Planeshift Birth Announcement

[Caarrie]

when you login when the stuff is finally setup you will see 2 servers to pick from on the login page, which you pick one or the other and you are set. you just have to remember where you logged in.

[Jaycc]

This makes me curious, if it is really a non-rp server, can people use names like "Pwnstar" and "PeterPwn" without getting them changed by a GM?

[Raekh]

First off, let me say I am grateful for the devs appear listening and considering opinions.

Now, I started as a PLer myself, not giving much heck on Setting or any roleplay. For say 2 months I had to watch roleplayers setting up fancy, cunning and exciting stories - I became intruiged, and I wanted to get myself into it, set up plans and plots, get people involved and all that!
And I do know quite some people who got infected the same way.
If those 2 servers were really strictly separated from each other, I tend to think I wouldnt become a roleplayer anymore. That much about the downside I see in this action.

As far as I know PlaneShift was once said to be a "real" mmoRPg. To me it looks like the devs back down and create a PL server, since keeping it all strictly roleplay'ish would be too much hassle. I cant but have to bewail this decision to split the game and the community.

[weltall]

Sorry for the quick OT post... but it seems that there might be a need for a drop-down for which server to log into... and it might also be worthwhile to add a "server version" that displays there (like the current titlebar version for the client)...

Might help in reporting bugs more effectively.

server version is the same and it's the stable version

[Tuxide]

If you get banned from one, do you get banned from the other?

[Smekel]

First off, let me say I am grateful for the devs appear listening and considering opinions.

Now, I started as a PLer myself, not giving much heck on Setting or any roleplay. For say 2 months I had to watch roleplayers setting up fancy, cunning and exciting stories - I became intruiged, and I wanted to get myself into it, set up plans and plots, get people involved and all that!
And I do know quite some people who got infected the same way.
If those 2 servers were really strictly separated from each other, I tend to think I wouldnt become a roleplayer anymore. That much about the downside I see in this action.

As far as I know PlaneShift was once said to be a "real" mmoRPg. To me it looks like the devs back down and create a PL server, since keeping it all strictly roleplay'ish would be too much hassle. I cant but have to bewail this decision to split the game and the community.

I don't think that RP is PROHIBITED on the new server.  Indeed it might be a proper venue for some of the RP's that run counter to settings, such as the vampire / possession / lost royalty RP's that are so popular with the kids these days.

[Mathy Stockington]

Pardon my ignorance or lack of understanding here. So there will be two servers; one where for role play and leveling if the players wish to and there is another server where there will be leveling and role play if they want to? What is the difference then from what we have now?

[Parallo]

What is the difference then from what we have now?

There will be two servers; one where for role play and leveling if the players wish to and there is another server where there will be leveling and role play if they want to.

[Prolix]

The  new server will have a completely clean database with no hidden remnants of past bugs.

[Smekel]

PlaneShift Birth Announcement

... We've been listening to what players have had to say on the forums and in IRC and thought it would be great fun to offer a place to let off some steam and just go... grind for a bit. You know, fill your pack to the brim with ulber furs, dig until your pick breaks; that sort of thing! This new server will be fully functional with all of the quests, NPCs, locations and mobs that we have currently. It is not going to take the place of laanx.fragnetics.com; instead it is going to provide us with a great place to run trials of new features and get feedback. If these features function well and don't disturb the flow of RP, they will then be added to laanx.

In keeping with the spirit of innovation and experimentation, planeshift.ezpcusa.com will also have more relaxed RP rules and naming conventions than laanx. We chose this path so that all of us, team members and players alike, can use the new server to better focus on testing improved game code and new features while allowing laanx to remain the haven of entertaining RP that keeps PlaneShift lore alive. This new approach can also lead to a more stable laanx if the PlaneShift community comes together to help make this server a fully populated proving-ground for fresh concepts ...

Mathy, I think that this portion of the announcement contains the answers you seek.  Five pages of discussion and interpretation by numerous posters may have clouded the gist of the original statement a bit.

[khoridor]

If you get banned from one, do you get banned from the other?

Got plans already?

[Tuxide]

If you get banned from one, do you get banned from the other?

Got plans already?

I must admit this non-RP server sounds like it would be really fun to grief.  I can imagine it now, a bunch of RPers signing on to the other server to grief the PLers.

[Waylander]

I don't think that RP is PROHIBITED on the new server.  Indeed it might be a proper venue for some of the RP's that run counter to settings, such as the vampire / possession / lost royalty RP's that are so popular with the kids these days.

Just before too many people start thinking they'll be booted of Laanx and sent to the second one.  Vampires are against the settings, possession by demons and such are as well, though there are glyph that may allow mind control.  As for lost royalty, I highly doubt anybody will be displaced for calling themselves "Sir", "Queen" or "King" if they've been doing it for a while

If anything, I imagine, it's for players with more drastic RPs (Vapirism and such) to escape the laughter of other players on Laanx

[Orgonwukh]

I propose to "lock" the names on both servers cross-wise.
- avoid abuse of character names by other players ("Hey, you insulted me?" - "No, that was my bad twin.")
- avoid mixing up of worlds and characters ("Hey, what world are we talking off?")
If someone wants the same name on both servers, a GM can check if the person is the same for both accounts and allow the name on demand.

[Caarrie]

I propose to "lock" the names on both servers cross-wise.
- avoid abuse of character names by other players ("Hey, you insulted me?" - "No, that was my bad twin.")
- avoid mixing up of worlds and characters ("Hey, what world are we talking off?")
If someone wants the same name on both servers, a GM can check if the person is the same for both accounts and allow the name on demand.

This would be almost impossible as the data for each character is seperate, sorry i dont see the devs ever taking the time to banname each and every char made on either server and cross check it, the purpose of this server was not to cause the devs or gms more work then they already have.