in god mode. If u die its over u lose that character. Or cities in this case
lol you still got to give him points to write his name correctly :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by GermainZ
Im sure if i spoke my opinion it would get removed.
Is it true that evony is going to merge age 2 servers?
IMO Evony doesn't appeal to new players, unlike a year or two ago. It's not rocket science to figuring out the cost of starting a new acc vs. buying a few items to boost an old acc.Quote:
Originally Posted by spooner1
I actually didn't like the 3 mergers I went through and quit playing shortly after.
A little to crowded for little ol me.
why would u guys want mergers i know before i quit ss60 the lag from bots and just in general is terrible as well as itd just get worse with that not to forget that there'll be less room casue we all know how good they are at kicking out inactives
Mergers are fun, but after second merger hour daily maintance is not 15 minutes, but something between 45-1hour, at times over an hour and we were told its the shortest time during which they need to keep the server playable.Quote:
Originally Posted by jehlickam/highheels
Also with inactive accounts (we have about 35k inactives and flat filling accounts), farming is an issue on twicely merged ss. And there seems to be more lag on the latest ss than on other servers, so merge can have some really negative impact as well as possitive. I think another merge on my server would sure make people quit.
U all make good points but aren't we straying off topic
No, we'll still be merging Age I servers as needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgeorge
does that mean what evony need or what players want and need ? dawnseekerQuote:
Originally Posted by Dawnseeker
as it is most players who have played a whiel like merge as it bring new challenges to game
zhay
This directly covers that question:Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRon
"Regan Mercantile, LLC may change, modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Game at any time."
get the megers going stop build new site and fix the old ones first like 139 never been merged i know just wasting my breath
like he said and if u see there is alot of MAJOR factors when u merge i mean seriously evony the lag itself is bad enough when i had to wait 15 min for scout reports and then add all this just makes a mess imo (not trying to troll just trying to put in my opinion :) )Quote:
Originally Posted by Laveila
Must say I like mergers & hate them. New players, definitely add for more fun. Gets boring attacking the same few players, especially when they b0t, share accounts & have loads of alts. At least it takes a while after a merge to realise whose causing what mischief.
BUT I really hate the tombstones, those cities that I know are dead, the players who dropped out over 18 months ago. And whats with the mystery 0 pres accounts? Those cities that just sit there ...
Still a merge is often better than no merge.
Merges? I think they are a thing of the past. Jumps? cool idea. We have ports, both random and advanced. Do the same with servers. I would be happy to pay for a server port. I think it would generate very nice revenues for the game and the players would get a whole new way to go on an adventure.
are any of the age 2 servers going to be merged? personally i think servers na1-na3 should be merged. now that would be something to see.
well i think merges should benefit evony too. that means reducing servers
means less maintenance may mean more expensive hardware but i bet removing 4 servers to 1 better one should benefit them alot. hardwares keep getting cheaper and better as we go.
i think with recent hardware developments they can even make 1200,1200 servers to merge server which are outcome of 2 merges.
What evony should do is concerntrate on the servers they have - fix the lag would be a good start. Opening new servers whilst the old ones continue suffering with lag is a joke.
Ok so i know its been a lil while since the last comment here, but going to comment anyway lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawnseeker
If Evony are still merging servers as needed then why has 128 been running for over 18 months, down to less than 1500 active players (not including the thousands of alt accounts), people quiting daily & yet still no merge?
The server has been dead for well over 6 months now & just gets worse & worse each day yet still no dign of a merge. If nothing is done about it soon there will be noone left on the server IF it is ever merged
If you think that is bad take a look at Server 84.... You complain about 18 months.... We've been at it for 2 years and no hint of a merge and nobody on the dev team responds to any of our PMs or Emails.Quote:
Originally Posted by LordRiff
They havent responded to any of our atleast 100 messages about the lag on our server ... its horrible.. no wonder why their buisness reviews recieved Fs.Quote:
Originally Posted by DBAKE
Age I and Age II are two completely different games. You get red rep for this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgeorge
Where exactly in his post did he mention Age II?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oss Spy
lol he cant red rep anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by acer5200
As far as Evony admins are concerned, people who have bought items have paid and if they quit, Evony still keeps their money.Quote:
Originally Posted by TigerKingS38
And as long as more noobs keep buying in, they will continue to make money, even if current customers quit.
But if the noobs get crushed as soon as they come out of BP, and the existing players stop buying coins and items, Evony will start to feel the cash drop.
Maybe it will get them to get off their lazy behinds and fix their cheaply written code.
Anyway, I plan to check out the competitors, like Empires and Alliances.
Right now, ss46 has turned to cr@p.
The lag on na22 in Age 2 is also lagging badly.
I wonder how many other servers are lagging.
I thought he was talking about Age I getting more attention than Age II. I'm sorry, God. I didn't mean to offend you. Since you're just so perfect, can you teach me how to read?Quote:
Originally Posted by acer5200
Again where in his post did he even mention Age II?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oss Spy
He's asking if they still merge servers or if they just open new ones.