Runes of Magic US / AU

Personally what i find scary with the new zone is that lvl 92 means new plussers. If i remember correctly it took months for the new cap plussers to get on sale when the cap went from 80 to 82 and when they did it was at a price that is 2.5 times higher then what it is now. I really hope this doesnt happen again. As far as new instance and such it feels a bit early since only ppk cleared coe hm so far and they need all the top ppl to be on to attempt, so it doesnt really get farmed. barely any items/stats from coe have hit the ah so far. That been said i think server merge might be something i'll rather see then a new level cap.

yep totally agree with you both, i have been telling guildies not to buy the 90 jewels because they will be obsolete soon and not worth buying. So told them to use the one they got from SG and i use the ones i got to help them. But they do this every 10 levels anyways to squeeze more money from paying customers. Also now people will be crying,kicking and screaming for +16/+20 level 100 jewels, then QQ more on the prices of these etc, we all know how this song goes. then we will have no more 90 jewels and end up with either level 40 jewels or 100 jewels.

Jewels of all levels should be in item shop all the time at discount prices to help out lower level players or toons.


I am happy for new level cap but the merge would have been a much better option, but we can only hope.

Jada the level cap should be seen as a positive thing for a player in your position.

2 more levels vs instance bosses can make a large difference in crit rates and overall dps. Basically its easier to run things with the same gear.
92 shell stats should make it easier to stat up as well

For all I know they could have dedicated resources to both initiatives in parallel. I'm always for a new zone as then there are new titles, cards, quests, stats, and gear.

Gear...
Sure, the latest instances *might* not be doable (depending on one's guild), but there is always Shell + POM + EOJ + Crafting gear to make one stronger as well. Of course that means new plussers are going to be needed when it comes to 92, but if they had universal jewels, this wouldn't be an issue.

Pretty much everything said up to this point is all valid.
New zones and leveling will bring with it more pains of gems and regearing.
New zones will bring stats and make instances easier via char level vs boss level factors and other things.

But I am inclined to agree with Pyper as I usually do with most stuff she says. This has been an issue with rom since the beginning pushing new content rather then fixing what they already have. There is more then enough content in this game as we speak to keep all but a select few people happy. Even those few that want more/new would still have the headaches of regearing/restating gear that they barely just got. I cant imagine that very many people have all HoE sets + CoE sets all geared and stated yet (if any). While I don't think a server merge is going to solve all of RoMs issues, I do think its a better priority than new content. I would rather see them focus on fixing issues that these forums bring up every day.

One thing I would not mind they add however is level 80 elites (whole can of worms there though I know as they cant seem to make the skills they have work balancing for all). But I would luv to have my dream elite skills 'Wound Master' reduces your WA cd, or Energy Surge adds rogue energy similar to Mana Surge. I would even settle for some kind of water damage enhancement buff that stacks with dagger damage (r/p after all).

Sigh, this has been brought up before on IRC and in support. The answer we can provide is simply this, which has been in the FAQ for weeks now:

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Q2: Will the server merge affect the release of new game updates?
No. The merge is a totally independent project being worked on by Gameforge. In the meantime Runewaker keeps working on the game itself and update should continue as they are now.

In other words, the merge is being worked on almost entirely by Gameforge, with Runewaker likely providing consultation guidance whenever needed. Meanwhile, as it says, Runewaker will continue to work on content updates just as they always have and will do and those will be pushed to the servers as scheduled.

As of this moment, we do not have any ETA on the rest of the server merges. As I've mentioned in a separate thread, testing is still going on as the merges are going to be astronomically larger and more complicated in comparison to the AU -> Artemis merge. Sorry, but as much as you'd like it to be "flip a switch and its done", it's likely not that way when it comes to the amount of data to move over (trust me when I say, there's a LOT of data to sift through and move over).

If you have any additional questions regarding what has been mentioned, I direct you to the FAQ that has been posted: Future server merge plans

As this is the only information we have as of right now.

EDIT: the EU servers are not getting merged for probably some time. As Gameforge wants the content on the servers to all be the same, would we rather have the EU region stagnant for updates while we wait for server merges in the US? Probably not. Same concept as the siege war servers not working correctly on EU for months. We didn't hold back the siege war updates on the US servers because we were waiting for the siege war servers on the EU region to be stable, did we?

Quoted

Q2: Will the server merge affect the release of new game updates?
No. The merge is a totally independent project being worked on by Gameforge. In the meantime Runewaker keeps working on the game itself and update should continue as they are now.

http://board.us.runesofmagic.gameforge.com/board272-runes-of-magic-us/board265-news-announcements/board267-news-announcements/84171-future-server-merge-plans/#post647518

So... the merges don't affect updates (such as new zones). Have fun.

