Dear Trion/Faeblight

[Mayuko]

I've noticed a little lag with spells but thats about it.

:3 You always do a good Trion. Just try to patch up the spell lag please?

The "spell lag" is just a result of lag in general. Trion needs better hardware or a faster backbone for the shard to get rid of it. If you think it's tolerable now, wait until March and the 1 year anniversary, with the launching of new content. I wouldn't be surprised if the system the shard is on literally melts then.

Personally I wouldn't mind if they added another RP server. Faeblight feels like a lost cause without drastic changes and long term "policing" to enforce rules. I wouldn't mind another RP shard that the actual RPers could take off to at this point, cause 95% of this shard is now raiders and trolls. Very few RPers are left.

[Darkblooded]

At this point, I think the first step would be just an acknowledgement that Trion sees we have a problem in the overpopulation of their ONLY RP shard. I want to know that this is being recognized as a problem and not simply something we will have to learn to deal with. Even if there is no current plan in place to fix it, the mere gesture of owning the problem would assuage some of my fears.

I couldn't agree more. I like the game and want to play it, but it's based around combat. So if combat isn't working right, the whole game is in jeopardy.

[Tassos]

Why is it that I have not been having any lag issues myself. Apparently it's a highly rampant problem. However Over the last weekend I had 1 moment where my screen froze for about 3 seconds. Aside from that not an issue. I've been on EI for the last three days with a fresh 50.. no issues. I never even lag in meridian at peak times. Of course I've never had a major lag issue since beta. I just don't understand, if it's definitely the Trion Servers, why are there some who have no issues at all?

[Drathek]

alot of the lag we are talking about isnt highly visible.. besides say trying to open a merchant and it taking 5-10 seconds for anything to appear

The main issues are skill lag, minor, but losing 1-3 seconds on an interrupt attempt can result in a wipe (or on a purge stuff like that)

makes raiding alot more frustrating than it should be.... especially when its gotten to the point that EVERYONE blames the lag for every death they have now.. and you cant truly separate the bad screwups from actual lag kills.

[NzFox]

alot of the lag we are talking about isnt highly visible.. besides say trying to open a merchant and it taking 5-10 seconds for anything to appear

The main issues are skill lag, minor, but losing 1-3 seconds on an interrupt attempt can result in a wipe (or on a purge stuff like that)

makes raiding alot more frustrating than it should be.... especially when its gotten to the point that EVERYONE blames the lag for every death they have now.. and you cant truly separate the bad screwups from actual lag kills.

yeah, USH is due to start on Sicaron this weekend, not looking forward to it when last week we would occasionally hit a good 3-5s of hitting same skill before it went off. Felt like fighting in jelly

[Mikanori]

The "spell lag" is just a result of lag in general. Trion needs better hardware or a faster backbone for the shard to get rid of it. If you think it's tolerable now, wait until March and the 1 year anniversary, with the launching of new content. I wouldn't be surprised if the system the shard is on literally melts then.

Personally I wouldn't mind if they added another RP server. Faeblight feels like a lost cause without drastic changes and long term "policing" to enforce rules. I wouldn't mind another RP shard that the actual RPers could take off to at this point, cause 95% of this shard is now raiders and trolls. Very few RPers are left.

Eh, okay I get your point. Saying it will melt on 1 year anniversary...is pushing it a bit. I mean, to be honest -all- shards tend to have issues w/ new content release dates or big events (E.i. the world events). Yeah shards crash but I've never seen it to the point were you just can't play at all. I was on a crappy computer up until about 2 weeks ago and I was able to do just fine. I dont think Telara will go boom just because of the anniversary.

Eh, maybe I'm not as effected as the rest of you guys by the lag. I'm one of those "Trion has done better than any other mmo companies so I'll just sit it out till they get the kinks worked out" type of people. -shrugs- They'll fix the issue, I'm sure. Just have to be patient. Until then, I'd still strongly suggest if your having that much of an issue you could always try to find a shard that doesn't cause you as much issues. (Not being rude but I just feel it might work out better for people with this problem. At least more so than staying and dealing with all the lag.) With the free transfers, you could always come back when it is fixed. Just my humble suggestion though.


Hope things go well for everyone! :3



Louloo

[Razoreddie]

Eh, maybe I'm not as effected as the rest of you guys by the lag. I'm one of those "Trion has done better than any other mmo companies so I'll just sit it out till they get the kinks worked out" type of people. -shrugs- They'll fix the issue, I'm sure. Just have to be patient.

