Curse

Milennin · Nov 25, 2010, 11:00 AM // 11:00

I remember playing on Europian servers a few years ago, and the game was like almost dead to me. There were barely any people playing at all. Also, in major towns like Lion's Arch there were often people speaking in other languages, which is very annoying.
After a long break from the game I decided to check on American servers, and noticed the game was much more alive there.
Never having any lagspikes in American servers.

Aldric · Nov 25, 2010, 11:35 AM // 11:35

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Originally Posted by Sadalsuud

1. How'd you get in an American guild if you weren't playing in America to begin with?
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Because my work hours mean't that I was actually in synch with american play times as opposed to euro times?

Nekodesu · Nov 25, 2010, 11:38 AM // 11:38

I think it's because everybody is in america or german districts, or most people so maybe everybody just moved there? I can't speak German so I don't go to their server though it's better ping, also cause I know myself how epic annoying it is trying to communicate with people who can't even speak english.

I don't got much facts of it, none at all tbh. But I don't know, it's weird though, aren't the biggest playerbase Europeans?

Bellatrixa · Nov 25, 2010, 12:08 PM // 12:08

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Originally Posted by Nekodesu

I don't got much facts of it, none at all tbh. But I don't know, it's weird though, aren't the biggest playerbase Europeans?

I doubt it. Largest playerbases in most MMOs are Americans. Hence why most of the events/competitions are designed around them. I would have loved to have seen a Guy Fawkes related event (think of the amount of party title points there could have been!) but as it's something celebrated almost exclusively in England, it's something that wouldn't happen. Then you get Thanksgiving and we have an event related to it because more of the players are aware of the holiday. Splitting hairs there but you get my point. You don't just have the Americans but also the Canadians, meaning the game is most active in late GMT evening. Suits me with my insomnia :P

Mordiego · Nov 25, 2010, 12:28 PM // 12:28

One reason: German ppl. They are in all EU districts speaking German only.

Himm_Taeguk · Nov 25, 2010, 01:09 PM // 13:09

I use them for Trade and PuG'ing.

ToA has 2 or 3 American Districts so do other places (DoA, Duncan's, etc.) where I can / don't like to H&H by myself. I only really go back to EE districts for playing with my Guildies.

I do all ZB and Wanted from American district's too because you can get a half decent party in less than 5 minutes.

MithranArkanere · Nov 25, 2010, 02:43 PM // 14:43

I'm free like the wind.
I move here and there with a whim.
Why? Because I can.

Yes, we can.

So what If I get over 200 ping in servers other than the European?
That only affects mostly polymock. I never see myself rubberbanding around due to my own ping.

A +100 ping is still better than seeing only German trade messages and party formation.
If you want an English speaking pug or trade, you have to go to America.

ErrantVenture · Nov 25, 2010, 05:35 PM // 17:35

Remember there's a difference between districts and servers guys. You can go to a european district and still be on the american servers. Which server you're playing on is determined by the composition of your team and you're opponents. Take GvG for example. If more than half the players in the instance (I.E. 9/16 players) are european, you'll be on euro servers. Otherwise you're on american servers. You can tell what server you're on by hovering over the little dot in the bottom right of the screen. An IP starting with 64 means you're on american servers, and IP starting with 201 or 206 means you're on euro servers. THE DISTRICT YOU'RE IN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT SERVER YOU'RE PLAYING ON, IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR LAG OR PING.

tl;dr servers & districts are two completely different things. Which server you're on is determined by team composition, not district.

Del · Nov 25, 2010, 05:43 PM // 17:43

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Originally Posted by Bellatrixa

I doubt it. Largest playerbases in most MMOs are Americans. Hence why most of the events/competitions are designed around them. I would have loved to have seen a Guy Fawkes related event (think of the amount of party title points there could have been!) but as it's something celebrated almost exclusively in England, it's something that wouldn't happen. Then you get Thanksgiving and we have an event related to it because more of the players are aware of the holiday. Splitting hairs there but you get my point. You don't just have the Americans but also the Canadians, meaning the game is most active in late GMT evening. Suits me with my insomnia :P

Why celebrate a treasonous englishman fighting for spain, trying to bring catholicism (the more evil of the two evils) to power over protestantism?

Edo123 · Nov 25, 2010, 05:47 PM // 17:47

I tend to play on American Dist when i wanan team up with other players to do UW,FoW,DoA and trading in Spamadan due to the fact there is a LOT more players there.

I dont know what happened when most Europe ppl went to america dist for tbh. I quitted GW for like a year and came bak and every1 was on america dist so I too went on it due to the fact that everybody left

I tend to play on EU servers with my guildies, i have 3 guild friends that play in EU servers all the way from South Africa and they are "lucky" to get orange ping.

yitjuan · Nov 25, 2010, 06:06 PM // 18:06

I noticed chat in Lions Arch American was better than no chat at all.

