Splitting the Hives into very small groups

[Frost20 20]

 This has been brought to my attention as a solution with a lot of potential. The server switch timer, the punishments for changing servers, these are all very iffy. The only thing that can work is if rocket regulates hives into a maximum of about 4-5 servers. 

 

 BUT...

 

 I have heard that there is a system in the works to have a maximum of loot across all servers, but in the meantime, maybe something like this could be implemented, it would not be nearly as hard and can bandage the problem in a very effective way.

 

 

 

 Blood and guts of this system would go something like...

 

 Hives of about 5 servers. Stick with a hive.. Change Hives and you get reset. 

 

 

PROS:

 

-Effectively stems the amount of blatant server hopping

-Keeps players closer together, more repeat interactions

 

CONS:

 

-Low/high player count per hive could cause issues

-The most lowly, vomit inducing nerds could essentially buy multiple copies to server hop systematically, but i doubt this would happen in-mass

Edited December 24, 2013 by Frost20

[Beck (DayZ) 1768]

-Low/high player count per hive could cause issues

 

Five servers would NEVER work for this sole reason. Have you seen the player counts recently?

[Frost20 20]

-Low/high player count per hive could cause issues

 

Five servers would NEVER work for this sole reason. Have you seen the player counts recently?

 

 

A simple que system could help for peak hours

[bad_mojo (DayZ) 1204]

Cons:

 

-Keeps players closer together, more repeat interactions

[Mallow88 110]

I liked the old method of every server saved your character separately. So you switch servers, your character starts over. You go BACK to the previous server, and your character on that server is maintained. I'm imagining this is how it's going to be solved, seeing as how this was what the mod turned into, essentially.

[Itsme (DayZ) 3]

You have good points there and i agree but im not sure if its needed yet  :rolleyes:

Edited December 24, 2013 by Itsme

[Frost20 20]

I liked the old method of every server saved your character separately. So you switch servers, your character starts over. You go BACK to the previous server, and your character on that server is maintained. I'm imagining this is how it's going to be solved, seeing as how this was what the mod turned into, essentially.

 

That defeats the purpose entirely... 

[Mallow88 110]

What's the purpose again? Being able to server hop so you don't have to walk to the next city? Yea, that's kinda the point to defeat that.

Edited December 24, 2013 by Mallow88

[Advent1 126]

I liked the old method of every server saved your character separately. So you switch servers, your character starts over. You go BACK to the previous server, and your character on that server is maintained. I'm imagining this is how it's going to be solved, seeing as how this was what the mod turned into, essentially.

Dayz mod didn't have different hives on every server. The official public hive was always together. What you're mentioning is private hives. Which from my understanding, there should be a -few- on DayZ SA from what I've seen.

Also, I think it would cost a lot more to have almost every server on a different hive, or a group of a few servers on different hives.

Edited December 24, 2013 by Advent1

[Wookieenoob 191]

 This has been brought to my attention as a solution with a lot of potential. The server switch timer, the punishments for changing servers, these are all very iffy. The only thing that can work is if rocket regulates hives into a maximum of about 4-5 servers. 

 

 BUT...

 

 I have heard that there is a system in the works to have a maximum of loot across all servers, but in the meantime, maybe something like this could be implemented, it would not be nearly as hard and can bandage the problem in a very effective way.

 

 

 

 Blood and guts of this system would go something like...

 

 Hives of about 5 servers. Stick with a hive.. Change Hives and you get reset. 

 

 

PROS:

 

-Effectively stems the amount of blatant server hopping

-Keeps players closer together, more repeat interactions

 

CONS:

 

-Low/high player count per hive could cause issues

-The most lowly, vomit inducing nerds could essentially buy multiple copies to server hop systematically, but i doubt this would happen in-mass

 

 

hives of 4 servers at 6 hour time differentials so you can play at whatever time of day you prefer on your server hive