Originally posted by arctarus

Success of the transfer.

Not surprise really seeing that TOR gona release soon...

 

 

 

 

Don't even blame this on the transfer, the devs hung themselves with an almost unplayable game, constant back stabs to the general player base, and content that no one has asked for, or wants.

Server merges brought the people close enough and we all knew it was a matter of time before the servers shut down.  with TOR getting closer and closer to devlopment, Lucas Arts clearly sees the burden SWG presents.  Unfortunately most SWG players can not.

The game is really, really, going down the toilet, due to one bad desission after another

and btw,

One or two servers of precu SWG could fit the entire population of SWG on it quite easily.

Originally posted by Kyleran

Originally posted by rashhero

Originally posted by drbaltazar

Originally posted by rashhero

With my b-day Oct 16, it's like the best gift ever. Another blow to SOE...no matter how they spin it. You don't cut down on servers if you can afford them and are popped.

mm not sure when most of those game were released they used older tech now say a server back then could play 500 player smoothly ,with todays tech and new microsoft toy (no it s not in w7 )being released soon  instead of 500 player per server it will probably be 10000 per server 

 

Are you on coke? EQ1 ran 2k pop servers fairly smooth.

 

I was going to say, back in the day the Merlin server in DAOC routinely carried 2500+ people and my own MLF was a steady 1700 or so.

Nothing like EVE's 45K+ of course, but then again, that's not really one box now is it.

Sad to see any MMO spiral downhill, but with 13 servers they still have quite a bit of life left in them, at least until TOR comes out.

lol the  number guys is not important its the comparo 

take you 2500 then  now they can probably take 25000 instead so no more need for 10 server of 2500 when their new server can handle a lot more

Originally posted by drbaltazar

mm not sure when most of those game were released they used older tech now say a server back then could play 500 player smoothly ,with todays tech and new microsoft toy (no it s not in w7 )being released soon  instead of 500 player per server it will probably be 10000 per server 

so why would they pay electricity etc for 45 server when given the same amount of player 13 server can do the job

i dont think we ll ever see insane amount of server like we did in the past tech was crappy ,we were all noob<

i bet they would probably have 1 rp server ,1 pvp server and elite servewr if they could

its probably game maker aim to have all player on the same server ,but server techno is still not  there yet soon tho

maybe when cataclysm is ready ms toy will be ready too imagine only 5 server instead of 50

I think it is a mix between better servers and less players. 'The gamne is sliding slowly into oblivion.

They really can't stand a chanse against Bioware here. To me it seems like SOE is pooling their resources to upcoming games and to EQ1 & 2. The rest will they just keep running but do very little updates on, and merge servers saves money as you pointed out.

The game tech is ready to have all players on a single server, Eve has done it for years. You just have to plan for it when you make the game.

Goodbye Kauri!  /salute /playstaps  You were the first MMO server I ever played on and by far the best.  I shall never forget our game forum mantra, "Kauri...we know drama."  God the fighting on the forums and the general hate amongst players was great because in the end even though we fought like cats and dogs I think we really enjoyed the game together.  The Rebel base on Lok set up by Yukmot, Wessik and others. (I helped lol)  Sadly I would like to take this whole game out back and do to it what I had to do to Old Yeller. =/

"We hope that you will continue to play on one of the 13 thriving Star Wars Galaxies servers"

Of those 13 servers, only 3 have a population capable of maintaining a community, the rest are utterly dead. Ghost towns at best, and have been for a very long time now.

I really don't understand why SOE feels the need to try and spin it like the game is "thriving" repeatedly, when those of us with even a modicum of logical thought already know otherwise. It hasn't won them back any substantial number of subs ever, when will they learn? Marketing is one thing, blatant disinformation is another.

Sad.

Originally posted by Loke666

Originally posted by drbaltazar

mm not sure when most of those game were released they used older tech now say a server back then could play 500 player smoothly ,with todays tech and new microsoft toy (no it s not in w7 )being released soon  instead of 500 player per server it will probably be 10000 per server 

so why would they pay electricity etc for 45 server when given the same amount of player 13 server can do the job

i dont think we ll ever see insane amount of server like we did in the past tech was crappy ,we were all noob<

i bet they would probably have 1 rp server ,1 pvp server and elite servewr if they could

its probably game maker aim to have all player on the same server ,but server techno is still not  there yet soon tho

maybe when cataclysm is ready ms toy will be ready too imagine only 5 server instead of 50

I think it is a mix between better servers and less players. 'The gamne is sliding slowly into oblivion.

They really can't stand a chanse against Bioware here. To me it seems like SOE is pooling their resources to upcoming games and to EQ1 & 2. The rest will they just keep running but do very little updates on, and merge servers saves money as you pointed out.

The game tech is ready to have all players on a single server, Eve has done it for years. You just have to plan for it when you make the game.

yep your right for a giant like soe that released a new ps3 ,doing something like you say is peanut for them

your caps button is stuck

other then that, this really isnt shocking news, everyone already knew most of their servers were dead.

anyway.. how many servers are left? edit: nvm, 13 now. still too many

Originally posted by drbaltazar 

lol the  number guys is not important its the comparo 

take you 2500 then  now they can probably take 25000 instead so no more need for 10 server of 2500 when their new server can handle a lot more

Wait...let me see if I understand you correctly...

Are you suggesting that SoE is closing these 12 servers because they can handle the same population on 13 that they could on 25? Which...I'm sure they can given the current population (16-20k max). But I get this feeling you think SoE is doing it because they have some new ungodly servers?!!??!?! 

Dude, the problem isn't that they can handle MORE now (which is completely false to begin with)...it's that they don't have the players to JUSTIFY 25 any longer...not only do they not have the current player base to support 25, they have also given up any hope of ever gaining back the majority of those who have left.

Closing 1/2 their servers is a MAJOR MAJOR step...that is giving up...something SoE seldom does.

But...rather than admitting the tremendous failure this obviously is for SoE, they try to pretend it's an "overwhelming success"...LMAO!!! WTF?! LOL!!!

Originally posted by jiveturkey12

Even though I would never play SWG ever again, it is sad to hear that my home server of Corbantis is closing.

Dito that is the first server i played on as well.

Guess they are finally going to get rid of my master CH

Originally posted by 3on1

your caps button is stuck

other then that, this really isnt shocking news, everyone already knew most of their servers were dead.

Who's? If you're referring to the title of this thread, please follow the links I provided - I copied it directly from the SoE release.

The topic is already being discussed here:  www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/251818/SWG-is-closing-the-underpopulated-servers.html