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carribus · Sep 04, 2006, 02:52 PM // 14:52

I was just wondering a few things about what 'districts' really are. now I don't expect anyone to have the answer, but maybe, just maybe someone does, so here goes:

1. Is it safe to assume that a district is technically just an instance of a service running a particular portion of the game? Having watched my TCP/IP connections in TCPView, it seems that when I change districts (or zones), that game client makes a new IP connection...

2. What is the theoretical limit of players/district?

3. Do international districts have a higher player/distrct limitation? Or is it the same across the board?

4. And finally, a seemingly off topic one: Which ToA district do you hang out in most often? For me, its ToA DN2

Tetris L · Sep 04, 2006, 03:08 PM // 15:08

1) Correct. Each district is controlled by a different individual server machine in the data center.

2) Roughly 150 (Jeff Strain said so in the Gaming Steve interview)

3) I don't think so.

4) I don't "hang out" anywhere. Due to real life my GW gaming time is very limited, so I gotta use it well.

You may want to read these GuildWiki articles:
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Server
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/District

carribus · Sep 05, 2006, 09:28 AM // 09:28

Thanks. great links

Sep 04, 2006, 02:52 PM // 14:52	#1
carribus Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kamadan Guild: WAX Profession: N/	Districts... I was just wondering a few things about what 'districts' really are. now I don't expect anyone to have the answer, but maybe, just maybe someone does, so here goes: 1. Is it safe to assume that a district is technically just an instance of a service running a particular portion of the game? Having watched my TCP/IP connections in TCPView, it seems that when I change districts (or zones), that game client makes a new IP connection... 2. What is the theoretical limit of players/district? 3. Do international districts have a higher player/distrct limitation? Or is it the same across the board? 4. And finally, a seemingly off topic one: Which ToA district do you hang out in most often? For me, its ToA DN2

Sep 04, 2006, 03:08 PM // 15:08	#2
Tetris L Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Guild: Servants of Fortuna	1) Correct. Each district is controlled by a different individual server machine in the data center. 2) Roughly 150 (Jeff Strain said so in the Gaming Steve interview) 3) I don't think so. 4) I don't "hang out" anywhere. Due to real life my GW gaming time is very limited, so I gotta use it well. You may want to read these GuildWiki articles: http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Server http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/District

Sep 05, 2006, 09:28 AM // 09:28	#3
carribus Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kamadan Guild: WAX Profession: N/	Thanks. great links