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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
There are five publicly accessible '''servers''' that run the City of Heroes game. Four of these servers are all physically located in Canada, with Reunion in Germany.
There are five publicly accessible '''servers''' that run the City of Heroes game. Four of these servers are all physically located in Canada, with Reunion in Germany. [[Server Transfer]]s are free and plentiful, so it is not necessary to carefully select a server before starting a character.


Additionally, there are the [[Beta Testing Shards]], of which there are presently four.
Additionally, there are the [[Beta Testing Shards]], of which there are presently four.


== Server Order ==
== Server Order ==
On the server selection screen, the first server listed is the most recent one you have accessed. The remaining servers are listed in increasing order of '''current load'''. While the load does not ''directly'' mean population, high populations are the largest and most common causes of server load. An account that has never logged in before will not have a "last accessed" server at the top of the list, but instead will show all servers in current-load order.
On the server selection screen, the first server listed is the most recent one you have accessed. The remaining servers are listed in increasing order of current load. While the load does not directly correspond to population, high populations are the largest and most common causes of server load. An account that has never logged in before will not have a "last accessed" server at the top of the list, but instead will show all servers in current-load order.


Please note that if a server starts having technical issues, it will shoot to the top or the bottom of the list, depending on its current load, regardless of how many or how few players are connected to it.
Please note that if a server starts having technical issues, it will shoot to the top or the bottom of the list, depending on its current load, regardless of how many or how few players are connected to it.
== Server Differences ==
As of the server merge, the only real differences between servers are the hardware requirements (more popular servers have more/better hardware).
A more "emotional" difference between the servers depends on the community that has built up surrounding each one.


== Server List{{anchor|Servers}} ==
== Server List{{anchor|Servers}} ==
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! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Server
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Average Population
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Average Population
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Server-Wide Traits
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Notes
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Notes
! class="header" style="text-align: center;" | Community
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'''Torchbearer'''{{Anchor|Torchbearer}}
| <font color=goldenrod>'''Medium'''
| The first server to be brought up by Homecoming
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| '''Excelsior'''{{Anchor|Excelsior}}
| '''Excelsior'''{{Anchor|Excelsior}}
| <font color=darkred>'''High'''
| <font color=darkred>'''High'''
| Currently the highest population server
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| Currently the highest population server<br />Unofficial PvP Server
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| '''Indomitable'''{{Anchor|Exalted}}
| '''Everlasting'''{{Anchor|Everlasting}}
| <font color=goldenrod>'''Medium'''
| <font color=goldenrod>'''Medium'''
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| Unoffical PVP Server
| Unofficial RP server
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| '''Torchbearer'''{{Anchor|Torchbearer}}
| <font color=darkgreen>'''Low'''
| 1.5x Experience Rate
| The first server to be brought up by Homecoming
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| '''Everlasting'''{{Anchor|Everlasting}}
| '''Indomitable'''{{Anchor|Exalted}}
| <font color=darkred>'''High'''
| <font color=darkgreen>'''Low'''
| 2x Experience Rate
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| Unofficial RP Server
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| '''Reunion'''{{Anchor|Reunion}}
| '''Reunion'''{{Anchor|Reunion}}
| <font color=darkgreen>'''Low'''
| <font color=darkgreen>'''Low'''
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| 2x Experience Rate
| The official European server.
| Physically hosted in Europe.
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|}


The PVP and RP servers are "unofficial" as purely suggestions of where to find types of play.  There is no obligation to engage in PVP or RP on these servers, or to (for example) pick an RP-appropriate name, nor is PvP or RP explicitly prohibited on any other server. Reunion is physically in Europe and has a higher proportion of European players, but there's no requirement to play there or not based on where you live.
Higher population servers are more likely to host player-ran activities, such as Costume Contests and iTrials or Raids where lower population servers will schedule the same activities sparsely. Indomitable used to be known as the unofficial PvP server at launch with enthusiasts realizing that most PvP activities occur in Excelsior. The designation moved to Excelsior shortly thereafter.
On January 4th, 2024 after the licensing agreement was announced, Homecoming introduced server-side boosts to XP to encourage new players to join the lower population shards instead of higher ones. Players are also permitted to move characters to lower-population servers to take advantage of the server-side boosts temporarily (while keeping in mind that a Supergroup on the prior server needs at least one player joined as a member without being automatically deleted after transfer.) To this date, the boost remains in effect.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Latest revision as of 00:41, 10 August 2024

Overview

There are five publicly accessible servers that run the City of Heroes game. Four of these servers are all physically located in Canada, with Reunion in Germany. Server Transfers are free and plentiful, so it is not necessary to carefully select a server before starting a character.

Additionally, there are the Beta Testing Shards, of which there are presently four.

Server Order

On the server selection screen, the first server listed is the most recent one you have accessed. The remaining servers are listed in increasing order of current load. While the load does not directly correspond to population, high populations are the largest and most common causes of server load. An account that has never logged in before will not have a "last accessed" server at the top of the list, but instead will show all servers in current-load order.

Please note that if a server starts having technical issues, it will shoot to the top or the bottom of the list, depending on its current load, regardless of how many or how few players are connected to it.

Server List

Server Average Population Server-Wide Traits Notes
Excelsior High Currently the highest population server
Unofficial PvP Server
Everlasting Medium Unofficial RP server
Torchbearer Low 1.5x Experience Rate The first server to be brought up by Homecoming
Indomitable Low 2x Experience Rate
Reunion Low 2x Experience Rate Physically hosted in Europe.

The PVP and RP servers are "unofficial" as purely suggestions of where to find types of play. There is no obligation to engage in PVP or RP on these servers, or to (for example) pick an RP-appropriate name, nor is PvP or RP explicitly prohibited on any other server. Reunion is physically in Europe and has a higher proportion of European players, but there's no requirement to play there or not based on where you live.

Higher population servers are more likely to host player-ran activities, such as Costume Contests and iTrials or Raids where lower population servers will schedule the same activities sparsely. Indomitable used to be known as the unofficial PvP server at launch with enthusiasts realizing that most PvP activities occur in Excelsior. The designation moved to Excelsior shortly thereafter.

On January 4th, 2024 after the licensing agreement was announced, Homecoming introduced server-side boosts to XP to encourage new players to join the lower population shards instead of higher ones. Players are also permitted to move characters to lower-population servers to take advantage of the server-side boosts temporarily (while keeping in mind that a Supergroup on the prior server needs at least one player joined as a member without being automatically deleted after transfer.) To this date, the boost remains in effect.

External Links