Asian Servers are needed.

[Markness]

No, "Asia Pacific" is not Asia, having servers in Sydney, AUSTRALIA (a completely different continent and calling it "Asia") is really stupid. Add servers to the most populated region in the world already. No one can play this game with 200+ ping.

I refunded the game already but have my steam balance ready for whenever (if ever) they decide to add servers to the Asian region.

Edit: Buyers remorse. Friends forced me to buy it and we put up with the queues, after finally login into US West I can play with 200+ ping, it makes it unplayable as a caster, and janky as melee. PVP is impossible because everyone is where they shouldn't be.

Edit Two: Game is released and still no asian servers, if you're reading this and are curious whether to buy it or not then I highly recommend not to buy it until they release asian servers, this game is unplayable with over 200 ping.

[Markness]

Publicado originalmente por Realpinoy:

Australia is literally located in Oceania, which is a different continent (from Asia). Australian servers are not Asian servers. It's an alternative.

Asia is the largest continent in the world, and I hope Amazon finds its way into our region too.

I'm from the Philippines and my latency is around 150ms to 220ms in AP - Southeast Asia (Ephelyn), With random spikes upward of 300ms.

Logged in 68 hours in BETA and enjoyed the experience.

Based on my BETA journey, as long as my ping is less than 200ms, the gameplay is smooth both in PvE and PvP (even during wars). However, when it goes beyond 200ms is when things get nasty.

In my estimate, my ping is less than 200ms, around 75% of the time only...and the other 25%, I'm above 200ms. If the lag spike beyond 200ms happens during PvE, it's okay, I can recover, but if it happens during a PvP match, it usually means death...and it's frustrating.

I'm not wishing for an entirely new server as I know this isn't easy by any stretch. What I wish from Amazon is they optimize their servers to the point where Asian players can enjoy 200ms and below latency, 100% of the time. is that so much to ask? I hope not.

I know what you mean, I used to play Diablo 3 from here in Chengdu and would have close to 200 ping on the US West servers and I could play with what felt like a very smooth experience, despite the ping being around there, the game right now with that kind of ping feels REALLY laggy. Server optimization is absolutely needed. I also got to play PoE on the Singapore servers and got to enjoy 40-60ish ping, would hope that luxury could exist again.

[Netscape]

+1 SG server please...

[Thorncrypt]

servers in australia should be labeled as OCE. while I'm happy that the aussies finally got a server, it shouldn't be mutually exclusive with an Asian server. Amazon has more than enough finances to afford both a SEA server and a OCE server. I don't think anyone here would suggest a pvp focused game on 180-220 ping.

[Hayley]

Publicado originalmente por MidnightPlum:

Publicado originalmente por Markness:

No, "Asia Pacific" is not Asia, having servers in Sydney, AUSTRALIA (a completely different continent and calling it "Asia") is not okay. Add servers to the most populated region in the world already. No one can play this game with 180+ ping.

I refunded the game already but have my steam balance ready for whenever (if ever) they decide to add servers to the Asian region.

Add servers already, what do we have to do to get this done, a petition? If that's the case then add a "+1" in here to show that they're needed.

As if most of asia doesnt already live in australia

[Ascendify]

+1 someone should create a discord server for SEA players, so we know how many SEA players are excited for this game!

[MJ]

I assume they will have one. It is on AWS after all. It would be literally just a few minutes to replicate it.

The problem is probably legal. Thats much harder to deal with.

[Calous Caine]

Publicado originalmente por MJ:

I assume they will have one. It is on AWS after all. It would be literally just a few minutes to replicate it.

The problem is probably legal. Thats much harder to deal with.

Yeah, when it comes to international law, especially with china and japan and their censorship it can be difficult for movies and games.

[Markness]

Publicado originalmente por janarah_caine:

Publicado originalmente por MJ:

I assume they will have one. It is on AWS after all. It would be literally just a few minutes to replicate it.

The problem is probably legal. Thats much harder to deal with.

