Are things really that much better on Blue?

[WokeCat]

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

Uh both servers are beyond geriatric at this point in the game. EQ is a game with a 2 year shelf life. Blue is like 12 years old and Green is getting up there, too. You missed the rush to 60 and you're gonna have a harder time leveling with either population. Blue seems remarkably dead, going by the visible EC tunnel pop any time I log on. Green has some life in it still.

TBH I've never played extensively, but I feel like EQ is the other way around.. like my Cleric is over 2 years old and only level 44. The thought of hitting level 60 and getting BIS gear seems like something that would take years for a player like me.

[mycoolrausch]

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

TBH I've never played extensively, but I feel like EQ is the other way around.. like my Cleric is over 2 years old and only level 44. The thought of hitting level 60 and getting BIS gear seems like something that would take years for a player like me.

It does take years. At the pace the average player plays at, and the retention rate of them, blue was a player rich, zone rich, level range rich, server until late 2018 or so. After that, more players had all the level 60 alts they wanted than new players trying to get level 60, and the dynamic of the server really changed.

So Blue lasted a solid 10 years before it transitioned to an end of life top heavy exclusive server.