What is the point of alternate starting points?

[behelit]

I just realized today that a lot of my custom NPCs in Izlude were only working part of the time, causing all kinds of issues with new players. Then I realized it was because I wasn't making duplicates for all the alternate starting locations. Which leads me to the question... What's the point of alternate starting points? Doesn't this pointlessly complicate things? Wouldn't you WANT new players to see each other and have access to the "real" Izlude? It can't be because of traffic... If Prontera can handle hundreds of players at once, I'm sure Izlude can handle any conceivable influx of new players. 

[Haruka Mayumi]

Wrong Section [ General Discussion ]. But yeah, it's good to have players meet at 1 real map, izlude is a small map and it's the starting point officially.. They made it alternate starting point because they don't want to flood this small map once their server officially starts. which means, all players will populate the map which will be hard for players to walk if there's a lot of players. something like that.

[iraciz]

 Maybe is suitable for international servers about to open,  with thousand users, those where in you can´t even see your char sprite or where your cursor is aiming at.

[Haruka Mayumi]

Yes, and that is why there are alternate starting points, it's for those server. ^_~

[behelit]

I never saw that kind of traffic even when the game was in Beta. Haha