OK I found a copy of WoW and am planning on loading it up tonight. Any suggestions on which server is the best?
Originally posted by: gsaldivar
http://www.warcraftrealms.com/realmstats.php
In my opinion, you want:
1) A server with a high population.
2) A server with a minimal difference in faction ratio.
Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: gsaldivar
http://www.warcraftrealms.com/realmstats.php
In my opinion, you want:
1) A server with a high population.
2) A server with a minimal difference in faction ratio.
are you on crack?
why the fvck would a new person want a High pop?
thats retarded and whats casuing the problems..
Queues are not going to get any better till people leave those servers.. getting peoiple to join them is makign the problem worse...
he needs to join a light to meduim load server so he can play when he wants to play with no lag...
Originally posted by: MrBond
Well, with a high population server, there's more people to group with and you're less likely to find deserted zones.
Honestly though, you should find a server where a lot of your friends play or where you know people who are playing. This game is 100x better if you're in a good guild with awesome people.
Originally posted by: gsaldivar
Originally posted by: MrBond
Well, with a high population server, there's more people to group with and you're less likely to find deserted zones.
Honestly though, you should find a server where a lot of your friends play or where you know people who are playing. This game is 100x better if you're in a good guild with awesome people.
Precisely.
I'm on the second-largest PvE realm, and while there is some lag from time to time, the ability to easily find groups for nearly every zone and questline at any given moment, easily makes up for the occasional inconvenience.
Blizz is continually working to uptimize and upgrade the servers, so that they are able to support the number of users they are rated at. The problem isn't the number of new users on the servers - its that the servers aren't yet fully optimized to the point where they are able to handle their rated load without occasional downtime.
If/when Blizz feels that they are no longer able to further optimize these servers to support additional users, these realms will be CLOSED to new users, and new servers will be introduced.
In the meantime, I'd recommend anyone thinking of playing WoW not to overlook the benefits of playing on a high-load server. Yes, you will experience occasional downtime/lag and or server queues, however, you will be able to maximize your chances of grouping with skilled players and ultimately have a more rewarding end-game experience.
Originally posted by: CVSiN
High population= too many peoples... = spawn camping = harder to find groups becasue there are 100x your class also looking for a group for same thing...
notice that most of the uber guilds picked lower pop servers.... there is plenty of logic to this...
noone was in thier way to level up...
they never had to wait becasue a spawn was over camped by 1900000 people trying to get the same drop as you...or becasue such and such is a hot leveling spot and all mobs are dead and they are waiting for more to pop
WoW is not designed to support high pop servers.. that is the problem
no amount of fixing hardware is going to fix game design which isnt going to be modified to fix those morons that wont move off those servers....
to the OP run far away from high pop servers... if you have any doubt why spend 20 minutes in either the wow forums or try for yourself get to where the average level is and see how long you have to wait for groups and monsters..
ganked over and over by a bored player from the other side because of the high pop he has nothing better to do...
some of the best PVP is taking place on the smaller servers..
Originally posted by: benchiu
First of all, wowcensus and any sites out there are crap. Their methodology is flawed at best, and the numbers they report on faction population don't mean jack. The only meaningful information you might get would be about overall server population, and that too is suspect. I would recommend a low to medium server so that you aren't bothered with queues or lag. I myself play on Lightning's Blade, a low-med pop PvP server and I have experienced no issues since launch. I was on Dalaran (PvE) at launch and that was horrible, it was down for 4 days and I never got back on.
Originally posted by: gsaldivar
Originally posted by: CVSiN
High population= too many peoples... = spawn camping = harder to find groups becasue there are 100x your class also looking for a group for same thing...
Spawn rates have been adjusted on high population servers to compensate for the additional traffic.
"Too many people = harder to find groups"......? Um, ok.
notice that most of the uber guilds picked lower pop servers.... there is plenty of logic to this...
noone was in thier way to level up...
I'm in the #1 guild on both factions on Hellscream, currently the second largest PvE server. The larger population on our server has definitely worked to our advantage, giving us the opportunity to pick & choose from a wide range of highly skilled players, rather than relying primarily on the players we brought over from closed beta.
they never had to wait becasue a spawn was over camped by 1900000 people trying to get the same drop as you...or becasue such and such is a hot leveling spot and all mobs are dead and they are waiting for more to pop
Once you leave the newbie zones, mob camping becomes less and less of an issue. There are hundreds of quests available in the realm - if you find that a particular mob is being camped, simply work on a different quest and come back later.
I've NEVER had a problem in retail where I've been unable to complete a given quest because an area was continually camped...
WoW is not designed to support high pop servers.. that is the problem
no amount of fixing hardware is going to fix game design which isnt going to be modified to fix those morons that wont move off those servers....
Getting rid of players may reduce lag and/or server queues, but will also reduce your chances of finding parties for quests, and finding other skilled players in general. If you're happy with this compromise, then by all means - sign up for a low population server.
to the OP run far away from high pop servers... if you have any doubt why spend 20 minutes in either the wow forums or try for yourself get to where the average level is and see how long you have to wait for groups and monsters..
If you spend 20 minutes in the WoW forums, you can page after page of players complaining about EVERY SINGLE ASPECT of the game. This is nothing new...
ganked over and over by a bored player from the other side because of the high pop he has nothing better to do...
Welcome to PvP.
If you find that its easier for you to level on a low population to avoid repeated ganking in contested areas, that's fine. But your issue isn't with the population of the server, its with the play style you chose. This isn't even an issue on PvE servers with high population...
some of the best PVP is taking place on the smaller servers..
k good luck with that.
Originally posted by: NeoV
you can't take your character with you from server to server, can you?
Originally posted by: gsaldivar
Originally posted by: benchiu
First of all, wowcensus and any sites out there are crap. Their methodology is flawed at best, and the numbers they report on faction population don't mean jack. The only meaningful information you might get would be about overall server population, and that too is suspect. I would recommend a low to medium server so that you aren't bothered with queues or lag. I myself play on Lightning's Blade, a low-med pop PvP server and I have experienced no issues since launch. I was on Dalaran (PvE) at launch and that was horrible, it was down for 4 days and I never got back on.
Specifically, what numbers on wowcensus do you think are inaccurate?