Friday with Means - December 4th, 2009 - Who is not at the company party? ME!

**Krattonomic** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:16:39

Originally Posted by Means

What? Metaing, Genele, Lindelu and Macrosun aren't enough for companionship? Show me another game with that many Dev's hanging out daily in the test environment and I'll something something.

They are all cooler than me and have a much greater combined weight and influence :P

tell me a game where them plus the game director isnt fun?

No there was a Game Director that was on testlive daily Znore he had fun times with us... and would be great to show you how good we are :3

**Jiyya** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:16:59

Originally Posted by Means

Ask me again in 2012.

RK1 and RK2 have very healthy populations...I don't see this happening any time soon. As previously mentioned with the release of the new engine coming SoonTM a larger server merge would be very premature.

but u didnt give an answer to the question, i have 8 characters on rk3 and some on rk1, will there be some additional slots for characters or do i have to delete some?

**Means** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:17:37

Originally Posted by Deathsrow

Well there are people from rk 3 who already started on rk 1 whit this problem no?

True. The most likely option is that they will have to choose which characters mean the most to them...and the best will survive. Anything else would be unfair and would start a mass of character creation on RK3...something we have already seen in anticipation of this issue btw. You guys are a demographic that knows how to work within systems apparently...you must be AO players.

"A plan so cunning you could brush your teeth with it."

**Toyhazard** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:19:49

Originally Posted by Means

True. The most likely option is that they will have to choose which characters mean the most to them...and the best will survive. Anything else would be unfair and would start a mass of character creation on RK3...something we have already seen in anticipation of this issue btw. You guys are a demographic that knows how to work within systems apparently...you must be AO players.

"A plan so cunning you could brush your teeth with it."

Thanks for the fast response

**Means** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:20:15

Originally Posted by Krattonomic

tell me a game where them plus the game director isnt fun?

No there was a Game Director that was on testlive daily Znore he had fun times with us... and would be great to show you how good we are :3

I miss working with Znore...he was great fun. He sometimes drops by and helps us with ancient lost worldbuilding knowledge...in exchange for Cake.

**Means** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:20:42

Originally Posted by Deathsrow

Thanks for the fast response

Dammit...I am setting bad precedent!!!

**Krattonomic** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:23:08

Originally Posted by Means

I miss working with Znore...he was great fun. He sometimes drops by and helps us with ancient lost worldbuilding knowledge...in exchange for Cake.

it would be nice to see all the GD's on Testlive for a fun get together but You have made ground breaking acheivments in my honest opinion. so, did you see I PMed you atleast?

**Tysken** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:23:46

Originally Posted by Means

Ask me again in 2012.

RK1 and RK2 have very healthy populations...I don't see this happening any time soon. As previously mentioned with the release of the new engine coming SoonTM a larger server merge would be very premature.

hmm? define healthy populations ;P

**nitr0** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:25:00

Originally Posted by Means

True. The most likely option is that they will have to choose which characters mean the most to them...and the best will survive. Anything else would be unfair and would start a mass of character creation on RK3...something we have already seen in anticipation of this issue btw. You guys are a demographic that knows how to work within systems apparently...you must be AO players.

"A plan so cunning you could brush your teeth with it."

yep, it's perfectly fair to have to choose from deleting a nt with ns2, or a fixer with ga4, or maybe an adv with x thousand ai kills because u started playing on rk1 years ago and u got 8 tl5+ characters on dnw + 8 on rk1.

**Klodovik** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:25:04

Wtb jepp.

**Metafly7** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:27:24

Originally Posted by nitr0

yep, it's perfectly fair to have to choose from deleting a nt with ns2, or a fixer with ga4, or maybe an adv with x thousand ai kills because u started playing on rk1 years ago and u got 8 tl5+ characters on dnw + 8 on rk1.

