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skretth · Dec 04, 2006, 07:53 AM // 07:53

1) grant aussies a dist in euro servers.... sure.. but what about the hundreds of aussies on the US server (ALL of TTA LaW AuS WTF etc...)
2) grant us a server... sure.. waste more money setting up a server in australia, then setting up a NCSoft Aus coz they have to have staff over here for repairs etc.
3) stop complaining???

S.U.K · Dec 04, 2006, 10:18 AM // 10:18

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Originally Posted by MMSDome

/not signed

im saving the Australians because if you werent in America you would probably NEVER get favor, I mean look at places like Taiwan...

if europe gets favour so will we

i play in american but i can only play at night really, 11 pm - 8 am

/signed AGAIN

Carth` · Dec 04, 2006, 10:29 AM // 10:29

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Originally Posted by Rain Knight

lol now im curious. can someone post a screenie on teh diff dist (as in the drag down bar on the upper left) in Euro server

Here's a screenshot from when Factions was released

stiffler · Dec 04, 2006, 12:11 PM // 12:11

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Originally Posted by Terra Xin

OP... just to ensure that people read your post. Can you edit it and add this in please^^? (Include bold inserts)

Please Read: This is a petition for an Australian District, not an Australian Server!!

Done.

I'd also like to point out that while it is any australians choice to travel to an aussie dist, I feel that once it is there it will have a lot more success then some of the other Euro countries. Half the time the Spanish dist completely vanishes because there is nobody playing over there. Why bother having a dist if not many people play GW over there. Also one other thing I'd like to point out to all the American's and English ect posting here, don't pretend you know us, Australian's are a very close, friendly community, we're like the town where everyone knows everybody. It's like I always say "the world would be better if there were more Aussies" whether you like us or not, don't think for a second that you know how we think or act, we are different to you. Hell, for a small country (in comparison to USA and England) look at our success in sports, we are slowly taking over the world. A little respect please.

donaldbrooke · Dec 05, 2006, 02:36 AM // 02:36

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Originally Posted by Seissor

/not signed. not a large enough fanbase sorry, it'd be quiet, toooo quiet. id rather play on us servers where theres alot of other players.

Read the title to this string IT STATES a Australian district on the current server not a dedicated server for Australia
I think a Australian district is a reasonable request. I'm sure if the Americans and English were grouped together in the one district they would both be screaming for their own districts.
Sure there are similarities with the language but the cultures are totally different. As is Australia to England.
Why not allow Aussies access to a area that is dominated by fellow Aussies.

/signed

stiffler · Dec 06, 2006, 03:13 AM // 03:13

Page 1, need more opinions.

Morgenstern · Dec 06, 2006, 03:19 AM // 03:19

/signed, aslong as us kiwi's can come :P.
Its a good idea, I know aussies (and kiwis) have a very good sense of humour and are very nice people. Would be awesome.

I would also love to see the conversations in Lion Arch when the Rugby World Cup is one ^^

stiffler · Dec 06, 2006, 03:22 AM // 03:22

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Originally Posted by Morgenstern

/signed, aslong as us kiwi's can come :P.
Its a good idea, I know aussies (and kiwis) have a very good sense of humour and are very nice people. Would be awesome.

I would also love to see the conversations in Lion Arch when the Rugby World Cup is one ^^

Your right, any sports related topic would make LA Aust dist the place to be

Morgenstern · Dec 06, 2006, 03:29 AM // 03:29

It will also be good for people being active. seeing I'm in an American guild, I have to get on at weird times to be an active member. So if there is an Aussie district there will be more poeple active at the right times.

Also when it comes to Wintersday, instead of snow it should be really hot and beachy ^^, seeing were weird and have our summer at the wrong time

bluechestdude · Dec 06, 2006, 03:38 AM // 03:38

well id actually not have an aus server cuz then we actually have to work to get favour while if were in europe or american server, we can sit back and let a group of other gamers get halls plus it saves us from going into international districs if u have europe or american friends.

Clinically Proven · Dec 06, 2006, 03:41 AM // 03:41

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Originally Posted by skretth

1) grant aussies a dist in euro servers.... sure.. but what about the hundreds of aussies on the US server (ALL of TTA LaW AuS WTF etc...)

The whole of the [Trex] alliance (Trex, Law, Wtf, Di, Re, AUS) is on the american server. In this respect, a European district really wouldn't suit us, whereas an american sub-district would.

However, given we are a PvP alliance it really doesn't matter that much to us.

Ideally there are two things our alliance would like to see:

1. An Australian/NZ (dare i say ANZAC) Region - wouldn't it be nice to win favour for Australia. A team from our alliance or from TTA holds Halls at least once a night (australian time) it would be nice to help out our countrymates with some favour instead of putting it to America and excluding people who are still in the default Euro district.

