Continent Population Caps?

Professor Frink · 2012-06-20, 01:45 PM

I have little doubt there is another thread about this but I got tired of searching. Just back on this site after about a 4 year absence. I hear there will be a cap of 2000 players per continent. Any truth to this? I don't recall what it was on PS1. 1200? I look forward to massive battles.

willaguy · 2012-06-20, 01:46 PM

Wow you must have really been away from this site for 4 years, but yes, this is true.

Professor Frink · 2012-06-20, 01:48 PM

Hot damn!

The Kush · 2012-06-20, 01:53 PM

Haha there is hundreds of threads talking about this

basti · 2012-06-20, 01:55 PM

Really been away from Everything. Enjoy all the E3, GDC and whatever else stuff that popped up.

As for the poplock: 2000 per continent is the target, yes. Just as back in the day in Planetside, we do not know if we will reach it. May as well be lower, but expect 1000 at the very least.

Professor Frink · 2012-06-20, 01:56 PM

i know i know. this was faster. not a good first thread in 4 years.

basti · 2012-06-20, 02:02 PM

Yea man, gotta be careful. Mouse was already hovering over the ban button.

Naz The Eternal · 2012-06-20, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Professor Frink

I have little doubt there is another thread about this but I got tired of searching. Just back on this site after about a 4 year absence. I hear there will be a cap of 2000 players per continent. Any truth to this? I don't recall what it was on PS1. 1200? I look forward to massive battles.

From what I've heard in interviews and on forum posts is that is it currently 2000 per continent X 3 continents = 6000 per server

Now this is only current, who knows what release or beta will hold

Professor Frink · 2012-06-20, 02:18 PM

The old population caps were much lower though correct?

Mastachief · 2012-06-20, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by Professor Frink

The old population caps were much lower though correct?

old pop caps were

510~
then
166vs166vs166
then
133vs133vs133

Professor Frink · 2012-06-20, 04:58 PM

Thats a huge increase. Shwing!

Nemeses · 2012-06-21, 08:36 AM

How many continents will there be per server? and will it be a multi instance once you hit a thousand it spawns a new instance?

IHateMMOs · 2012-06-21, 09:02 AM

I heard somewhere it was 2100 people per continent. To be honest, that's a much more reasonable number than 2000, its 700 people per faction, nice and simple.

Naz The Eternal · 2012-06-22, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by IHateMMOs

I heard somewhere it was 2100 people per continent. To be honest, that's a much more reasonable number than 2000, its 700 people per faction, nice and simple.

Random numbers flying around.

I heard the devs were being evil and going with 666 per faction.. I'm being completely serious..

Synapse · 2012-06-22, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by IHateMMOs

I heard somewhere it was 2100 people per continent. To be honest, that's a much more reasonable number than 2000, its 700 people per faction, nice and simple.

If you program, everything is powers of two. It's probably 2048.