Hi, I'm new...maybe

[Slug]

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

I would warn you this, if this is your first PVP experience, as it was mine, don't think for a second people are content to engage you, win, and leave. On this server victory to many people means that you have been forced to plug and log off for multiple hours, and, they hope, that you will ultimately quit.

For the most part the community really sucks. There are some genuine nice people, but don't be shocked the first time someone tells you to come for SOW and you get ganked and corpse camped for hours by someone you've never met before. Loot and scoot? Non-existent. If you die in a dungeon you may as well log for the day, you're not getting your corpse.

In short, while you won't see the type of trash talking in game you see on the forums, the actions of people are very similar to what you see on the forums. The only silver lining is that when one of the top guilds declares "victory," and they finally leave, the server will slowly become repopulated as the timeline progresses with more relaxed people who still PVP with a vengeance but not as if the goal of every PVP encounter is to make someone quit this game.

Not really completely accurate. Given Heartbrand had a pretty bad experience - but a handful of douchebags in one guild, who don't represent the server in any fashion, and will most likely burn out and quit in the next month or two - should not discourage anyone from playing.

[Humerox]

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

...Heartbrand had a pretty bad experience...

that he did.

[Steaks]

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

FRESH BLOOD. I've read the forum for 3 god awful hours. After reading the shit show you guys all put on display here, I've sifted through the mostly mindless bullshit of non-pertinent information that probably discourages other people from joining in an attempt to try get a real feel for the current state of the game. Alas, I'm like any prior nostalgic EQ player longing to tear people limb from limb once again, and I'm hardly able to keep the overwhelming interest at bay, but I have to ask...does this shit show carry over into the game?

Most of my gamer friends are either currently poopsocking the latest games (SWTOR) or not poopsocking altogether (me), but I know for a fact none of them are willing to travel back in time to poopsock this grind. Are newcomers generally accepted among the community here or is it just cliques? Is it a general consensus that a solo dude like myself will level to 20 without so much as an invitation or welcoming to a community or guild? And before any hardcore basement dwelling manchild decides to rain down on my pussiness as an inferior being not worthy of true EQ pvp, let me just state that I can play another non-communicative, competitive game for self-assurance in my masculinity. I'm looking for a bit of community here with some fun PvP. Is this what I can expect here?

expect to make a mage druid or necro cause youll be solo

expect to grind endlessly for small exp

expect to level naked

expect to quit

[nalkin]

Also, fair pvp is not something that ever happens on this server. Don't expect anyone to ever engage you if they are equal to your level or by themselves. My experience would be something like, see 2 red con PCs around me, they don't attack me. I engage 2 DB gnolls, once im at 40% hp then the 2 red cons decide to engage me. These people will poopsock like crazy (see cast, 12 hours a day for a month), just to get whatever level advantage they can, then go to a lowbie zone and gank people engaged in combat.

[Steaks]

heartbrand had a great experience

he leveled up and sold , he is gone now

how is that bad? he is back on blue like many others

[bomaroast]

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

Not really completely accurate. Given Heartbrand had a pretty bad experience - but a handful of douchebags in one guild, who don't represent the server in any fashion

It only takes a small percentage of the total players being mouth breathers to make this experience common place. and you are wrong about them being from only one guild. I've experienced extreme retardation and hostility every step of the way. Without a clique to be a part of you will have this experience as well.

This community is eating itself away. The anonymity of the internet has had a poor effect around here.

[fuark]

To the OP:

The server is essentially good. There are griefers on the server, but it's not to the point where you're just being griefed 24/7. The biggest thing about coming back to EverQuest (and especially EQ PVP) is to realize you're going to die, most of those pvp deaths are going to actually be PVE deaths due to ganking, zero fights are going to be "fair" by today's standard, and it's just part of the game.

But if you find some cool people to group/guild with (absolutely essential, without this the play experience is awful and frustrating), the server experience skyrockets. I have a lot of fun playing.

[Tassador]

If you cant hack the exp grind and getting corpse camped all i got to say is smell you later. If you are a casual gamer that plays maybe 10-20hours a week and thats if your lucky and want to be on par with guys playing over 40hours thats insane. If your playing 40 hours a week your 50 with close to everything you need and are complaining you have noone to pvp with. What did you expect? May i suggest NWO wolf-pack and betray your friends to have more pvp?

Defination of fair pvp in my eyes. You log onto RED1999 after that anything is fair dude. dont cry about anything that happens please dont send GM tells or petition unless you want to snitch out someone clearly exploiting and even then do you want to be snitchy mcitchy? A whole lot of limp wristing , chardonnay sipping going on today.

[fuark]

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

Defination of fair pvp in my eyes. You log onto RED1999 after that anything is fair dude. dont cry about anything that happens please dont send GM tells or petition unless you want to snitch out someone clearly exploiting and even then do you want to be snitchy mcitchy? A whole lot of limp wristing , chardonnay sipping going on today.

Like I was saying, if you join the server just realize that most of your pvp deaths aren't going to be 2% pvp deaths, but 10% pve deaths when you get OUT PVPED by someone rooting you as you try to zone a mob.

[Cast]

didn't read thread but 0% chance this guy is "new" - who the fuck uses poopsock after 3 hours of forum browsing, this is probably lazerfag's new account