servers: 2 new us, 1 new EU

[Mabs]

Lani Blazier, associate producer on NCsoft's Aion, has announced today via Twitter that the game will be opening its arms to a new North American server very shortly.

This announcement most likely comes to many cheers from the community, as server queues have continued all this week on many of the NA servers. While we announced earlier that private shop changes will be coming to the game in order to reduce AFK spot holders, the new server will be one of the best ways to help spread out the population.

The new server is currently unnamed and the time frame is still not set in stone, but Lani has assured everyone that the server will be available sometime this weekend. This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

A new European server will follow as well, but as of this posting, the time frame for that server is still up in the air.

Update: Fregion [West] has been added to the server list and is now taking players. An East Coast American server and the new European server are also on their way.

nice and slow ftw.. dont want a WAR effect of open 10000 servers then start merging them 10 mins later

 

[ileks]

Will they allow transfers to the new server? Or give some kind of exp bonus? otherwise I really can't see people moving. It's a big risk and I think people would rather wait the queues out.

 

[BloodOmen]

Dunno like ileks, its still the start of the game so if people did reroll they wouldnt lose a great deal.

 

[mooSe_]

Dunno like ileks, its still the start of the game so if people did reroll they wouldnt lose a great deal.

but they would still have to worry whether enough people would roll onto the new server with them

 

[Tallen]

but they would still have to worry whether enough people would roll onto the new server with them

Considering the queues, i dont think that'll be a massive problem.

I would expect some of the larger guilds to reroll. Nothing more frustrating than not being able to play with your buddies

 

[Vintersorg]

I doubt it'll be enough to be honest.
But NCsoft doesnt' make the same error GOA did with WAR: Spam new servers all the time and then after a few months you end up with ghost towns...
I'm tempted to roll my Elyos chars there...

 

[rynnor]

Kahrun - new english speaking Euro server - its a start...

 

[ECA]

I doubt it'll be enough to be honest.
But NCsoft doesnt' make the same error GOA did with WAR: Spam new servers all the time and then after a few months you end up with ghost towns...
I'm tempted to roll my Elyos chars there...

The aggressive locking of one side as well giving 51/49 balance on population is a big big big + in the longrun for this game as well compared to warhammer.