Why a server wipe or a new server would be a good thing

[Nirgon]

Even if RZ had 20% of the PvP, it still had 80% more players.

I'll go with there were more player deaths on any given day of RZ than here.

Not to mention... I miss making lvl 5 SK pks with 2 rusty 2 handers. You could put 4 good hours a day of lulz into that. NOT HERE.


Oh ya, item loot = most red thing ever. WoW is that way.

[Kergan]

Yeah, it's possible there were more total kills I guess, with probably 7-8x the population. But the high end consisted of a half dozen random PKs and an occasional war between guilds that lasted a few weeks...not much else. Certainly nothing like the Az/RD vs Nihilum here.

[Tradesonred]

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

Yeah, it's possible there were more total kills I guess, with probably 7-8x the population. But the high end consisted of a half dozen random PKs and an occasional war between guilds that lasted a few weeks...not much else. Certainly nothing like the Az/RD vs Nihilum here.

There was 600+ people logging here when red launched. It could have been Rallos, it wasnt because of xp loss in pvp and no item loot. I cant remember if the devs of red99 asked for feedback on the ruleset but considering how things are done, it wouldnt surprise me if no feedback was actively asked before launching the server, like an official thread calling for feedback. All this mess could probably have been prevented if they had asked the playerbase to debate the pros and cons prior to launching the server. They went in with ideas too much carbon copied from what they had attempted on blue (camp control) and it didnt work well for a PVP server.

Played for 1.5 years / 2 years on Rallos. Quit when i was 44. I never experienced the raid scene because i was too busy having fun pvping. I quit after using the wiz portal in Luclin with a mob creatively called "wolf" camping it and killing me. My computer back then could hardly take Luclin so that ended my EQ career until i tried blue 4 years ago or something.

[Kergan]

I personally never liked item loot at all. And I maybe lost a diamond ring or two throughout my career at most, and looted tons of shit. I just got sick of watching people run away with gear slowly disappearing off their character model until they'd just stop and die. In my opinion it detracted heavily from the PVP as people were more concerned with not losing their shit than engaging in a good battle and trying their best (i.e. using their best gear).

[Tradesonred]

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

I personally never liked item loot at all. And I maybe lost a diamond ring or two throughout my career at most, and looted tons of shit. I just got sick of watching people run away with gear slowly disappearing off their character model until they'd just stop and die. In my opinion it detracted heavily from the PVP as people were more concerned with not losing their shit than engaging in a good battle and trying their best (i.e. using their best gear).

Yeah im getting flashbacks of getting blinded while runnin away baggin shit lol

But still i think the pros vastly outweight the cons

Especially if most of the times youll run in to people decked out in the custom no drop i outlined and 3-4 droppable pieces they dont care about losing.

[Kergan]

I'd also say that it was strangely more rewarding looting an insignia off of someone on SZ than my 20th banked diamond ring or frog crown on RZ. Maybe it was dropping it in the bank into a big stack of insignias that reminded me I was a bad ass or something?

[thisuserwasbannedlol]

TLDR Ecoli has binders full of ideas

[Kergan]

I played RZ from a few weeks after release until mid Kunark.

[Zoolander]

there are several reasons why project1999 is successful. no server wipes is one of them.

live with it

[Elderan]

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

there are several reasons why project1999 is successful. no server wipes is one of them.

live with it

Once you wipe, even once then the server integrity is crushed for all time.

Really what they need is a second blue server, not another red.