a new server would be terrible

[Pootle]

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

I hear of calls to server merge too and I suppose that's to alleviate the user profile issue and the degree of top heaviness.

Wouldn't merging the servers double the top heaviness, not alleviate it???

[maxtorps]

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

Wouldn't merging the servers double the top heaviness, not alleviate it???

Probably. I'm not saying that reasoning is correct and I'm not calling for it. Precisely the opposite. This is why I would be more inclined to look at attracting new players to keep the churn going. But with no revenue stream other than donations, then the effort and expense made attracting new players has to be appropriate to the reward gained. I feel, by and large, that effort has to be down to us. Word of mouth is as cheap as chips and very effective.

I mean, there's loads of discussion on this. Look at the TLP's in live. They all end up being top heavy, guiding the "new" players up the levels until instanced raid content is reached, then after a while they open up a new server.

The only thing in question there is how much revenue is generated in live by actually attracting new players vs how many are old players rolling alts on new servers and simply maintaining their subscription. Either way, it's a lucrative revenue stream for a twenty odd year old game.

I guess it boils down to maintaining interest. Whatever way it is done, it needs to match the circumstances. Wasn't green meant to merge with blue then a new green server launched? (I'm not sure on this, as I'm new) If so, I think you have P99's attraction model there.

[Grimmway]

How bout a new server, and at character creation, every Level 1 receives:

1 Box of AbuKar
1 Manastone
1 Guise of the Deceiver

All problems solved, no?

</sarcasm>

[JDFriend99]

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

How bout a new server, and at character creation, every Level 1 receives:

1 Box of AbuKar
1 Manastone
1 Guise of the Deceiver

All problems solved, no?

</sarcasm>

Best suggestion i've come across yet. Problem solved it would be.

[Zendir]

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

How bout a new server, and at character creation, every Level 1 receives:

1 Box of AbuKar
1 Manastone
1 Guise of the Deceiver

All problems solved, no?

</sarcasm>

You forgot a full set of Rubi

[Wayward]

Originally Posted by JDFriend99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Best suggestion i've come across yet. Problem solved it would be.

Then it’s just a rush to 50, and get ready for Kunark for the Fungi Staff

[magnetaress]

There are like literally 3 new servers on the TAKP client, eqreturns and eqarchives

g-d bless

[Valakut]

edge lords are gonna keep edging regardless if the server is new or old. its the price to be paid until those with social anxiety realize the real best in slot is the relationships you make along the way.

[Trelaboon]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

and definitely not classic.

was it classic for everyone to rush to level 34 to farm manastones? guises?

most people didnt know those items existed in 1999.

how many people out there did the same thing on Wuarm as they did on Greeen and are planning to do the same on the next p99 server?

god i hope they dont make a new p99. if you want that experience, theres always TLP.

I don't want a new server to farm guises and manastones. In fact I wouldn't even bother (i'd probably main a Rogue, so guise is pointless). I just think the most fun there is to be had on a server is early on. Merge green and blue and make green 2.0

[Rager and Quitter]

I can't even imagine how much time you'd have to sink into P99 to have that many level 60s all with epics. Goodness fuck.