why 2 servers?

cokolwiek · 01-20-2010, 03:07 PM

why do germans have 2 servers?
are there realy so much german players on RO?

Nikor · 01-20-2010, 04:18 PM

Back when the first german server (Muspell) opened, Gamigo, the company that operates it, has done something NGD never really did: they advertised and promoted it in german game mazagines and even the games TV channel we had at that time. They also host other games, so they have a userbase that got the newsletter they sent, and some of them were willing to try.

This, of course, led it a huge influx of new players on Muspell. But there was a problem, the server couldn't handle so many users at a time. It used to crash when there were somewhere between 600 and 700 users online. They were basically forced to open a second server (Niflheim) to take the load and keep Muspell from crashing all the time.

After a time the hype died down and the sitation normalized, leading to a more populated Muspell and a Niflheim that was quite empty (somewhat like Horus at the start, maybe).

But then, I might be wrong about it, it's all from memory, and I never really played on those servers.

cokolwiek · 01-20-2010, 04:42 PM

ok now i get it Ty veary much

doppelapfel · 01-25-2010, 09:20 PM

Niflheim is bigger than Horus. And Muspell is bigger than Nifl afaik.

1ray1 · 01-31-2010, 01:48 PM

Yea the servers are really big got there chars

01-20-2010, 03:07 PM	#1
cokolwiek Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 55	why 2 servers? why do germans have 2 servers? are there realy so much german players on RO? __________________

01-20-2010, 04:18 PM	#2
Nikor Initiate Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 159	Back when the first german server (Muspell) opened, Gamigo, the company that operates it, has done something NGD never really did: they advertised and promoted it in german game mazagines and even the games TV channel we had at that time. They also host other games, so they have a userbase that got the newsletter they sent, and some of them were willing to try. This, of course, led it a huge influx of new players on Muspell. But there was a problem, the server couldn't handle so many users at a time. It used to crash when there were somewhere between 600 and 700 users online. They were basically forced to open a second server (Niflheim) to take the load and keep Muspell from crashing all the time. After a time the hype died down and the sitation normalized, leading to a more populated Muspell and a Niflheim that was quite empty (somewhat like Horus at the start, maybe). But then, I might be wrong about it, it's all from memory, and I never really played on those servers. __________________ Ra: Lucinda {Silverbow,Wintersun,Ironfist} Horus: Laleja - Conjurer (42) Retired: Laleja / Faer / Nalys Silverbow / Tain / Vorr

01-20-2010, 04:42 PM	#3
cokolwiek Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 55	ok now i get it Ty veary much __________________

01-31-2010, 01:48 PM	#5
1ray1 Master Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Venlo Posts: 371	Yea the servers are really big got there chars __________________ Horus: Dwarfie lvl 50 barbarian King of warlocks lvl 37 warlock I miss the tyr server

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01-25-2010, 09:20 PM	#4
doppelapfel Baron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 715	Niflheim is bigger than Horus. And Muspell is bigger than Nifl afaik.