Petition for an Australian District

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

R/

Please Read: This is a petition for an Australian District, not an Australian Server!!

Greetings all, in particular Australians. I come here today in the hopes to get the ball rolling for an Australian district to be added in the European servers. Like all Aussies I have been playing with a large community of people in Europe (mostly england), and while I still enjoy meeting people in this part of the world, I would like to play more with peeps in my time zone. Some of you may say "join an Australian guild then" and that is true, I could choose to leave my English based guild that I have been apart of for 1 year as of 5th December. However I don't want to limit my access to all the great people I have met and will continue to meet.

Basicly its a time zone thing, we share a server with people that would mostly be asleep while we are awake. Adding a district for us would be a tidy way to keep the aussie community playing and expanding the game in a possitive direction. As a lot of you will notice in the Euro servers they have districs for Italy, France, Germany, even Spain. Australia is a large country with a large player base for GW, so it's not like there isn't enough of us to make it worth while. Also the great thing about having a district rather then a whole new server would mean we can still play with our European friends as we choose, just a click on the change districts button, and its done.

Australia is a close community, we enjoy Guild Wars and the experiences it provides, and this district would be a neat way of strengthening this game community. If anyone for Anet is out there, please listen to us Australians. We are a part of this game just as much as any other country.

Regards Stiffler (IGN: Glichy Mc Glich)

FelixCarter

FelixCarter

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

/Signed. It's Australia. 'Nuff said.

rong626

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2006

hell

Woot

P/W

/notsigned
try international dists

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by rong626
/notsigned
try international dists
You can't be serious? Its full of Asian's super spamming, can't read anything. We would be better off in Euro rather then International.

Have you ever been into International?

Addone_Abaddon

Addone_Abaddon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Jersey, Channel Islands

Perfection Is Everything [PiE]

W/

/signed

I'm not Australian, but if everyone else gets a district, why can't they?

daraaksii

daraaksii

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

why not?

/signed

Keilious Ahruhk

Keilious Ahruhk

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sydney

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

Mo/

/signed

Maybe if we had our own districts it would stop the mass exodus of aussies to american servers.

Our euro server is pretty screwed all round anyway, you only see english being spoken 50% of the time in english districts. :/

Jodie O

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/Me

/Not signed.
I like being on the US servers, 1000 Aussie's playing at 7pm divide that between 3 chapters. No thanks.

Angelica

Angelica

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Aussie land

Me/E

/Signed.

@Jodie O - How do you know about the 1000 australians? Even if it was true it's not fair that we cannot have our own district!
You can always play on the district you like, so why are you tinking only about yourself!

Cybergasm

Cybergasm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

/not-signed

You have the queen on your money... use England's districts :P

In all seriousness I think that the effort could be used for something alot more useful... like upgrading storage (cough cough). Furthermore, stuff like this will just get everyone wanting a district. It serves no real purpose.

EDIT: Not to mention that making more districts will just spread the people out further, and the game already sucks enough on the people aspect.

gameshoes3003

gameshoes3003

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

You say that people would be sleeping while you "aussies" are playing right? Well if there's an Australian district thingy, everybody will still be asleep while you're playing. I don't think there'll be much of a difference if any at all will happen if an Australian district came out.
/notsigned

skretth

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Australia

/not signed

like we need ANOTHER region fighting over favor

Jodie O

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/Me

@ Angelica - How do you know it's not 600 people on at 7pm? Silly me.

So are we just talking about an Australian server or how about some of these countries, I'm sure they would like a country based server too.
South Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam, England, Canada, Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Germany, France, Spain, Greece, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, India. etc etc
You get my point.

Why do you think it's FAIR that Australia gets a server before any of the above mentioned countries do. What makes us so special? I'm being deadly serious, anet might be reading this.

As for "tinking" about myself, its a petition. Everyone has the right to have a say, just because my view isn't shared by you, it doesn't mean that I can't say that I think a small population base of players aka Australians, is a bad basis for a new server and just because you say it's unfair.

K now it's your turn, rant at me Go you good thing!

