EXP Re-Nerfed ROFL

[mostbitter]

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

That's like saying any account Lite has touched should be b& b& for boxing.

I'd be ok with that, and I'd lose all my accounts. Whatever it takes to put a stop to the blatant abuse of boxing tactics going on in <azrael>.

[Galacticus]

The fucked up part will be that when it is announced, no one will understand why it was so important to keep intended plans a secret from the public.

Exp bonus doesn't hurt the server and no one cares if you deliver x promise on y date or if you need to change it or whatever. People won't complain more then they are now watching new players and old friends quit.

[Faerie]

I'm just glad that Sirken wasn't in Zephyros. Those guys were terrible.

[Derubael]

Server direction:

As many people as possible playing, and sustaining that population
Enjoyable play experience for everyone, not just the old guard
No wipes
No shutdowns

I briefly outlined what would make that happen in a previous post, feel free to do an advanced forum search on username Derubael in PvP Server Chat to find it. Shouldn't take that long to find, it was pretty recent.

Good things are coming to Red 99, but we had to pull the plug on that insane XP. There was no easy way to do it, yet it had to be done. When these changes come, and yes, they will be coming very soon, the spotlight is going to be on Red 99. People are going to be coming to these forums, rolling on the box, and viewing this community from the outside looking in.

What would you all like them to see? How will you all be viewed? Is this good or bad for new players?

[heartbrand]

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

Server direction:

As many people as possible playing, and sustaining that population
Enjoyable play experience for everyone, not just the old guard
No wipes
No shutdowns

I briefly outlined what would make that happen in a previous post, feel free to do an advanced forum search on username Derubael in PvP Server Chat to find it. Shouldn't take that long to find, it was pretty recent.

Good things are coming to Red 99, but we had to pull the plug on that insane XP. There was no easy way to do it, yet it had to be done. When these changes come, and yes, they will be coming very soon, the spotlight is going to be on Red 99. People are going to be coming to these forums, rolling on the box, and viewing this community from the outside looking in.

What would you all like them to see? How will you all be viewed? Is this good or bad for new players?

Dude, you keep saying it "had to be done", but yet it didn't. We were passing 200 pop for the first time since 2011. Now we're back to low double digit pop. Multiple people quitting, LoZ gaining popularity, spring is here with summer on the way. The only people who think it "had to be done" are the staff, who are horribly out of touch with what the people who actually play this server want. Keep up with what you guys think "has to be done" and you'll have a dead box with no one on it, which some of us believe is what the goal of the staff is anyway. /facepalm

[Colgate]

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

Server direction:

As many people as possible playing, and sustaining that population
Enjoyable play experience for everyone, not just the old guard
No wipes
No shutdowns

I briefly outlined what would make that happen in a previous post, feel free to do an advanced forum search on username Derubael in PvP Server Chat to find it. Shouldn't take that long to find, it was pretty recent.

Good things are coming to Red 99, but we had to pull the plug on that insane XP. There was no easy way to do it, yet it had to be done. When these changes come, and yes, they will be coming very soon, the spotlight is going to be on Red 99. People are going to be coming to these forums, rolling on the box, and viewing this community from the outside looking in.

What would you all like them to see? How will you all be viewed? Is this good or bad for new players?

LOL?

[Squire]

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

Server direction:

As many people as possible playing, and sustaining that population *Slow exp has been shown, time and time again, to run counter to this goal*
Enjoyable play experience for everyone, not just the old guard *See above. Its hard for new players to compete with the old guard when you're trying to solo your untwinked rogue to 40 for months*
No wipes
No shutdowns

I briefly outlined what would make that happen in a previous post, feel free to do an advanced forum search on username Derubael in PvP Server Chat to find it. Shouldn't take that long to find, it was pretty recent.

Good things are coming to Red 99, but we had to pull the plug on that insane XP. There was no easy way to do it, yet it had to be done *Did it? People were so happy, morale was high, groups were formed, and fun and pvp was had due to yesterday's error. Pop jumped 60 people.*. When these changes come, and yes, they will be coming very soon, the spotlight is going to be on Red 99. People are going to be coming to these forums, rolling on the box, and viewing this community from the outside looking in.

What would you all like them to see? How will you all be viewed? Is this good or bad for new players?

Having said that, Deru, would you like to take a stab at this as Sirken doesn't want to?

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[mostbitter]

Turning off the exp ensures that the old guard are the only ones who are capable of enjoying the box IMO so you are kind of arguing with yourself on this one big D.

[heartbrand]

A group EXP bonus will do nothing to help new players here. It's just mind blowing how we could have 200 + pop three thriving guilds, the server BETTER THAN EVER, and some genius is like "now is the right time to remove the exp bonus!" I just don't even.

IT HASNT WORKED. ITS BEEN A MONTH + WITH NO EXP BONUS. THE NEW PLAYERS STOPPED COMING HERE. PEOPLE ARE QUITTING. THE SERVER IS DYING. WHY ARE THE PLAYERS THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO GET THAT?

[Kergan]

Trying to play the classic card when we don't have anything resembling a classic population is completely retarded. You don't get people to come here by making it harder, plain and simple. We have plenty of data points when we look at previous exp rate changes. It is undeniable, higher exp rate = higher population.