In Response, How many would start on a new blue server?

[Trosh]

rolling servers ftw!

Every year, you launch 1 new server, and release an expansion for the old server, then once it hits a year into Velious, merge it into existing blue server.

That way you have your big old ugly large corrupt bloated server like now, but then you also have cool ones where people can start anew once a year! that way you always have 1 server in each expansion - Huzah!

[fishingme]

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

You should probably play single player games then. No mmo will ever be rid of cheats/bugs/exploits.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. What if a new blue would have come out 1 year ago? The tmo dudes who were exploiting on blue until their recent bans would have been on the new server too. And then the appeal of a new server for all of you guys, a virgin economy and none of the previously-discovered bugs from blue and all that, would have been entirely ruined in just months. And if a new server started today? Yep. A few months from now it would already have duped plat and people who leveled with exploits and a stratified economy and level 1 rogue alts with ragebringers.

Give it up and just try to enjoy the best emu around.

A new blue server would start initially with all of the explots that are known and currently patched on this server would all ready be implimented on the new one. Not to mention, in order to emulate classic even more, a new rule set would be needed on the server. Ones that if you disobeyed it would result in consequences for your toons on both servers.

[LittleSorcerer7]

It was more about how much they've improved the servers and made it so classic and wonderful we want to experience it just like that from the beginning, since when it first came out it wasn't NEAR as complete as it is now.

[fishingme]

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

Way too EMOTIONALLY invested in this game, seek help.

lol +1

[fishingme]

Originally Posted by LittleSorcerer7 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It was more about how much they've improved the servers and made it so classic and wonderful we want to experience it just like that from the beginning, since when it first came out it wasn't NEAR as complete as it is now.

+1, tecmos is new. Doesn't realize this.

[LittleSorcerer7]

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

+1, tecmos is new. Doesn't realize this.

Yeah probably, lol ive been around this project for almost 5 years.

[Valoril]

Assuming a sample of 400 voters is representative, 3/4 of the P99 population would start on a new blue server if it opened (and I would too).
This is consistent with other more general findings about MMORPG that 80% of players play less than 20 h/week and that only a small minority of 10-20% is motivated by hardcore raiding and max level content.
Those who were on Fippy progression server at release have seen the overwhelming attraction effect of an EQ server that allows to start anew.

The paradox is that if a new P99 opened, the old would instantly depopulate leaving only hardcore raiding guilds on it because they invested too much time in their characters, bank account and equipment.
It is however probable that they would move sooner or later too so that the net effect would be equivalent to a wipe and a reset of the old server.
The latter being much cheaper, faster and easier I would have no problem with a wipe and reset as an alternative proposal.

[Swish]

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

rolling servers ftw!

Every year, you launch 1 new server, and release an expansion for the old server, then once it hits a year into Velious, merge it into existing blue server.

That way you have your big old ugly large corrupt bloated server like now, but then you also have cool ones where people can start anew once a year! that way you always have 1 server in each expansion - Huzah!

Sounds like a lot of work for the devs, nobody thinks of that when these ideas emerge.

Also you'll spread the player base too thin and not encourage people to get their epics and "finish" their characters.

What happens 1-2 months before the merge is due, people rolled on it to get away from all the twinking/mudflation etc...will either quit or not bother starting.

All new servers turn into old servers, and its a matter of maybe 3-4 weeks before you start seeing people twinking an alt, or having leveled a druid/necro, farmed the appropriate gear etc.

The best way is to continue on the current blue server timeline, and choose yourself not to twink at all and level up based on what you loot and can gather [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Or better still, roll on red and truly start from scratch. Its weird how people came to P99 for a classic EQ experience but won't ditch all their twink gear because they're too comfortable. Red gives you a real fresh start.

[Ziggy]

just restart blue with an actual classic timeline

[feanan]

What you fail to realize, without peons to lord over, and without the fun of blocking content for other "scummy casuals", raiding guilds wouldn't want to be on their own server.