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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Singapore
Posts: 108
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11-20-2008, 11:31 AM
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I shall write an appraisal on this server. :D
Tested this server for two weeks, and I realised this was a pretty decent server, one of the best servers I ever entered I guess.
Though a server with lesser players during the day for Asians, (I'm in +8GMT)
it is active and running lively with events hosted by our dear GM ClericKn1ght (GMCkn1ght) a.k.a. Shaun, with his great innovation of ideas on different types of fun and exciting events, for example, hide and seek, item scavenging and event the ultimate codebreaker game coming up tomorrow!
However I believe we are short-handed in terms of game moderating as I believe Shaun is rather bugged about having to deal with everyone alone. Other than GMGogi and GMNima who will be online occasionally during the day (+8GMT), he has really contributed a lot to the server.
One thing I find inevitable is the massive lag and disconnections faced by players during noon for Asian players and night for Western players. Its cause of lag is still unknown and neither AdminBas (Bassoe) or GMSephiroth (Brandon) is able to restart the server, maybe because they are busy or are having their nap. We will get worried, thinking (is it the server or is it just me?) and getting flustered, while some of us get stuck and lost on the character/channel selection screen.
Some apparent reasons of lag and disconnections are:
- Massive summoning of Octopi and Gaviota.
- Low uptime and server performance/bandwidth during the night for Western players.
I can see that many of the players are fighting to help each other and new players on the server, I reckon that's good but I see squabbles between who helps who first! Probably the urge to become a GM.
One last thing, has the EXP rate changed to 500?
Brief Summary
Pros: Active, lively, many events, very facilitated, friendly yet nice community
Cons: Occasional lag and disconnection, several glitches/bugs, lack of GM manpower
Improvement: Fix guild name system, a tougher yet inspiring challenge to achieve certain goals (for example some get hold of rare/donor items too easily from events), and of course, a twist of EXP rate at times to perk spirits up.
Yours sincerely, Acid.
Last edited by l0yl0y; 11-20-2008 at 11:32 AM.
Reason: Stating who I am.
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