Merges 2022/2023

    Ave Gladiators,



    on 21.06.2022, maintenance will be carried out to update the game to version v4.3.0 in preparation for the server merge. During the maintenance the servers may be offline for a few minutes. You can read the full changelog for version 4.3.0 here: Changelogs (game updates)


    The merges will run according to the schedule which will be added in this thread. Please note that servers will be merged in groups, not all at once, so keep an eye on this topic in the coming weeks to learn when and where exactly your server is going to be merged.



    The FAQ posted below contains everything that you need to know about the merge and what it will mean for you.




    Kind regards

    Your Gladiatus Team

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    FAQ: (updated)

    Heroes of Rome, lend me your ears: the day of the server merge approaches!

    By merging provinces, we will bring stability to the Roman Empire and give them a new lease of life. Here is everything you need to know.


    We will be merging existing communities into newly launched servers as follows:


    - The destination servers for merges will be newly opened English servers.

    - There will be servers for 1x, 2x, 4x and 5x game speeds.

    - Players will be able to choose their own display and communication languages on the new servers.

    - Merges will be grouped based on community and speed settings and done in batches, instead of all at once.


    Name Conflicts


    - Character Names:

    If a name appears more than once, the corresponding character name will be given a code (e.g. Caesar will become Caesar#en20). Upon first logging in, you will then be able to choose a new name at no cost.

    If you do not have a name conflict but would like to have a new name, you will also have an opportunity to rename yourself once for free.


    - Guild Names:

    The same rules apply as with the character names. However, Guilds will not be forced to change their names after the server merge.


    Arena and Circus Turma

    - The Arena and Circus Turma pots will be reset.

    - Arena cooldown and attack protection will also be reset.


    Reports and Statistics

    - The following features will still be available on the destination server, but will not be migrated from the original server:

    - Battle reports

    - Statistics for first-time defeats of bosses

    - 7-day highscores

    - Recruiting messages


    Centurion

    - The Centurion periods will be extended by the duration of the server merge.


    Market, Merchant, and Auction House

    - Placed offers will still be available after the merge.

    - If the duration of an offer expires during the merge, the items will be returned as a package.

    - Bids on offers will be refunded.

    - Items sold to the Merchant can only be bought back after the merge if the Merchant has not been reset during the merge period. If the Merchant has been reset, no buy backs will be possible.



    Additional information:

    • packages duration will not be frozen/prolonged by the duration of the server merge. Therefore packages which are due to expire exactly on the merge day should be handled/taken care of beforehand for example a day before (added on 17.06 here: Merges 2022 )
    • we will close the signup (registration) on the source rounds for the merges ~48h/~2 (working) days before their respective merge. This means the affected rounds will disappear from the lobby for players who do not have an account on them yet. (added on 05.07 here: Merges 2022 )
    • server mergers do not affect vacation mode,
    • accounts marked for deletion during the merge will not be there afterwards (meaning if you set your account for deletion before merge, after the merge is finished/done that account will be gone). (added on 14.07 here: Merges 2022)
    • While the merge is running all affected servers (=target and source servers) will not be available for the whole duration of the merge process. Once the merge is finished, you will be able to play your accounts on the target servers and the source servers will be closed. We currently don't know for sure, how long the merge process itself will actually take. We'll keep you updated and will inform you, as soon as we know more about it. (added on 19.07.2022, here: Merges 2022 )
    • Mergers carried out on servers in your community may temporarily affect the cross realm arena and circus (Provinciarum Arena & Circus Provinciarum): if there are players from merged servers on the opponent list, attacking them will result in an error message that the battle could not take place. This issue is fixed during the automated opponent list generation on each server and should not persist for longer than 24h. (added on 21.07.2022, here: Merges 2022)



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    Translations of the FAQ (for the additional info please make sure to read the updated FAQ posted above in English):

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    (Plan for the first wave (batch) of merges:

    The servers of the communities that are listed under the 'International' section are marked in blue.

    20.07. 2022 starting at 9:00 CEST -> Target EN 47 (1x speed)


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    25.07.2022 starting at 10:00 CEST -> Target EN 49 (2x speed)


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    26.07.2022 starting at 10:00 CEST -> Target EN 50 (4x speed)


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    27.07. 2022 starting at 10:00 CEST-> Target EN 51 (5x speed)


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    02.08.2022 starting at 9:00 -> Target EN 47 (1x speed)

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    03.08.2022 starting at 10:00 -> Target EN 49 (2x speed)

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    04.08.2022

    1) starting at 10:00 -> Target EN 55 (5x speed)

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    2) exact time unknown, starting once the previous merge (for EN55) is done -> Target EN 50 (4x speed)

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    Reminder: While the merge is running all affected servers (=target and source servers) will not be available for the whole duration of the merge process.


