How To Boost Server Pop

[Mac Drettj]

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

As much as I hate the idea of safe zones, make EC or north Freeport a safe zone people can go to auction/lfg/newbies to get buffs/ports. How many people on blue are just people in EC tunnel playing the auction game.

Would be a good way for new chars to buy gear, people to buy and sell to make money, etc etc. Plus the server numbers would jump up a fair amount.

thats because thats all there is to do in blue

tldr: no

[Stasis01]

PVP with full buffs and being ported to the area is fun.

Running for 45 minutes taking a boat with Jboots then finding out you missed it is the fucking worst.

[heartbrand]

Safe zone not awful if it stripped your buffs and prevented you from casting / binding in it. But I don't think that's the change that will dramatically boost pop.

[Stasis01]

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

As much as I hate the idea of safe zones, make EC or north Freeport a safe zone people can go to auction/lfg/newbies to get buffs/ports. How many people on blue are just people in EC tunnel playing the auction game.

Would be a good way for new chars to buy gear, people to buy and sell to make money, etc etc. Plus the server numbers would jump up a fair amount.

I hated POK because of the ability to port out of any zone into a safe zone, but some random safe zone like EC wouldn't really effect the game much at all - but we do have global OOC so we don't need a safe trading zone really, any zone works - I guess it would make it easier and faster though.

[Potus]

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

Since the "W" word isn't an option, I've seen people repeatedly state that they'd love to play on red IF it had more people on it so it didn't feel dead and/or there were people to play with. Why not enable boxing for a 1-2 month period to allow small crews to roll here, instantly be able to fill support class roles with boxes so they can hit the ground running, and then as population stabilizes turn it off? What is there to possibly be lost by doing this? Let's try it in the name of science.

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[heartbrand]

I think the dif of boxing on live was that it monopolized camps that human beings wanted here. The issue on red is all the camps are open because there's no one to farm them. At the end of the day no permanent damage is done by flipping the boxing switch for a month.

[Malevz]

Originally Posted by Stasis01 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I hated POK because of the ability to port out of any zone into a safe zone, but some random safe zone like EC wouldn't really effect the game much at all - but we do have global OOC so we don't need a safe trading zone really, any zone works - I guess it would make it easier and faster though.

It just seems like it would keep the pop more steady, because like on blue, even when you're not playing you have your alt in an auction zone just playing the auction game, or just AFK. Plus it allows for competition in your sales, which means lower prices for actual newbies.

Again I hate the idea of a safe zone, but I like the idea of anything that's good for the server health, and getting fresh blood in the pool.

[Genedin]

With such low pop. /ooc is much more effective honestly

[Mac Drettj]

level 1's serve same purpose as safe zone

[Stasis01]

This is truly a PVP change that would increase the frequency, and targets for PVP.

More people doing camps, more people buffed looking to kill people doing camps.

It's simple and would instantly increase pop and activity a SHIT load.

It's FFA PvP, it's not a friendly community that helps each other out. People don't trust each other - the single box idea that works on blue doesn't work here.