Red and blue should be merged into one PvP server

[ForeverLost]

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 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[August]

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

[ForeverLost]

Originally Posted by August [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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?

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.

[Lostprophets]

Originally Posted by ForeverLost [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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.

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.

[ForeverLost]

Originally Posted by Lostprophets [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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

[DeathByCactus]

Originally Posted by ForeverLost [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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. I played this game on pvp (TZ). It was fun (<3). My necro twink used to PK at the gfay bank all the time. Running around griefing lowbies... getting into epic mage battles with even and higher lvl players all across NK/EK/SK/NK/WK/NK/EK/NK/Qeynos...... While my monk main got pwned for 55 lvls by every caster until I got raid gear with resists unless I was in a dungeon.

Those days are gone though. I am not going to spend my time running around from high lvl players, fighting for raid spawns, fighting constantly against insane twinks (even more than my twinks) trying to keep my spawns... which will ultimately divulge into me re-rolling a monk and training massive amounts of my enemies out of spite and rage. Ultimately proving that all that twinking means nothing against my epic army of every NPC in the zone.

There are just not enough people who play pvp (would need 1500 minimum for me to come back). The bank scene would be a nightmare. Not enough players in Neriak/Gfay/FP for trade.... No.

Also, the community on Red99 sucks. It's not the same as it was on TZ or on any live pvp server for that matter. The glory days are dead and gone and it should stay like that.

[Bamzal Sherbet]

Originally Posted by DeathByCactus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

all across NK/EK/SK/NK/WK/NK/EK/NK/Qeynos

uhhhhh whaat?

[Tarathiel]

Originally Posted by August [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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

second post sums up this whole thread

i did not bother to read passed this post

[Nordenwatch]

No

[Urbanzkopf]

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 )