Whats up with this server (Farstriders). Population is always listed as High but I never see anyone around.
Same here, it is very mysterious walking through Stormwind. Perhaps it is part of some sort of large scale RP.
I believe shenanigans are afoot.
Just counted 5 NA realms as low pop on the change change window.
Don't think I believe that number.
They probably stealth changed the classification criteria/thresholds so they could make the realms seem busier.
Just counted 5 NA realms as low pop on the change change window.
Don't think I believe that number.
They probably stealth changed the classification criteria/thresholds so they could make the realms seem busier.
Personally I think it has to do with the sharding or CRZ-ing they are doing in Dalaran and Orgrimmar. Haven't you seen the Wyrmrest Accord and Moonguard characters around?
... Perhaps we're getting groomed for another merge?
... Perhaps we're getting groomed for another merge?
I see the same thing on Silver Hand... Says pop is high but I see less people here than before sharding existed when the population was consistently showing medium. It feels, really, like the sharding kicks in with too few people, and so each shard barely has anyone in it.
Yeah I joined Silverhand to get some Alliance RP and I barely see anyone on. I have been searching for an RP hub like WRA has with Orgrimmar and Dalaran but so far I have come up short.
It appears to me that like FFXIV, the active RP servers are closed to newcomers (the servers Wyrmrest Accord, Moon Guard and Emerald Dawn). This is an unfortunate fact of life, and I haven't discovered any other server or linked-server group that is developing a thriving RP culture now that BfA is live.
Earthen Ring, the only other unconnected RP server, has a lower population. Worse, most of its RP guilds are either inactive or completely inward focused. It appears the server had trouble with anti-RP types prior to BfA, which drove RPers to other servers or underground.
I use the server population figures at https://realmpop.com/us.html . If you search by population, you can see which servers are connected, since the population there for each server is actually the total for all connected servers (for example, our three servers - Farstriders, Silver Hand and Thorium Bortherhood - have exactly the same population numbers because they have linked server-side hardware).
If anyone has information to the contrary, I'm all ears!!!
Earthen Ring, the only other unconnected RP server, has a lower population. Worse, most of its RP guilds are either inactive or completely inward focused. It appears the server had trouble with anti-RP types prior to BfA, which drove RPers to other servers or underground.
I use the server population figures at https://realmpop.com/us.html . If you search by population, you can see which servers are connected, since the population there for each server is actually the total for all connected servers (for example, our three servers - Farstriders, Silver Hand and Thorium Bortherhood - have exactly the same population numbers because they have linked server-side hardware).
If anyone has information to the contrary, I'm all ears!!!