If u already have that u have no reason to transfer right? Ur already functioning well

**nitr0** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:29:01

Originally Posted by Metafly7

If u already have that u have no reason to transfer right? Ur already functioning well

dnw will be shut down, u might have missed that part ^^
it's "u got 16 toons, select 8 - rest will be deleted"

**Ruffixx** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:29:26

I think Technogen's quoted take on the server merge deserves some consideration

**vallikat** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:30:19

Yay for Christmas goodness!!!

I'm sorry you're missing the party though. As we all know, Funcom peeps know how to party like nobody's business. I would hate to miss it too. In fact I'm sorry that I had to miss it and I don't even work there. But alas, I have not as yet convinced Funcom to open a Delaware office* so that I can be their most awesome receptionist. It's a goal for next year though!!

*yes I know that even if they did I wouldn't have been able to attend the party in person, but in all my years of AO and as a GSP Dancer I've gotten quite good at virtual parties.

**Dagget** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:31:53

Originally Posted by nitr0

yep, it's perfectly fair to have to choose from deleting a nt with ns2, or a fixer with ga4, or maybe an adv with x thousand ai kills because u started playing on rk1 years ago and u got 8 tl5+ characters on dnw + 8 on rk1.

Well, since allowing them to have 8 RK1 chars and 8 RK3 transfers on RK1 is far less equitable and not going to happen, chosing which you want to keep ( -if- you decide to copy some over to RK1) is how they're going to do it. I'm sure they love to hear of some alternative, if you have one.

**Aiken** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:32:00

Please DO consider even 2 or 3 new Character Slots on current accounts please Means. I'm almost certain that would be appreciated by a great many players !

Make It So Means !

**Lylith** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:32:40

So to just sum up what you said there and to put it bluntly, Means:

We are going to take away your server, cities, towers and the names you have been using for the past X years. We're propably not going to compensate you for anything right now, maybe soon(TM). Good going there, that's the way to make a difficult situation even more unpleasant. Best way to make me feel even more less welcome on the server that you want to deport us to, are we just second class customers?

"What's in a name?" you may ask, well it's part of the character and it defines it for a roleplayer and even the ones who do not RP are surely quite attached to the names they have used for years now, it's the "identity" they have created in this game and now you're really going to ask many of us to change it?
Come on! Your company was able to handle the name problems so much better in AoC than what you are proposing here.

**Jiyya** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:35:21

Originally Posted by mettagirl

Please DO consider even 2 or 3 new Character Slots on current accounts please Means. I'm almost certain that would be appreciated by a great many players !

Make It So Means !

this is a very good idea! just add 2-3 character slots to all accounts

**killercat7** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:36:54

Originally Posted by Means

True. The most likely option is that they will have to choose which characters mean the most to them...and the best will survive. Anything else would be unfair and would start a mass of character creation on RK3...something we have already seen in anticipation of this issue btw. You guys are a demographic that knows how to work within systems apparently...you must be AO players.

"A plan so cunning you could brush your teeth with it."

Would it be possible to move Toons, which has no room on rk1, to rk2 ?

**nitr0** · Dec 4th, 2009, 22:39:42

Originally Posted by Dagget

Well, since allowing them to have 8 RK1 chars and 8 RK3 transfers on RK1 is far less equitable and not going to happen, chosing which you want to keep ( -if- you decide to copy some over to RK1) is how they're going to do it. I'm sure they love to hear of some alternative, if you have one.

other games did it like that (extra slots), for e.g. sony never would have dared to delete characters in server merges.

why u think fc never whiped all the old toons in the db that are level 20-30-40-50 and havn't logged in for years? simple answer: it's a golden rule never to delete toons of customers.

i kinda wonder why fc wants to go that way now.

i will stay anyways, but still... it's really a bad move.
(i am kinda used to it atm tho, because of some not that usual circumstances last month i got billed double for an account i reopened, now FC declares itself unresponsible and i should deal with global collect (!).
i will just give up on the 17 euros because i am not going to deal with gc and waste hours, but hell u got no idea how pissed i was reading the "support" emails)

when it rains it pours

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