Lol.

I remember /anon the most popular command on pvp servers. Like everybody was anon to protect their butt. And like if you wanted to form a group? Well the person you're /tell might be a ganker.

It might be exaggerated, but blue servers ARE much more relaxed and social in this way.

People keep talking about a low red population...I think it was early 2011 that blue had about 450-500 players and nobody complained here that I remember.

When they switched off the old XP bonus on red the pop dropped down to 65-70 and Red Dawn which had the majority of leveling red players fell away. After one patch it was switched back on, a lot of RD players returned before it was said that it was a mistake and turned off again. That caused the guild to disband.

Red needs an XP bonus, because:-

1. The server is top heavy and if you want real pvp you need to get there.
2. People trying red don't want to repeat leveling to 60 on blue. Cutting the time it takes is a decent incentive.
3. The XP bonus in groups brings people together and helps new players make friends. Typically you aren't twinked from head to toe starting on red, you're going to need a little help from some pals.

PRAS the xp bonus. It makes the server more fun and is the reason everyone groups with half naked toons, wearing gear they looted on thier way to 50, rather than blues, epic fungi level 1 twinks, saying "pass" to rangers and bards who are LFG and new to the server.

Thanks to the xp bonus when your group is wiped by two rogues, you lol and get back to xp, instead of petitioning someone accidentally training the mistmoor CE

The xp bonus is amazing and great and as much as I love Eq, it's how they should have dispersed xp 15 years ago.

Thanks to the un classic xp bonus, ironically my time on red has been infinitely more classic than my time spent on blue.

pras red

Only thing that is annoying is people in your group crying if they get killed and wanting to log instead of just moving somewhere else.

Red's biggest problem is it's low population.

I think the bigger problem is why it has a low population.

Low pop due to people being scared away from the Red vocal minority on the forums. In my experience the vast majority of people, lets say 90% so we have a made up number on the board, that actually give Red99 a decent shot to say lvl 20-30 love it and stay.

Is there anywhere I can learn to pvp on red? So far I just have players spamming /laugh emotes as they resist every spell I have while I die. And that's in the 50's...

Obviously I don't really know what I'm doing but the experienced playerbase seems perfectly happy in my ignorance lol. I thought joining Fresh would help me get on my feet but all it's really done is marked me for many easy deaths.

Hey guys I was gonna start playing p99 again, should I start on red? Will I have all my silvers stolen from me by super twink lvl 4 ogres again?

Bank every time you sell, sorted :)

Give it a try, I was messing with a troll SK earlier on... just a starter sword running around Innothule.

Practice is the best thing you can do. People who run from 1v1s (other than fungi twinks) will never get better. If you're in the 50s its definitely time you got some resist gear if you haven't already... I'd think Fresh pals would be keen to help if you asked for it, maybe when raiding /tell a fellow class member and ask for some general pointers.

Do you have a peggy cloak/jboots/see invis item?