Servers for lv10 and lower

[Rackat]

Re-reading the "Bring back the Bulwark Flagship" poll, I got to thinking about the difficulties a new pirate faces. A pirate that has never played the game before. The main one being the challenges of sailing. One of the problems is that higher levels can come by, fire off a broadside, and all the work you put into taking down that massive Navy Bulwark just went "Pfffft!"

Do you think it would be a good idea to have a designated server for level 10 and below to learn sailing before they have to get in the deep water with the higher level ships?

Ships that would be good for low levels to learn against:
Light Sloop: Navy and EITC
Light Galleon: Navy and EITC
Light Frigate: Navy and EITC
Revenant: Lv16 - 19
Flagships: Navy and EITC Frigates and/or Galleons

[Chris]

I voted yes ive always wanted difficulty servers. I think it would be a great idea.

[Captain Del]

This would be a great idea. The example you gave always happens to my lower level pirate, so creating a server where lower levels can level sounds like a pretty good idea.

[Maximvs]

Theres a few areas to look at here:

- I like the idea of bring back to low ships - their size to lower players (placed evenly around the world instead of all just respawning at Devils Anvil) would be a good thing)

- I'm not sure on the L10 own server thing - some things you need to do in quests (though I can do them myself) would take a 'first timer' some help and assistance from someone whos a bit larger - and they may not get that help

Since new players don't come online to the regular servers until they launch their first ship (can be done at L2 but I've seen several L7's running around PR as psrt of their initial questing) - this could be implemented somewhat... the trick is all the other islands

[anndreeuhh]

Originally Posted by Maximvs

Since new players don't come online to the regular servers until they launch their first ship....

They tweaked it. I made a new pirate the other day and was in the tutorial, then I got booted, and when I logged back in I was in Angassa. I hadn't launched my ship either. Didn't even get my cutlass.

[Christopher Trueshot]

I think this would be a good idea... it makes it fair for the lower levels because i dont think its fair to have like a Man Of War attacking a little light sloop. so i vote yes!

[Your Gladiator]

i dont know i clicked no but i dont know lol

[Dr. Zeppers]

Well, I personally do not think this would help.

The very first time I played this game, never seen it, didnt have friends helping me, and I sunk a ship heading to Devil's anvil for my pistol. Not sure how this is hard for new users. Sailing is always the first thing I master and to me the easiest (needs to be HARDER IMO, not easier).

The areas that ships seem to be located help to separate the lower levels from the higher level ships, this helps balance things out. As a low level sailor, seeing the bigger ships gave me something to look forward to as well.

Plus, all you'd see with special servers is everyone on the lvl10 server to fill quests (even high level sailors) overloading it, and everyone on the other servers sailing for gold.

Do not think separating the members by levels makes any sense at all particularly because we all enjoy helping our lower level friends with our high level pirates, and it does not motivate newer pirates by showing them whats ahead of them.

[Swash]

I voted yes for many reasons...
1. About 33% of the lag would go away for Lv 10 and higher
2. No More Noobs!!!!
Those are good reasons to vote yes

[Samule Sworddogger]

I don’t think this is a priority I try not to engage ships that are being attacked by other ships that is another form of rep stealing it is the same as after hitting the general on pdf with every weak weapon ensuring max reps someone coming up and take him out with high lvl weapons not fun, now this all changes with SVS that is a free for all, Take what ye can! Give nothin' back!

[Captain NightWolf]

I clicked other...

to me the idea is a good one...but at the same time, given the high volume of low levels, especially those with Basic Accts just trying the game...Big D would have to add a huge more amount of servers...then seperate all the servers by different levels...which would be a very time consuming task...

plus there are many low levels, some of them on their 2nd, 3rd or 4th character, who get help from their higher level friends or guild mates...with a limitation on noteriety that would make helping each other impossible...

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Swash

I voted yes for many reasons...
1. About 33% of the lag would go away for Lv 10 and higher
2. No More Noobs!!!!
Those are good reasons to vote yes

Unlikely with #1 as they would end up having to take the majority of the servers for lvl10 and below to accomodate the larger volume of players. It could quite possibly have the opposite effect. Per Disney's latest interview only 10% of the players pay. That means there is likely nearly 90% members that are limited to level 12 (barring a few real motivated basic pirates). Placing the need for servers for this lower level range much higher than the higher levels, limiting the number of servers available to high levels.

As for #2, its a game community, there are new players everywhere. Level does not dictate "new" status. First time you hit level 40, your a noob when it comes to level 40. I run into level 20-30 players asking for help all the time.

[Andrew]

Sounds helpful, im all for it!

[combatlizzy]

Great Idear to have different servers. I know from trying to level my lower pirates that sailing and sinking can be very frustrating. Pirates with War vessels intervene and sink the ships that me pirates are always going after. They need to pick on enemy vessels of higher levels. A server modification would help this...

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by combatlizzy

A server modification would help this...

I would support a tweak that made the higher level vessels less likely to attack lower level vessels/sailors. Make them not attack by vacinity but by who attacks first (for all level 10 and below sailors).