Greetings SBers!
With open beta on the horizon, we felt it was time to upgrade our hardware. So this month, we will be migrating closed beta to a new server. It's a shiny new 100 Mbps server that has the capability to go all the way up to 1 Gbps (based on demand), has state-of-the-art 24-Core Intel Xeon Processors, and 24 GB of RAM.
Further, this new server will be 100% devoted to the "production" (user-facing) server. This is a departure from the previous setup, where the production server shared bandwidth with the testing servers.
In other words, the server speed will be increased
tenfold compared to the current server, and players will see a
very noticeable improvement in game stability, client-server sync, and lag server-side lag (and all of this is before we even consider the effects the cache server will have!)
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What does this mean for me?It means that the server can handle a lot more pressure, so we will be
lifting the single-box limit. That's right, you can now log in multiple characters, and we encourage you to do so to help us stress test the new equipment.
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What does this mean for my friends and guildies?We will also be hosting a
massive and unprecedented expansion of the current CB population. Basically, everyone with a registration date before this year may consider themselves pre-accepted (and the new guys aren't automatically out either). If you have been left out of the loop for CB, please post
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (and encourage your guild mates to do so also!)
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When are the new people joining?We currently have a target date of next week,
Friday March 21st.
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Is the CB server being wiped?The CB server data will remain intact for the time being since we are still benefiting from all of the useful testing data we continue to receive. New players will log in to find bustling world, full of active banes and mine fights that are sure to keep them busy for some time!
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What do I have to do to participate?Since we're using a new server, you will need to change your Arcane IP information to the following once it is ready (I will make a reply here):
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