Should PS2 have a Russian server?

[ringring]

Originally Posted by Meriv

Just lets give a number from WOT russian server(ok it isnt a game made by them for them but who knows how well will go ps2?
475k peak gaming at same time
6.6 million registered.
2.2 million active since last week.
472k (7%) in clans
1.8 mill (28%) with over 1k games.
and 310000 new users this month.(4.6%)

I think they will spam quite a LOT of servers for them.

Clearly PS2 needs to move to a subscription.

[NewSith]

You are all just a bunch of nationalists...

[Xaine]

Originally Posted by Meriv

Just lets give a number from WOT russian server(ok it isnt a game made by them for them but who knows how well will go ps2?
475k peak gaming at same time
6.6 million registered.
2.2 million active since last week.
472k (7%) in clans
1.8 mill (28%) with over 1k games.
and 310000 new users this month.(4.6%)

I think they will spam quite a LOT of servers for them.

WoT was out in Russia long before it came to Europe, for a start.

That's like posting figures of Aion and being surprised that more Korean people play it.

I'm sure there will be a lot of Russians playing the game, but using WoT as an example doesn't work really.

[Joe]

In my experience Russians are more likely to be hackers this has been true in a lot of games I have played over the years, its not nationalism or prejudice its just what i have found. But this should not be a problem if PS2 has a half decent anti-cheat, but Russia is a big place maybe it will be required for them to have their own server the Facebook app and upcoming beta should give SOE an idea if they will need one.

[Xaine]

Originally Posted by NewSith

You are all just a bunch of nationalists...

Sorry New, I'm a little jaded after dealing with years of Ruscop and Red Army.

At least you're not French, then we'd really have a problem!

Hehehehihihihohhohheuheueu.

[sumo]

Originally Posted by NewSith

You are all just a bunch of nationalists...

not being a nationalist no. if that was the case i would ask for danish servers.
experience throughout many games have shown that russians have a tendency to exploit/cheat and clutter chats with russian.
i blame Putin!

[Meriv]

Originally Posted by Xaine

WoT was out in Russia long before it came to Europe, for a start.

That's like posting figures of Aion and being surprised that more Korean people play it.

I'm sure there will be a lot of Russians playing the game, but using WoT as an example doesn't work really.

OK then taking european figures
3.4 million registered
500k active since last week.
155k users in clans (4.5%)
371k users over 1k games (11%)
358 thousand new users this month. (10.4%)
(i am very curius over LOL stats that i cant find)
With the culture of f2p already around i think ps2 will have more a problem of spamming them than merging.

Another curiosity normaly turks players in which server do they end?

[Joe]

Originally Posted by sumo

i blame Putin!

Be careful :P

[NewSith]

Originally Posted by Joe

the Facebook app should give SOE an idea if they will need one.

Russians use vk.com and onoklassniki.ru as social networks.

[Joe]

Originally Posted by NewSith

Russians use vk.com and onoklassniki.ru as social networks.

Then it looks like the Beta and the final game are the only things they could use. The FB app has shown me that balancing all the different empires will be hard (if it relates to the final game in anyway). I don't know how they will do it NC needs more people...

[igster]

Coming from Werner I had nothing but good experiences with Russian players.



I do think that the servers should be language based though and not region based. I know a number nationaliities that often dont want to speak English and I can understand that.

I've been on servers heavily populated by players that like to speak their own language and it does cause tension when a game server described as English speaking is populated by other nationaliites that refuse to communicate in the language designated to the server.

Make the servers language locked and there is no problem. I think this is really really necessary in a game that is destined to implement in game VOIP - why squad with 6 other players who actually dont talk the same language.

[NewSith]

Originally Posted by igster

Make the servers language locked and there is no problem.

Now imagine this - some random newb from Russia called NewSith hangs out with guys whose site is www.mercenarys.co.uk. What should he do then?

[Mechzz]

Yeah, language linking the European servers is the way to go. In a game that is so dependent on VOIP, having guys you can't communicate with would really cripple the gameplay.

[Nasher]

This was the problem with the old planetside, it was either US or Europe...

There are many languages in Europe but most speak English, French, German, Spanish or Russian. There needs to be servers for these major languages otherwise people who don't speak English have no where to go.

[Mechzz]

So how do other big MMOs handle this?