Why don't you....

[Galacticus]

Why don't you play on the Red Pvp Server?

Red and Blue have a big population difference and I want to ask why.

[zanderklocke]

I don't have any interest in fighting other players...none whatsoever, unless I'm goofing around in the tunnel. Speaking of the tunnel, sometimes I find it fun just to goof around in the tunnel with other people; last time I logged into east commons in red, there was only one other person there.

In addition, I have no desire to start over and farm all the exact same gear or grind levels again on my bard. Once is enough per class.

[Recusco]

Server population is too low. I play EQ for the camaraderie that I seem to be unable to find in other MMOs. While I am sure it exists to some extent on the Red server, it seems less likely.

[Anesthia]

Cultivate an atmosphere of quasi-friendly rivalry/competition and get some GMs/players to organize PvP events and I'd think about it. Not interested in being the subject of Billy the Kid's latest photoshop mashup.

[Tecmos Deception]

I voted that I don't like EQ PvP, but that isn't quite accurate. I actually think classic EQ is a better game to have PvP in than the vast majority of other games. EQ PvP has something meaningful to it besides ratings or points, cause it's a competition over scarce resources.

But since I didn't start on PvP on live back in the day, I never "got" EQ PvP, so I'm on blue now because that's how I played before.

Also though, basically everything else on the list that is bad about red. Low pop, bad image, already established on blue, etc.

[Destan]

The populatio on red is just abysmal. I tried...I REALLY wanted to enjoy my time there. But it's a ghost town, and if I really wanted to play EQ completely alone I'd just start my own emulator. PvP on live was a blast, but mostly becuase there was a server full of other people to actually PvP with right from the first night.

[Clark]

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

The populatio on red is just abysmal. I tried...I REALLY wanted to enjoy my time there. But it's a ghost town, and if I really wanted to play EQ completely alone I'd just start my own emulator. PvP on live was a blast, but mostly becuase there was a server full of other people to actually PvP with right from the first night.

+1

[kenzar]

Add option : PvP was an afterthought of the developers at best.

The game wasn't made with PvP in mind. It's a PvE game that had certain elements of PvP imposed after the fact. As much as I loved playing on Rallos back in the day, looking at eq PvP now its laughable.

[coki]

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

Add option : PvP was an afterthought of the developers at best.

The game wasn't made with PvP in mind. It's a PvE game that had certain elements of PvP imposed after the fact. As much as I loved playing on Rallos back in the day, looking at eq PvP now its laughable.

[BrandeX]

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

Add option : PvP was an afterthought of the developers at best.

The game wasn't made with PvP in mind. It's a PvE game that had certain elements of PvP imposed after the fact. As much as I loved playing on Rallos back in the day, looking at eq PvP now its laughable.

That's not really needed though, as the poll is about peoples opinions.Your comment is an established fact about the original game's development - and likely the primary reason "I don't like EQ pvp" is the leading poll result.