Dear Trion/Faeblight

[Drathek]

Im just throwing this out there as a general message -- us in Vendetta have very much enjoyed our time here on Faeblight so far, and hopefully will for a while to come... BUT... the state of the lag on the server is getting crippling. We arent top tier raiders yet by any means (only 10/11 still after all) but the encounters are getting harder and harder, mainly because of skill lag. having to push each button 3 times, and wait 5 seconds just for it to go off is insane, especially on key boss mechanics where a missed interrupt WILL kill you.

Our entire raid force has noticed this, and there are other posts up about it on this forum. Hopefully this gets fixed FAST, because we refuse to raid like this for much longer. Hate to say it but we WILL be transferring servers if this doesnt get resolved.

I'm all for a populated server. This place has been fun, but i would rather play on a near ghost town where i can actually PLAY my character then on one where we cant progress (or can -- but it takes a LOT more wipes then it should)

[arus2001]

Just gonna +1 the sentiment on lag. Recently resubbed, only for this to jump out at me while messing around on EI. Since then, it's happened at least once every night since. I have no doubt it's somehow connected to a high server population, and while forcing people off probably wouldn't be a popular decision, encouraging some to maybe pick up another server with some PA crystals or something could help alleviate the issue.

[Josaline]

I agree. Sadly I have a bad feeling that Trion's attitude will be "Your welcome to transfer if this server does not suit your needs".
This mentality disrupts the social climate of the server. The only friends one can have are within ones own guild because anyone outside of the guild will be left behind each time transfers are the only option to play without bad latency.

[Ziran]

I have been noticing the same problems. I don't mind a small queue every now and then but the lag in HK has been getting worse and worse. Last Saturday it was at times crippling.

I play a mage (very twitchy class) and when its laggy it is extremely NOT enjoyable to play (well). The problem is much worse in some places. HK during evenings is one of them. So is sanctum.

Faeblight should have been locked down before the big mergers few weeks ago as it was perfect then. It has become unplayable mess right now. The fact that it is still not locked down and people are transferring to it makes the problem that much worse to solve down the road.

Faeblight has now surpassed wolfsbane as the most populated US server. The other top servers on that list have long since been locked down but faeblight remains open:

http://www.riftstatus.net/shards/na

Anyway. I like my guild aegis. I like(ed) the general server alot up until the mergers. But the game has been a frustrating laggy mess for me lately and that will not continue forever.

Nariz of faeblight

[Shattered]

Faeblight should have been locked down before the big mergers few weeks ago as it was perfect then. It has become unplayable mess right now. The fact that it is still not locked down and people are transferring to it makes the problem that much worse to solve down the road.

Faeblight has now surpassed wolfsbane as the most populated US server. The other top servers on that list have long since been locked down but faeblight remains open:

http://www.riftstatus.net/shards/na

I guess they felt they had to leave Faeblight open to transfers since they were closing all the other RP servers. I have no idea what Trion was thinking though, dumping the populations of several servers onto one server with an already very healthy population.

I have stopped playing on Faeblight altogether because of the lag, even though my main characters are there. I've rolled a new character on another server just so I can enjoy the game lag-free. But I miss Faeblight. :-(

[Dusklight]

I never really noticed it personally (not really an evening-time player), but I did notice it today during an invasion. I would tap my attack button a few times before it would actually register, and trying any interrupts was an exercise in pointlessness. One of the few mistakes Trion has made was to only have a single RP realm after the mergers. They should have had 2 at the least, to help break it up. I play on RP servers because the people are usually nicer and more helpful, and there was only a single choice. They really need to do something about it.

[Ziran]

Anyway I think at this point the best solution would be to do three things:

1) Lock faeblight down for incoming transfers
2) Remove RP designation from faeblight
3) Open a new server that is designated RP (not reuse one of the old ones so all the interesting RP names are not taken)

Additionally I would also disable any server firsts on the new RP server (and specifically announce that you are doing so) so the RPers can have a RP friendly home without guilds transferring in just so they can claim server firsts.

[Cyrenne]

Additionally I would also disable any server firsts on the new RP server (and specifically announce that you are doing so) so the RPers can have a RP friendly home without guilds transferring in just so they can claim server firsts.

Under normal circumstances, I would say this is a terrible idea, but after giving it some thought, I would have to agree. However, I disagree that we should un-RP flag Faeblight. Instead, we need this new shard to be PVP-RP. Or, if it would not be too much trouble, change Faeblight to PVP-RP and designate the new shard PVE-RP (which would be my preference, as I estimate it would encourage more people to move to wherever they would really prefer to be).

