Is blue making a come back?

[kaluppo]

I thought blue was a dead server. I have been used to seeing 300 or less players during peak time. But then this weekend both Saturday and Sunday night during prime time evening hours the numbers looked like this:

Green = 650
Teal = 550
Blue = 500

I couldn't believe blue was over 500 and close to teal numbers. I might have to log back into blue and dust off my paladin and ranger :D

[Crede]

This was predicted by many. Blue is the greatest creation of the p99 staff.

[Octopath]

People said I’m leaving blue to get away from all those toxic people. Little did they know all those toxic people came to green/teal.

[Baa]

The same thing always happens when the new live TLP's come along, people come back when they get bored waiting for the next expansion.

[White_knight]

When people realized they needed to play for 36 hrs straight to get a manastone and that doing "it all again" for the gear grind they already did on blue they seem to be hopping back on blue (home).

Their fungi twink monk suddenly feels alot better to play then their cloth wearing fine steel clubbin monk on teal.

Population thinning was the best result from this...a classic/velious/Kunark server is best around 600-800 players at peak.

[Albanwr]

People said I’m leaving blue to get away from all those toxic people. Little did they know all those toxic people came to green/teal.

to be honest, i've not seen much toxicity at all on Teal(once you get over the early fight for Orc scouts and Decaying Skeletons haha)

[Chintofv]

Their fungi twink monk suddenly feels alot better to play then their cloth wearing fine steel clubbin monk on teal.

This pretty much sums up why Blue isn't going anywhere.

[Fammaden]

Weekends are repop times right now for raiding, on top of being...weekends. So its a little of both probably but I think green/teals numbers are thinning at the same time a smattering of people are logging back on to blue for batphones and scheduled casual raids now that they are hitting 50 or close to it on the new servers. Not sure if a comeback is the right word but will be interesting to monitor as time goes on, and as fear/hate release for green/teal.

[Daloon]

Green 630
Tael 590
Blue 394
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1220 people playing fresh EQ and 394 on Blue. Green getting divided into 2 servers is making blue look bigger than it is.

[kjs86z]

Saturday and Sunday was also 7 day cycle repop windows.

But still, Blue is far from dead...and in my humblest of opinions, better now thanks to Green / Teal. Most of the pricks, aspies, etc are gone to what they feel are greener pastures. Good riddance I say.

[Troxx]

People said I’m leaving blue to get away from all those toxic people. Little did they know all those toxic people came to green/teal.

[afelipe1189]

Solo camps are regularly open, group zones are less congested, and raid mobs are still dying. The only thing that has suffered, to an extent, is less volume of buyers/sellers in EC.

[pogs4ever]

The only thing that has suffered, to an extent, is less volume of buyers/sellers in EC.

a lot of my mid/low table weapons are ending up as fancy enchanter pet weapons.

[kjs86z]

a lot of my mid/low table weapons are ending up as fancy enchanter pet weapons.

I've been either selling at really low prices or just flat out giving away all low end spells / items to people who claim they have very little funds / help (and its obvious they actually need and will use said item(s)).

I'm not even close to rich / well off, but I hate the tunnel so much I'd rather make someone else's day and spend as little time as possible trading / selling items.

The big boys with deep pockets are trading amongst themselves still on high tier shinies. Us plebs seem to be enjoying the healthy "no haggle no hassle" meta on the cheap stuff.

[mattydef]

I imagine as time goes on blue will get more and more populated as people start feeling the lack of content on green/teal. Once Kunark launches though green/teal will have another giant increase.

[loramin]

I imagine as time goes on blue will get more and more populated as people start feeling the lack of content on green/teal. Once Kunark launches though green/teal will have another giant increase.

This, although some of the more interesting Green/Teal patches (like the ones that add the planes) might lower Blue's pop temporarily too.

[Snaggles]

Uncontested camps were fun while they lasted :). Yea the rubber-band was expected.

Green/Teal is still throttling the concurrent blue player base but that's what happens when competition opens up. Hopefully in the end if they merge servers it will be an overall bump in the player base.

[Ostepop]

Mother blue is fine.
The raid scene is healthy. Good exp opportunities.
Downsides are the reduced activity in the tunnel and lack of porters for hire.

[Deadfather]

I came back to blue yewterfay. Can you see me ^^

[wagorf]

Solo camps are regularly open, group zones are less congested, and raid mobs are still dying. The only thing that has suffered, to an extent, is less volume of buyers/sellers in EC.

also less volume of porters/DaP, and less disputes/rants happening

rarely do you see a R&F post about blue these days, other than the old repetitive childlish debate on which guild is cooler

[Nirgon]

Yeah just two of the most famous rnf incidents

[Synthlol]

Come back?

It hasn't ever been better.

[Bazia]

Less than 300 people, I'd say hard no

[Snaggles]

It is definitely rough with less taxi's looking for tips. If you don't have a porter it's a great time to start one.

[Lhord99]

Been having a ton of fun on Blue, and it seems to be a pretty steady wave. Good time to meet someone, or some people, and adventure together! 3 expac-worth of content to find yourselves in!

[DKN]

Blue is on the rise!

[Kuren]

Had dabbled on Green a bit when it came out and Blue was a true ghost town but it just never really did it for me, as I first started as a kid on Kunark. So glad people are coming back!

[saftbudet]

Had dabbled on Green a bit when it came out and Blue was a true ghost town but it just never really did it for me, as I first started as a kid on Kunark. So glad people are coming back!

Feels more like blue holding its ground latly. And green/teal fail to maintain interrest.

[Dolalin]

Blue will become the Test server eventually, Green/Teal will be the production servers.

(My guess)

[Crede]

Blue finally passes Teal in population

[Phaezed-Reality]

naw naw

[Horza]

https://i.imgur.com/QwcQwnJ.jpg

:eek:

[Bardp1999]

All 3 servers are the same people boxxing

[Tethler]

I bet once the legacy items are removed, a healthy chunk of people will go back to blue until Kunark drops.

[sinedge]

Blue always seemed better to me in content and community but that's just me Ive yet to get into high level content tho but loved how blue was in general always ppl helping out.

[Baler]

You can have 1 flavor vanilla
or
you can have 3 flavors vanilla, chocolate and strawberry