Is CS dying out?

[chicago_bak]

There are reasons for asking this.

My server was merged with a more senior server, and has emptied out quickly since. It's much smaller than before the merge (Amethyst Forest). There are server merges going on all over, and often, at the same time as new servers are being created. Amethyst Forest and Cheurna Gorge were both newer servers so it's not a matter of players leveling as far as they could and moving on. Amethyst Forest has been losing players due to the behavior of a few higher level players.

It has gotten miserable in there so I wanted to transfer my account to a different server. I've put a lot of time and effort into my main char so I don't want to lose him. I can't transfer him. In order to get out of the bad conditions in my server I have to give up everything I've worked on and start from scratch. So I've tried to stick it out. It's not getting better. GR is a nightmare, Seng is a joke with no appreciable punch line, so the impulse is to just chuck it all and start over on a new server.

But if I start fresh on Belas Chasm or Crimson Gorge, how long willl it be before one of the epidemic of merges hits and my new char is just cannon fodder for the egos of players who have had time to level far beyond anyone in my server? It looks like the merges are coming faster than the new servers so the total number of servers is shrinking.

Is it worth starting a new character? Is it worth the time, effort and possibly cash that it will take? Or with the merges coming faster and driving ppl away at apparently greater speeds will the whole thing fold around me?

[Markiv11]

Yeah i did read a thread saying that many players from amethyst forest are leaving because of seng and gr due to the merge. Its really kind a pity for you guys cause i heard the players from cheura gorge was bragging and killing and forcing many players from amethyst forest to leave.

[blaiddrwg]

That's exactly what's happening. R2 evidently prefers to lose the people rather than do anything about it.

[HimariChan]

In honest opinion threads like these are very cliche and mainstream.

So are the consequences of any server merge - there should be a one district merge in the far future meaning there should be 1 server for each timezone and pvp/pve.

Making a grand total of 4 servers.

Most obviously the bandwagon complaint will be lag but seeing how there are just many threads of population decrease is reasonable justification (along with language barriers, etc.)

[ArchangelZero7]

zaen and teddy both left which was surprising for me because zaen had just taken top spot b4 merge and teddy was loved by everyone(except maybe alpha). you know its bad when those kinds of players leave. and cheruna did kind of completely take over....although i dont do pvp events anymore so i guess i cant really say anything

[Markiv11]

Wow can't believe it when these happens after server merge cause i thought it would be more fun with more people but seems the opposite for cheruna and amethyst. Many players leaving will make the server boring sooner.

[ArchangelZero7]

most likely. i was kinda whatever about it at first but it seems like theres noticeably less people, except for the cheruna players. i just started keepin to myself now lol XD

[lights022]

zaen and teddy both left which was surprising for me because zaen had just taken top spot b4 merge and teddy was loved by everyone(except maybe alpha). you know its bad when those kinds of players leave. and cheruna did kind of completely take over....although i dont do pvp events anymore so i guess i cant really say anything

You can't love everyone. That is something every one should learn.

[ArchangelZero7]

its just hindersome lol

[lights022]

Well loving every one makes everything so boring. Some people actually look for people that hate them.

[ArchangelZero7]

i have yet to hear of that happening...like a rivalry you mean?

[lights022]

In My server was a guy who actually was a mess in WC looking just for hate. But in fact he was nice player when i talked to him. But in my point is not every deserves love neither hate. Hate is a normal emotion as well. And i am sorry for changing the topic here.

[ArchangelZero7]

no wonder the server is going dead everyone on WC are jerks >.>

[Esoterikos]

The original question remains. Now that Amethyst Forest is limping to it's grave, who's next for these people? They started spawnkilling in seng from the start today, holding everyone who went in in a pattern of killing and rekilling until they all had their silver, then they killed the crystal and all dashed for the spawnpoints so no one could leave. Laughing about killing GR already and giving seng about a week or two until no one goes in there either.

What server is going to get these people next? If I have to start over I want to know that it will not be with these people.

R2 is not doing anything about the behavior so a list of their future victims would be nice. Or are these people and others like them going to destroy the whole game?

[NB1323]

Amethyst was lost in 1 day. No war required x.x