EDIT: Aqua beat me D:

Ah, I remember when Sarlo came out. Old jewels obsolete, old gear useless. Syrbal Pass was passe. All the Belathis runs we did, farming the new gear. Fun times.

Oh, wait. None of that happened. We leveled up and could run the same stuff we did without wiping every other mob.

As for merge, be careful what you wish for. It is more likely to push people away than to keep them in. IMNSHO.

They announced a new zone all ready eh?

IMO I'd also rather have the merge before the zone. Just simply because of the population and although a server merge won't change much except the population, I think it'll help as far as instance running goes.

Not too excited for the new zone. I personally can wait 4 more months before the new zone. Feels like content is moving a bit too fast. Yes, new stats, but that also means old gear is moving further back in the treadmill towards the obsolete area.

Quoted from "Aqualink"

Sigh, this has been brought up before on IRC and in support. The answer we can provide is simply this, which has been in the FAQ for weeks now:

Quoted from "Aqualink"

Quoted Q2: Will the server merge affect the release of new game updates?
No. The merge is a totally independent project being worked on by Gameforge. In the meantime Runewaker keeps working on the game itself and update should continue as they are now.

Quoted from "Aqualink"

In other words, the merge is being worked on almost entirely by Gameforge, with Runewaker likely providing consultation guidance whenever needed. Meanwhile, as it says, Runewaker will continue to work on content updates just as they always have and will do and those will be pushed to the servers as scheduled.

Quoted from "Aqualink"

As of this moment, we do not have any ETA on the rest of the server merges. As I've mentioned in a separate thread, testing is still going on as the merges are going to be astronomically larger and more complicated in comparison to the AU -> Artemis merge. Sorry, but as much as you'd like it to be "flip a switch and its done", it's likely not that way when it comes to the amount of data to move over (trust me when I say, there's a LOT of data to sift through and move over).

Quoted from "Aqualink"

If you have any additional questions regarding what has been mentioned, I direct you to the FAQ that has been posted: Future server merge plans

Quoted from "Aqualink"

As this is the only information we have as of right now.

Quoted from "Aqualink"

EDIT: the EU servers are not getting merged for probably some time. As Gameforge wants the content on the servers to all be the same, would we rather have the EU region stagnant for updates while we wait for server merges in the US? Probably not. Same concept as the siege war servers not working correctly on EU for months. We didn't hold back the siege war updates on the US servers because we were waiting for the siege war servers on the EU region to be stable, did we?

I think that is the point!

That Rom has put totally separate resources into new zones, wasting them from fixing the real issues.
The fact that resource a) is being dedicated to new zones when it should be working with resource b) to fix whats really important.

Except EU can run things more than US can, Daniel. They cleared the instances way before ppk did (especially when talking about the Arcanium Chamber instances).

Quoted from "ruisen2000"

Feels like content is moving a bit too fast.

Well...
It's actually comping slower than it used to.

agreed with merge before new content.


fix what we have before you give us more broken stuff...

also... *cough* scout fix *cough*....

Quoted from "Cike"

agreed with merge before new content.


fix what we have before you give us more broken stuff...

also... *cough* scout fix *cough*....

We got 4 OD crossbows drop last night in grotto hard, 3 of them with dex/pa.
Its a sign!

Can we have an event celebrating "fix what we have before releasing new stuff" fallacy? It is as old as ROM itself, probably even older. Yet it still continues unabated, as spry as ever.

A new zone opening up and the level cap increasing does not automatically mean you should restat your current gear (unless it is already crappy). There's no point in redoing any gear unless it's more than 10 levels below you AND you die like a moth in a fire in zones. It's okay to wear level 85 to 90 gear after the level cap and keep your current stats. No need to hunt for new jewels, spend money, etc. unless you're addicted to having everything as it comes out.

New zone/level cap for me has totally lost its appeal. I don't look forward to them anymore. In fact, it makes me go "sigh" now I need to make sure I do dailies EVERY day to make sure all our classes hit cap before the next cap hits. I always look forward to being able to skip them here and there.

Good thing is that I held on to all those love PoM that I had gotten knowing that this was coming.

On another note the "no plussers" or "more expensive" plussers will decide if I put more money into the game or not. I get tired of buying stuff then they become useless and I have to buy new ones. I have already stopped trying to chase the endgame gear/etc.

I am mostly in a holding pattern till I see what happens with the merges. Until then they can put as much new content in as they want. Ill just hold my money till I see what the state of the game will be and keep doing dailies