2. An aussie server - lag times are a disadvantage to any guild playing serious PvP.

Morgenstern · Dec 06, 2006, 03:58 AM // 03:58

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Originally Posted by stiffler

It's like I always say "the world would be better if there were more Aussies"

Haha I'm sure afew Kiwi's could argue that

As said before Clinically Proven, this isnt for a Aussie server, but a district. Meaning an addon to either to American or Aussie servers

draxynnic · Dec 06, 2006, 04:24 AM // 04:24

One could also argue that we Aussies are the way we are simply because there aren't that many of us. Overcrowding does funny things to people...

It could be interesting to have an Australasian district that's accessible to both the American and European server, in a similar way to how International is available to all. This would probably mean that the Australasian district never gets favour, but would mean that people who are normally spread over two servers during the Australian peak times have somewhere to congregate. Heck, it could even be useful for Americans and Europeans that play at funny hours as well!

Queenie · Dec 06, 2006, 05:13 AM // 05:13

/notsigned.

Not enough players

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Originally Posted by draxynnic

It could be interesting to have an Australasian district that's

Australian*

Clinically Proven · Dec 06, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16

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Originally Posted by Morgenstern

As said before Clinically Proven, this isnt for a Aussie server, but a district. Meaning an addon to either to American or Aussie servers

I acknowledged that in my post, but I'll reiterate for you in one sentence: An aussie district means very little to an australian PvP guild.

By way of explanation: GvG doesnt need require a district (obviously) and TA/HA PuGs are predominately formed in International District, so where's the benefit?

Dean Harper · Dec 06, 2006, 05:21 AM // 05:21

/signed

y not? sounds perfectly fine to me!!!

Julius K Foxglove · Dec 06, 2006, 05:39 AM // 05:39

/notsigned

What is the point in having a district on the euro servers for Aussies?

The districts are based on language, not geographical location. As many people have pointed out throughout this thread, having a distrcit dedicated to Australians isn't going to make more of them play, log, or even necessarily frequent said district.

I am an Australian, I lead the Australian guild Tyrannus Australis [Trex] which is the leading guild of the premier Australian PvP alliance (of the same name obviously). As Clinic has pointed out we, and all our allied guilds (whom he has already identified), are based on the American servers. Why? Because we experience less lag there and timezone issues are not as drastic.

The only sollution to this problem is to create a new region (and yes I'm aware that this is not what the op has put forward, but I disagree with the op, so make what you want of that) that incorporates the countries of the world that are largely based around Australia that are currently overlooked so far as regions go; Australia, Newzealand, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, etc. This region could be set up in a fashion similar to the euro servers with districts allocated for different languages spoken in the region. I've found that having to connect to a server on the other side of the world does give us a minor disadvantage in pvp as our pings are generally about 200 worse than our American counterparts, it's not a big handicap, but when it comes to interupting 3/4 sec skills it makes a difference.

The main arguement against such an action, that I've seen in this discussion, is that there are not enough players in such a region to support it, although all numbers quoted seem largely speculated. Yet, one can only presume that there is some base to this, otherwise why has Anet not gone through with this already when they obviously are creating new regions (Taiwan, Japan and now China).

To cut a long post short, I don't think there is any grounds nor point in creating an Australian district on the euro servers.

ZenRgy · Dec 06, 2006, 06:03 AM // 06:03

No need.

http://www.anzgw.com/ - is there for a reason, join an Australian guild if you're so desperate to play with other Australians.

Operative 14 · Dec 06, 2006, 07:14 AM // 07:14

/sortofsigned

Why not just make it a sub district in the American districts? I would imagine that with all those extra countries in the European district, it's a bit taxed for space. Also, as many pointed out, the timezones and languages are more in synch one way or another. And quite honestly, as an American, I would really like to have the opportunity to continue playing with our brothers of the southern hemisphere

One thing I must point out - When I play later on at night, I don't encounter an overwhelming majority of Americans. When I read the chat's in the towns, it filled with Aussieisms. Personally I don't consider this a bad thing. Heck, a majority of the people in my guild are Australians, and the person that first introduced me to GW is an Australian. I would really miss having them moved to the European servers. If your going to do this, make it so it's in with the American districts! Not the European!

( No offense intended to any Europeans, who i have played with as well and find quite fun)

calderstrake · Dec 06, 2006, 07:21 AM // 07:21

/notsigned

District != Region

Euro has lots of different language districts, but it's all one region.

Most of the aussie player-base is split between America and Europe. To make them all choose Europe -OR- America to get the Australia district is wrong.

I am in full agreement of Julius' suggestion. We need an Oceanic Region to hold Australia, NZ, and all the other asian countries that are less populous than Japan, Korea and China but still contribute to fair percentage of the player-base.