Tag: Single server technology

I know what you are thinking: “Crom… grant me one request. Grant me single server technology! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!” You aren’t? Well, is this your card? Funcom’s recently launched The Secret World carried a rather significant upgrade to the Dreamworld engine. The Secret World runs on one server with several dimensions, allowing players to group up with one another even if their “home” dimensions are not the same. This also allows players with friends on other continents to play seamlessly and without the need for a separate account or subscription.

Well that tech is coming to Age of Conan. According to a recent blog post, on August 7th/8th, Funcom will be updating Age of Conan to allow for the future consolidation of databases. When servers are finally merged, Age of Conan will be left with one server of each type (PvE, PvP, Blood and Glory) for each region (NA and EU). Unfortunately due to the manner in which Age of Conan was coded, long before the single server technology was even thought of, implementing the cross-continent technology from The Secret World is impossible and players from North America and Europe will remain separated.

And yes, a server merger by any other name is still a server merger. According to several of my Age of Conan on-the-field informants, Funcom had expressed interest in combining the separate server types into one server. This may be confirmation that such a merger will not happen for an unknown reason.

(Source: Age of Conan Forums)

I know what you are thinking: “Crom… grant me one request. Grant me single server technology! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!” You aren’t? Well, is this your card? Funcom’s recently launched The Secret World carried a rather significant upgrade to the Dreamworld engine. The Secret World runs on one server with several dimensions, allowing players to group up with one another even if their “home” dimensions are not the same. This also allows players with friends on other continents to play seamlessly and without the need for a separate account or subscription.

Well that tech is coming to Age of Conan. According to a recent blog post, on August 7th/8th, Funcom will be updating Age of Conan to allow for the future consolidation of databases. When servers are finally merged, Age of Conan will be left with one server of each type (PvE, PvP, Blood and Glory) for each region (NA and EU). Unfortunately due to the manner in which Age of Conan was coded, long before the single server technology was even thought of, implementing the cross-continent technology from The Secret World is impossible and players from North America and Europe will remain separated.

And yes, a server merger by any other name is still a server merger. According to several of my Age of Conan on-the-field informants, Funcom had expressed interest in combining the separate server types into one server. This may be confirmation that such a merger will not happen for an unknown reason.

(Source: Age of Conan Forums)