aspire2008
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The went through so many changes on /pickzone I kinda lost track of all the changes.
NM. found it. Should have done a better search.
https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq...-to-load-balancing-zones-aka-pickzone.238876/
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Question - pickzone
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The went through so many changes on /pickzone I kinda lost track of all the changes.
NM. found it. Should have done a better search.
https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq...-to-load-balancing-zones-aka-pickzone.238876/
Awesome aspire2008! I was not very active when these changes happened and have been wondering myself how this works.
Thank you for the link.
~TheFiddler~
Thank you for the link.
~TheFiddler~
aspire2008
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Hmm on a similar note, is it 10% of the base population of the zone? Like EoK zones have 500ish mobs, so 50 for a new pick. Sebilis had like 300 mobs so 30ish for a pick. Anyone know if that's true?
I dont know about you (i only read the first post too) but i dont see it saying anything about Mob density mattering just player density.
Also i pop my own pickzones every day and I always go by how many players I bring. Most zones are 20 - 30; outdoor zones usually being 30
Also i pop my own pickzones every day and I always go by how many players I bring. Most zones are 20 - 30; outdoor zones usually being 30
aspire2008
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Says
, i.e. not counting ground spawns, merchant npcs, objects in the zone etc. So yes mob density sorta, minus stuff you wouldn't get exp off like the stuff I mentioned.
I missed that when reading it, obviously =P
But I don't understand how it works at all if that's what they're doing.
Cobalt Scar takes 30 players to pop a new pick and it doesn't have that many mobs - Acrylia Caverns arguably has more mobs and takes 20 players to pop a pick.
I remember being able to pop a pickzone in The Hole with 20 people too, The Hole has a FUCK TON of mobs so I would say that's the lowest you can pop a pickzone with - Plane of Hate I remember being 25 or 30... Which is an extremely dense zone as well.
Then there are zones on live like Combine Dredge which is incredibly dense where 27 doesn't pop a pickzone (maybe pick technology doesnt work on TDS zones yet, im not sure)
I thought it was done based on indoor outdoor as it makes more sense. And it's the only pattern I have found to calculating how many people it takes to pop a pick
Edit: I also remember trying to pop a pick in Ocean of Tears and I couldn't get it to pop with 40 back in Kunark
But I don't understand how it works at all if that's what they're doing.
Cobalt Scar takes 30 players to pop a new pick and it doesn't have that many mobs - Acrylia Caverns arguably has more mobs and takes 20 players to pop a pick.
I remember being able to pop a pickzone in The Hole with 20 people too, The Hole has a FUCK TON of mobs so I would say that's the lowest you can pop a pickzone with - Plane of Hate I remember being 25 or 30... Which is an extremely dense zone as well.
Then there are zones on live like Combine Dredge which is incredibly dense where 27 doesn't pop a pickzone (maybe pick technology doesnt work on TDS zones yet, im not sure)
I thought it was done based on indoor outdoor as it makes more sense. And it's the only pattern I have found to calculating how many people it takes to pop a pick
Edit: I also remember trying to pop a pick in Ocean of Tears and I couldn't get it to pop with 40 back in Kunark
aspire2008
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That change was recent, so I wouldn't go by what you did before that change to pop a new pick. Also, you can do /who npc to get a total count of npc's, but that won't exclude merchant npc's that are not aggro, or even quest ones that are not aggroable or able to be casted on.
TBM allows pickzone technology too just not for Sul Vius