What server has the best population in Aussie peak time?

[MicoolTNT]

Aussie peak time (or at least, my approx play time) = 6am - 10am GMT. (For me, that is 4-8pm.)

I don't mind ping so much, just population. I started on US because the main language was English and I was hoping that with a high server population there'd be more people online at Aussie peak time, but there aren't that many and Trade prices are higher with a higher population, so it seems like I'm paying higher trade prices, and thus taking longer to gear up, to minimal benefit. Is there a dedicated Australian server? If not, which server has the most people playing at Aussie peak time? Or am I already doing the best by playing on US East 1?

[=SERAPH=]

Hello MicoolTNT

I am from Australia myself, so I can sympathise with your situation.

No, there is not currently an Australian server. I personally have accounts on US East 1, and US West (which is a further 3 hours behind), but it will depend on what time you are usually playing (Forum time is not really a good indicator, since it can be altered ).

If you can provide your expected times of play, we may be able to offer some clearer advice.

[pecanin]

Lots of Aussies on Global Europe 1 server

population wise it has highest number of players but if you are after trade items then go GE 6 as trade prices are not so crazy

[MicoolTNT]

I played Global America and didn't like it much, so I'm not keen on joining another Global server, because the chat is in 3+ different languages incomprehensible to me (no offense to ESLs, the problem's on my end, I hate learning languages).Thats why I went East Coast 1; no Japanese/Chinese/Spanish/ w/e. Let me look up a timezone converter and find my playtimes in GMT...

Main post edited with estimated play times in GMT.

[=SERAPH=]

MicoolTNT - I would agree with pecanin (thankyou).

For the game times you have listed, the US servers will be quite quiet, since you are looking at 2am-6am server-time for US East, and 11pm-3am on US West (those times may differ slightly with DST changes).

If you are looking to find more players online, I suggest it would probably be better to play on the European/UK servers during the times you have listed (it will be around early to mid-morning on those servers).

It is part of the burden we bear for being so far ahead of the rest of the world.

Do you have further questions?