Best Classic Experience

[milsorgen]

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

been rolling on red myself. Can't complain its been pretty fun

[Swish]

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OP says it all really, it's something different... something new, something to try <3

[Shjade]

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

OP says it all really, it's something different... something new, something to try <3

Hang on: is it a classic experience (what the OP said), or something different and new (the opposite of "classic")?

You can't have it both ways, Swish. :|

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

Bk Troost, I agree that the global chat on Red is abysmal... but that's what new chat windows and minimizing are for.

Just don't look at the OOC. That's what I do.

As far as the testosterone stuff and people thinking they're God's gift to the world, those kinda people are just as insufferable in real life as they are in this game. Just use /ignore.

Yes, it sucks there's people acting like buffoons, but there's still some cool people to talk to and group with.

So in order to play on Red you have to 1) disable/ignore the only reasonable means of forming groups since everyone's Anon 100% of the time, and 2) ignore the most active players on the server?

Sounds legit.

[Swish]

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

Hang on: is it a classic experience (what the OP said), or something different and new (the opposite of "classic")?

You can't have it both ways, Swish. :|

Yes I can, because you're typically leveling with people who have no twink items on them...and to most people EQ pvp is something new and different. Not the same old tunnelquest/camp lawyer stuff.

Watch this if you haven't already seen it. Was grouped in Unrest with some people and none of us had anything above our level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq_q-hioGkU

[Shjade]

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

Yes I can, because you're typically leveling with people who have no twink items on them...and to most people EQ pvp is something new and different. Not the same old tunnelquest/camp lawyer stuff.

Watch this if you haven't already seen it. Was grouped in Unrest with some people and none of us had anything above our level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq_q-hioGkU

Already saw and responded to it in the thread where you posted it the first time, where I pointed out that, despite your calling it a classic experience, the amazing amount of experience gained in that short amount of time made it look anything but.

So in that sense, yes, it seems you went with "new and different" over "classic," which that is clearly not, no matter what you're wearing.

*shrug*

[captnamazing]

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

So in that sense, yes, it seems you went with "new and different" over "classic," which that is clearly not, no matter what you're wearing.

[Swish]

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

Already saw and responded to it in the thread where you posted it the first time, where I pointed out that, despite your calling it a classic experience, the amazing amount of experience gained in that short amount of time made it look anything but.

So in that sense, yes, it seems you went with "new and different" over "classic," which that is clearly not, no matter what you're wearing.

*shrug*

Alright, well while you're not enjoying some classic farming in low end gear you can immerse yourself in the land of fungi solo monks with the latest Velious wares not giving any shits about shitting on groups trying to farm (MM valley, CoM between stables/temple (or perhaps a moat duo)).

Meanwhile variance (is that classic? nope) is in for Vindi, and while the young raid executives decide between themselves what is allowed, when it's allowed... you can duck cancel your way through the EC tunnel where you'll find new players signing off rather than attempt to climb a 5-6 year plat mountain... and when you're done doing that you can jump onto forumquest with your head firmly in the sand and call it all classic.

All that shit's classic EQ right? That "classic" tag you're trying to make out is on blue? Carry on lol.

Blue isn't classic, red isn't classic... but grouping in low end gear with empty slots is something closer to classic than blue will ever get near.

[bktroost]

I have no qualms with PVP. The reality is that the people on Red are more polluted in personality than Blue, there is just far less of them so you don't have the rule lawyering and insta FTEs that is such a problem on Blue. I can't stand the never ending bragging and chest pounding that is constantly slapping you in the face through the global chat.

On Blue there is an atmosphere of banding together to take on bigger and stronger challenges as a team. On Red the atmosphere is more about making sure you have the largest, most visible genitalia to swing as you happen to be killing dragons.

The server looks like someone spilled a big bottle of testosterone supplements and smells like the inside of a boys locker room, prior to the discovery of deodorant.

[Swish]

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

On Blue there is an atmosphere of banding together to take on bigger and stronger challenges as a team.

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That's gold Nemce, gold!

[maskedmelon]

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

On Blue there is an atmosphere of banding together to take on bigger and stronger challenges as a team.

This is what I've found on red and highlighting it was the purpose of my post. Sounds to me like the problem for you lay more with the company you keep than the greater server community. I think blue suffers equally from asshats as red does. That is evident in our raid scene as well as xp and loot camps. Too much lawyer quest.

The venom some peeps spread about red just isn't representative of the whole. Perhaps it has some Merritt with regard to a part of the community, but not all or even most of it.

Beyond the community and more to my original post, the red experience is far more classic than blue. It hasn't experienced the massive inflation and content dilution that blue has. Things are still a challenge.

I suspect I'll encounter more toxic aspects of the server as I explore it, but I think that May be part of the reason for the outstanding community that I have landed in from the get go. Good people band together to check the advance of the wicked ^^

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