14 DAY TRIAL // The developers working on the upcoming Guild Wars 2 MMO have created a way for players to engage with the game even when their favorite servers are full.
Speaking on the official forums of Guild Wars 2, Martin Kerstein, a developer working on the game, stated, “Let me explain what an overflow server is and what it does. It is a technology we also use as our version of a queuing system.
“When a map or a world you want to log into is at capacity limit, the game will ask you if you want to play on an overflow server – so you can actually play while you are in a queue.”
He added, “Once space opens on your world, the game will ask you if you want to join your friends on your world. And you keep all the progress you made while you were playing on the overflow server.”
The ArenaNet developed MMO currently has a closed beta stage going, with the launch expected during 2012.