Jahzel-Jah wrote:

eval wrote:

Jahzel-Jah wrote:

eval wrote:

Here's a question I'm kind of curious about that I'd like input on from Recursion natives: Why exactly do you think Recursion is dead/dying?

the only way you will know whats going on is to try it out for yourself. you can contact any of us for a tour.

although i have to admit datamine is a breeze, but then again...what for?

I've been to Recursion before, leveled a character to 30 then stopped. Talked to plenty of people, didn't like many of the people there.

I just hope that aint the opinion of the rest of syntax has towards Recursion,im fairly new to mxo and yes my home is Recursion...and im starting to get a feeling that the whole negative debate about a merge coming from syntax players is more of a dislike for Recursion community.Instead of seeing it as Mxo as a whole.

Eval don't talk for everyone on Syntax.

Mindsweep wrote:

Jahzel-Jah wrote:

eval wrote:

I've been to Recursion before, leveled a character to 30 then stopped. Talked to plenty of people, didn't like many of the people there.

I just hope that aint the opinion of the rest of syntax has towards Recursion,im fairly new to mxo and yes my home is Recursion...and im starting to get a feeling that the whole negative debate about a merge coming from syntax players is more of a dislike for Recursion community.Instead of seeing it as Mxo as a whole.

Eval don't talk for everyone on Syntax.

I don't think he was, at least not how I read it. I believe he meant he talked to a lot of people on Recursion but didn't like many of them.

Vinia wrote:

Mindsweep wrote:

Jahzel-Jah wrote:

eval wrote:

I've been to Recursion before, leveled a character to 30 then stopped. Talked to plenty of people, didn't like many of the people there.

I just hope that aint the opinion of the rest of syntax has towards Recursion,im fairly new to mxo and yes my home is Recursion...and im starting to get a feeling that the whole negative debate about a merge coming from syntax players is more of a dislike for Recursion community.Instead of seeing it as Mxo as a whole.

Eval don't talk for everyone on Syntax.

I don't think he was, at least not how I read it. I believe he meant he talked to a lot of people on Recursion but didn't like many of them.

Jahzel said: I just hope that aint the opinion of the rest of syntax has towards Recursion.

I just answered that.

Oh right, you meant that eval doesn't speak for everyone on Syntax. I see, thought you were telling him not to. Fair enough!

Mindsweep wrote:

Vinia wrote:

Mindsweep wrote:

Jahzel-Jah wrote:

eval wrote:

I've been to Recursion before, leveled a character to 30 then stopped. Talked to plenty of people, didn't like many of the people there.

I just hope that aint the opinion of the rest of syntax has towards Recursion,im fairly new to mxo and yes my home is Recursion...and im starting to get a feeling that the whole negative debate about a merge coming from syntax players is more of a dislike for Recursion community.Instead of seeing it as Mxo as a whole.

Eval don't talk for everyone on Syntax.

I don't think he was, at least not how I read it. I believe he meant he talked to a lot of people on Recursion but didn't like many of them.

Jahzel said: I just hope that aint the opinion of the rest of syntax has towards Recursion.

I just answered that.

 

Im in the same vote as Eval on this one, I try'd leveling on recursion but most were pretty rude so i said screw it and went back to syntax.

These are the greatest reasons for a merge/transfer.

I've wished I could transfer to Syntax for over a year now, pretty much ever since Machinists disappeared from Recursion, since I've noticed they're a mostly class element over there.

I have a level 20 over there, and everybody's real nice whenever I play. Recursion is generally... Well, not so much.

Kybutra wrote:

Im in the same vote as Eval on this one, I try'd leveling on recursion but most were pretty rude so i said screw it and went back to syntax.

Though to be fair anyone going to any other server can say the same. I've been ignored when asking simple questions/told to 'go back to recursion' etc. on both vector and syntax by some very unfriendly people. Then occasionaly i meet some nice people who help me out.

Just depends who you run into first i guess.

