Polite dialouge on future of red99

[Tombom]

Rogean this is specifically addressed to you because Nilbog informed us that you are the decision maker for this server.

Leaving all animosity and trolling out of this thread here are my suggestions.

-The amount of communication from you has been very low. At the end of the day we all realize this is a free server and you volunteer your time and its amazing to have an opportunity to play classic eq pvp 1 last time. But not establishing and maintaining regular communication with the population on the state of the server has let "burn it down wipe it clean" trolls lol their way all over red99.

-We still have THE best coded and supported classic EQ server that we will ever see. We have a version of that server with pvp switch flipped on and some staff members who understand pvp (null sirks?). What we have lost is population and trust.

-Trust and population are very connected and as soon as trust was eroded by trolling and lack of communication/action population began to drop.

-If you want this server to be successful it can very easily be done. Create a locked thread with your thoughts on the current situation, let us know that you atleast want to move forward with the project.

-At the same time I would suggest an xp boost and/or hotzones to help new players out. Seriously this game is impossible without pals and lvling 1-40 alone is a deathwish.

-Other misc. requests would be yellowtext(plz) and maybe boxing (limit of 2) to help with ports and PLing but that shouldnt be necessary if the pop rises again.

-Set a timeframe (either in X months or when population is proven to hit X) for kunark let people know. They want eq so bad they are playing a server called "Legacy of Zek" or something.

in short.

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and seriously all trolling aside thank you for providing this sandbox for us to fling shit in.

[Tombom]

welp cant say i didnt try

[nabsev]

Was a srs 5min

[Tombom]

Whenever a mod comes through if you could clean and bump this thread itd be much appreciated

[Tombom]

bump

[Zallar]

I'm still playing. I'm one of the slow fools who is in my 40's and lives a full life and runs a business. Keeping the faith in the hopes that the trolls eventually burn themselves out and find some other new shiny to play with and we can keep building this server into a fun place.

+1 for for the devs. Thanks.

[Lazortag]

Here are some suggestions for things the devs can do, and things the players can do:

The devs:

-Implement a significant temporary exp bonus, and advertise it well in advance (so that inactive players have time to learn about the bonus). It can't just be a 50% bonus, it has to be enough to encourage people to come back, and to make people think that others are going to come back. There are probably 100+ people who don't log in because of "low population". Most of these players are okay with current exp rates but play group-dependent classes, and find it impossible to level under the current system (without exploits). The irony is that if these people logged in, the population wouldn't be low. If they think something is going to make other players come back, then they will come back.
The bonus should also be temporary (or at least some of it should be - like if you implement 3x experience and then revert it back to 1.5x, that's okay) because otherwise anyone who leveled under old exp rates ends up wasting a lot of their time. Most of these players have a gear advantage already so it's not that bad, but still they shouldn't regret having leveled up earlier on.
There also shouldn't be too much of an exp bonus, otherwise players who've been banned have a much easier time re-leveling, and punishments become meaningless (this is also a reason why it should be temporary). Also there should be some semblance of mid-level pvp and you don't get that when exp is boosted too much.

The players:

-Try and act like civil human beings on the forums. These forums are one of the only ways for the community to interact with each other and the staff, and for new players to get to know the community and learn about the server. Currently players are very put off by all the negativity, gore/porn spam, bigotry, and other stupidities that are unique to the red playerbase. Having people who don't even play anymore spam the forums with copy/pastes of the low population numbers is bad for the server, and the people who do it should grow up and shut up. Anyone can copy/paste the population at 4 in the morning, no one's impressed.

-Stop spamming advertisements for other servers. Face it, none of those other servers are going to last. They're riddled with bugs and exploits that p99 fixed years ago, and red99 fixed before beta was even launched. These are just temporary fixes for you guys, not a serious server you can be invested in for the long term. If you play on "Legacy of Zek" you're just going to end up wasting your time.

I'll add more when I think of stuff to add.

[Bazia]

With all due respect, thread/dialogue 4 months too late.

[Lazortag]

Originally Posted by Bazia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

With all due respect, thread/dialogue 4 months too late.

Maybe the players should have tried being polite 4 months ago then?

[EQtrader]

I think everyone was polite, still ignored and became mad. I mean lazortag can defend server till day he dies, fact is even he doesnt log in anymore