Red and blue should be merged into one PvP server
 

I'm of course not expecting anything like this to happen, but that doesn't mean it's not worth discussing. It's my opinion that PvP made EQ a much, much better game. I wish more of you could have experienced it on live. That's really why Red99 has such a poor population: you don't know what you're missing. It would have been wonderful if the dev team here had played the Zek servers, and made PvP a priority when making their classic server.

After the merge, even once the unadventurous bluebies quit, we would have a healthy population of 400+. And that would be much preferred over what we have now :)

So basically you want to take the wants of the relatively few pvpers on red and enforce them on other people, knowing full well you would destroy the experience for at least half the playerbase here while simultaneously destroying the high numbers we currently have logging in every night?

Excellent topic. Discuss further! I'm sure there are so many facets and points here that are rife with quality material that won't devolve into a flames and rants-esque type thread.

Cheerio,

Tomtee

Not at all, no. I would want people to give PvP a try, so that they could discover how much more interesting and fun the game becomes. Currently, that's not really possible with the low population on red.

No

make a server and copy everyones blue characters on it in their current state, optional if you log in and let people see what blue's current pop would be like in a free-for-all world! (obviously keepin blue server, noway you bros are gonna kill that )

Well, why do you enjoy EQ? If it's just the leveling and raiding, then I can understand people not wanting this. But I like the community, and other social aspects. PvP made those parts of the game more involved and entertaining.

then goto red.

There's a reason why Blues population quadruples Reds...EQ PvP sucks more than a Hoover vacuum.

If they merged, it'd turn into another PVP Ghost town. all the Blue people would quit and be looking for another blue server...leaving you with 20 people online unless Nilly bat phones out for a dragon, spanks it then it's 20 people online again.

I think the reason blue has a higher population is that not enough people played PvP back on live. Even the people that started on a Zek server as complete MMO noobs and didn't know what PvP meant agree that it is a much better experience.

Friendships meant more, rivalries were able to be played out, and raids were actually contested instead of bickered over. I miss it so much :(

Going to red is not really an option, as that server really is dead. It's unfortunate that blue came out first.

You do realize that some people play MMORPG and don't enjoy PvP in any game? Honestly the community aspect and gameplay of a MMORPG is what draws me to play them not PvP aspect or storyline/lore of a game.

Same here, about the community aspects! PvP really makes this part of the game that much better :)

Making friends is really what MMOs should be about, and PvP gives you the best reason in the world to make them: real adversity. Playing on blue feels a little shallow to me. Where is the social meaning?