Yet another Elysium server thread, a note on server stability.

[FrozenFire 5]

When players were sitting AFK at the login screen, effectively only allowing 7-9k people to actually play on the server, it was very stable, but still had plenty of people to group with and quest with. Nostalrius and now Elysium is known for it's servers being even more populated than the speculated blizzlike cap, and no one wants that to change including me. But I think 7-9k people is plenty, and when it gets to 10-11k it becomes completely unplayable and is going down constantly. Not sure if that is the GMs doing, or sheer amount of players, but it's still worth bringing up when the server goes down twice unannounced after they fixed it so people can't afk.

With that being said so that everyone understands the issues, I really think it's in the best interest of the entire community to open a second Elysium PvP server at least temporarily. Make it have the exact same timetable as the first even if it might be a few days to a week behind at this point but I don't think that's a big deal. And have both servers capped around 8k. This will allow spillover into a second server, but also allow a merge of the two if a lot of people jump ship once the hype dies, which they most likely will. The caps can also be increased later on if the population is still very demanding, and then have each be it's own entity.

I really appreciate everything Elysium has done to please the community, and you guys are doing a wonderful job. This will definitely be a controversial topic over the course of the next few weeks, and this isn't the first thread about this, nor will it be the last. But I think it's important for people to see the second server as a necessity at least until the hype dies down, and open the possibility for a merge with the first server if the population demands cannot be met.

[aeruwynn 3]

everyone is flooding to the fresh server just because it's fresh. some of those people would prefer pve but since elysium team doesn't have a new pve it's like yeah whatever i guess i'll do pvp. so pvp and pve players are both slamming the server

a new pve would split the pop. and make pve players happier because pve needs more love

or maybe we do need another pvp i don't know

[FrozenFire 5]

I definitely think there is a player base for PvE, but the Nostalrius PvE server is relatively fresh and it isn't hardly ever hitting cap. Anyone who wants an Elysium PvE server should really give Nostalrius PvE a shot. I think there is more of an outcry for another PvP server identical to the fresh one now, because Nostalrius PvP was already pretty far along in their timeline. This would also allow for an easy merge of players if in a month or two, both servers weren't near cap. They could even use the same database for the servers, restricting names available on the second server if they are taking on the first one. People really need to just see this as a way to take the load off of the Elysium PvP server, so that people can actually play, even if only temporary.

[Chowderfish 1]

1 hour ago, FrozenFire said:

I definitely think there is a player base for PvE, but the Nostalrius PvE server is relatively fresh and it isn't hardly ever hitting cap. Anyone who wants an Elysium PvE server should really give Nostalrius PvE a shot. I think there is more of an outcry for another PvP server identical to the fresh one now, because Nostalrius PvP was already pretty far along in their timeline. This would also allow for an easy merge of players if in a month or two, both servers weren't near cap. They could even use the same database for the servers, restricting names available on the second server if they are taking on the first one. People really need to just see this as a way to take the load off of the Elysium PvP server, so that people can actually play, even if only temporary.

This ^^^^ 

I hope the devs and players worried about the issues another server may bring are reading this; there are so many people believing that another fresh realm would draw players away from Nost PVP and PVE (although 5k+ pops on those are pretty awesome as it is), but are missing the fact that a lot of players have come to Elysium Project BECAUSE of this fresh realm (I certainly have).

For those arguing that the devs should wait a few weeks/months to see if the hype dies down - wait too long and it is guaranteed to go down, because not many of us will have the patience nor excess time to actually play on the server as it currently stands. Those people don't necessarily just 'go back' to Nost PVP/PVE (especially if they never came from those servers), they'll just leave. 

I'm surprised people are so opposed to it, and find it unsurprising the devs are considering it when the queues for Elysium PVP are at best, half the size of the playing population (around 5k), and, at worst, exceeding the population limit of the server anyway (current limit seems to be somewhere between 11k-12k, I've commonly joined queues 12.5k long). 

So +1 from here, PLEASE bring us a second fresh server! The population of Elysium Project is GROWING, not splitting.

[Pyrognome 3]

Totaly agree! 11k is absolutely too high cap! Sight less than 5 yards when 11k are online. That's horrible. You can't see mobs and farmables like veins & herbs.

[Kazuma 11]

I give it a couple weeks then the majority of legionfags will quit anyway. Enough free slots.

[Pottu 290]

4th realm is launching tomorrow.