Where is the server located?

[Ajita Songo]

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[Neojac]

Easter Europe

[Ajita Songo]

Originally posted by Neojac:

Easter Europe

If that's your target audience, it's fine. But there are various parts of NA that don't get good ping to anything farther than Western EU. Generally, having at least one NA and one EU server helps to keep things more playable.

[Allwynd]

Originally posted by - ̗̀ Beh⓪lder ̖́:

Originally posted by Neojac:

Easter Europe

If that's your target audience, it's fine. But there are various parts of NA that don't get good ping to anything farther than Western EU. Generally, having at least one NA and one EU server helps to keep things more playable.

I live in Eastern Europe and I usually get around 130 ping to servers located in NA, probably East Coast NA.

People living in Central/Western Europe get around 90-100 ping to the same servers.

Getting 100 or 130 ping hardly makes much difference. Beyond the point of 200 ping isn't even worth discussing. Now, getting something like 5-20 ping compared to 60-70 is where the real difference lies.

Same goes vice versa - if you're getting 130 to an East EU server, you'd be getting around 100 ping if were West EU, so that's hardly a difference.

Therefore I think the complaint is invalid as this is an MMORPG and not an FPS or any competitive game that requires everything to be top-notch and precise. An MMORPG can easily be played with 130 ping.

What's more, Lord of the Rings Online has servers ONLY in NA, despite that some servers are dedicated to European players and contain "EU" in their name tag. They are still located somewhere in North America. Therefore playing LOTRO from Europe is a real pain in the neck.

I could go and complain just the same way you are that I wish LOTRO had actual EU servers, physically located on the European continent, but that's not happening as despite how popular the game is and how big the LOTR franchise is, the game is literally on life support and they hardly even support their current servers, which are constantly suffering from connectivity issues.

Now imagine this game - ArcFall - some small indie game, which compared to LOTRO are like a boulder and a grain of sand and answer yourself why the servers are located where they currently are and will they expand... probably if the game expands.

[BlessedSilence]

It's good to hear that you get good ping where you are, but it doesn't go well for everyone. And if you think you can play an MMO with bad ping, you are sorely mistaken.

Needs to be some better place to post on where the servers are located and that there will be lag and ping issues. I do understand that this is a small company making a game. The post OP has a valid point.

[Recon]

NeoJac, with the servers being in Europe, what kind of hardware is the servers running on.???. Is this a cloud base solution or an actually DS. and yes I would consider having something in NA. even if its in the middle of the country. Better than nothing . I have Fiber where I live and seen high pings in games like this, and sadly when its an MMO and PVP it makes it not a pleasant experience. I also understand the costs of servers. I ran plenty. I would consider a cheaper one in the mean time, which is why I asked about the hardware. for a possible NA one. for folks. Just a thought.

[Sunkilla]

alot of the things i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about in this game could have been solved if they had the foresight to make an NA server even with great internet its a lagfest for us NA players.

[Allwynd]

Originally posted by Sunkilla:

alot of the things i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about in this game could have been solved if they had the foresight to make an NA server even with great internet its a lagfest for us NA players.

An NA server won't solve the game's issues, it needs its mechanics improved and to give it more replay value and to be less punishing. Having an NA server is equal to you patting yourself on the back, because it will solve ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

[MugHug]

Originally posted by Weilan:

Originally posted by Sunkilla:

alot of the things i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about in this game could have been solved if they had the foresight to make an NA server even with great internet its a lagfest for us NA players.

An NA server won't solve the game's issues, it needs its mechanics improved and to give it more replay value and to be less punishing. Having an NA server is equal to you patting yourself on the back, because it will solve ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Lag for US players!!!!

[Neojac]

Location of the server does not make a difference to lag. it is kore dependent on the client and the resolution you are playing at, lower resolution has more frame rate