Project 1999 - Server not thriving anymore

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Originally Posted by Sirken (Post 893014)

Nilbog, Rogean, Ephi, and myself all got together in vent last weekend to discuss a bunch of things, including things/ideas/features to improve the red server and help it grow. i will not betray staff trust by discussing the content of that meeting so do not ask.

but rest assured there are big things in works for red.

BIG things

yellow text?

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Originally Posted by Sirken (Post 892986)

um.

before January the red server was hitting 7%-10% of the blue server population.

with the addition of extra staff presence, some monthly pvp and pve events, and a little bit of love, the red server population peaked at 20% of blue population.

when the xp bonus was scaled back last month or so, the population dipped back into the 10%-13% of blue population range.

since that time the pop has been slowing going up again, and as i write this the pop is back at 20% of Blue server.
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next time, don't just make things up. you never know who has been actually paying attention, and can call you out on your BS

Yeah smirk all you want, in time well see how well this "I dont know how the fuck to run a pvp game that people find enjoyable because i dont actually playtest my server and dont listen to people who do" works out for the server.

Wait until all the new people hit that xp grind brickwall that makes the most pvp inclined player worry about putting more grind in pvp after 30 levels of hell.

so long as nihilum runs everything , cockblocks everyone and all the shady conspiracy shit happens , server wont break 200

fix exp ( make it better then it was before ) Ban half of nihilum and add yellow text

otherwise unplug it , no point

some redonkulizz comments here

all that matters is sir ken has once again saved the box. we await these new changes with grins on our faces.

pras be to sirken and samwise. saviors of red99.

Anyone remember the 20 pop days?

Server confirmed thriving 700%

^ LOL

yeah i remember the 20s

we call it the depression

damn chewie. loyal red99 servant. should have a statue in swamp

Thread is 100% right - server felt like it had a thriving mid level/low level community - I was jealous at times and considered making an alt. Now that the exp bonus is removed it just feels like it did before no one wants to play alts when it's this slow and new players are discouraged by all the faggot super twinks that sit in popular areas.

Im glad shits are being given to red :)

From the perspective of someone who does not know the exact mechanics and is quite new to Red:

I would say one of two things should be key to this server:

XP BONUS w/ PVP deaths resulting in XP Loss
NO XP BONUS w/ PVP Deaths resulting in NO XP loss.

The amounts? I dunno. The pull to this server should honestly be PVP not XP. But if deaths in PVP cause XP loss it seems only fair to boost it a bit to make people less worried about a death (and the XP grind PVE) and more worried about revenge.