Head start servers, what's the point?

Some backers will be able to play on headstart servers (2 days head start I believe). After the headstart these servers will open up to the general public.

After the headstart new fresh servers will also open up for everyone.

I asked around a lot and not a single soul that was NOT eligible for the headstart said they would play there at all since they all wanted to start at the same time as everyone else. Also, many people who are eligible for the headstart (me included) don't want to play on a headstart server.

Headstart servers will be limited in many ways till "full release" but it still creates a big problem.

99.9% of non-headstart players won't pick a headstart server at full launch, they will all pick a fresh server. This will create a big divide (and potentially very dead servers later on) in the community at launch.

The solution? Make every single server headstart or scrap the idea completely.

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Undead Canuck

Sign me up for the 0.1%. I want to explore without worrying about tons of people around.
Maybe find a nice location to attract my guildies so we get off to a quick start leveling it.

Marzzo

Damokles wrote: »

Atama wrote: »

I’ll be on a head start server. Guess I’m part of the 0.1%.

I will most likely also join a headstart server as well even though i dont have a headstart xD

Would you mind telling me why?

Hartwell

I think it depends on the kind of player.

A lot of people don't read forums, but they do still try to aim for a high populated server at the moment when they join. This kind of player will probably join whichever realm is at the top of the server list when they first jump into the game and sort by realm population. Once they make a character they are comfortable with, they'll stick through the queues even if they are hours long. They know the long-term consequences of joining a low pop server.

Another kind of player is the type that joins whichever server their friends are going to. These players need a server name to coordinate. They need a list of server names. If a single friend plays on a headstart realm, they'll probably end up being there with all of their friends and their friends' friends. These people can really snowball a server population.

Then there is the streamer and their followers. This one probably worries me the most. A single popular streamer could bring a lot of traffic to a realm. A headstart realm might be what they'll go for if AoC makes a splash in viewer interest. They also take a lot of people with them if they go out the door, sometimes leaving a void in the population.

Noaani

Marzzo wrote: »

99.9%

Marzzo wrote: »

over 100 asked.

In order to get a tenth of a percent you need to ask 1,000 people (though to state it as a statistic you need far more than that).

If just one person out of a hundred says they are interested, that is 99%. In order to get 99.9% you need to ask 1,000 people and only have one person say they are interested.

Not a big deal, but if you're going to use numbers, use the right ones. If you don't use the right ones and get called on it (as you have been), then admit you don't know how numbers work, or that you made the numbers up.

I mean, it's not like you can claim a decimal point and additional digit is a typo.

Atama

noaani wrote: »

Marzzo wrote: »

99.9%

Marzzo wrote: »

over 100 asked.

In order to get a tenth of a percent you need to ask 1,000 people (though to state it as a statistic you need far more than that).

If just one person out of a hundred says they are interested, that is 99%. In order to get 99.9% you need to ask 1,000 people and only have one person say they are interested.

Not a big deal, but if you're going to use numbers, use the right ones. If you don't use the right ones and get called on it (as you have been), then admit you don't know how numbers work, or that you made the numbers up.

I mean, it's not like you can claim a decimal point and additional digit is a typo.

62% of all statistics are made up.

Makinoji

As a new player, I would actually prefer a server that was already started, reason being that the markets could be a little bit more forgiving since it'll be saturated by those HS folk trying to get rid of their starter stuff. It definitely has it's advantages to new players. The HS people would be able to give pointers to the newer folks and possibly carry them through the early content to catch up and pass down gears and othe things.

Everyone will be on the same level due to the nodes not being active until launch, so in essence, every one new or old will be contributing as soon as the button is switched to live.

The flip side of this would be that there would be spots being farmed for resources and could deplete quickly or XP spots dried out. Also the open world PVP issue of knowing where newer players will be and campers.

I do agree with the down the road sentiment, servers could be lopsided for a bit as the population tries to even itself out. The only advantage I could see a smaller server having is the placement of the node, there would be more room for wiggle.

Damokles

Marzzo wrote: »

Damokles wrote: »

Atama wrote: »

I’ll be on a head start server. Guess I’m part of the 0.1%.

I will most likely also join a headstart server as well even though i dont have a headstart xD

Would you mind telling me why?

I will most likely either look for a headstart server and watch some twitch streamer explore it or i will find a normal server. I dont think that thos3 with headstarts will have such a big advantage as other people. They will have no nodes to advance like i said earlier after all and you need node advancement to unlock more quests.

"Each race has their own starting area (starting zone), featuring a divine gateway. The exception to this is the Tulnar, who have a starting area without a divine gateway.

Players will be able to choose their starting Divine gateway. This choice is not restricted by race.

There will be small NPC settlements at the starting areas. These represent scouts that were sent ahead of the main expedition back to Verra. These settlements are designed to acclimatize new players entering the world.

Starting areas have some distance between them."

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