additional servers/realms

[steuben]

atleast i think this hasn\'t been discussed. and it is a request about future versions of ps.

not additional servers to reduce lag. i know that much of the lag is client and mb related.

but, more realms then just the levels of the world within the stalatite (i can never remember the name). i understand that the dev team doesn\'t want non-planeshift shards to develop.

but, perhaps we could get a glimpse into how/if new 3rd party realms will be added.

i figure there\'ll be some design requirements on plot, design, balance, etc. a level consisting of a flat plane filled with crystal spawn points probably wouldn\'t make it. nor would a simple hack and slash realm.

as well as availability requirements. something like 24/7 with 95% uptime. unless it fits with the plot.

so in a long winded way i want the requirements for additional offical 3rd party realms.

[Moogie]

You wouldn\'t need additional servers for additional realms, not unless each realm was larger than the entirety of 2 whole MMORPGs put together... and I honestly don\'t think PS will be that big.

From the PS site:

We are not accepting other servers applications right now. More servers will be needed for the next version. When needed a request will be posted on the main site. Thanks for your support.

This means when additional servers are needed, the requirements will be posted. As it is, I\'m pretty sure Fragnetics is capable on it\'s own right now, and I\'ve heard nothing of any need for additional servers to be put up in the near future.

[steuben]

i\'m kind of looking aways down the road, at the post beta stages, after ps has been sealed and delivered. rather than in the immediate future.

[zinder]

By whats so far said the levels of the stalagtite are fairly big. Also there is the labirynth, a cave-maze in the wall of the stalactite and perhaps in more of the wolrd material. Then there are the homeplanes and the surface, which may become accessible much later in development.

For 3rd party realms there dont seem to be rules made besides you need approval of the PS team if you are going to use PS artwork or rules. Then IMHO it also seems easier to join the team to create a realm than to do it from outside.

If you replace art and rules, you can create your very own realm. But i doubt you could attach it someway to PS. It would be its own MMORPG.

[Moogie]

PS has a whole bunch of volunteer servers, aswell as Fragnetics, who are willing to become official servers. This wouldn\'t mean the realm is split; rather, they all form the larger, unified realm, each hosting/taking care of an area of Yliakum, and each linked to eachother as opposed to being standalone.

But yes, we\'re a looong ways from that. Not really worth thinking about at this stage.