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    *Target = target server (one of the newly opened EN servers which are mentioned in the FAQ).



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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Additional information regarding package duration:


    Please note that the packages duration will not be frozen/prolonged by the duration of the server merge. Therefore packages which are due to expire exactly on the merge day should be handled/taken care of beforehand (for example a day before).

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Dear Players,


    we have to postpone the release of v4.3.1 and the first wave of merges.
    v4.3.1 is now planned to be released on 07.07.2022 (at 10:00 in DE and at 13:00 in all other communities) .


    And the new dates for the merges are as follows:


    Old date
    		 New date
    04.07 13.07 TBA
    05.07 14.07 TBA
    06.07 18.07 TBA
    07.07 19.07 TBA
    11.07 20.07 TBA



    Thank you for your patience and understanding.
    Your Gladiatus Team.

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    FAQ - additional information:

    • Please note that we will close the signup (registration) on the source rounds for the merges 48h before their respective merge.

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Dear Players,


    The rollout for v4.3.1 has been postponed to Monday, 11.07.2022 (at 12:00 in DE and at 13:30 in all other communities).

    For now, this does not affect the date of the merges, but we will keep you informed in case of further changes and delays.


    Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Ave Gladiators,

    due to unforeseen technical circumstances we are forced to delay v4.3.1 and the merges.
    v4.3.1 is now planned to be released on 18.07.2022 (at 10:00 in DE and at 13:00 in all other communities).


    However, no new date has been determined for the merges yet. Once the new merge date is set we'll let you know.

    We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
    Gladiatus Team

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    FAQ - additional information:

    • server mergers do not affect vacation mode,
    • accounts marked for deletion during the merge will not be there afterwards (meaning if you set your account for deletion before merge, after the merge is finished/done that account will be gone).

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Ave Gladiators,


    The new dates for the first wave of merges have been decided and are as follows:

    • 1st merge - 20.07.2022 starting at 9:00 CEST
    • 2nd merge - 25.07.2022 starting at 10:00 CEST
    • 3rd merge - 26.07.2022 starting at 10:00 CEST
    • 4th merge - 27.07.2022 starting at 10:00 CEST
    • 5th merge - 02.08.2022 at TBA


    For detailed plan please make sure to check this post: Plan for the first wave (batch) of merges


    There are currently no fixed starting times for the merges after the first one yet, we will share that information with you as soon as possible.


    Kind regards,

    Your Gladiatus Team.


    edit on 22.07: starting times added for merges on 25.07, 26.07 and 27.07

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Dear Players,

    Please note that while the merge is running all affected servers (=target and source servers) will not be available for the whole duration of the merge process. Once the merge is finished, you will be able to play your accounts on the target servers and the source servers will be closed.


    We currently don't know for sure, how long the merge process itself will actually take. We'll keep you updated and will inform you, as soon as we know more about it.

    Thank you for your patience and understanding.


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    REMINDER: (Concerning only EN community) The first merge will be done tomorrow, 20.07.2022 starting at 9:00 CEST


    For detailed plan please make sure to check this post: Merges 2022



    /edit on 20.07.022 @17:50

    We had to stop today's EN merge due to unexpected issues that did not occur during our internal merge tests.
    Source servers that were supposed to be merged today will be reopened, so you can play your accounts on the old rounds.
    The merge process will be restarted tomorrow, 21.07.2022 at 9:30 CEST.
    We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused and appreciate your understanding as we work to resolve these issues.




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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Additional information:


    Mergers carried out on servers in your community may temporarily affect the cross realm arena and circus (Provinciarum Arena & Circus Provinciarum). If there are players from merged servers on the opponent list, attacking them will result in an error message that the battle could not take place.
    This issue is fixed during the automated opponent list generation on each server and should not persist for longer than 24h.

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Dear Players,


    today's merge for the target server EN47 has been completed.

    Please note that due to the high load shortly after the merge, you may experience longer loading times or smaller issues in the game.

    We are monitoring the situation and ask for your patience as we work to resolve these problems.

