A wall of text on the global XP modifier, global OOC

[Faerie]

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

Hey u got 4 months experience soloing as a Druid here and not delving into any end game raid scene/PVP? You sound like a Chewie level expert to me, let's get this retard writing some new Red99 policy pls.

I would have joined a raiding guild if they weren't all full of fefs.

Anyway, there's a lot more to EQ than endgame. I think this attitude is part of what hurt the server so badly; everyone treats the game as though it begins at level 52 :/

[evilldacbane]

People say mean things in shout sometimes. Can we disable this as well?

[Not_Kazowi]

Just leave things alone. Why mess with it? We will never have a perfect server environment. I just leveled from 1-50 and was PLed most of the time with twink gear. XP was not that insane. Still takes time and investment.

Don't cater this server to people with no lives or jobs. We are all in our late 20s and 30s. People don't have time anymore to put 60 hours a week into EQ.

Derubael I suggest you make a warrior or another Melee. And level to 50 alone with no ooc on and see what it's like. Then you have 1st hand experience of what it's like here.

[RoguePhantom]

I know im late to the Party on this thread, but here's my take.

XP Bonus. Yes, it is a short term solution. However, short term solutions only make sense, when there is a long term solution in the works. What is that solution? What is the grandiose idea?

The Spikes in population are due to one thing. People looking at Red as Blue 2.0. So the blue folks who want a fresh start away from the "Nihilums of Blue" come to red in hopes of getting Levels and Pixels in a server that isn't super contested for raids. The evidence of this fact: http://www.project1999.com/forums/se...archid=2881417

However, there is one underlying factor that causes the people who come here for the XP, to ultimately leave. And it is NOT because XP/Loot comes too quick. It is the plain and simple fact that Red is a cesspool. The people here are assholes/sadists/masochists/retards/whatever word you want to use; and it drives away any non-masochist/same word list that would even think about playing here.

Just look at the threads. People spamming phones, people scamming and stripping characters, it is pretty much the dregs of society... running the roost. Hell, you have people DDoSing the server because of a Ban... Just think about that for a second, the people here, will commit actual criminal activities, because they can't play a 15 year old game. And you wonder why the vast majority of people who have played Red did not stick around?

So, in my opinion, ignore the XP Bonus and the Global OOC "problems" and focus on the real problem. Cleaning up the population. Because no matter what you do, they are the ones that are keeping the server at the levels it is at.

[Sturgeon]

I'm happy with any changes that result in more population. I will miss OOC chat fo sho since I always tend to end up in empty zones and with no guild to join its quiet but any chance to get Red99 to be anywhere near P99's population I'm all for it.

[HippoNipple]

Has HB purchased the server double the current exp rate yet? If not who cares about leveling on red99. Please let me know when this is implemented so I can increase the 2x exp rate to 4x, otherwise tldr.

[Twainz]

So by making the XP better for duoing you basically make people like Lite and Brainz happy because they can just box multiple toons to 60 without a chance of being banned.

[Stasis01]

I vote we remove EXP bonus so literally no one new will play here, and people will not want to level alts.

We must also listen to Faerie, Kergan, Bazia and whoever the fuck else nobodies like to come here and make me want to strangle them with their fucking retardation.

[Stasis01]

So you solo'd as a druid, I raped you at a GM event EASILY, you quit a week or two later.

Yeah there's more to Everquest than endgame, there are generally lots of NOOBS, you being one of them.

Please stop talking, you really ruin it for people who know what they are talking about.

No one plays Red99 for the journey, if you did, you should be on blue.

[Faerie]

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

So you solo'd as a druid, I raped you at a GM event EASILY, you quit a week or two later.

Yeah there's more to Everquest than endgame, there are generally lots of NOOBS, you being one of them.

Please stop talking, you really ruin it for people who know what they are talking about.

No one plays Red99 for the journey, if you did, you should be on blue.

Ouch Stasis, that really cuts me deep. Please try to be gentle, I'm sensitive.

I haven't been 60 or in an endgame guild here, but I still don't understand how that invalidates my opinion. If you're looking for endgame experience, I raided on live. And my PvP experience was pretty intense as a strict elf purist into my 50s.