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SpaceGK
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*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: July 26, 2009
Posts: 323
From: Ontario, Canada
|  Posted: 2009-10-18 18:01
Can we pls get the servers to list how many players r in each of them? From what ive heard it used to list the number of players, and it seems like alot of players wish it still did. Server populations shown as Perfect (low), medium, etc., just isnt specific enough for me seeing how i try to go into the most highly populated server.
thanks
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-Daedalus-
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Joined: September 26, 2006
Posts: 549
| Posted: 2009-10-18 18:03
It would be nice. But they won't. it seems they are trying to hiding the exact number of people who play. Who knows why but it's only a theory.
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Doran
Chief Marshal
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 29, 2003
Posts: 4032
From: The Gideon Unit
| Posted: 2009-10-18 18:04
i doubt it. there is logic behind the change, which i wont go into here.
i aint saying you wont EVER see population numbers again, its just not likely to be any time soon.
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SpaceGK
Marshal
*Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: July 26, 2009
Posts: 323
From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2009-10-18 18:07
does anyone know exactly why they removed that? i dont see how it could be a problem...
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Sliverine
1st Rear Admiral
Joined: November 23, 2006
Posts: 29
From: Singapore
| Posted: 2009-10-18 19:11
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On 2009-10-18 18:03, --Daedalus-- wrote:
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There you go. Said logic has been revealed!
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YIIMM
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Joined: June 16, 2005
Posts: 851
From: Barcino, Hispania Tarraconensis
| Posted: 2009-10-18 19:38
Of all the changes made to DS, this one is one I really don't see the sense of. At the very least is there anything to be lost in putting the actual numbers alongside the descriptions?
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Azreal
Chief Marshal
Joined: March 14, 2004
Posts: 2816
From: United State of Texas, Houston
| Posted: 2009-10-18 20:08
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On 2009-10-18 18:04, Doran wrote:
i doubt it.
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for those to stupid to read or blind to see.
If ya'll have such an issue with the game that u can only complain, then just leave. Come back again when numbers are on the servers again.
And if thats what you do, I pray that they never put them back on.
Grow up people.
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Kestalkayden
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Joined: June 04, 2005
Posts: 85
| Posted: 2009-10-18 22:48
The reason why doing this isn't too hard to figure out from various point of views. While I dislike not seeing it, I agree with not seeing it, at least for the foreseeable future until a few things change.
This should stay the way it is, and DS has made the right decision in making it this way.
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$yTHe {C?}
Grand Admiral
Sundered Weimeriners
Joined: September 29, 2002
Posts: 1292
From: Arlington, VA
| Posted: 2009-10-18 23:26
They wont put the actual numbers of players in each server because the numbers are so embarrassingly low that it will scare away potential players as they will have to wonder why so few people are in game, hope this helps
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Krim {C?}
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Galactic Navy
Joined: June 24, 2002
Posts: 362
From: Boston MA
| Posted: 2009-10-18 23:54
Hey, dunno how hard it would be to code...
BUt I think It would be cool to display something like the combined "average" Prestige in the server as well...
To get an idea what level people are playing at in that particular server...
Or... that might just be a waste of time and resources that could be better served by removing things like Cargo Resource bug, and related bug such as building a platform and then not having anyetc..etc...tda
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ADmiraLMaXimus (Bringer of Doom)
Chief Marshal
Praetorian Wolves
Joined: March 09, 2002
Posts: 363
From: Earth
| Posted: 2009-10-19 00:58
when there use to be numbers of players listed on each server guess what happened......
a player would see the numbers they like on a patricular server and join that sever only because thats where everyone or most all the rest of the players were.....
so when the scenerio server showed the highest number of players at any given time nobody really played in the MV because the numbers were so low.
now if you eneter a server you only really need to know if its busy or not
if more of you become core players of your faction aka players who are in the game often then you will make it busy
the exact number shown should not be any concern... be a leader not a follower 
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MrSparkle
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Joined: August 13, 2001
Posts: 1912
From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2009-10-19 02:48
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On 2009-10-18 23:26, $yTHe {C?} wrote:
They wont put the actual numbers of players in each server because the numbers are so embarrassingly low that it will scare away potential players as they will have to wonder why so few people are in game, hope this helps
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There's also a screenshot of the game posted on various sites, for advertising purposes, that clearly shows someone saying "omg lag" in chat.
Yeah, that's not good.
EDIT:
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/144/DarkSpace.html
Look at the very first screenshot
[ This Message was edited by: MrSparkle on 2009-10-19 02:52 ]
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Sixkiller
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Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2009-10-19 04:03
One of the reason is that you could exactly calculate the number of enemies in the server, takes away the element of surprise.
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-Daedalus-
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Joined: September 26, 2006
Posts: 549
| Posted: 2009-10-19 06:10
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On 2009-10-19 00:58, ADmiraLMaXimus (Bringer of Doom) wrote:
when there use to be numbers of players listed on each server guess what happened......
a player would see the numbers they like on a patricular server and join that sever only because thats where everyone or most all the rest of the players were.....
so when the scenerio server showed the highest number of players at any given time nobody really played in the MV because the numbers were so low.
now if you eneter a server you only really need to know if its busy or not
if more of you become core players of your faction aka players who are in the game often then you will make it busy
the exact number shown should not be any concern... be a leader not a follower
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But if you a more user/newbie friendly game you shouldn't make them bounce from server to server looking for people.
It was only when the numbers got big did people join in and make huge battles.
And yes I was one of those people unless I seen X amount of people I didn't go in because I knew it was a waste.
And don't tell me you all didn't do it as well because you would be lying.
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Azreal
Chief Marshal
Joined: March 14, 2004
Posts: 2816
From: United State of Texas, Houston
| Posted: 2009-10-19 06:18
I log in to play the game. I could care less about numbers. If there aren't any humans on, oh well. I can play vs AI, bomb and cap the planets of those who deem it too much a waste to come in and defend against it, build planets, cap yellows.
Call me a liar. W/E. Numbers of players in a server have NEVER detered me from playing. EVER.
This is a stupid, stupid debate.
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