An idea how populated Borlis Pass will be.

[piccolo]

Now this isn't super accurate, but it at least gives a small idea on the server popularity.

www.asuralabs.com/serverPoll.php

[danomeon]

Not one of the more populated, I see. That's cool, I enjoy being quaint. It also gives me incentive to really fight for the underdog in some of the WvWvW battles.

[Slovo]

The low population expectation is why I chose Borlis Pass, then found my way here to Smoke & Fire.

[danomeon]

Aug 16, 2012 17:03:55 GMT -6 Slovo said:

The low population expectation is why I chose Borlis Pass, then found my way here to Smoke & Fire.

It's going to be fun to get patriotic about our world and start championing the cause of our underdog server in WvWvW. I don't know about you guys, but all of my characters will certainly be getting a lot of time on the battlefields. I'll also be frequently forming groups to help fight off the invaders and secure bonuses for all of the fellows on ours server.

[jade]

i'm glad its not crazy populated - that means we should all get on fine, unlike some of those crazy servers saying they have 100+ different guilds all trying to get in at the same time

[danomeon]

Aug 16, 2012 17:52:05 GMT -6 jade said:

i'm glad its not crazy populated - that means we should all get on fine, unlike some of those crazy servers saying they have 100+ different guilds all trying to get in at the same time

Good point! This'll mean getting online at launch and on patch days won't be a complete nightmare. And the population of our world doesn't need to be high for us to enjoy the game in other MMOs in which you need to have a lot of people if you want to do a raid. I'm recalling ye old days of WoW when no one on my server raided, so I didn't get to see Karazhan until it was long past its due. Not so on GW2, dynamic events draw people together and are casual enough to be done by errybody. So, in my opinion, having a lesser populated server like this has more advantages than disadvantages.

Anyways, who else is going to get all patriotic in WvWvW and start championing the cause of our humble little realm? Anybody?

[kassats]

.....crickets...... Danomeon.
I got ure back on the frontlines.

[jade]

I'll guard the door! no - really....i got it I think it will be fun - lol

[Drittunge]

I'm a bit worried about being on a low population server, but I'm sure it will be fine. Besides, that survey is anything but scientific and definitely doesn't represent reality, other than lending some belief that the busy worlds in BWE will continue to be busy. I just hope the world doesn't become a ghosttown a few months down the line. Queues to login and such suck, but having a thriving economy never hurts either.

[kassats]

I bet a lot of other guilds who see that who may be on a busy one and jump ship over to a less populated one.
Plus u got all the after launch people as well.
Regarding WvWvW , we'll never play against a monster server anyway because they choose the battles based on wvwvw population. ( what I heard)
I would be shocked if this game is ever a ghost town

[kassats]

Plus worst case if it does dry up. It's only $20 to move servers. That's like one monthly payment on WOW

[Slovo]

I'm sure population won't be a problem. With scaling, it's not like we have to worry about things being overly diffcult. And the way I see it, a smaller population makes it easier to create a more tight knit community. I'd say it'd be best to focus on that first and make a name for ourselves on Borlis Pass. Should probably look into forming alliances and coallitions as well seeing as how there are at least a couple more guilds forming for Borlis Pass as well on GW2Guilds.

[jade]

yeah - i have no worries we'll be underpopulated - many people / guilds still need a home - they can't all fit on jade quarry or crystal desert and such.

[Zypher Wynn]

As long as I am not being dumped onto the overflow server, I am happy.

[Loggahead]

Aug 16, 2012 19:22:26 GMT -6 kassats said:

I bet a lot of other guilds who see that who may be on a busy one and jump ship over to a less populated one.
Plus u got all the after launch people as well.
Regarding WvWvW , we'll never play against a monster server anyway because they choose the battles based on wvwvw population. ( what I heard)
I would be shocked if this game is ever a ghost town

This is very true. I want to point out a few things:

1. I would say that the majority of people taking the time to take part in server polls are typically the more hardcore players who are already a part of an established / competitive guild.

2. The populations we are seeing, like mentioned in this thread, can be assumed to be made up of said major guilds and is why the populations are showing so high for certain servers over BP.

3. The site above only has a poll of 15,000 people... I would bet money that over 1 million copies of GW2 will be sold within the first week. That said, all of those people will need homes.

4. Anet has said that server transfers will be free for an unspecified time period after launch. That means a possible 985,000 people who are not tied to a particular guild or server will likely balance out across all of the servers when they are constantly thrown into overflow on a high pop server.

All that said, I really feel Borlis Pass will have a good population and all of this is impossible to gauge untill the dust settles from launch.

I don't see a need to be concerned either way about if BP will be over or under populated. If for some reason after launch we find a major issure that makes us really unhappy to be there, we can always assess that situation then (hopefully before the free transfer period expires) and make a decision to move.

That's my 2 cents.

-logga

[rutherfjord]

Aug 16, 2012 17:57:19 GMT -6 danomeon said:

Anyways, who else is going to get all patriotic in WvWvW and start championing the cause of our humble little realm? Anybody?

Yes, I and my many clones and illusions will be more than happy to help out on WvWvW! In fact, the more Mesmers we have, the larger our numbers will seem to be... Mwahahaha

[Hitch]

I'll be right there with you guys! WvW is such a blast.

[ralimar]

Going to be a fun fun ride . We plan on being here a long long while.

[piccolo]

I almost forgot we can still visit other servers as well for PVE.

[longnhi]

Aug 17, 2012 9:19:54 GMT -6 Loggahead said:

Aug 16, 2012 19:22:26 GMT -6 kassats said:

I bet a lot of other guilds who see that who may be on a busy one and jump ship over to a less populated one.
Plus u got all the after launch people as well.
Regarding WvWvW , we'll never play against a monster server anyway because they choose the battles based on wvwvw population. ( what I heard)
I would be shocked if this game is ever a ghost town

This is very true. I want to point out a few things:

1. I would say that the majority of people taking the time to take part in server polls are typically the more hardcore players who are already a part of an established / competitive guild.

2. The populations we are seeing, like mentioned in this thread, can be assumed to be made up of said major guilds and is why the populations are showing so high for certain servers over BP.

3. The site above only has a poll of 15,000 people... I would bet money that over 1 million copies of GW2 will be sold within the first week. That said, all of those people will need homes.

4. Anet has said that server transfers will be free for an unspecified time period after launch. That means a possible 985,000 people who are not tied to a particular guild or server will likely balance out across all of the servers when they are constantly thrown into overflow on a high pop server.

All that said, I really feel Borlis Pass will have a good population and all of this is impossible to gauge untill the dust settles from launch.

I don't see a need to be concerned either way about if BP will be over or under populated. If for some reason after launch we find a major issure that makes us really unhappy to be there, we can always assess that situation then (hopefully before the free transfer period expires) and make a decision to move.

That's my 2 cents.

-logga

What logga said have lots of truth in it. Not everyone who plays will go on voting on the site. SO the fluctuation still will be unknown. I believe we choose a great home and cant wait to just go on and play the damn thing!