S.U.K

S.U.K

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

wouldn't you like to know..

none

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by rong626
/notsigned
try international dists

thats like telling the hundreds of thousands of people in europe, sory no more district for you, try int districts but we never had one in the first place

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jodie O

So are we just talking about an Australian server or how about some of these countries, I'm sure they would like a country based server too.
South Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam, England, Canada, Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Germany, France, Spain, Greece, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, India. etc etc
You get my point.

Why do you think it's FAIR that Australia gets a server before any of the above mentioned countries do. What makes us so special? I'm being deadly serious, anet might be reading this.
Here's the thing, half those countries have there own districts. So if they have them, then why can't we?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cybergasm
In all seriousness I think that the effort could be used for something alot more useful... like upgrading storage (cough cough). Furthermore, stuff like this will just get everyone wanting a district. It serves no real purpose.
It's not even much effort, hell when major events happen you can even see 40+ German disticts. Like I said, its not a new server, its a new district, get it right.

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

/not signed

im saving the Australians because if you werent in America you would probably NEVER get favor, I mean look at places like Taiwan...

korcan

korcan

noobalicious

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by stiffler
Here's the thing, half those countries have there own districts. So if they have them, then why can't we?
umm maybe cause australia isnt in europe?

if anything, youd have to have your own region. and i dont know how that would work out

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by korcan
umm maybe cause australia isnt in europe?

if anything, youd have to have your own region. and i dont know how that would work out
Well then smart guy if we are not in Europe then why are we with Euro server.

Seissor

Seissor

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Squiggilyville. Population: Me.

[oRly] Hello Kitty Death Squad

R/Me

/not signed. not a large enough fanbase sorry, it'd be quiet, toooo quiet. id rather play on us servers where theres alot of other players.

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by MMSDome
/not signed

im saving the Australians because if you werent in America you would probably NEVER get favor, I mean look at places like Taiwan...
But we are not in America

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

R/

I think people have missed my point. I am not saying we be locked into our own district. I have English friends that I love to play with. My gripe is making a "neat and tidy" area for aussies. We do have a large fan base, I know this from sales of all three chapters being sold at EB's around the country (not including the other various game stores that sells it).

Spain has there own district!!!

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Ok 2 things; One slightly small, the other really stupid!


The OP is talking about a District..... See that people!

A district, a single section of a town/outpost for Australians. LA normally has about 3 dist's, Dist 1 being spam central.

NOT A SERVER, that's for all the idiots who can't read to know the topic of the conversation.


Australia is defaulted to the euro server because our packs, products and support are located and shipped from the Euro offices.

It's a matter of business and cost.

80% of all Aussies I know, and same for New Zealanders, have jumped servers to the North American one.
English is spoken and the timezone isnt such a hassel.

MMSDome
Arrogant much, I see Australian guilds taking favour all the time, TTA,LAW, AUST...


Sadly I'm not going to cast a say on the petion, I'm a NA server member and I like it.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

/Signed

Only because it'll give the Aussies one less thing to moan about when the lads return to England, still with the Ashes in their possession.

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu
[b]


Sadly I'm not going to cast a say on the petion, I'm a NA server member and I like it.
Just out of curiousity, how can you get onto NA servers? The only dist's I have available to me is English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and International. But International is rubbish because its only asians over there and I can't read there text.

BoredJoe

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

/signed.

May as well separate the nutters from every1 else. My understanding of the districts is that they are language based rather than country based. Tbh if you're not going to meet any Australians wandering around the English district how will it be any different with an Australian District? And do people expect Australians to move from the American server to the European one becasue of a new district?.

Carth`

Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

/notsigned

Australians speak English, they are fine in American or English districts. Time zone doesn't make a difference, because any Australians should be in that district, already. Having an Australian district just separates them and they will have less people to play with.

If they add a district it should be a Dutch one, because all the Dutch people speak Dutch in the English district and it's annoying. There are many many Dutch players, and it has been suggested before.

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by stiffler
Just out of curiousity, how can you get onto NA servers? The only dist's I have available to me is English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and International. But International is rubbish because its only asians over there and I can't read there text.
Not Dist... Server.

Once you have logged in to your account, click edit account. One of the options is to change the Territory, That will change you from the European server to the North American server.