Dulux wrote:

Kybutra wrote:

Im in the same vote as Eval on this one, I try'd leveling on recursion but most were pretty rude so i said screw it and went back to syntax.

Though to be fair anyone going to any other server can say the same. I've been ignored when asking simple questions/told to 'go back to recursion' etc. on both vector and syntax by some very unfriendly people. Then occasionaly i meet some nice people who help me out.

Just depends who you run into first i guess.

very true Dulux, anyways this whole merger thread has taken a completely different route... so yeah if the merger or something similar gets done, well it gets done.. i hope you all have fun over there in syntax.

Some of us from Recursion have encountered alot of hostility when trying to play on Syntax, especially as a group.  And while it certainly won't make us leave the server, it does reflect badly on those who'd like us to.

Illyria

Illyria22 wrote:

Some of us from Recursion have encountered alot of hostility when trying to play on Syntax, especially as a group.  And while it certainly won't make us leave the server, it does reflect badly on those who'd like us to.

 

 

Illyria

I'm from Vector But I know what you mean about Syntax. I've still got a level 42 there, Because I like the hostility that is aimed towards me. I've only got to level 13 on Recursion Not because of the players Nor because of the hostility, I just havn't had the time yet.

I've never had a problem with anyone on Recursion...I dare say.

lol yeah the hostility aimed towards vectorites over on syntax (mainly been from the one faction might i add) is rather quite amusing to say the least. I'm suppose to believe that the pvp over there is better (which quite frankly it ain't) when you get these people constantly hurling abuse at you and wait till your interlocked to flag up ha ha

and yeah, i'v saw it happening over on vector aswell

Vectors population has just picked up over the past 3 months i'd say. April - July was fairly dead and the most you'd see pvpn was like 5 or 6 a side. Now vector is rocking as it should be

Okay, so if people on whatever server were nice to people from other servers would that encourage more people to go play there?  Because if a bit of manners is all that's required then suddenly this whole discussion looks a bit silly. 

Its silly to enter in arguments like "most people over Recursion are rude", cause that has NOTHING to do with what we were discussing here. Keep in mind, lots of people you find in Recursion are in Syntax too, so by saying Recursionites are rude, you are saying that about people in Syntax too. People are rude no matter the server, and nice no matter the server. We are ALL MXO, 98% of us have characters on the 3 servers... its not like "Uh im logging to Syntax let me be nice now". We all are the Community of this game. So please lets not start silly arguments like that.

Avath wrote:

98% of us have characters on the 3 servers...

No point in shutting down servers we all play on.

I would warn against a merge, but for different reasons than those that might be expected.

As I see it, reducing to one or two servers would be an admission of failure. It would be politically damaging (from an SOE perspective), as senior staff would see an already minority game being further reduced in its capacity. Were the down-scaling not to produce tangible improvements, it would simply serve to justify the eventual dissolution of the MMO completely.

As previously mentioned, the recent changes to Live Events will encourage all players to generate new characters on each of the servers, should they wish to participate. I speak from personal experience, as I have recently generated a character on Vector, solely for this reason.

In starting the grind again, I have come to reminisce as to the satifaction which is offered from achieving a new Neuro-kinetic level, or some other minor objective. I will probably never pose any real threat on the server, as faction maintenance will ensure that the majority of my time is spent on Syntax. However, it is certainly nice to have the option of a character on another server for a change of pace.

As for suggestions that one server or another holds an elitist attitude, I don't believe that is the case. If I have ever taken a dislike to someone, it would be due to their attitude rather than which server they had come from. As subscriber numbers have declined, I believe that many players have strengthened their links with each other and now we have a far stronger community spirit. Whilst I baulk from being part of any clique, I believe it is healthy to hold a mutual respect for each other, and our continuing support of MxO.

In summary, it seems premature to speak of merging servers until the repercussions of Rarebit's recent changes can be gauged. Let's keep the option of server merges for a far "darker" time, when it might be offered to SOE manangement as a way to prevent the game stopping entirely.