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 roleplayed on WoW for half a dozen years and there was a lot I learned to put up with from that experience. In the end, while I still enjoyed the game, it was the degeneration of the community that caused me to seek a new home here in Rift. And, I love this new home. Really. But, say what you will of the griefers and trolls in WoW, at least at the end of my day, I knew I would be able to immediately hop onto a stable server and play. Please, do not fail me, Trion. Every game has growing pains. Simply own your error and correct it.

[arus2001]

Being a PvE carebear, up and making the shard PvP would uproot a lot of people who were here long before the congestion and aren't a fan of the PvP style.

Why people recently came to Faeblight will vary, sure, and ultimately I know I'd be fine on any PvE server in particular. I just happened to be here because I had some friends here, and I'd rather not see them be inconvenienced with guilds having to move, maybe losing some of their friends to moves, and so on.

There's just a more diplomatic way to go about it.

[Draidiard]

I would like to point out, that other shards that were closing, were also told to go to Faeblight as their new destination shard. (not just the ***-rp ones)

They need to do an upgrade to the server.

Most likely Trion will tell you, to go find a new shard to play on, they have a poor mindset when it comes to high populated servers and the people that get disgruntled with the lag.

As a raider we have seen some crazy lag in HK, its not very fun but we try our best none the less.

[Andelor]

Anyway I think at this point the best solution would be to do three things:

1) Lock faeblight down for incoming transfers
2) Remove RP designation from faeblight
3) Open a new server that is designated RP (not reuse one of the old ones so all the interesting RP names are not taken)

Additionally I would also disable any server firsts on the new RP server (and specifically announce that you are doing so) so the RPers can have a RP friendly home without guilds transferring in just so they can claim server firsts.

Ok, i have two problems with this.

1: Rpers will FOREVER be a minority. It's a pil you will just have to swallow. If you dream of a server where you can RP in global chat and everybody does it and has a name that isn't stupid, then you are a fool.

2: Why on earth should we leave our server? This place is our home. We shouldn't be the ones who leave. You're making it sound like we're refugees leaving a warzone. You are a minority player is a video game. The population will get better because people who aren't capable of weathering the storm flee.

[Even]

Anyway I think at this point the best solution would be to do three things:

1) Lock faeblight down for incoming transfers
2) Remove RP designation from faeblight
3) Open a new server that is designated RP (not reuse one of the old ones so all the interesting RP names are not taken)

Additionally I would also disable any server firsts on the new RP server (and specifically announce that you are doing so) so the RPers can have a RP friendly home without guilds transferring in just so they can claim server firsts.

I believe this is one of the worst ideas I have read yet. I'm all for locking down transfers on the shard . . . but do you honestly think removing the RP flag from the original RP server is a good idea? If you do not RP and its such an issue for you, then YOU should move not all the people who rolled on this shard because it said RP to begin with. I don't even RP but seriously that is one of the most egotistical things I have ever read. Sorry if that offends anyone, its not meant to but seriously?

[TheWanderer]

I believe this is one of the worst ideas I have read yet. I'm all for locking down transfers on the shard . . . but do you honestly think removing the RP flag from the original RP server is a good idea? If you do not RP and its such an issue for you, then YOU should move not all the people who rolled on this shard because it said RP to begin with. I don't even RP but seriously that is one of the most egotistical things I have ever read. Sorry if that offends anyone, its not meant to but seriously?

I'll agree with you when I read that post. I was like... uh no. I don't want to move, I don't want to see others forced to move. The only thing Trion can really do is LOCK the server or do some massive upgrades to handle the over the limit population.

[Mikanori]

I've noticed a little lag with spells but thats about it. Yes its annoying. Yes, I'd like Trion to do something about it. Do I think that they should remove the RP title from Faeblight. Heck no. Faeblight was the -original- RP shard of RIFT. So, my thought would be, maybe one more RP shard wouldn't hurt.



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

[MysticalNyte]

I'm all for locking Faeblight and a server upgrade only if it gets locked.
If it's just an upgrade then more people are going to think the lag is fixed and transfer their toons and guilds back over and the process starts again.
I honestly don't mind the queues cause I originally came from Moonguard in WoW, for those of you that are familiar with that server during the peak hours, last April.
Just my two cents.