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@russ_bullock: Okay here is a subject that went quiet for a while-calling all Euro/Asian players-how important would 1)Euro servers like Germany be for you
@russ_bullock: 2) localized languages for FIGS and perhaps Russian
@russ_bullock: Basically I would assume anyone from England to the Ukraine and Russian would see huge Ping improvements
@russ_bullock: Basically we have the real concern of MM buckets so it would likely work where players choose NA or Euro or both.
@russ_bullock: Both would mean your willing to play matches on either, for many Euro players they might likely do this since they are use to playing on NA
@russ_bullock: Perhaps even many East Coast NA players would also choose both. Of course besides improving ping rates for many non NA players the hope is
@russ_bullock: That many non NA players that do not play any longer due to high ping would now play MWO.
@russ_bullock: At one point way back in mid 2012 we mentioned we may have a Euro founders program - not sure if that is still of interest to anyone.
@russ_bullock: Would need to be different of course-biggest reason is both the cost of Euro expansion and to see if people actually want Euro servers
@russ_bullock: In short we have a solution to accomplish this now that PGI controls the data centers, but need to determine the value to players and ROI
@russ_bullock: I will write up a command chair post on this subject in the coming week or two if it looks likely.
@russ_bullock: For example your a NA player home "sick" from work one day, you would allow the MM to put you on both NA and Euro servers
@russ_bullock: On the weekend with lots of players online in both regions perhaps more people restrict matching to their region
@russ_bullock: But the hope is that the % of players per server region is displayed like weight class distribution
@russ_bullock: and you can choose servers just as you do game modes, for your next search.
@russ_bullock: 2) localized languages for FIGS and perhaps Russian
@russ_bullock: Basically I would assume anyone from England to the Ukraine and Russian would see huge Ping improvements
@russ_bullock: Basically we have the real concern of MM buckets so it would likely work where players choose NA or Euro or both.
@russ_bullock: Both would mean your willing to play matches on either, for many Euro players they might likely do this since they are use to playing on NA
@russ_bullock: Perhaps even many East Coast NA players would also choose both. Of course besides improving ping rates for many non NA players the hope is
@russ_bullock: That many non NA players that do not play any longer due to high ping would now play MWO.
@russ_bullock: At one point way back in mid 2012 we mentioned we may have a Euro founders program - not sure if that is still of interest to anyone.
@russ_bullock: Would need to be different of course-biggest reason is both the cost of Euro expansion and to see if people actually want Euro servers
@russ_bullock: In short we have a solution to accomplish this now that PGI controls the data centers, but need to determine the value to players and ROI
@russ_bullock: I will write up a command chair post on this subject in the coming week or two if it looks likely.
@russ_bullock: For example your a NA player home "sick" from work one day, you would allow the MM to put you on both NA and Euro servers
@russ_bullock: On the weekend with lots of players online in both regions perhaps more people restrict matching to their region
@russ_bullock: But the hope is that the % of players per server region is displayed like weight class distribution
@russ_bullock: and you can choose servers just as you do game modes, for your next search.
