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Originally Posted by nilbog (Post 971746)

However, I wouldn't be opposed to a one-time option per character from pve-pvp. The issues I see for the pvp server is that if one guild has more players than others, it would exacerbate balance problems if the transfers were to join that guild.

This is where we really run into problems, and it's hard to approach it any way that doesn't mess things up for one group of people or another. If transfers were allowed and a bunch of bluebies switched over just to join Nihilum so they could raid what TMO/FE won't let them on blue, the server suffers. If transfers were allowed on the condition that they not join Nihilum (would never happen, just an example), that would be treating Nihilum unfairly.

What the server really needs is another guild to step up to Nihilum and challenge them for their control of the server. The only blue guilds to even make a guild on red are TMO/FE, who understandably feel a need to spend most of their gaming time with their blue guilds. How to get transfers to want to compete instead of joining the zerg is really the big question.

Copies are an interesting idea, but I fear that we would just become a playground for bored bluebies instead of the mostly serious EQ experience I feel we deserve to be. More people would be a good thing, but not if you're just on red to grief and mess around solo.

And getting back to the original point of this thread -- just get on red and level now! There's an exp bonus, people truly are pretty nice on red, and nothing is stopping anyone from enjoying the server.

Hell I was grouped with a dude the other day who was given Eboots and a bunch of shit for free just for starting up.

copies or transfers is pretty dumb. not classic.

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Originally Posted by fuark (Post 973630)

Blue > Red transfer just seems like a bad idea.

It's unfair to the people who have leveled already on red.

You could have a guild like TMO just transfer one set of alts (of which they have many) who are already VP geared simply to grief red's pve and pvp scene.

There's a million different problems that would come with a transfer like that. Not to mention the servers are completely different. A ton of the people who transfer would not like red after being on it for a while.

Let a buncha stripped toons come over and try....my guess is they will get rolled and go back to blue

There's some strong zek server players scattered on blue actually. You might be surprised.

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Originally Posted by Nirgon (Post 973983)

There's some strong zek server players scattered on blue actually. You might be surprised.

This. It seems like most of the former x Zek players went blue for some reason :S

The top PvP scene would never accept a no bullshit one-way transfer. The last thing your average EQ PvP raider wants is a challenge. "OMG a TMO guy with gear might gank me for once".
I do believe the red server earnestly want more players. But only if they are there to feed their monk twinks or oogle their main's raid gear. Not actually contest a zone.

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Originally Posted by rykker (Post 973980)

Let a buncha stripped toons come over and try....my guess is they will get rolled and go back to blue

Case in point

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Originally Posted by SamwiseRed (Post 973737)

transfers is a bad idea, copies is even worse. there would be no point to leveling on red if this were possible. i dont care what kind of xp bonus is on red, leveling on blue is so much easier/faster. if people want to play on red, then roll on red. half the server is already 60 and in one guild, we need more players of all level ranges.