Talked a few of my mates into getting the game and when they fired it up they couldn’t join my world due to character created been disabled etc. We want to play together and the world they are in is completely empty with a very low pop so I don’t plan to transfer to it.
How long does this stuff typically last as they all want to refund the game and to be honest, it sucks we can’t really play together. The server I’m on isn’t even full and never has a waiting time so I don’t get it.
I can’t see the server I’m on opening up again for a long time considering brimstone is around the corner.
They locked the transfers for certain servers because their population was getting very close to the max threshold. They have created new servers and locked the maxed-out ones to redirect incoming traffic to the new servers. Brimstone Sands is very close to launching, and this is their way to regulate the influx of new/returning players. They will unlock the servers once the population for each server has stabilized. As for how long it’ll take, I have no idea.
Just in case:
The servers they have right now are not part of the fresh start (no transfers from legacy servers) yet.
Sorry but if MMO’s (any of them) didn’t try to control its populations the servers would crash all the time. I believe the player caps are to high and even when you are sitting around 2000 players some of the populated zones lag.
1750 should be the cap, so stop whining and accept the fact that these servers can’t handle unlimited populations.