Servers empty of players after time

  • SickFox
    Ship Mate

    Hi,
    I've noticed that the frequency of running into players drops drastically over time to a point where after about 3 hours in-game I appear to be the only player.

    Obviously players log out... but is there a problem with adding new players? There seems to be something not right, too many times the world I love feels empty (because it is).

    Please, I love the feeling of having to watch my back all the time when I'm a solo merchant... I also want to find and hunt other players when I want to be a pirate. Soloing a fort in an empty server feels like an empty victory, and I don't want to mindlessly grind my rep going from A to B with no risk.

    Please look at this. I feel there is definitely something not right with maintaining a constant population.

    Thank you.

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  • Jorin33
    Founder

    @sickfox after 2 hours of playing. i saw a gallion fighting a sloop. those were the last other ships i saw in my 5 hour farming session. so i feel quite lonely soloing on a sloop.

  • Eberhardt74
    Seafarer
    Insider

    I've seen that too but honestly enjoy it as I am building my rep as I am not legent and am only in the 40s. Id rather they wait to fix it till I'm legend or have all my athena rep :) lol just me being selfish as I lost a lot of rep with all the server crashes past week. Lol

  • Sshteeve
    Captain
    Insider
    Boatswain

    There does seem to be some quietening of the seas after a lengthy spell, but I normally put that down to regional servers (are they a thing?) and the fact that folks will be sleeping in the UK and most of Europe when I play (10pm - 1am UK).

    Though it has been said by Rare and Deckhands that the game is meant to actively push you into confrontation - migrating you to new servers, merging servers together to have ships drop in and out of your world and I have heard as well (may be complete conjecture) that the voyages will try and push you towards other crews too...

  • SickFox
    Ship Mate

    @sshteeve Yes, I also heard that they spent a lot of time working out how many players should be in a server and maintaing that to optimise game immersion & enjoyment so not sure why that isn't happening.

    That's an interesting point about regions, as I too play late 11:00pm - 3:00pm.

  • Sshteeve
    Captain
    Insider
    Boatswain

    @sickfox I always think of it like this - in my first hour of playing it is the middle of the night from Finland across to most of Russia, then it's early morning in Australia and New Zealand, whereas it's early evening to midday to the west.
    Probably explains why I meet loads of Americans!

  • Stevie The DJ

    This is very true. I notice this all the time. I play everyday for at least 4 hours at a time. As ships/crew leave the game, they are not automatically replaced.

    I assume there are normal ship spawning conditions that need to be taken into account along with other (unknown to me) factors that need to be taken into account for that to happen. I.e: not in visual range of other ships, spawn at outpost etc.

    There is the server migrations where you are migrated or people migrated in - this action is definitely related to the Anchor. A server migration will only take place for you when the Anchor is down (and from my experience only within range of an island)

  • Barnacle Blake
    Captain
    Insider
    Founder

    funny last thread I was reading was all about how busy the servers were yesterday and this one says how dead they are.

    It was decent for us yesterday saw few sloops couple galleons.
    I do have days where seas seem slow and some where they are packed. I like the whole box of chocolates aspect of this game
    (never know what your going to get)

  • avecrux
    Captain
    Insider

    1st - turn of crossplay
    2nd - servers feel empty

  • SickFox
    Ship Mate

    @sun4k0 Sorry m8 but you have misunderstood, we're not talking about other players joining your boat... but other boats out on the seas.

  • Sun4k0
    Marauder
    Insider

    @sickfox
    Oh sorry my bad then.

  • Del Fuego 2

    @sickfox Hey sick. I would love to be hunted. but having probs getting on. any suggestions on how to enter game?

  • Daddy Sanctus
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    Sometimes after a couple good hours of fighting for skull forts and engagements with other ships, it's nice and relaxing to just get some voyages done in peace. My crew and I love when that happens.

  • EnragedSushi
    Marauder
    Insider

    Really wish I had servers like all of you! I always get the busy ones it seems :/

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