Darth Hater

Communication Issues from the side of Bioware don't want to stop which are causing players to stop playing because they don't want to be treated like sheeps waiting for the slaughter.

1. how is it not possible to give an inside how they want to do it and what their "masterplan" is saying in which steps they want to take it on

2. they need some additional testing.. we get it but how could be the possible outcome? For europe we have 1 PvE server which is now on a "heavy" status.... (which everybody expected tbh) so the only conclusion can be that they have to open another PvE Server... with every day Bioware is prolonging this procedure without giving detailed informations on what exactly they are doing, they lose people. No free time for the people which are left behind because... we can wait? 

3. if this lack of information is continuing then you lose more people due your information politics than through your game itself which is a shame for a company like Bioware. 

1. They seem to have been very chatty regarding the transfers(and how they aren't doing any over the weekend), so I don't see what you mean on lack of communication. I don't know what you mean about some "master plan".

2. Having a Heavy PvE server in Europe means they have to open another one? I don't get it. The whole reason we're in the current mess is because BW opened servers new servers when the launch rush made most servers Heavy or Full, which quickly became a problem when the initial launch rush subsided. I imagine the "busy server transfer omg!" crowd will soon subside too, leaving slightly less full servers. Plus the Europe PvE server isn't even Full yet, just Heavy as you said.

3. I would imagine very few people are leaving due to "information politics" compared to people resubbing for transfers to actual lively servers.

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1. They seem to have been very chatty regarding the transfers(and how they aren't doing any over the weekend), so I don't see what you mean on lack of communication. I don't know what you mean about some "master plan".

2. Having a Heavy PvE server in Europe means they have to open another one? I don't get it. The whole reason we're in the current mess is because BW opened servers new servers when the launch rush made most servers Heavy or Full, which quickly became a problem when the initial launch rush subsided. I imagine the "busy server transfer omg!" crowd will soon subside too, leaving slightly less full servers. Plus the Europe PvE server isn't even Full yet, just Heavy as you said.

3. I would imagine very few people are leaving due to "information politics" compared to people resubbing for transfers to actual lively servers.

Agreed.  This is the most communication I have seen on the offical forums since the game launched.  They are talking, alot actually.

Its important to see how weekend populations will be before they overload the servers anymore. I get it.

Anybody else a little pissed about this?  I know those of you wonderful folks that are happily flocking to your new, jumbo sized servers don't really care, but the rest of us that are still floundering are more than a little agitated by this bit of news.  I've preached patience since Tuesday when people were bitching about the lack of servers in the very first posting.  I preached patience all through Wednesday when people were bitching that their server wasn't involved in the huge amount they put up.  Then Thursday came and they say "we're going to throttle it back" despite the fact that they KNEW they were going to have to open a 3rd East Coast PvE server and it took them all day to do so.  Now the rest of us sad sacks have to wait over the weekend for them to come to a conclusion so that we don't have to sit on a Fleet with 40 people during prime time, 30+ minute PvP queues (if they pop at all), dead GTNs, and the like.  Frustrated isn't the term for this at the moment.  There's nothing to do on my server.  The PTS is dead because of all the server transfers.  I'm paying a subscription for a game that I can't play unless I want to mindlessly do dailies or farm until my eyes bleed.

And, no, I'm not resentful towards those who got their transfer.  Good for you and congrats.  It's about time. 

You should be preaching about waiting a few more days.

They are watching server populations on the new servers. We will be better for it next week, I too am still waiting. But if you have waited this long you can wait a few more days.

Why have they left such tiny servers for last?  Kinda seems like the servers that had a little life left were the first to transfer.  The server I'm sitting on only has lvl 50 warzones happen when we schedule it ahead of time, and most of those times it doesn't work out cause someone couldn't make it.  I could count on one hand how many times I've been able to complete the daily warzone quest. 

Probably so that on their end, they have to make as few changes as possible--ie, changing destination servers or having to change anything at all for the process. All of this is to make sure that they have the resources to make it happen as easily as possible for THEM, since they're the ones in the back doing the heavy lifting.

Ya ROYALLY pissed about this news! The Jekk Jekk Tarr never has any warzones pop and it's impossible to run any low level instances or get a hardmode let alone the daily or weekly.  The fact that they placed ALMOST everyone but stopped just short is such crap!   They should have been monitoring these populations for weeks before these transfers and gotten to everyone.

 I also love how the forum post the Devs were commenting in exploded when this was announced and has now been closed after 200+ pages of RAGE over this decision!

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Why have they left such tiny servers for last?  Kinda seems like the servers that had a little life left were the first to transfer.  The server I'm sitting on only has lvl 50 warzones happen when we schedule it ahead of time, and most of those times it doesn't work out cause someone couldn't make it.  I could count on one hand how many times I've been able to complete the daily warzone quest. 

 

Some of the servers left are not really tiny. I can understand their dilemma with my server - "Hyperspace Cannon". It can vary in pop between 10-15 users in the fleet to 50-70 users in the fleet depending on the day and time on the Republic side. And can get close to 100 consistently on the evenings on the Imperial side. 

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You should be preaching about waiting a few more days.

They are watching server populations on the new servers. We will be better for it next week, I too am still waiting. But if you have waited this long you can wait a few more days.

That's complete bullshit.  There is less monitoring to do over the weekend because weekend pops are ALWAYS smaller than in-week pops.  Pre-transfer, I rarely ever saw The Fatman at Full status.  I never saw Jedi Covenant at Very Heavy status.  People play less on the weekends just like people watch less teleivision on the weekends.  It's the reason why they usually put the shit shows on Fridays and Saturdays.  People spend time with their families or take trips or use the weekend for fun activities that don't revolve around the computer.  We won't be better for it next week.  They really won't have any new information on Monday that they didn't already have today.

People work all week. They get off-time on the weekend, so they can play more.

I sure don't know anyone who suddenly goes home to see their parents every weekend.

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People work all week. They get off-time on the weekend, so they can play more.

I sure don't know anyone who suddenly goes home to see their parents every weekend.

No, they get off-time on the weekend, affording them to go out late at night, go to the movies, get drunk at the bar, do whatever their heart pleases because they don't have to work in the morning.  Ever wonder why movies come out on Fridays?  And who said anything about going home to see their parents?  Personally, I barely log on during the weekend despite Friday and Saturday being the only two days that I DO work.  I grocery shop, go to the movies, go out to eat, hang out with friends, etc.

The television analogy remains.  Do you think that people who play the game are any different than people who watch television during the week?  Explain why television ratings are the worst on Friday and Saturday.  You think it's because everybody is on their computer?  No.

A lot of movies these days premiere on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. What does that say about Tuesdays and Wednesdays? Does the weekend start on Tuesday?

I for one watch tv on the weekends. A lot of my favorite shows air on weekends(Young Justice, The Legend of Korra, Adult Swim/Toonami anime, Falling Skies this Sunday, The Walking Dead when it's in-season, etc.), so I'm always watching. But then I have no life even during the week.

On the weekend people relax. And people play videogames to relax. It combines together splendidly.

Quote from RogueJedi86 »

People work all week. They get off-time on the weekend, so they can play more.

I sure don't know anyone who suddenly goes home to see their parents every weekend.

That's me.  I transferred mid week when it opened but I'm gaming -  gaming right now.  The weekend :)