Originally Posted by ThGlump
Best way this could be handled is like round based fps work. Have one central server that holds you character, and then it doesnt matter which game server you log on. Its best way to survive first month of new players rush, without the need of merging servers later. Just remove one and nobody will notice as they still keep they chars and picked servers by actual population on them. But each region can be separate to have more room for your character name.
It has one flaw. You could feel disconnected from progress of your empire on specified server if you know you can play at any other server any time.
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That's some great feedback.
I considered adding something like that to the poll, but I left it out due to the nature of Planetside being that of a "persistent world", where the activities of characters effect the "progress" of the server itself. It's a good idea for load balancing for sure, but at the same time you're right in suggesting that it may make people feel disconnected from the bigger picture of the game. With that in mind, it would likely just make it that much more difficult for leaders to build up encounters/activities, given that all of the "content" in the game requires players to be fighting over something.
Personally, I wouldn't go this route for fear of it inhibiting the development of communities, rivalries, and ultimately all that "stuff" that makes a persistant world PvP game fun.
This is how *I* think the game should be "load balanced", because it gets people playing the game right away and gives incentive to experience something other than the "main battle".
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