PC NA vs PC EU

Rake

Stebarnz wrote: »

So after playing (and paying for) PC NA since launch and becoming more and more dissatisfied with the direction of the game, the performance, the lack of communication and feedback, 23 1200+ cp toons and all geared and completing pretty much everything the game has to offer, I decided to look for a different challenge so I started from absolute fresh on the PC EU server, no CP, no gold, no support to see if I could get some love back for the game the way that i first fell in love with it, I took two chars from level 0 to CP 300.

Well.... the main difference between the 2 servers is performance.... INB4 anyone says well you will have more ping and worse performance your in murica, I live in the UK but for my work situation I decided to play PC NA as I would be playing more in that time zones busy hours.

So lets recap I live in the UK and PC NA has noticeable better performance also less crashes and logging in issues! ikr!

The 2nd thing I noticed was the lower population even 'peak' EU hours did not feel close to NA 'peak' so queue times are longer and there isn't as much on the vendors and there are less people running around in every zone.

The 3rd thing people are gonna contest, but it is true, the skill level on PC EU is terrible when compared to NA, from random normals to BG's from Cyro to Vet trials. In every area the NA server contains higher skilled people who play. I know this game inside out, every class and skill, every armour set and weapon, how to move and how to chain skills and animation cancel to be as effective as possible. So I can say these things with authority. As a low CP player with bad gear I can completely out class max CP players on PC EU was common and I know it happens on PC NA but it is much less common from the BG's I have seen and ran.

The 4th and probably most upsetting for me is the general attitude, PC EU has very little communication in groups and players actively refusing to synchronise to be an effective team (most noticeable in BG's). Every body seems to want to be an ***hole or complete ignorance. I get less English speakers but nothing at all? not even an effort?
Zone chat is super toxic and just not a nice environment to play a game in. I did join 5 guilds to also test this and talked to some very nice people, so when participating in guild organised things it was better and good to play, but again not as much as PC NA.

To summarise it was nice to start from fresh and try to remember the good old days but unfortunately the game has changed so so much and not in a positive way I couldn't say I rekindled the love I once had.
Also if you play PC EU currently you should have a try on PC NA its a nicer more friendly place but you will have to bring your 'A' game as the poopy PC EU average will not fly.

Modesty alert!

Pastas

Gargath wrote: »

Pastas wrote: »

If you don't like it just turn off zone chat, there is an Enghish only chat by the way.

Lol this advice again, if you see anything wrong just turn it off. Thanks champ.

@Gargath
What's wrong with someone using his language? Just because you don't underntand it it's wrong?
Waiting for your answer champ.

Woeler

Stebarnz wrote: »

I know this game inside out, every class and skill, every armour set and weapon, how to move and how to chain skills and animation cancel to be as effective as possible. So I can say these things with authority.

I've seen good and bad people on both servers. I'm pretty sure geolocation has little influence on skill in a computer game.

Stebarnz

pieratsos wrote: »

Stebarnz wrote: »

pieratsos wrote: »

Stebarnz wrote: »

OK, I can only go on what I personally experienced and talk about that.
Of course ive heard of HODOR and watched some of their vids but I'm trying to not be as invested in this game as I was so I can switch games easy when one I fancy comes available so i wasn't sure if HODOR were still going.
Don't watch this game on twitch anymore so I haven't really seen anything top tier being done.
I will keep playing EU as one of the guilds there is pretty cool and hopefully as I improve CP and gear I will see some top tier players.
Didn't mean to trigger the keyboard warriors. peace.

So basically you are not keeping up with top tier players but you thought it was a good idea to tell an entire server that they are not as skilled and then actually bash them and call them keyboard warrior for disagreeing with you. Lmao. The irony.

Jesus, How can I keep up with top tier at 300 cp?
I only commented on what I saw which is some pve aspect and a little pvp aspect bg's and a bit of cyro.
Then commented on performance being the bigger issue.
Then on player attitude, again only what I experienced.

Going on what the responses have been it seems like EU has a very elite top level small player base then a massive skill gap to the 'casual' and people who are not so focussed on pulling good dps or being pvp competitive and just wanna have some fun.
I will try and get to max CP and get geared on EU then hopefully find the best players to play with and against before my patience with the poor management of this game runs out.
Performance for me on NA is better, even though I live in UK and it seems there are more players on EU with bad attitudes, just my observation so far.

P.S I don't think irony means what you think it means.

That's not what I meant with keeping up with top tier players.

Good to know that you admit that you have limited experience on EU. Maybe now you'll realize how dumb it is to judge an entire server based on that limited experience.

But then again I wouldn't expect much more from someone who can't see the irony in sitting behind a keyboard bashing an entire server and then calling them keyboard warriors. Lol.

stop trolling hoping for negative responses, you sound young.

Stebarnz

RodneyRegis wrote: »

"I know this game inside out, every class and skill, every armour set and weapon, how to move and how to chain skills and animation cancel to be as effective as possible. So I can say these things with authority."

Can't think why people are rude to you on EU. You sound great.

Your point about performance is valid, Zos clearly prioritise NA.

Thanks at least someone can see my points.

Aznox

@Stebarnz your first impression seems to be based for a big part on players you met in BG.

You must be aware that a fresh account/char will need quite some time to rank up in MMR ? How many matches have you played on both sides ?

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