I got in yesterday no queue, late afternoon, no lag. Yeah, this is probably a frustrating bump in the road, but that's all it is, I expect. I seriously think Trion will address the population issue and lag problems. Some of it is just going to even out over time anyway. Make your displeasure known to Trion ( ...and keep in mind that a well worded and thoughtful complaint goes MUCH further than a whiny angry one), and get to work policing a bit ourselves..Trion can/will only do so much. Faeblight is still a good community, at least that's what we have all been saying here on the boards. Are we just going to hand our server over to trolls? Really? We've got like 5 threads on the boards all about the same issues more or less. Trion is now aware unless they're blind.

[Arwydd]

Had my first queue last night that lasted for about 30 minutes. Usually I log in later in the evening though, which explains why I've been missing them. xD

[Cyrenne]

With the free transfers, you could always come back when it is fixed. Just my humble suggestion though.

I would point out that if we get what many have been calling for and they finally close Faeblight to transfers (has it happened, yet? I haven't checked recently), this may not be an option... So, when there's a ridiculous queue (sometimes, I only have 30 minutes to play, so waiting in a 30 minute queue is a little silly), I go play an alt on another server... I love my Faeblight home, but since I spend all my time alt hopping here, anyway, every once in a while, it's not too much different to spend a half hour here or there on another server playing one of the alts I have there...

<_<

>_>

Then, again, I might be an altoholic.

[Joziah]

Hello Faeblight.

First time poster, started Rift on this server late 2011.

Perhaps an answer to some of Faeblight's current woes lies in simple economics.

RP servers have an extra rule set which takes time and effort to enforce. Anyone who's ever had to run a business, manage money, etc., knows that "extra time and effort" is just code for "costs more money".

It seems then a simple solution would be for RP servers to have a higher subscription rate, where the extra cost would pay for the extra moderation that enforcing a RP ruleset requires.

Without being able to know what the extra cost to Trion would be, a $3.00 per month RP shard surcharge doesn't seem unreasonable. Assuming a stable population server population of 1000 subs, that would provide an extra $36,000 for additional labour costs; for 10,000 subs, it would be $360,000; etc.

Using a 30 day month, $3.00 is roughly an extra subscription cost of 10 cents per day. Most people that have a rift capable computer, high speed internet connection, and ample free time for online gaming (and forum crawling) can also manage to put aside 10 pennies per day for something truly important to them.

While there is no guarantee an RP shard surcharge would fix the problem(s), it is unlikely that those whom derive no additional satisfaction from an RP environment would pay extra money to play on one. And who knows, maybe some talented folks who need a job will end up getting and/or keeping one in the process.

This post may make me as popular as the tax man, but that's how i see it.

Joziah aka Seraphas aka Jordus, Guardian side.

[Arwydd]

It seems then a simple solution would be for RP servers to have a higher subscription rate, where the extra cost would pay for the extra moderation that enforcing a RP ruleset requires.

No. Never and no and no and just... No.

I am not going to pay more to be able to play on a roleplay shard in an MMORPG - those last three letters MEAN something, by the way. This is a Role-Playing Game. A tax for something that comes inherent in the genre of the game is ridiculous.

[Joziah]

No. Never and no and no and just... No.

I am not going to pay more to be able to play on a roleplay shard in an MMORPG - those last three letters MEAN something, by the way. This is a Role-Playing Game. A tax for something that comes inherent in the genre of the game is ridiculous.

I cheerfully agree to disagree and respect your opinion.

IMO, if games such of this have inherent RP due to the acronym often used to describe them, either all the other NA shards would be better named MMOG's, or perhaps Faeblight better described as an MMORPRPG. It seems more likely (to me) that the RP in MMORPG ultimately comes from EQ being derivative of DnD.

Whether it be on Faeblight, or a newly reinstated RP shard, it seems doubtful CS will pay anything but lip service to the RP ruleset w/out some additional revenue to offset the additional "time is money" cost of enforcing a stricter ruleset. When it comes to so called free lunches, some one always gets stuck with the bill. No one wants to be that person, or company, but someone always does.

[Arwydd]

Whether it be on Faeblight, or a newly reinstated RP shard, it seems doubtful CS will pay anything but lip service to the RP ruleset w/out some additional revenue to offset the additional "time is money" cost of enforcing a stricter ruleset. When it comes to so called free lunches, some one always gets stuck with the bill. No one wants to be that person, or company, but someone always does.

Plenty of other MMOs manage to take excellent care of the roleplaying community without an extra charge. Forgive me if I hold Trion up to that standard.