[2021] Arkadia Eta Morrow Merge - WTF AGS

Hi Morrow, Locuta and Xibalba folks,

I understand the concern here - we typically look for close to equal faction represetation post-merge as part of our process. That’s not the case with the upcoming merge due to an issue I will explain below, and also this merge is not the last that we are planning for the Arkadia Eta world set. This is the first step in a multi-merge process.

The working plan is to merge all struggling servers in the Arkadia Eta set into Morrow in early 2022. Unfortunately, we cannot do this in the super near team due to a persistence bug that would be tripped if we moved forward with the all-to-one plan right now. The merge we are moving forward with is the safest option for your worlds right now.

I hear you on the faction reset, and that is something being considered for sure. Stay tuned. If it’s possible, more info will be ready next week, likely soon after the merge.

Kay

EDIT: Valhalla will not be merged into Morrow, other worlds in the set will.

good call out! Not Valhalla, that one is not getting merged.

really, problem mitigated - but we definitely see the value, and are discussing it as well as potential timing. If it does happen, it will be soon after the merge.

Hey all! We’ve released an updated statement here: [Notice] Server Merge: US-East, US-West, Australia, Central Europe - #5 by Kay

In the meantime, to help alleviate some of the faction imbalance as well as address players who continue to be in a bad state with their faction reset timer, we intend to do a one-time reset of the faction change cooldown for everyone. We are hopeful the reset will allow sets with lower populations post-merge to use game modes such as war and PVP while we work toward a better solution for how to get them to a more populated world. Our Community Managers will post timing details in the Official News section when we are ready to do the reset.