Request for Information: Population indicators

Keron · October 2014

@ZOS_BrianWheeler @ZOS_GinaBruno and whoever it may concern:

Why is it such a secret how many players one / two / three / lock indicators mean in the campaign overview? I humbly request to have these numbers made public. If you are not allowed to give them precisely, please at least state a ball park number and/or tell us that you aren't allowed to.

Please do not remain quiet again. If you are not allowed to talk about things like this, tell us. While we may not understand or condone this kind of interdiction, we will at least appreciate you being straight with us.

Keron · October 2014

The next direct question that is completely ignored by those asked for their input. It just has to hurt to let their customers hang in the air like this only due to some unfathomable company policy. At least that is the only reason I can imagine. Can't be they do not care at all.

Sallington · October 2014

Keron wrote: »

The next direct question that is completely ignored by those asked for their input. It just has to hurt to let their customers hang in the air like this only due to some unfathomable company policy. At least that is the only reason I can imagine. Can't be they do not care at all.

Maybe it's because you asked a question on a weekend, and the community managers would need to discuss with members of different teams in the company what info, if any, they could give out.

Oughash · October 2014

Keron wrote: »

@ZOS_BrianWheeler @ZOS_GinaBruno and whoever it may concern:

Why is it such a secret how many players one / two / three / lock indicators mean in the campaign overview? I humbly request to have these numbers made public. If you are not allowed to give them precisely, please at least state a ball park number and/or tell us that you aren't allowed to.

Seconded. Having the information available would also enable self-correcting behaviors in the player base, e.g. a player sees AD pop capped at 200, and sits 100th in queue --> decides to go play on a different campaign or play a DC/EP character.

Keron · October 2014

Sallington wrote: »

Maybe it's because you asked a question on a weekend, and the community managers would need to discuss with members of different teams in the company what info, if any, they could give out.

On the other hand it's not the first time I posed this question, also tagging them, albeit before was always in context with other topics. Also, they have personnel monitoring the forum constantly and dropping something like "we're looking into this, come back to you later" after having it sit here for a day may be a step to improve customer relations.

But you are right. Maybe I am just too impatient and demanding.

Keron · October 2014

Another two days passed, still no reply. What was I thinking when I asked for official information...

Enodoc · October 2014

I'm sure someone somewhere knows what the cap is. From the cap, you just have to take percentages:

Low: 0-30%
Med: 30-60%
High: 60-90%
Full: 90% +

Keron · October 2014

While I very much appreciate your willingness to help resolve this problem, I still wait for a green reply. I want to have a confirmed and officially sanctioned hard number for the values to once and for all render speculation unnecessary.

Enodoc · October 2014

Keron wrote: »

While I very much appreciate your willingness to help resolve this problem, I still wait for a green reply. I want to have a confirmed and officially sanctioned hard number for the values to once and for all render speculation unnecessary.

Aye that's fair enough. It's possible that the cap is soft as well, meaning there's some leeway on what the server allows in. If the soft cap is 2000, that means each faction can have around 666 players, putting the numbers at 200, 400, 600 respectively. Only someone like @ZOS_BrianWheeler‌ would be able to confirm this though. Or maybe @ZOS_TristanK‌ would be able to run over to the PvP team and ask him on our behalf