Is the server overpopulated? Or is it something more?

[Champion_Standing]

Stole this idea from me but I'll support it anyway

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

They need to launch a Wipe 99 server where it is just automatically wiped every 6 months.

[Portasaurus]

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

People running around like fools, wasting their precious time for little to no tangible pay-off

This is an incredibly accurate review of every video game ever.

[Uuruk]

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

The server is already split up....horribly.

You might not see it when you log in and see the server population number.

But you realize it when you try to find a group under level 50.

When you see the only places to find a group are in the "exp hotspot" zones. That everyone is SOLELY focused on exp (and nothing else really matters). Sure, grinding is fun sometimes.... but when you go through all your levels never actually getting loot yourself? Always just buying upgrades from commons? ((Heck, on this server, it is normal practice to do GREED rolls before need rolls... since it assumed everyone is just buying their stuff anyway))

When you go to a zone that actually drops loot (lower guk?) and all the named spawns are camped by level 60's looking to make some $$ so they can buy their epics (since actually doing it themselves is near impossible, since other level 60's are camping the epics to sell for even more $$$).

You slowly realize how split up the server really is.... how it is an empty shell of everquest. Just ghosts going through the motions.... and the groups, the adventures, the fun that made classic everquest? It isn't there.

Even when you finally make into raiding levels. It is like an amusement park line. Waiting your guilds turn to smack the raid mob (with overwhelming numbers and ease)...

"Good job with inny everyone, we will get another chance at him in a few months".

And what do you do when you aren't raiding? You go grind for exp or $$$ (so you can buy whatever you are after).....or maybe make an alt and twink it out (only to go through the same under 50 game of pure exp grinding with no attempt to do quests or get loot).

So what you're saying is play red?

[Ivory]

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

So what you're saying is play red?

Boo pvp :P

[DarkwingDuck]

I think it's fine
Wipe main server and restart or leave it be.
There was 1267 people online, 88 were in EC..
Those are people that are either enjoying there time buyin and selling
Those looking for help
Or those afk or lfg
.. The other 86% of the population is out killin shit , questing
And camping.
It's fine

[Glenzig]

People are always trying to perfect the classic eq experience. Don't think it will ever happen better than it already has here.

[Swish]

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

Even when you finally make into raiding levels. It is like an amusement park line. Waiting your guilds turn to smack the raid mob (with overwhelming numbers and ease)...

"Good job with inny everyone, we will get another chance at him in a few months".

And what do you do when you aren't raiding? You go grind for exp or $$$ (so you can buy whatever you are after).....or maybe make an alt and twink it out (only to go through the same under 50 game of pure exp grinding with no attempt to do quests or get loot).

QFT - best analogy yet.

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[Tankdan]

Can't compare 4 years of Kunark to anything classic.

[Eliseus]

"Not Classic" is such a piss poor excuse for anything on this server. As has been pointed out several times of the creation of this server, there is several things that White Knights will try and deem not classic, but others things they won't because it would directly impact their gameplay. There is also things not classic that the Devs either won't change to classic on purpose or can't. That being said, there is certain aspects in this game that should be considered.

What's even worse is because of timeline releases and just how Everquest was played back then, there was not A LOT of the raiding issues this server has, so there wasn't anything created to really help the raiding situation. Sure, there might be 1 example here and there or 1 server that was the exception, but in general, it didn't exist. So to say the raiding scene is classic is far fetched. Something should really be done about it, and stuff like wiping the server actually won't help because of all the "Power Gamers" that exist in modern world, especially on this server, it will be the same thing again in a short period. The end game needs to just be accessed as a whole, and something should be done to provide a better end game experience for everyone. Nothing should be changed though that would basically give free gear at the expense of said changes (though IDK what changes would after reading some of the pathetic wipes some of these higher end guilds have had with their full VP gear and no competition).

[Millburn]

I know the core issue with having two blue servers is splitting the population but I always thought that having one be the retirement home server and another being a server that wipes (everyone gets moved to the retirement home) every 2 years or so would be great fun.