Im I the only one who thinks we should have European Server too?

    • Im I the only one who thinks we should have European Server too?

      Welcome to the forum! We are here to discuss the possibility of Albion Online having European servers. As an MMO, Albion Online has a large fanbase, and many of us would like to see servers dedicated to helping European players get the most out of their gaming experience.

      -So, let's open up the discussion -

      Do you think Albion Online should have European servers?
      What would be the advantages and disadvantages?

      For years, many Europeans have been asking Albion Online to provide them with a European server. We were excited when Albion Online announced the launch of a new server in Asia but were disappointed to learn that it was the first server to be released instead of a European one.It's understandable that the company would want to expand its player base in Asia, but it's still a huge letdown for European players who have been asking for a server closer to home. We understand the need to spread the game to new regions.We hope that Albion Online will consider the demands of its European players and release a European server soon.

      I do believe that having a European server separately from a NA server in Albion Online allows for better ping times for European players, which can lead to a smoother and more enjoyable gaming experience. Additionally, having separate servers allows for separate balancing to take place, meaning that the game can be tailored to the preferences of different regions. This can help to ensure that all players have a fair and balanced experience.

      Additionally, having separate servers allows for more customized content for each region, allowing for specific events and content to be tailored to the preferences of different regions.

      Thank you for your time.

    • Hello, you aren't the only one who's hoping a EU server will built up someday, but I think many other players don't want to see such a thing to became reality, and I'm actually one of them.

      I'm not part of that "hard" faction of players saying "you promised giving us an UNIQUE server for everyone, you broke your promise and this is the beginning of the end of Albion", I'm sure that at SBI they evaluated very carefully the process of creating a new East server, but the challenge of opening a new server has just begun, we are all going to see how the population of Albion will react to this on the economic and social sides. How many players will really migrate to the new server, looking for a better ping or just for a new beginning? Will the population of West Albion decrease so much? Will maps look empty? Will economy collapse? How long will it need to balance things again? And what about the new server itself?
      I'm fine like this at the moment, Albion doesn't seem overpopulated to me and ping looks fine for me (I'm from Italy), I really don't need a new EU server because of the ping, nor because of "they gave one to Asian players, why not to European ones?".
      No, I'm not in hope to see a EU server at this moment, also I'd like to see some special conjunction event (like Superbowl!) between the 2 servers, instead of splitting them into smaller parts. :D

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    • Toxicator wrote:

      Do you think Albion Online should have European servers?
      I do not. The east server was created to tap into the asian market and combat very high pings from Asia and Oceania. European pings to the west server are perfectly playable. Further splitting the playerbase would be detrimental imo


      Toxicator wrote:

      Additionally, having separate servers allows for more customized content for each region, allowing for specific events and content to be tailored to the preferences of different regions.
      Id be surprised as they need to develop separate code and patches for each server. Far easier to have two identical servers and patch the same.
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    • Thank you so much for the reply guys !

      Madma wrote:

      Albion doesn't seem overpopulated to me and ping looks fine for me (I'm from Italy)
      I do think the same as you write in this post.


      Midgard wrote:

      Id be surprised as they need to develop separate code and patches for each server. Far easier to have two identical servers and patch the same.
      I am also thinking how they will manage the patches for the Asian Server

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    • further segmentation of the playerbase is bad. competition for resources and the current market is completely nulled if you can walk into zones and see full nodes everywhere. the game is in a solid state and i am interested to see how it adjusts with the adoption of east (i am less optimistic than the devs)

      the internet in SEA is completely different and i understand the issues with ping/playability there. I think the buck stops there from a new server standpoint. 100-200MS in this game is not going to make or break you -- and we don't see packet loss like there is in SEA between US/EU, the internet backbone is much more mature.

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    • personally I think server split + focus on mobile and being a top 20 steamdeck game. You will see console launch or announce of launch within a year. Which would cause a population explosion

      There some patch issues to overcome with that due to Playstation stick patching but games make it work.

      Until population stabilize or big influx come in another server is very dangerous. NA/EU is very integrated into the core of ablion and splitting that dynamic is dangerous

    • Midgard wrote:

      Toxicator wrote:

      Do you think Albion Online should have European servers?
      I do not. The east server was created to tap into the asian market and combat very high pings from Asia and Oceania. European pings to the west server are perfectly playable. Further splitting the playerbase would be detrimental imo
      My bet is you never tried to play 5v5 with an EU frost vs NA one.

      The more curious question is why the hell did they chose an NA server location for an originally 70-80% EU located player base in the first place?

      Eve Online has London servers location which is as close to perfect as you can get, why not just adopt best practices?

    • Zumzat wrote:

      My bet is you never tried to play 5v5 with an EU frost vs NA one.
      Im 700/700 frost and have. Its not ideal, but not a showstopper.

      Zumzat wrote:

      The more curious question is why the hell did they chose an NA server location for an originally 70-80% EU located player base in the first place?

      Eve Online has London servers location which is as close to perfect as you can get, why not just adopt best practices?
      Firstly Im pretty sure the choice was a financial one. They've gone with whoever they felt offered the level of service that they required at the most cost effective rate for the service provided.

      Not sure where you get the 70-80% EU numbers from. Have you got any data to back that up?
      Midgard
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    • Midgard wrote:

      Firstly Im pretty sure the choice was a financial one. They've gone with whoever they felt offered the level of service that they required at the most cost effective rate for the service provided.
      No way I would ever believe that Frankfurt (which is a major internet routes hub) data centers offer lower quality and/or higher prices than US DC. Even 8-9 years ago as the game entered its primary dev stages. I would rather assume that it was more of a marketing decision than a financial or technical one.

      Midgard wrote:

      Not sure where you get the 70-80% EU numbers from. Have you got any data to back that up?
      My primary source for this judgement is the Albionbuff crystal league stats website, which unfortunately is available no more. I agree that it is very relative source, but I don't think SBI offers us anything better in terms of official statistics provision.

    • Midgard wrote:

      European pings to the west server are perfectly playable
      only if you play in a group of 5+

      everything below and more than 70% of the weapons in the game have a noticeable difference.
      5v5 is dead for this very reason and as you can see NA has not been able to fill this content that is heavily pushed by SBI, EU server is what would revive GVG and not only.
      ( not to mention routing problems from time to time and random lags that can occur for weeks to this additional VPN and other 3rd party programs that are must have for comfortable playing)


      EU server is the next step for SBI, albion is no longer a sandbox but an MMORPG with full loot pvp, so I don't see why they should stick to one global EU/NA server which is unlikely to get more people playing and EU server has a lot of potential.
      Do it for instance content only!

      Each tick of a DoT now puts the original caster into combat again (currently they only get into combat on the first application of the DoT)

    • solventh wrote:

      hey are "perfectly" connected.
      Again - its your misinterpretation of the nuances and colloquialisms of the English language. Im guessing its not your first language, which is fine.

      "perfectly playable" and "perfect connection" are two completely different things.
      Midgard
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    • Midgard wrote:

      Again - its your misinterpretation of the nuances and colloquialisms of the English language. Im guessing its not your first language, which is fine.
      "perfectly playable" and "perfect connection" are two completely different things.


      yes, they are 2 completely different things.

      but "perfectly playable" involves "perfect\fair connection." that's what you dont get. :]