Yeah, server wipe is the answer. Plank.
AGS need to get it sorted but its definetly not a server wide problem on every server.
Why not just cancel the game?
Far worse has happened in other mmos and didn’t need a wipe, and really can’t see why this is any different. Aye, its a serious problem, but just needs fixing. Like all the other stuff that needs fixing. Time will heal most wounds! 
Normally I would not be this strong in a statement. Seriously, your solution is purely not thought out and absurd.
You are telling me that because a FEW abused a system that I need to waste my /played of 17+ days. Are you kidding me? Your solution is a NON-starter.
The resolution is in the TOS. Those that abused should be perma-banned and the issues fixed. Now, after the offenders are banned and the bugs fixed, then you go to work on the remedies. Punishing innocent people is NOT the solution.
You are very mistaken if you think a “few” abused the system. ENTIRE CLANS abused the system. In addition to the individual players. You severely are underestimating the damage done. Multiple servers economies are completely ruined and unrecoverable. The only solution is a server/character wipe. Otherwise there will always be that few minority that will hold an advantage from there unethical behavior. AGS can not and will not “catch” them all.
There are a few different forms of a wipe they could utilize. You do not have to necessarily wipe everyone’s’ accounts and start from level 1.
You could just completely wipe all equipped and stored items, while retaining character progression, housing, and giving each character a standard set of equipped gear based on level. Reset all territory control to neutral. Everything is soft reset other than character and weapon progression.
Considering that less than 10% of the total game population is 60, to say that it is A HUGE amount is a fallacy. Math is not subjective like your emotions about this.
That is where you are wrong. The majority of the population is 60. Math is not subjective like your emotions are about this.
The steam stats do not support your statement. Sure, that does NOT account for server population, but when less than 10% are 60 globally, to say that a significant are NOT playing and those that are 60 makes no sense.
I honestly don’t feel that the game is in an unrecoverable state that it would benefit from a server wipe at all. I feel a server wipe would just cause most players to leave. Most servers will recover, it takes more than a few days or even weeks for these things to happen. Your suggestion seems a bit rash and over the top.
But the game was built off that style of system. I hate griefers i really do. but a full loot pvp zone would be great.
They changed the system because people griefed to hard.
Albion does starter areas no pvp and then you work ur way into the pvp areas. which would be a cool system to put into here. all the 1-25 towns non pvp 25-45 zones partial pvp 45-60 full pvp zones. or even 55-60 and then increase mats and resources in the pvp zones to give u an incentive to go into it.
Full server wipe is needed. i love this game but its better to cut off the infection than to let it spread and hope we can fix it.
Yes AGS, wipe the servers. That way you can fit the entire population of players on half of a server.
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Start over from scratch for a CHANCE this game is actually fixed? That’s utterly ridiculous lol
Wiping the server makes no difference since cheaters can unban themself / create new accounts for free with steam family share. They are back in no-time and effort.
So inbefore doing anything at all they need to fix this.
Because currently the ban system is not working, at all.
Wiping the server makes no difference since cheaters can unban themself / create new accounts for free with steam family share. They are back in no-time and effort, ruining the new servers instantly.
So inbefore doing anything they need to fix this first.
Because currently the ban system is not working, at all.
I sold items on the AH. Maybe a couple G worth. I’m not a rich player. Is it fair to me that a gold exploiter bought them? How was I to know or even have any control over it? This goes on and on. The economy is fully borked in a game where it is arguably the central pillar.
You can’t go off 10% being level 60, considering how many accounts are bots/farmers.
The worst part is there are other exploits for duping that have nothing to do with the well known lag switching one. Combine that with the unintentional town governor gold dupe now with this temporary fix, and the problem is only going to get much worse.
I will say, it’s nice being able to use the AH as a temporary storage shed though. Or was anyways. I don’t dare log in and deal with the thousands of mats I had stored there.
I’m down for wipes if Amazon is down for refunds
I fully agree, this game needs a restart!
to all you against server wipes, how do you undo the gains made by all the exploits? taken territory, gold gained, experience exploits, GEAR exploits… most servers are controlled by one faction, how do you suppose we make it fair again to those who did not use exploits and played the game properly. In short there is no way to undo that, the only thing that MAY do it, is wipe ALL but player level. but even then, how do u account for thousands of level 60’s running thru monarch/first light? trivializing it, and to the faction that already has everything, BAM eveyrone right back in that faction, because there is no faction balance when joining a faction the first time. so u have everyone logging in, joining the faction, and since they have the most level 60’s they zerg all the forts so nobody else can purchase terr. Logic tells us that its not just items that have been fucked, it is EVERYTHING. And seriously, we play games to play games, NOT be level 60 wearing level 4 gear. i think we would all rather play on a fresh new server with no issues knowing everything will be fair, and fun, than a server that will be perpetually FUCKED!, there is no recovering from the problems they have. So if you would rather hold onto your rock and say “i want my stuff!!!” well do that, but the game willl survive because, if it is this good with basically every aspect having bugs/exploits, imagine how it could be if it were 95% more stable. and we know everyone is on the level. I mean were all on here still playing the game, so that says we like it, alot, even with all the fuckery. just imagine what we could have if we sacrifice time we would have spent playing video games anyway. You didnt one day say " im gonna star t playing games, and going to spend 1000 hours in new world." you wouldve been playing anyway. We all need to pitch in for a great game, EVERY time a game has problems they blame the developer and ONLY the developer. The community has a massive role in how well the game ultimately does, how willing they are to work WITH the developers. I mean you spent 40 bx for 300+ hours of playtime. thats less than 0.15 cents an hour. it cost more to run your computer. i mean its been a month… a month, in the big picture of an MMO that is NOTHING. NOTHING. i would gladly sacrifice an entire year of progress for a game i already love to be 100% better, anyday.
Wipe and give rewards based upon in game Progression > Overall achievement hours spent. That is accurate actual game play time and which they can extract. Ofc a bit unfair between those who played and those who just ran afk on macro all day long to avoid kick. I can’t think of reward after wipe for my 400h pure grind.
I didn’t read your whole block of text, but wiping hundreds of hours of progress from legitimate players is possibly the dumbest shit I have ever heard.
I would name reasons, but I think they’re pretty obvious.