Server merges

Hello

Regarding the ranking, yes our goal is to increase the list beyond the top2000. However, I cannot promise that this will be done before the merge. It might happen after the merge.

Regarding changing the nicknames, yes no need to send tickets for that.

It's a shame, that we need to submit a ticket for changing a name, bro its 2024... lets put a validation for this field to be unique and thats it

Possibly when the merger takes place, all accounts will be able to change their names.

yea this is great update. who use this 1 change to system give new 1

About this posible removal of "long dead accounts" that SLS mentioned:

What would count as a "long dead account"? I've got a number of accounts that I haven't played for several months, but that are still loaded with rubies from various events (like e.g. Healer). Would these be removed? Up to now I think the rule was, as long as there are rubies on the account, it cannot be removed as dead account.

Since I cant reply to the announcement thread and this appears to be the active discussion on the server merges. I have the following general questions that hopefully can make it into the FAQ although maybe many of you all know the answers. I have put the questions in black and the white text is my commentary.

1. What is considered a "community"? I'm guessing this is the location ID for each server group.

Context: "All 1x servers within each community will be merged into a single 1x server. All 4x, 5x, 8x, and 10x servers within each community will be merged into a single 5x server."

2. Is there any consideration or timeline for all "communities" to be merged into one international community?

I feel like the community is owed this answer even if there is no plans currently, since the communication and transparency has been so poor for over a decade that players need to understand what the actual results of these new mergers will bring. In my opinion this is a major determining factor in what type of server is worth my time to continue to play after these merges. While the community mergers are overdue by about 8-10 years this is an opportunity for GF to make right and create these international servers sooner than later.

3. Will there be any option for 1x Server characters to move to 5x or plans to eventually merge those servers together?

Similar to question two, this is also important for the community to understand. I worry that the standard servers are going to remain died even after this change as the current incentives bring no new players to these servers as new players will still be pushed to younger servers. I believe the rational behind 5X or higher servers should be allowing players to catch up to then eventually be combine to a main server? I personally think that 1x servers are outdated and were fine 10+ years ago but frankly the 4-5x servers should just be the normal speed and everyone should be combined together. For those that will complain that the 1x servers have existed longer see my sentence above this is offset by the server speed. Regardless, the more segregation (communities, speed of server, etc.) active players are forced into the more the community suffers in my opinion.

4. Will there be any modification to the current Castle system?

Even after these mergers I would be shocked if any server will maintain 50 active players on the server let alone within an alliance. Can these limits be removed or modified? In conjunction with the reply's above above inactive knights will have to be kept or multi-accounts will need to be allowed within the same alliance in order for us to actually field enough to continue raids. I saw a suggestion about the old raid system coming back which might be welcomed with combination of our current one. Either way something about this system needs to change unless there is a way to get hundreds of active users back into the same server. I'm by no means an expert on this so I'm sure someone has a better solution.

Regardless I am happy to play again even if it will be for 90 days before it turns back into the same old story. For the first time in 8 years I have loaded up on some Rubies and I feel that GF and the community should be given some credit here for doing something meaningful to the game we all enjoy. Hopefully, we can actually get some well deserved dialog since it seems like GF has not completely forgotten this game exists.

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1. What is considered a "community"? I'm guessing this is the location ID for each server group.

Context: "All 1x servers within each community will be merged into a single 1x server. All 4x, 5x, 8x, and 10x servers within each community will be merged into a single 5x server."

The term "community" here refers to the individual languages. This game is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Bulgarian and many more.

Accordingly, there are two English (UK and US), Spanish, French, German, Bulgarian communities and many more.

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2. Is there any consideration or timeline for all "communities" to be merged into one international community?

I feel like the community is owed this answer even if there is no plans currently, since the communication and transparency has been so poor for over a decade that players need to understand what the actual results of these new mergers will bring. In my opinion this is a major determining factor in what type of server is worth my time to continue to play after these merges. While the community mergers are overdue by about 8-10 years this is an opportunity for GF to make right and create these international servers sooner than later.

In some other Gameforge games, communities are merged together, e.g. two UK and one US server become one EN server.

Or all languages (EN, US, ES, PT, ...) are combined on one server. This is then called an "international server".

If something like this will happen in BattleKnight in the futher, we will let you know.

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3. Will there be any option for 1x Server characters to move to 5x or plans to eventually merge those servers together?

Similar to question two, this is also important for the community to understand. I worry that the standard servers are going to remain died even after this change as the current incentives bring no new players to these servers as new players will still be pushed to younger servers. I believe the rational behind 5X or higher servers should be allowing players to catch up to then eventually be combine to a main server? I personally think that 1x servers are outdated and were fine 10+ years ago but frankly the 4-5x servers should just be the normal speed and everyone should be combined together. For those that will complain that the 1x servers have existed longer see my sentence above this is offset by the server speed. Regardless, the more segregation (communities, speed of server, etc.) active players are forced into the more the community suffers in my opinion.

If this will be implimented into the game we will also inform you about this.

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4. Will there be any modification to the current Castle system?

Even after these mergers I would be shocked if any server will maintain 50 active players on the server let alone within an alliance. Can these limits be removed or modified? In conjunction with the reply's above above inactive knights will have to be kept or multi-accounts will need to be allowed within the same alliance in order for us to actually field enough to continue raids. I saw a suggestion about the old raid system coming back which might be welcomed with combination of our current one. Either way something about this system needs to change unless there is a way to get hundreds of active users back into the same server. I'm by no means an expert on this so I'm sure someone has a better solution.

Regardless I am happy to play again even if it will be for 90 days before it turns back into the same old story. For the first time in 8 years I have loaded up on some Rubies and I feel that GF and the community should be given some credit here for doing something meaningful to the game we all enjoy. Hopefully, we can actually get some well deserved dialog since it seems like GF has not completely forgotten this game exists.

We currently have no information about this. Perhaps the merging should first take place without any problems.

Yes, it will apply to all countries.

I apologize for the late information. I thought I gave it previously to all but seems I already did it for those who are getting merged next week.

wait, so the newest 2 Servers wont be merged?!

The level of indifference and incompetence that is evident here is simply unbelievable.

Heck, we always suspected that GF doesn't really care that much about BK and its long time loyal players, but you didn't have to shove it into our faces like that. Disgusting.

Can you please at least fix the order messaging system, so that we can communicate this latest "bright idea" to our fellow order members?

Yes i think we need a clarification.. sadly the german forum is doing like nothing (i know you guys have RL aswell but.. its a bit meh that we need to read the other forums.. sometimes not even the english one)

I mean its such a BIG thing.. and yes we had a FAQ and a lot was said there but not everything... and that like it takes so long to fix ordermessages is so lame .. i dont know :<

What more clarification do you need? Just look at the server lists for the fusion in the spanish and brazilian communities.

Here's a clear statement from the spanish forum:

Fusión de servidores: ¡vienen los vikingos!

It is said there in no uncertain words that it's a reminder that the last two open servers will not be included.

Here are the server lists for br and es:

Fusiones de los servidores

There you can see that for both communities only the newest server is not included, not the two newest.

So, what could be more typical of the way the BK staff communicates with us?

First, they remind us of something that has never been said before and contradicts the original announcement.

Then, the actual implementation contradicts the said reminder as well as the original announcement.

I do not believe they do this on purpose. But still, the it leaves a bad impression, like a chaotic circus where noone is in charge.

I don't understand, actually i can see much more than 2 Es server. Merge didn't work?

Ah okay thanks !