Yeah, when it comes to international law, especially with china and japan and their censorship it can be difficult for movies and games.

That's more of a creative censorship. You couldn't have stuff in western media without diversity quotas or portraying certain groups in a negative light, otherwise big brother will soil himself, same crap different toilet. Also, servers are not something they're going to try and censor.

[Calous Caine]

Publicado originalmente por Markness:

Publicado originalmente por janarah_caine:

Yeah, when it comes to international law, especially with china and japan and their censorship it can be difficult for movies and games.

That's more of a creative censorship. You couldn't have stuff in western media without diversity quotas or portraying certain groups in a negative light, otherwise big brother will soil himself, same crap different toilet. Also, servers are not something they're going to try and censor.

The games themselves have to abide by certain laws before being allowed. Yes, I have my mba and have studied international business law. You literally have to make sure certain things aren't said or shown in countries like china and japan.

The guys doing 'my time at sandrock' have been having a nightmare of a time trying to get their game past the censor in china as well. Might want to look the stuff up.

[Markness]

Publicado originalmente por janarah_caine:

Publicado originalmente por Markness:

That's more of a creative censorship. You couldn't have stuff in western media without diversity quotas or portraying certain groups in a negative light, otherwise big brother will soil himself, same crap different toilet. Also, servers are not something they're going to try and censor.

The games themselves have to abide by certain laws before being allowed. Yes, I have my mba and have studied international business law. You literally have to make sure certain things aren't said or shown in countries like china and japan.

The guys doing 'my time at sandrock' have been having a nightmare of a time trying to get their game past the censor in china as well. Might want to look the stuff up.

Same could be said about about western countries and not allowing stuff to be shown and/or boycotted if they don’t follow the status quo with politically correct content. And good for you for having an MBA, I actually have lived in both countries so I see things with my own two eyes and see how it is. East censors boobies and the west censors “wrong think”, as I said before. Servers have nothing to do with that.

[PeachFuzz]

Publicado originalmente por Markness:

I know what you mean, I used to play Diablo 3 from here in Chengdu and would have close to 200 ping on the US West servers and I could play with what felt like a very smooth experience, despite the ping being around there, the game right now with that kind of ping feels REALLY laggy. Server optimization is absolutely needed. I also got to play PoE on the Singapore servers and got to enjoy 40-60ish ping, would hope that luxury could exist again.

You should contact the local state-run media outlet and see if they will run a segment about how you are getting a bad ping in a mmorpg.

Express how big your gaming population is along with how much time and money you and your gaming friends wish to invest in New World.

It might speed up China’s Ministry of Culture approval and net some local servers.

[SiDomba]

+1

[Markness]

Publicado originalmente por Bilo:

Publicado originalmente por Markness:

I know what you mean, I used to play Diablo 3 from here in Chengdu and would have close to 200 ping on the US West servers and I could play with what felt like a very smooth experience, despite the ping being around there, the game right now with that kind of ping feels REALLY laggy. Server optimization is absolutely needed. I also got to play PoE on the Singapore servers and got to enjoy 40-60ish ping, would hope that luxury could exist again.

You should contact the local state-run media outlet and see if they will run a segment about how you are getting a bad ping in a mmorpg.

Express how big your gaming population is along with how much time and money you and your gaming friends wish to invest in New World.

Thanks for bumping my thread.

[Second.]

I dont wana be a downer, but I just dont see it happening.

Unless you have really poor internet (I know many do) the only countries which will have issue are india, japan and korea.

Japan and korean player base for western MMO is never worth targeting.

India is arguable, once their middle class has access, it will become another 'china issue' with the players from there.

Outside of that, every other SEA country should be getting <150ms to the AP servers, unless your internet is poorly routed (you can get something like mudfish to fix that, a tunnel service).

The majority of SEA should get 90~150ms which is well within playability. I route from Melbourne to SG with 90-100ms and sydney (where the servers are) routes there another 10-15ms faster.

The onus is going to be on you guys to get routing services for your internet, like australians have had to do since gamings existence.

[qin]

+1