Server ??

[Gundam_Strike]

What server should i join For NA East Coast. I am Interested in PVE content I did a server search and not much show up other than Server names.

[SinisterSlay]

It's poorly named, the servers control which side you are on in World Vs World. They have no other effect. Everyone plays on the same servers.

[mysaga]

The servers don't matter much, we all play on two "megaservers" - one for NA, one for EU. The only thing were it is relevant right now is the "PvP environment" World vs.. World vs. World (WvW for short), and even that will change. + you can switch your homeworld later on.

[Gundam_Strike]

Thank you i didn't see anything about mega-servers

[PhoenixGamer]

so basiclly if ur in na choose any na server if ur in eu choose any eu server

[Deadlynk]

Gw2 basically has two regions: NA and EU.

For PvE and structured PvP:
Unlike many other MMOs, all players from the same region are able to play together automatically. When players enter a zone, they are placed into the same instance as everyone else in the same region, until the game determines that the map is getting full, at which point it creates a new instance. When there are multiple versions of the map, the game attempts to put you in the same map alongside your friends, guildmates, and members of the same world. If you're in a group or squad with a friend on the same map, but aren't in the same instance, you can simply rightclick on their portrait and enter their map.

For WvW:
Players choose a "home world" when logging in to the game for the first time; this determines the world you represent during World versus World. All of your characters are bound to the same world. You can change the home world by paying a transfer fee. After upgrading to a paid account, you receive one free transfer to any non-full world. This system of worlds will be removed in the future for a system called "alliances", which will basically bundle alliances of guilds, individual guilds and individual players together for matchups in said gamemode.

[Sychon]

No servers as you might expect in other MMOs.
Two megaservers, NA and EU. Everyone plays on either of those which means that in PvE and PvP everyone can play alongside everyone else on the same megaserver.

There are "Home Worlds" that you have to choose from at first login but they only govern which team you end up in in World-versus-World, a sort of large scale PvP game mode.
If you only plan on playing PvE, your logical choice will be any Home World on the North American megaserver.

[Karnage]

Something worth mentioning is that WvW won't even be restricted to your chosen home world in the future. The worlds you fight for will be tied to your guilds and the worlds that the guilds choose to represent.

[Bread, The Loaf]

Originally posted by SinisterSlay:

It's poorly named, the servers control which side you are on in World Vs World. They have no other effect. Everyone plays on the same servers.

Really? It only works that way?
I swear though, I remember my friends making free accounts on a different worlds and they couldn't join each other for a session because they were on different worlds.

[DemonBunny]

depends on what you want do and what is open for example tarnished coast is the RP server lot of RP guilds, WvW is mainly what servers are used for but due to the WvW alliance system changes happening soon servers will not matter because you can join up with any guild you are with to do that. you can play with anyone since the mega server change join anybody on any map just by right clicking them. note free accounts due have restrictions but if you get i think the first expansion which is HoT the restrictions are lifted.

[DarkSlayer197]

Originally posted by Music Game:

Really? It only works that way?
I swear though, I remember my friends making free accounts on a different worlds and they couldn't join each other for a session because they were on different worlds.

The servers (Worlds) only effect you if you are doing WvW content. The population you see is the amount of active WvW players that server has. However in PvP and PvE, what worlds you choose mean nothing and all play on the same megaserver. (regions of course matter for...obvious reasons).

Each map does have a cap on population, so each map has multiple instances. If a instance has a low pop, the game lets you know and allows you to swap instances to a more populated one and even rewards you with a 30min XP boost doing so. If people are unable to join your instance, the instance may be full. You can keep trying or join their instance instead. (There are soft caps which the map thinking it is full, but it isn't. The sudden increase of pop makes it think it is. Can be annoying....)

Another reason could exist is if you haven't fully updated the game yet. If your game isn't fully downloaded or has an update ready and you are in a party with someone who did, you may not be able to join them nor are they able to join you. In that case, let it finish updating/downloading and that should fix that issue.

On a side note, when the game has an update ready, it tends to flash a message on your screen and WILL reset the application in 2hrs. That lets anyone finish up what they are doing and logoff for the update. Of course, the game will keep alerting you periodically as the timer goes down.

[Ammo]

choose the most populated server, and leech point wvwvw via zerging.