Split NA players from EU players.

[Joseph]

There is way more NA than Eu would think.

[[ptx]]

Whoeps, misread.

Anyway, bumping for attention. chadz, change your mind, you stubborn equine!

[Ecko]

If NA and EU split, i'm almost positive the Northern Empire would decide for the NA community's benefit to separate to allow a more diverse game play for all.

Sharky was right, the Northern Empire was created to create an offensive and defensive capability on an EU dominated game. If its NA dominated who knows what would happen. 

[[ptx]]

On another note, Ecko, your personal text looks funny right now 

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[Thovex]

Fixed that.

I suppose splitting it into 2 worlds will be the best idea, since then each continent does not have to fight with terrible pings.

[Lorenzo]

Maybe you are right about the numbers, I have no clue how many NA players are out there but I still think that the more players the best it will be.

I have no trouble to play with around 110 ping and having to ajust to the ping is not a good reason for me to be denied to play against all the EU guys.

For the timezone problem, this can be easily managed with alliances imo!

[Kafein]

Maybe you are right about the numbers, I have no clue how many NA players are out there but I still think that the more players the best it will be.

I have no trouble to play with around 110 ping and having to ajust to the ping is not a good reason for me to be denied to play against all the EU guys.

For the timezone problem, this can be easily managed with alliances imo!

The Fallen Brigade and a few others won't have any problems fighting at weird times alone. But for mono-continental clans it will be a probable nightmare to get trustworthy allies from the other continent. Back in the days of the old Strategus, EU fighting for NA and NA fighting for EU weren't really playing with everything they got. Mostly because the times were still a little weird sometimes (playing at 6:00... sure...) and on top of that people lacked the motivation.


So no, it can't be easily managed with alliances.

[[ptx]]

Even if it can, what is the point? Getting other clans to fight your wars? Where is the fun in that?

[Sharky]

Even if it can, what is the point? Getting other clans to fight your wars? Where is the fun in that?

Have to quote that 

The Fallen Brigade and a few others won't have any problems fighting at weird times alone. But for mono-continental clans it will be a probable nightmare to get trustworthy allies from the other continent. Back in the days of the old Strategus, EU fighting for NA and NA fighting for EU weren't really playing with everything they got. Mostly because the times were still a little weird sometimes (playing at 6:00... sure...) and on top of that people lacked the motivation.



So no, it can't be easily managed with alliances.

You may had "only" 110 ping, but most of eu playing in NA had a lot more, and i guess south americans and east coast players are even worse.
Also the system were crap because sometimes 120 europeans were forced to play on a Na server just because the guy who was under attack choosed so, but ofc he couldn't bring real northamericans because he was attacked at an impossible hour for Northamericans...
Even the most enthusiastic promoters of the intercontinental mess will agree that this is not fun at all i hope.

[Classical]

Two continents is a pretty good idea actually, one database, no need to out source anything (Who knows, maybe we'll get some officially endorsed NA servers), I guess it would really depend on if the developers want to put the extra mile into doing that, and the majority of the community agrees with the decision.

Otherwise an interesting idea none the less, first to figure out how to craft a boat wins.

[chadz]

first, i'm not dead set against it.

The reason why I was against it is that
a) strategus is not first and foremost a war simulation, it's a medieval simulation, war only happens sometimes. That's why I claim that pings are not the most important thing. There's still diplomacy and trade.
b) Two worls would be impossible for me to maintain. It's simply not intended to be running on a dpulicated server.

We will probably go for the continent approach or something like that. Either way, it's further down the road and not planned for the next big release because we have other things to do for that

[Oberyn]

D: I have misrepresented the chadz's position. I apologize. I guess rumours on IRC might not always be the best source of info.

[Timotheusthereal]

D: I have misrepresented the chadz's position. I apologize. I guess rumours on IRC might not always be the best source of info.

Its like reading left oriented times

[ManOfWar]

first, i'm not dead set against it.

The reason why I was against it is that
a) strategus is not first and foremost a war simulation, it's a medieval simulation, war only happens sometimes. That's why I claim that pings are not the most important thing. There's still diplomacy and trade.
b) Two worls would be impossible for me to maintain. It's simply not intended to be running on a dpulicated server.

We will probably go for the continent approach or something like that. Either way, it's further down the road and not planned for the next big release because we have other things to do for that

Ya chadz! two different continents! Plus maybe ship v shi pwarfare equals a truly awesome thing.

Maybe a tiny island in the middle for the australians

[Artyem]

Ya chadz! two different continents! Plus maybe ship v shi pwarfare equals a truly awesome thing.

Maybe a tiny island in the middle for the australians

If we had sea battles, maybe the server that hosts those battles could be hosted in Australia.

That way everyone suffers