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

[Stasis01]

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

lol



I played for about 3 months at server start, and a bit more than that on my druid. But how does this discredit my opinion? I'm one of the people that has never been level 60; if I were only concerned for myself I would probably want the exp bonus to stay in.

It's truly a shame that so many people have such strong feelings about their EZ mode solo exp. When the xp changes do go in, you'll really damage the pop numbers with your poor attitudes. I foresee the server suffering quite a bit from your self-fulfilling prophecies, because you would rather be right with a dead server than wrong with a better one. Why you guys scared of a little classic EQ? Anything bluebie can do I can do better, and that includes pve.

Deru, was any progress ever made on the transfer/copy of bluebies? That would need to be done at the right time, when red has decent numbers (to lend some confidence to the would-be transfers), bluebies are tired of their overcrowded endgame, and red's ruleset is in a good way. But beyond forcing PvP on the bluebies, which is the optimal solution, this is the only way I really see the server being helped in a meaningful way.

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.

[Squire]

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

Why would anyone group with a rogue when they can get double the XP solo?

why would anyone group with you when there is no anyone?

the grouping bonuses dont make a difference if there is nobody in your level range to group with anywhere, not that'd you'd know, because you shut off OOC and now you can't even reach out to confirm the sad fact that you're a sole nub in a scrub wasteland like will smith in i am legend except assbergers instead of zombies.

[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 :/

[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.

[HippoNipple]

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.

This wasn't poetically put but it is the truth of this server. People have this ideal environment that brings them back to the days of 1999 and this isn't a server or time period that is going to recreate that. The people wanting the exp taken out are those that don't intend on ever leveling a character again and/or have already quit the server.

Some new players to the server have joined RD in the last week and have been helped out to make it through those tough levels. If people join the server and need help it is given. There is no huge influx of new players into this server, if there was then a normal exp rate would be fine.

You talk about it getting worse before it gets better but if people leave and it gets to 50 population there isn't going to be a huge influx of players ever. There will be groups of 1-5 that join the server and there won't be enough to group up and level and others will have less incentive to PL them up to 50 with decreased exp bonus.

There will never be a good environment from levels 1-50 on this server. The only thing keeping players around is the light at the end of the tunnel. Those that try to recreate the magic of levels 1-50 on this server don't play here and don't understand the reality of what red99 is.

[Stasis01]

So you haven't played here long, never made max level, never contested, and really have no experience behind your opinion other than soloing empty zones as a druid.

Cool story.

[Squire]

the fact that you don't understand why that fact invalidates your input only further invalidates it.

[HippoNipple]

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

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.

The point is you are proponent of changing the server back to the state it was in when you played a solo class, never grouped, and quit soon after because of the grind. You are fighting for a server experience that will never exist on red99 and in the process of doing that possibly ruining what red99 can provide.

[Faerie]

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

You talk about it getting worse before it gets better but if people leave and it gets to 50 population there isn't going to be a huge influx of players ever.

This is the problem, and its one that increasing the xp bonus in the first place caused. Now that we've been poisoned with EZ mode, a lot of us feel like we'll suffer without it. Exp bonus is like a drug we're now addicted to, and people are afraid to quit it because they fear the withdrawal and reality.

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

The point is you are proponent of changing the server back to the state it was in when you played a solo class, never grouped, and quit soon after because of the grind. You are fighting for a server experience that will never exist on red99 and in the process of doing that possibly ruining what red99 can provide.

I grouped a bit, when people would ask me. And I leveled my cleric from around 34 - upper 40s during low pop, grouping quite a bit. I was helping to lead a leveling guild as well, and a lot of my time was spent PLing people.

But that's all beside the point. We're discussing the xp bonus here, not my qualifications as a gamer.

People will leave when the exp bonus is reduced, and this is why I suggested not even telling you guys and doing it slowly over time. It's really the best option, when you consider how much we love drama.