Considering they moved a gameworld from 32bit to 64bit, there should be no reason not move player data to a new server with the same name avoiding player name clashes. Then once servers have been upgraded they can concentrate on amalgamating servers, shutting down the redundant ones one server at a time so as to lessen the disruption. I understand the wish to remove redundant player information. I am questioning the need to rush this by doing it all in one go.
It's not 70% worse - EU player on East Coast server (around 6000km away) that transfers to West Coast server (around 9000km away) gets at most 50% increase in distance and ping.
Same thing here, will definitely miss jokes about US/UK "lever" pronunciation
This almost sounds like a threat, that we're going to have our **** bugged and it will be our fault. Maybe.
As far as I understand, only the renown of guild members transferred to your server will be transferred. So in your example, where 50K renown has been created by currently active characters, imagine that members are transferred that together contribute 40K. That renown will be the guild's XP on the new server. And imagine that a player with the remaining 10K renown transfers to another server. The guild loses that 10K renown, as well as all the renown of inactive players.
I have 170 ping to Cormyr and 100 to Khyber.
That's for sure. For me, the worst part of these transfers is breaking up in-game communities and losing friends.
There will be a server hosted in Europe which is more than you have now, what is the issue?
This is very important. Are you sure about that?
What is you play experience on Cormyr?
I would be happy to get such data ! It would be very welcome !
You are being given a choice of improving your ping or staying with your guild and complaining about it. What alternative would you possibly suggest that is better than that?
That is exactly the issue. Currently we have basically no servers that are regionally specific. This means every server has people from everywhere. Now they are encouraging people to segregate based on location (and it looks like most people plan to do just that). Thus we can expect our current servers and guilds to largely divide themselves based on region. If all you care about is ping then it is great. If you liked playing with people from all over the world you are likely to find that is far less common after the transfers. There are 9 LFM's on Orien right now (2 in the morning west coast, 5 in the morning east coast in America). That will probably not be a case when most of our non-Americans are playing on Moonsea.
Having all servers at the exact same location so that no one is encouraged to leave everyone they know for ping. Even if someone chooses to stay with their guild on a further away server it doesn't mean most of the other people that live near them will do the same. The temptation to follow the ping will end a lot of online friendships as people will likely never meet again.
You are being given a choice to do that, not being forced to do that.
Last time I played (capped one toon after opened for non VIP) was surprisingly laggy.
My ping in Cormyr is 190-200, sometimes higher. It's not unplayable, but it's noticeable, especially on things like jumping, High Reaper... I haven't played many raids in Cormyr, but I think it'll be noticeable there too. In lag conditions, that increased ping is also noticeable.
You beeing forced to choose. I've transfered all of my toons once from Wafinder to Sarlona but thatvwas my decision. Now it is not the case.
You have a choice to stay with your guild or lower your ping. I am US East so my ping increases regardless, I don't see that as a problem. The only possible compliant I see to this move is the potential loss of character and guild names.