Being totally honest, I think it's looking more and more likely that we will be sticking with Crystal Desert when the game launches but we do have to wait for the official server list.

I mean they said that the current Stress Test server is close to the launch list but adding just "Eternal Grove" back to that list would still make that statement correct. I hate the way companies keep people in the dark and would just rather they made a decision early so we can plan accordingly.

I dunno, apparently even if I am playing slowly XD I tend to be moving pretty fast, habit I guess. Since I gather, craft, explore repeat events XD. I was 35 and hadn't even finished all the starting areas and only did a couple 15-25 areas during bwe 3 XD with 100 and 75 in two tradeskills before i finaly ran out of materials XD

Crystal Desert was selected as the server during BWE3 and remains it due to the stress test not being wiped yet, but yes as stated there will be a wipe.

I have no clue atm if we will be choosing a new home server come launch however, if we do there will be a post here on the forums about it.

Remember, this is still suppose to be a group effort, not just Stonewall itself, obviously if over population is an issue which is an obvious issue with Crystal Desert. I am sure it will pop up during the talks on server selection, but first we need the final official list

WvW we don't have to assume about WvW, because they more then likely will be very active communties for it (aside from the 3 low servers), it is a really popular draw to the game for the people who enjoy world pvp and the pvpve environment while having a regular pve side to level and play normally.

We are gonna run into jerks and badmouthers no matter where we go, that kind of gamer has been bred into the MMOG community heavily now thanks to a certain game.

She is actually very clever to say that the DSC isn't an alliance. It's simply a system of communication and as such there isn't a "leading" guild which would by default take command of the alliance.

I don't fully understand how she intends to use it though because all of the guild leaders will be representing their guilds and as such wouldn't see the chat in the DSC. She used an example of being in a guild of 20 members and needing 50 to take down the shatterer (BIG DRAGON), she implies that she would contact the leaders of the other guilds to request assistance.

Great! But is she really going to private message each and every guild leader? What if the guild leader isn't online right now? Is the membership for that entire guild not invited? She is going to private message the guild leaders who are online and are of the biggest guilds (to get the best return) and the small guilds will be left in the wilderness.

She could get the same information by making a list in notepad of the guild leaders and their guild names (well except she wouldn't know if they were online, but as I said a guild leader isn't the only important member of a guild. In fact every single member is just as important).

We need a real alliance system, one which comes with an Alliance chat so that all senior members of every guild can communicate. This is the only way cross-guild communication has any realistic way of working (with any consistency). ArenaNet have confirmed an alliance system will be arriving in the game at some point.

I will echo what she said about guild drama though. Guild Wars 2 is a game where a server is the "team" and there is no reason why one guild should be in direct competition with each other. As long as the server is doing well, and everyone is having fun, that's all that matters.

Well we can look at the reddit guild/server list (im not sure where it is, but its somewhere ;P) and do some research on the guilds inhibiting the "3/4" servers that we are interested in?

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My gut feeling is not to be at the "very" top.....just damn close to it. And that's all it is is a gut feeling. I will do my best to get on whatever server is selected for us :)

gotta agree with this... I think the sweet spot is around the 3/4 highest pop.. we want an active WvW community.. playing RvR and DAoC for a number of years trust me you do not want a dead WvW server.. these high pops are a very temporary issue.. even the highest pop now will be moderate a year from now..

anyway we don't even know the list yet..

while i like the fact that they have this in the game, i think they should hold it off until one of the first few patches, so people don't just push the AWESOME score that Jeremy Soule put out. He's an amazing composer. Look what he's done in just the past 10 years
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Dungeon Siege (2002)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002)
Natural Selection (2002)
Neverwinter Nights (2002) (music was later reused in Neverwinter Nights 2)
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (2002)
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002)
Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (2003)
Sovereign (canceled in 2003)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
Impossible Creatures (2003)
Unreal II (2003)
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna (2003)
Armies of Exigo (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004)
Kohan II: Kings of War (2004)
Guild Wars Prophecies (2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Dungeon Siege II (2005)
Company of Heroes (2006)
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (2006)
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (2006)
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (2006)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)
Prey (2006)
Guild Wars Factions (2006)
Guild Wars Nightfall (2006)
Guild Wars: Eye of the North (2007)
Supreme Commander (2007)
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (2009)
Order of War (2009)
zOMG! (2009)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Deep Black (2011)
Otomedius Excellent (2011)
Guild Wars 2 (2012)
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (2012)

Gotcha. Thanks for the confirmation!

Don't worry! All characters and stuff get erased before launch, so people will choose their server and stuff again at launch!(headstart)

Hi all,

I hopped onto GW2 to try out the stress test, but saw that our home realm, Crystal Desert, was full. I'm guessing (and hoping!) that only refers to this particular stress test, and that I'll still be able to join everybody by making a character on Crystal Desert when the game goes live ... but if anyone knows for sure, I'd love the confirmation!

Thanks,
Mel

A Desolation Server Council.....okay I will buy it in concept...in theory it sounds like a dream-come-true and something many of us would have benefited from in other games. I don't know why I am skeptical about this though...I suppose my fears for this is: that often the designers or whoever make something wonderful like this....then real people with their egos and attitudes turn it into something like....for instance....jock-itch...after the lame and near-sighted people get through with it...you need a prescription...for something!!!

I sincerely hope not in this case!

My gut feeling is not to be at the "very" top.....just damn close to it. And that's all it is is a gut feeling. I will do my best to get on whatever server is selected for us :)

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I agree with Halish. Me personaly, i would not join a guild that spams chat channels. Because i have this feeling: if you advertise something to much, there must be something wrong with it. I prefer to be in a guild where people did a little effort to join up.

In full agreement. Thank you :)

I hope this gets reported by someone...that's terribly unfair, realistically he should have died many times over during some of these fights. :evil:

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What did you THINK I meant? Get your head out of the gutter, geez.

I clicked on this thread and now I am sooo disapointed.... :whistle:

Well for what's it's worth....I was expecting something else also. ROFL-LMAO!

The domain is hosted by one of the original founders of Stonewall Fleet. He's been hosting it since our founding without incident, but it appears that its registration has lapsed. I'm trying to get in touch with him to get the domain renewed and/or transferred to me.

I did get this working during the last stress test.. very nice to have this option. I only had a MainMenu playlist named so during the first server kick Daft Punk started playing.. sorta freaked me out at first.

The game currently recognizes eight playlists:

Ambient,
Battle,
BossBattle,
City,
Crafting,
MainMenu,
NightTime,
Underwater (Spongebob Squarepants theme totally goes here...or Maybe some good Dory quotes.. just keep swimming..)

It would be nice if we could see into the future and check out how the population, etc. falls..

A visit to stonewallfleet.com does not bring up the expected page, but rather a GoDaddy (really?) parking page with the following notice:

NOTICE: This domain name expired on 08/09/2012 and is pending renewal or deletion.

Did someone forget to renew? Whoever is in charge of this might want to take a look at it.