If every server is the same, is anything different?

We now know that the node types are the same across all servers, so your map is basically going to look the same. What about triggering events? If we hit condition XYZ, will always trigger condition at node a little ? Or are there things were as soon as the first node hits the conditions, it doesn’t matter which node it is, but it will happen there.

Basically I need to know that there’s a little bit of spice in life. The world is much less dynamic than it was originally pitched to be imo.

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tugowar

@Lyiat small points of clarification, there are only five metros. And if the server manages to develop five into metros, it is 100% of the map zone of influence.

Makinoji

You're a PI member, you should be posting these questions to the IS team for clarification. There's too much misinformation floating around and you're bound to be fed some.

trojo

"If every server is the same, is anything different?"

The fact that there are different players on the different servers will cause different results even if the other initial conditions are the same. Say for example, there's a coastal Economic node named Westwend (completely made up name) next to an inland Scientific node named Silverdale (also completely made up name). What we are expecting, based on what the devs have said about how all this works, is that on one server Westwend might be a Kaelar Metropolis, subjugating its neighbor Silverdale, which develops into a Py'Rai City, both nodes teeming with freeholds. On another server, the whole area might be ignored altogether, some other part of the world deemed "better" by most players on that server, with Westwend being only a Vek fishing Village, and Silverdale an utterly empty level zero node. On yet another server, perhaps Silverdale is a Vaelune Town and Westwend a mere Nikua Expedition, and both are vassal to a distant Tulnar Divine Metropolis. And so on. This area-- and by extension the world-- will, one would hope, end up looking very different based on the collective choices of the player base as a whole.

It is almost a social experiment, I guess, to see just how differently things will shape up on the various servers despite having the same starting conditions. It could also end up being the case that all servers end up looking very similar if, for example, the uber-guilds and/or influential streamers decide that "coastal Scientific nodes are meta" (or whatever), and force the node development of every server down a similar path. As well, it could also very easily end up being the case that all Metropolises and Cities across all servers are either Elf or Human (despite the diminishing returns thing) due to those races being overwhelmingly more popular than Orcs or Dwarves. But that is not set in stone either. Whether something like that happens will ultimately depend on the players. We shall see.

I think it's cool that all the servers will be starting out "the same" but are expected to evolve in different directions. We are all starting with the same blank slate, but what we ultimately draw on it will be different (hopefully).

Karthos

makinoji wrote: »

You're a PI member, you should be posting these questions to the IS team for clarification. There's too much misinformation floating around and you're bound to be fed some.

But confirmed Nodes in game right?

tugowar

Don’t tell anyone, but there will actually be this action bar that you have to press right when it’s in the middle to be able to level up your node. And the higher the node level, the smaller the acceptance time will be

Karthos

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Nagash

Karthos wrote: »

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Wololo

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Nagash

I do say old chaps this has been a fascinating read

Varkun

While it may be a nice idea to have random node types develope per server there may be many reasons behind the choice to make them static that have to do with development time than we realize. Yes the same node types may be developed on different servers but will they be the same race, we do know race will change many of the quests within a node even possibly the theme of other content within the node as well.
Have to see how it shakes out through the alpha tests and provide our feedback.

StreetCornerPoet

Considering linking zones of influence will have multiple nodes and hopefully a variety of node types within it maybe one server has a Scientific where as another develops an Economic metropolis in the same set of node influences which will open up different options for the two different servers. These small changes will hopefully be enough to make servers be different from their fellow servers.

Yes the nodes are all going to be the same across each server, but their development will not always follow the same path.

sikuba

I'm sure there will be plenty of instances where two of the same node on two separate servers will level up similarly and trigger the same event.

That said, with 103 nodes and huge competition to become one of the six Metropolises, it would be very unlikely to get servers that mirror each other to any large degree. The exact conditions for each event and how specific Intrepid chooses to make them will contribute largely to this as well.

Atama

Server diversity is one of the aspects of this game I look forward to. I haven’t played a game since Star Wars Galaxies that had servers that were significantly different. (SWG was a sandbox MMO, and I played on one of the few servers dominated by the Empire. Imp for life!)

Karthos

Atama wrote: »

Server diversity is one of the aspects of this game I look forward to. I haven’t played a game since Star Wars Galaxies that had servers that were significantly different. (SWG was a sandbox MMO, and I played on one of the few servers dominated by the Empire. Imp for life!)

I 100% agree.

Every MMO has different server cultures. Even different server events.

But rarely does the map actually change based solely on player actions.

poisonz

tugowar wrote: »

If every server is the same, is anything different?

yes

Volgaire

tugowar wrote: »

So you are saying that there is a definite endgame then?

In the current scenario, a website like wow head is unavoidable. That is a shame. A more traditional RPG game with truly dynamic choices would have been nicer. This is just a PVP game, not a RPG.

Expansions will keep the content going hopefully, if Intrepid can supply enough then that's great

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