DukeSloth

Account retired. Find me on bluesky as "thedukesloth"

BUSINESS ONLY: [email protected]

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

Any potential future posts by me can be found under "thedukesloth" over on the b1u3 bu773rfly website, so feel free to follow me there.

Not active here anymore for obvious reasons, only staying up to date with some game companies.

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@SavvvoGames @playnewworld @BagginsTV @YaBoiWiilly @TheARROWli @TrickTrickms @rozilol @JayOddity Thank you Savvvo! I hope you'll find a new game that you enjoy soon!

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@JayOddity @FruityNinja_ @NWGameStatus @BagginsTV I would claim I was lagswitching here but you already brought plenty of lag yourself 😆

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@hiveshadow72848 @NWGameStatus Hell yeah!!

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@FruityNinja_ @NWGameStatus @BagginsTV @JayOddity Thank you for raising your voice and showing up! This wouldn't have been possible without every person who contributed!

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@NWGameStatus Thank you so much! Incredibly grateful for you listening to the community feedback on this one, genuinely saves the game for a lot of us.

[New World Game Status @NWGameStatus]

After thorough consideration of community feedback received about the planned world merges, the decision has been made to retain one world in the AP Southeast and SA East regions.

The decision to merge worlds is made with consideration for many areas affected by player population such as queue times, and availability of opportunities to take part in multiplayer content. Our goal is to provide the best experience for players possible, and we understand concerns around latency and how important performance is to players.

We thank you for all of your feedback, and for the enthusiasm from the New World: Aeternum communities in the AP Southeast and SA East regions.

Below is an updated list of merges taking place:

• To El Dorado (US West): Aquarius & Pleiades (US West)
• To Delos (AP Southeast): Cerberus & Crux (AP Southeast)
• To Devaloka (SA East): Alkaid & Chertan (SA East)
• To Aries (EU): Iroko (EU)
•To Pangea (US East): Sundew (US East)
• To Tumtum - Playstation Only (US East): Nihal (SA East), Taiyi (AP Southeast), Mardi (EU), Kronomo (US West)

[BagginsTV @BagginsTV]

Hey @playnewworld @amazongames

Is there a way that we as a community can convince you to merge all AP servers together instead of merging them into US ones, or at least have a more open line of dialogue with the team about the decision process etc regarding the total closure of the APSE region, before you commit to the downtime and removal?

Too long, didn't read:
AP players are very upset, and the community feels that you are making a mistake by closing the region due to the issues that AP players will face because of the insane ping and time zone differences etc.

Full wall of text:
Over the past day or so, my chat (and not only mine, @JayOddity and many other streamers can attest, too) has been filled with AP players asking for help.

The community response to the complete removal of APSE servers has been unanimously negative, and the amount of people vocalising their upset does not reflect the idea that AP is a tiny part of the community. There are still plenty of active players in that region, and even more of them who are only taking a break.

Since you have told us that Season 10 is going to be a huge update, there has been a huge number of players who have voiced their plans across Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit etc to come back to NW:A when it drops later this year, including many APSE players.

By removing the AP region entirely, you are effectively removing the game from the market across the entirety of the Eastern regions. AP players will not merge with US and put up, they will just quit. The ping, for example, will make PvP completely unviable, and all end game PvE content will also be almost impossible - Wurm, Hive of Gorgons etc, all have mechanics that heavily rely on correct timings, dodges, quick reactions etc, and no matter how skilled the AP players may be, they will not be able to compete against the multi-second delays caused by such high ping.

Time zones also cause a huge issue. US East and West are not just a few hours behind - prime time (early to late evening) in AP is literally 12 hours ahead of prime time in US. When it is 5pm in AP, it is 5am in the US - this totally splits the player base, and will also prevent any AP and US players from teaming up for in-game events, seasonal challenges, world bosses etc; and so again just negates your reasoning for the merges.

You've told us that your reasoning for the merges and region closure was to give AP players a chance to experience the game with more players, more end game opportunities, more queue pops etc, but none of this will be achieved by merging them with US - you'll be putting them with more players, but they'll be players that the server delay will prevent them from competing against. You'll be putting them on servers with more raid runs, but since a huge majority of the runs are pre-coordinated and run at an agreed time that works for the rostered players, the AP players are very unlikely to be awake at the US servers' usual planned raid times. The queues won't pop any faster, because AP and US players will not be playing at the same time.

Please reconsider the AP part of the merges planned for next week, and if possible, at least try merging AP into one server before committing to the full region closure.🙂

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@playnewworld Merging AP and NA West WON'T result in a more active server due to the time zone difference. AP plays when NAW sleeps. Combine that with the people leaving due to ping (190+ms, tested today) and you end up with EVEN longer queues for AP players than on their own servers.

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@iimCastro @NWGameStatus @playnewworld I mean, I've been actively playing the last couple days. But look at which post you're responding to. They're currently planning to delete the region I'm playing in.

[Dune: Awakening @DuneAwakening]

It's time for another drawing for the Dune: Awakening Closed Beta!

Follow us, like this post, and retweet to be entered. Winners will be chosen and contacted next week.

Complete the Beta Player Survey and see more information on our forum post: https://t.co/nNiDT5zazN

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@_dcaiman_ Huge! Very much appreciate it!

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@YaBoiWiilly @GoodGuyLulu @playnewworld It's all good, I wasn't the first one to call it on this trailer anyways haha. @TrickTrickms was afaik

[Dune: Awakening @DuneAwakening]

Now’s your chance to participate in the Dune: Awakening Closed Beta!

Follow us, like this post, and retweet to be entered in for the drawing. Winners will be chosen and contacted next week.  Make sure your DMs are open so we can contact you!

Complete the Beta Player Survey as well as see more information on our forum post here: https://t.co/Z4Hs1Y2pr4

Bless the Maker and good luck.

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@NewMooseWhoThis So sorry about both the layoff and how your life has been going this year! I hope better things are just around the corner and you can find a job that allows you to spend more time with your loved ones and get some actual breaks.

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@EnaBuns Not you as well?! Not only are you such a great artist, you've also been committed to the game/company for so long, absolutely wild they wouldn't keep you. I'm so sorry, I hope you find somewhere else to apply your talent soon!

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@TitanForgeTina That's absolutely insane, I'm so sorry! I associate so much of SMITE's marketing and branding with you and your energy to this day, makes absolutely no sense they'd let you go. Hope you find a way to land on your feet as fast as possible!

[DukeSloth @DukeSlothTV]

@PlayNightingale Thanks! Crossing my fingers for an early invite wave, then 😄