We have a regular amount of 250-350 players per day and 8 channels aren't cutting out. Maps are constantly filled up and it's difficult to train since only a few maps are prime for lvling at 51+. Anyway we can have an upgrade on channels? Thread has a poll above. The if is in*.
I would also like to see more channels since bfs are most of the time taken i need to do pap and when i dc during pap i loose dimensional thing and then i rage quit
Agreed, the server is definitely over capacity in many maps. The question is, is the hardware capable of keeping up with more channels?
For the level 50+, people can try coolies? When I'm walking there to hunt for teeth, I RARELY see people there. The map is linear and the spawn is amazing. For GS2, people should start MP3 parties or split the map. People forget, GS2 is not the only training spot...they have plenty level 50+ maps to train, but people refuse to go to alternative maps.
Funny how much the player base has grown in two weeks. http://royals.ms/forum/showthread.php?t=8719 Matt said in that thread that they won't add more channels until you guys have a much larger player base, and by the looks of it, it's almost doubled. So it would probably be a good idea to add more channels....
GS2 isn't the only map, but it is the quickest to level. With a 4x rated server, who wants to spend twice the amount of time that's not necessary to level?
Just because GS2 is the quickest, it shouldn't prevent people to not train when the maps are full. If all the GS2 maps are full, try somewhere else. FoG/Coolies used to be the "heaven" spot for people to reach level 70. With the 4exp rate, it shouldn't slow people down to a point where they refuse to train until they have a GS2 map.
MP3 has become more viable, and alot of classes that i see at GS2 should actually be at hoodoos/voodoos. Also, about 60% of the characters i see at GS2 are clerics. I suggest making slimys unhealable.
Theres enough alternatives for GS2. BigFoot/anego is another story however. The only way attackers can compete with mages level wise is if they can snatch a few of these daily. Honestly it doesn't have to be 30 BF's a day like in the olden days, but right now all BFs are gone within 1 hour of a server check.
It's not that players are refusing to train. There are also extreme cases of ksers and players are becoming more aggressive due to the recent volume of newcomers.
Voted no for a different reason as yours however. I don't think adding more channels will solve the problem. I'd much rather see alternative grinding spots being used. FoG is pretty good for warriors as it is already. If they'd boost MP3 to be on par with GS2, that'd be good too. Maybe also GS5. For a bit higher level, if WS are full on every channel (which I don't see to be the case however) they should be able to maybe buff the exp a bit from ludi monsters. Making them viable again to train on. Such as death teddies and above.
Maybe an alternative to more channels for high leveled players would be more maps that spawn high level bosses. Maybe lower spawn times for said bosses instead? (Although, I can see people remembering the time of death and monopolizing on them this way.) And an alternative for low leveled players, as Kreupel stated, more diverse choice of training spots, besides GS2. Because I'm tired of seeing people fight over GS2 channels when they would be much better off at Voodoos or some other place.
In my opinion a better suggestion would be to fix the boss spawn times as that seems to be the only issue I can see in this thread.