Becareful, you can only change Territories a limited number of times. And then your stuck.

or untill you buy the next chapter, when you given another chance to change

Gildor Took

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Australia, 3rd rock from the sun

Mo/

/notsigned
I'm an Aussie but I don't think there are enough Aussies playing GW to warrant having a separate server. But if the numbers are there then do it.

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Australian's speak English. American speak... Amerikan.

Colour ....Color

G'day mate......How are you doing partner./ Hey bro whats happening

And the Australian Dist would be invaded by Pom's crying over the loosing the ashes! :P

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gildor Took
/notsigned
I'm an Aussie but I don't think there are enough Aussies playing GW to warrant having a separate server. But if the numbers are there then do it.
Its not a server, but a Dist in the Euro server.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu
And the Australian Dist would be invaded by Pom's crying over the loosing the ashes! :P
Or celebrating retaining them! The match at the Gabba was a crafty ploy to lure you into a false sense of security.

Carth`

Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu
Australian's speak English. American speak... Amerikan.

Colour ....Color
Oh em gee! How on earth can the two understand each other?

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Azagoth
Or celebrating retaining them! The match at the Gabba was a crafty ploy to lure you into a false sense of security.
Hmmm maybe we should have a GvG ashes series, Althea's Ashes of course :P

kang

kang

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

The Confidential Men [Cmen]

W/

Im Australian and I dont care, so what if we have our own dist? Id still be in the american ones because thats where all the people are, I moved out of European dists because they didnt have enough people.

Most Australians dont play during my hours anyway, I play at 11 at night, most Australian players are asleep by then.

Thallandor

Thallandor

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Singapore

Seers of Serpents [SoS]

R/

Oh no....not this again.... well at least it isnt on the general discussion.

Anyways good luck on the Petition. GOOOoooo OZZZZ(s)

Edit: btw does the Brits have their own district as well? never been the EU server long enough to find out. If they dont, then i suppose its hard to justifty for one for the OZ(s) and NZ.

Carth`

Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

There are English, French, German, Spanish and Italian districts on Euro servers.

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

OP... just to ensure that people read your post. Can you edit it and add this in please^^? (Include bold inserts)

Please Read: This is a petition for an Australian District, not an Australian Server!!

There are two problems with this idea however:

1. Regardless of what Roshi says, Both America and Australia speak English. The reason that would warrant Australians the ability to have their own distance is because of their long distance away from America/Europe

2. Australasians are already split across both America and Europe. To reduce lag and have the ability to interact with a bit more people, Aussies transfer from Europe. What will likely happen if Anet see this thread, is that they'll put the district onto the Eurpean server, because... by default...erm... we're under the commonwealth???

Renaming this thread to Australasia would be better. I'm from NZ, and as much as I *cough* love *cough* Australia, well...

Rain Knight

Rain Knight

Site Contributor

Join Date: Nov 2005

Australia

[KATE]

R/W

lol now im curious. can someone post a screenie on teh diff dist (as in the drag down bar on the upper left) in Euro server
cause all we have in american server is:
Lion's Arch (district 1)
Lion's Arch (district 2)
Lion's Arch (district 3)
etc etc
...

and OP i'd reckon changing to American server (how? its shown in the above post) would most likely change your experience..ta!


@terra Xin, not sure bout NZ but pretty sure there wont be any lag if you've a decent connection.

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Terra the only lagg NZ get is being 20yrs in the past :P


joking, we are in the same guild. Don't get offended peeps

Pwny Ride

Pwny Ride

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Aussieland

Prime Players Of [OSHA] ~ [dth] alliance. <3

Me/E

@ Sessior-

Fanbase? WE'RE A WHOLE FRIGGIN COUNTRY,a C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T NOT A CLUB!
A little respect please.

a) District and Server are 2 different things
b) If there was a DISTRICT i guarentee that Aussies would meet there
c) You dont even know what its like if youre not an Aussie, it gets rather lonely in a town in a euro server, and if we had an Australian district it would be a place we could meet.
d) Im sick to death of Poms moaning and poking fun at us over the Ashes (we will win by the way )

also @ Rain Knight -
We only get a certain amount of time to travel between servers, we shouldnt need to use up one of those chances just make it easier to meet with fellow Aussies.