    Due to this we will also leave the signup closed on this round (EN47) until the situation has improved again.

    Edit on 22.07.2022 @ 15:25 Signup (registration) on EN47 (merged yesterday) has been opened.


    Kind regards,

    Your Gladiatus Team

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Ave Gladiators,


    Next week merges:
    • July 25th – 2nd Merge - Target EN 49
    • July 26th – 3rd Merge - Target EN 50
    • July 27th – 4th Merge - Target EN 51


    will be starting at 10:00 CEST


    :!:For detailed plan please make sure to check this post: Plan for the first wave (batch) of merges. :!:

    :!:The FAQ posted above contains everything that you need to know about the merge and what it will mean for you.:!:


    Kind regards
    Your Gladiatus Team

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Ave Gladiators,


    the 5th Merge - Target EN51, EN50, EN49, EN47 previously planned for August 2nd has been split into 3 days, and will run as follows:


    02.08.2022 starting at 9:00 -> Target EN 47 (1x speed)

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    03.08.2022 starting at 10:00 -> Target EN 49 (2x speed)

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    04.08.2022

    1) starting at 10:00 -> Target EN 51 (5x speed)

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    2) exact time unknown, starting once the previous merge (for EN51) is done -> Target EN 50 (4x speed)

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    Reminder: While the merge is running all affected servers (=target and source servers) will not be available for the whole duration of the merge process.



    The main post containing the Plan for the first wave (batch) of merges has been updated.

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]


    Ave Gladiators,


    Due to the performance issues on en_51, the rounds planned to be moved on 04.08.2022 onto en_51 will instead move to en_55.


    The main post containing the Plan for the first wave (batch) of merges has been updated.

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Quote from Nightmare

    2) exact time unknown, starting once the previous merge (for EN55) is done -> Target EN 50 (4x speed)

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    We aim to start the merge for Target EN50 at noon/12:00 CEST.

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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Merge batch (wave) 2

    Merges on 14. & 15.11. will start at 10am CET and will take around 5-8 hours (estimated time)

    Merges on 16. - 24.11. will start at 9am CET (duration also ~ 5-8 hours)


    :!:The FAQ posted above contains everything that you need to know about the merge and what it will mean for you. :!:


    The servers of the communities that are listed under the 'International' section are marked in blue.



    14.11.2022 -> Target server EN58 (5x speed)

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    15.11.2022 -> Target server EN59 (5x speed)

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    16.11.2022 -> Target server EN60 (2x speed)

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    17.11.2022 -> Target server EN61 (1x speed) Part 1

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    21.11.2022 -> Target server EN61 (1x speed) Part 2

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    22.11.2022 -> Target server EN62 (1x speed) Part 1 OUTDATED - check most recent post for info
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    24.11.2022 -> Target server EN62 (1x speed) Part 2 OUTDATED - check most recent post for info


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    Community Manager of Gladiatus [BA] [CZ] [DK] [EE] [FI] [LT] [LV] [NL] [NO] [PL] [SE] [TW]

    Today's merge to EN 58 (5x) is finished!
    Please report possible issues on the forum, thank you.


    Tomorrow, on 15.11., we continue with the next batch to EN 59 (5x).


    Greetings

    Dear players,


    After yesterday’s and today’s merge, we noticed that the time needed to finish these merges is way longer than initially predicted, due to the high amount of accounts on the source servers. Therefore we need to adapt our planning.


    The new plan is as following:

    • The merges of EN 60 will run as planned, starting on the 16.11. at 9am CET.
    • The merges of EN61 on the 17.11. and 21.11. are moved to the 16.11. (tomorrow!) and will both start together at 12:05pm CET. The merge will take up to 24h. This means the EN 61 server will only be available on the 17.11. at around 1pm CET.


    List of merges for 16.11.:

    • 16.11.2022 9am -> Target server EN60 (2x speed) (unchanged)
    List of Servers for EN60
    • 17.11.2022 16.11. 12:05pm CET-> Target server EN61 (1x speed) Part 1 & 2
    • 24.11.2022 16.11. 12:05pm CET-> Target server EN61 (1x speed) Part 1 & 2
    List of Servers for EN61

    Important note: please take care of your ingame packages and remember that you won’t be able to access your account while the merge is running.


    If this overnight merge works as planned, further merge dates might also be changed. We will keep you updated.


    Your Gladiatus Team