EXP Re-Nerfed ROFL

[quido]

You can't really call him a kingpin when he's on the purchasing end of it. Platlord is an RMT kingpin. Sektors is the addict who can't get off his shit.

[Sheriff]

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

Anyone who played with Sektor knew he was an RMT king pin and isn't innocent at all.

That's like saying any account Lite has touched should be b& b& for boxing.

[mostbitter]

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

That's like saying any account Lite has touched should be b& b& for boxing.

I'd be ok with that, and I'd lose all my accounts. Whatever it takes to put a stop to the blatant abuse of boxing tactics going on in <azrael>.

[Squire]

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

Box was fun with exp, not so much now. Didn't want to jump in this QQ thread but, your response makes me want to put my two cents in. I'm not in high school/college anymore, I have a family and a full time job, and your senseless nerf (which it is) is only for the neckbeards. I don't have 1.5 hours to find a group and go to Seb/KC/COM, I'm not a solo class and once I get the group and to the xp location I don't have the three hours to grind. The fact that you didn't have a plan in place (if you had one it wouldn't be ever changing) when you implemented these changes is ignorant.

These changes are not for the casual player which made up that roughly 50% of the population (200 - 98 + or - Azrael boxed toons). The only time you see casuals are on repops (Sun) which makes your server thrive for one day. I'm sad to see this happen to our box but, the reason EQ failed was the amount of time required to play it (that's why WOW was a hit) and one really bad expansion.

Bottom line, QQ the box is less fun, I've been playing Teams (which is shaky but fun) because I can play it as a casual. Think more about the casuals and less about the Sickpuppys of the box.

[Galacticus]

The fucked up part will be that when it is announced, no one will understand why it was so important to keep intended plans a secret from the public.

Exp bonus doesn't hurt the server and no one cares if you deliver x promise on y date or if you need to change it or whatever. People won't complain more then they are now watching new players and old friends quit.

[Genedin]

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

No ones told me the story yet, but I'm going to guess and say p99 red is virtualised, and rogean needs to keep the server pop low to ensure there are enough resources for the beta server. Is that a good guess? Am I on the right track ? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm sure ppl would donate if it came down to infrastructure.

[Fawqueue]

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

Box was fun with exp, not so much now. Didn't want to jump in this QQ thread but, your response makes me want to put my two cents in. I'm not in high school/college anymore, I have a family and a full time job, and your senseless nerf (which it is) is only for the neckbeards. I don't have 1.5 hours to find a group and go to Seb/KC/COM, I'm not a solo class and once I get the group and to the xp location I don't have the three hours to grind. The fact that you didn't have a plan in place (if you had one it wouldn't be ever changing) when you implemented these changes is ignorant.

These changes are not for the casual player which made up that roughly 50% of the population (200 - 98 + or - Azrael boxed toons). The only time you see casuals are on repops (Sun) which makes your server thrive for one day. I'm sad to see this happen to our box but, the reason EQ failed was the amount of time required to play it (that's why WOW was a hit) and one really bad expansion.

Bottom line, QQ the box is less fun, I've been playing Teams (which is shaky but fun) because I can play it as a casual. Think more about the casuals and less about the Sickpuppys of the box.

I know this may be misconstrued, but maybe in this particular instance this just isn't the right server for you. I'm not advocating for the xp change (because I too think the implementation was handled poorly) but if your argument is you don't have the time to play on a server that is designed to emulate classic features in a way that no other does, you might just be playing in the wrong place. You obviously don't have time for the classic experience like you probably did 15 years ago. So rather than tell Project1999 that it needs to change to fit YOUR lifestyle, perhaps you just need to shop around and find a place that suits your needs.

That being said I wouldn't have argued against replacing the xp bonus with a group bonus at the same time. I too can't play like I did at 16, I'm just not expecting them to cater to my schedule.

[Faerie]

I'm just glad that Sirken wasn't in Zephyros. Those guys were terrible.

[Derubael]

Server direction:

As many people as possible playing, and sustaining that population
Enjoyable play experience for everyone, not just the old guard
No wipes
No shutdowns

I briefly outlined what would make that happen in a previous post, feel free to do an advanced forum search on username Derubael in PvP Server Chat to find it. Shouldn't take that long to find, it was pretty recent.

Good things are coming to Red 99, but we had to pull the plug on that insane XP. There was no easy way to do it, yet it had to be done. When these changes come, and yes, they will be coming very soon, the spotlight is going to be on Red 99. People are going to be coming to these forums, rolling on the box, and viewing this community from the outside looking in.

What would you all like them to see? How will you all be viewed? Is this good or bad for new players?

[heartbrand]

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

Server direction:

As many people as possible playing, and sustaining that population
Enjoyable play experience for everyone, not just the old guard
No wipes
No shutdowns

I briefly outlined what would make that happen in a previous post, feel free to do an advanced forum search on username Derubael in PvP Server Chat to find it. Shouldn't take that long to find, it was pretty recent.

Good things are coming to Red 99, but we had to pull the plug on that insane XP. There was no easy way to do it, yet it had to be done. When these changes come, and yes, they will be coming very soon, the spotlight is going to be on Red 99. People are going to be coming to these forums, rolling on the box, and viewing this community from the outside looking in.

What would you all like them to see? How will you all be viewed? Is this good or bad for new players?

Dude, you keep saying it "had to be done", but yet it didn't. We were passing 200 pop for the first time since 2011. Now we're back to low double digit pop. Multiple people quitting, LoZ gaining popularity, spring is here with summer on the way. The only people who think it "had to be done" are the staff, who are horribly out of touch with what the people who actually play this server want. Keep up with what you guys think "has to be done" and you'll have a dead box with no one on it, which some of us believe is what the goal of the staff is anyway. /facepalm