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Originally posted by Firestormalpha:
Question. Is there only one server for FFXI? If so, why not more? I mean AO has more than one server. Most of them split by language. Then there's also the starting area's that they use to keep strong players from picking out newbies to knock around.
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FFXI has lots of servers... Not sure how many but several, as do most MMMORPGs... AO has only 3 which is rare... RK1 and RK2 are both english mainly servers ( you will find many Eupoeans (French mostly) on these)... There is one server that is German but I have a couple toons there and really it is as much english as it is German...
Most other MMORPGS have more then 10 servers and that is what makes AO better IMO... Nearly everyone is on only 2 servers (The German on is pretty queit)...
Also as far as the strong players vs the new players in AO you do not have to go up against them... You are given 1 minute to leave a PVP area if perhaps you enter on... So you never, unless you want, have to battle other players...
EQ has at least 10 servers I think more now
AC same
SWG has over 10 as well
FFXI not sure but I know it has several
DOAC has over 10
That IMO gives AO the edge because nearly everyone is "together"...
The starting areas are all free of PVP and are strickly PvM... If you want to PvP and play that way you will need major money (credits) to "twink out" your character to be competitive...
Problem, other then the language issue in FFXI, is that each additional char costs money...And I believe that, like SWG, you can only have 1 toon per server...(not 100% about that though)... but I know that it cost extra $ for each char...
Im not saying AO is the be all and end all of MMORPGs but I have played them all except FFXI and it is the best... My opinion (maybe not fair) is based on people I have played the other MMORPGs with,,,,