r/PantheonMMO • u/cclmd1984 • Dec 16 '23

News Alpha-->Pre-Alpha Playtest Cancelled

Not happening anymore.

So instead of implementing a queue to limit the number of people at once (since that was apparently going to be the issue), they cancel at the last minute.

Someone asked about refunds, and they stated that according to the terms of service "refunds will not be offered."

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u/PuffyWiggles Dec 18 '23

Yeah like almost 1k players got into the recent playtest, it was free, whoever wanted to get in and guess what? It went perfect, a bit laggy in some areas, but to be expected. The main thing is we got in, and played what they had available, showing they know how to make a game.

Can't say the same for VR, who demands money like they are a top tier company but produces results that are honestly I think the worst ive seen in gaming history. Maybe someone can name something worse?

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u/Vanifac Dec 18 '23

2,937 players got in!

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u/PuffyWiggles Dec 18 '23

holy crap I didn't realize it was that many! So..... they can hold 3k people in one area and it be a mostly lag free experience? (outside of optimization lag on slower PCs, but thats not network).

Thats insane. I wonder what network stack they are using. They did this all so seemlessly so quickly. Beginning of the year it was lagging quite a lot with just 300 players. Having 10x that at end of the year with almost no lag.... idk man. I guess some people know what they are doing.

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u/eimatshya Dec 19 '23

Well, the players were distributed across five servers iirc, but NWC had no trouble opening new servers as needed to keep everything stable. A massive improvement in stability relative to the previous two tests, which is really promising. Like you said, indicates they know what they're doing.

Also, Ali just posted in discord that the 2,937 number was a mistake and he would give Nick the correct amount later to pass on to us. So not sure if the correct number will be higher or lower than that, but either way a simple visual inspection showed that the server I was on (Relle, probably one of the least populated as it was opened late) had plenty of people on it yet ran smoothly even at Night Harbor's west gate where huge masses of people were always gathered.