Bellatrixa · Nov 25, 2010, 06:25 PM // 18:25

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Originally Posted by Del

Why celebrate a treasonous englishman fighting for spain, trying to bring catholicism (the more evil of the two evils) to power over protestantism?

It's more an excuse to burn things and blow things up these days.

It's traditionally a celebration of King James I surviving the assassination attempt by Guido Fawkes. Puritans used it as an excuse to preach against the evils of Catholicism and burn effigies but as the years have gone by, it's now more of a ceremonial and social event. So no, it's not to glorify Guido Fawkes, quite the opposite. Hence why effigies of him are made and burnt on the fires.

Link for those who really want to read more

FoxBat · Nov 25, 2010, 06:28 PM // 18:28

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Originally Posted by Bellatrixa

I doubt it. Largest playerbases in most MMOs are Americans.

Not true for guild wars, roughly half of their base is European; and of that it is mostly German.

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Hence why most of the events/competitions are designed around them.

This has more to do with Anet being based in Seattle.

Raven Wing · Nov 25, 2010, 06:30 PM // 18:30

For me as an european who can read and write danish and english and sometimes want to sell stuff or join pug for z bounty or stuff like slavers, doa, fow etc its a simple choice:

Go to europe english district of the relevant town and often you see only some german or french announcements in partysearch.

As already said, its american district the people are.

The comments on thanksgiving are derailing of thread, why not make a new thread about that?

AmbientMelody · Nov 25, 2010, 07:01 PM // 19:01

What's up with the German districts anyway? It's getting tedious, because you'd expect a well-educated German to be genuine and speak in English seeing as players from all nationalities hang around in German districts thanks to their population, but what you usually get are insults, ignore button and more insults. Thanks for your generosity my German friends, I shall return the favour one day

Too bad AM servers are unbearable with the pings they offer. There were times when EU English district was a nice place to hang out and there was a good reason to avoid AM ones, but it seems that since the migration took place it's increasingly pointless to play at EU servers, unless you speak German.

Sprites · Nov 25, 2010, 08:34 PM // 20:34

well the bad thing about germans is i don't understand them , and most of the time they won't change language

neither i understand eastern europe or scandinavian , but i usually play in french districts , much more populated thn english ones

Yawgmoth · Nov 25, 2010, 08:55 PM // 20:55

It's a great shame that all non-German non-French players from Europe have to play on American severs, it's because of thoughtless design of certain game mechanics and it's also the fault of the players themselves.

There definately AREN'T more American players than English-speaking Euros. Especially during the European prime time. All the time I find myself in a full 8/8 pug of all Euro players that forms in American districts and proceeds to play on American instances... and sometimes complain about lags. When I play monk I sometimes suggest zoning and starting from euro district for better pings (high ping and lag spikes sux when monking) and then I hear from everyone that actually they're euro aswell and that's a good idea... but they'd never come with that themselves. Everyone's like completely forgotten about the existance of Euro distrcts, so it would be very hard to change players' mentality now.

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Originally Posted by ErrantVenture

Remember there's a difference between districts and servers guys. You can go to a european district and still be on the american servers. Which server you're playing on is determined by the composition of your team and you're opponents. Take GvG for example. If more than half the players in the instance (I.E. 9/16 players) are european, you'll be on euro servers. Otherwise you're on american servers. You can tell what server you're on by hovering over the little dot in the bottom right of the screen. An IP starting with 64 means you're on american servers, and IP starting with 201 or 206 means you're on euro servers. THE DISTRICT YOU'RE IN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT SERVER YOU'RE PLAYING ON, IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR LAG OR PING.

tl;dr servers & districts are two completely different things. Which server you're on is determined by team composition, not district.

Nope sir, European districts are always ran on European servers and all other districts are ran on American servers. The actual players' location matter ONLY in PvP combat instances, everywhere else in the game it's strictly predetermined and all PvE instances are created on the same server region on which the outpost district was.

AmbientMelody · Nov 25, 2010, 09:00 PM // 21:00

Not to come off as an ass, but the idea of fracturing European districts to language-based ones was a fail since inception. I prefer a Babylon over Ghost Town, not sure about you.

Anon-e-mouse · Nov 25, 2010, 09:12 PM // 21:12

Players need a way of blocking or ignoring chat that's not in the appropriate language. Districts was a way of making that happen. I happen to like GW's way of doing things than most other games where the players are seperated out into different server worlds and there's no communication between them.

That being said I really do wish those people not using English in the Euro English districts, either use their home district, or the International district (which is WHY IT'S THERE).

The number of times I zone in and see complete walls of text (usually Dutch) that I can't read or understand simply beggers belief.

bhavv · Nov 25, 2010, 09:39 PM // 21:39

I prefer to play in America channels because there are more people, more activity, and I managed o find myself a large and active alliance through America districts.

EU servers are completely dead, it makes no sense to play on them. I would prefer to play all my MMOs on American servers if given the opportunity because Europe is a rather tiny place in comparison with so many fewer people playing games, further divided by so many languages.