NA Server Structure
[p]Our teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG have been collaborating in-person on some region merge magic to create the best possible experience for players post-merge. While the servers of North America West and East will be connected into one in-game region, the game worlds will remain in their original server locations. This will allow players to enjoy the positive aspects of the merge, such as a combined Auction House and Market, and new players to forge relationships within raid/dungeon groups, while mitigating concerns around latency/ping. Players will continue to enjoy the same experience while in their world, and you can learn more about the matchmaking/party-finder experience for instanced content below. For players joining from NA West, please note that the Auction House and Market will be hosted out of NA East, so players with high latency may notice slight lag in extreme circumstances.[/p][p][/p][p]Dungeon/Raid Experience[/p][p]Immediately following the merge, we will be implementing a temporary ruleset for all instanced content (raids, dungeons, etc.). This temporary ruleset will be replaced with an improved version during the November Update, which will stay in-game as the planned final ruleset featuring different rules for matchmaking and party-finder.[/p][p][/p][p]Temporary Ruleset (October - November) for matchmaking and party-finder[/p]- [p]Instances will default to NA East for lobbies with players from different worlds.[/p][/*]
- [p]If the lobby has 8 players from Brelshaza, the lobby will be created in Brelshaza.[/p][/*]
- [p]If the lobby has 8 players from Thaemine, the lobby will be created in Thaemine.[/p][/*]
- [p]However, if players from both Brelshaza and Thaemine are in a mixed lobby, they could still enter an instance hosted in NA East.[/p][/*]
- [p]Party-Finder: Instance will be created in the world of the lobby leader.[/p][/*]
- [p]Matchmaking:[/p][list]
- [p]A full group of players from the original NA West worlds will have an instance created in NA West.[/p][/*]
- [p]A full group of players from the original NA East worlds will have an instance created in NA East.[/p][/*]
- [p]A mixed group of players will default to NA East. For players that rely on ping to NA West (such as those connecting from Oceania) we recommend using the party-finder tool to ensure they can find or create a lobby that best meets their needs.[/p][/*]
General Merge Notes
- [p]While based in NA West, Brelshaza and Thaemine will need to share the same server time as the other worlds in the region, so they will be updated to NA East timing.[/p][/*]
- [p]It may take up to one hour for the NA West Crucible Leaderboard information to display after servers are up from the merge, due to the server refreshing rankings hourly.[/p][/*]
- [p]We’ll be on the lookout for feedback regarding the post-merge experience. If you encounter issues or have feedback, please let us know![/p][/*]
After the Merge
[p]Merge Compensation[/p][p]The following compensation gift will be available in the in-game shop \[F4] for players in the merged region at no cost:[/p]- [p]Rest Bonus Recovery Brew x3[/p][/*]
- [p]Aura of Resonance Recovery Elixir (14 days) x3[/p][/*]
- [p](NEW) Ebony Cube Entrance Ticket Selection Chest x3[/p][/*]
- [p]Regulus's Light Currency Chest x5[/p][/*]
- [p]Crystalline Aura (3 days) x1[/p][/*]
- [p]Collective Battle Item Chest x3[/p][/*]
- [p]Rest Bonus Recovery Brew (14 days) x3[/p][/*]
- [p]Aura of Resonance Recovery Elixir (14 days) x3[/p][/*]
- [p]Collective Battle Item Chest x3[/p][/*]
- [p](NEW) Ebony Cube Entrance Ticket Selection Chest x3[/p][/*]
- [p]Legendary Pet Upgrade Supplies Chest x1[/p][/*]
- [p]Small Processed Chaos Stone (Weapon) Chest x10[/p][/*]
- [p]Small Processed Chaos Stone (Armor) Chest x10[/p][/*]
