SOE Server
Merge Plan

Reported by Ralsu

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The
following arrived in my inbox from Elionia today:

Hey
Everyone,

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Here are
the details on the server merge.
We don’t have a firm date as we are still getting all the back-end
details worked out. The intent is to have them done within the next
three
weeks. We will announce a date as soon as we have it.

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Please feel
free to comment as I know you
will. I will try and clear up questions as they arise. I realize that
not
everyone will be happy with all of the decisions, but I’m open to
suggestions if someone presents a better idea and it’s something that
is
feasible for us to implement in time.

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">

 

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Servers

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">There will be 2 US PVE, 1
EU PVE, and 1 US PVP server.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Thunderaxe, Woefeather,
and Gulgrethor would merge into server A PVE

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Targonor, Hilsbury, and
Shidreth would merge into sever B PVE

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Tharridon, Varking, and
Frengrot would merge into sever C PVP FFA

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Gelenia and Infineum
would merge into server D EU PVE

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">For Florendyl we will be
soliciting feedback via a poll and discussion as to whether or not the
players think it should be merged.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We are open to
considering the option of leaving it up with the understanding that the
population is way under what it needs to be to be healthy but we
wouldn’t recommend it.

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">

 

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">All existing servers will
go away and everyone will be moved to new servers.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We will post a poll so
you can vote on the new server names.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">PVP players will be able
to move to PVP OR PVE servers.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">PVE players will only be
able to move to PVE servers.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">PVP rule set will be FFA.

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">

 

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Characters
that have not chosen a server will be moved based on popularity of
servers. 

w:st="on"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">US face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> characters moved this
way will be on a US
server. 

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">EU players moved will be
on an EU server. 

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">PVP players will be moved
to the new PVP server.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Each character will get
one free server move after the merge.

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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Character
Naming

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Characters name priority
is based on style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">First created, if also
played within the last 30 days size="2">

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Last Played

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Those characters that
have name collisions will be marked, and upon next login will have to
choose a new name before that character can log in.

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">

 

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Housing

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The price for the
player’s plot is refunded to the player in coin. face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The resources used to
generate the house are refunded to the player via the housing resource
escrow.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The current upkeep
balance will be refunded to the character

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Fixtures and items in the
house will be placed in the escrow.

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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Boats

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Boats will be marked as
needing to be named. style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">

 

style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">VGPlayers
issues

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We are still working out
the specifics on this.

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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Corpses
left in the world

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">All corpses will go away.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Any items left on corpses
will go to your escrow account.

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Exp on the corpse will be
returned to you.

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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Mail

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Any pending mail will be
returned to sender. style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">

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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Friends
list

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We are still working out
the specifics on this.

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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Guild
names

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We are still working out
the specifics on this.

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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Market
items

face="Arial" size="2"> style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Items in the market will
be returned via mail.

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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">One to Two
weeks prior to the
consolidation, players will be able to type a slash command
(MOVESERVER) that
will select what server they want that character to reside on.