lets do a small experiment

[mitic]

and open a new pvp server just with classic zones enabled and see what happens.

rogean, i bet you have enough diskspace to make this happen. i would even donate for your work invested to set it up.

just an experiment, nothing the staff of p99 has to commit to. whatcha say?

my predictions:
.) red99 will be empty
.) classic red99 will be packed with at least 300+ players in half of the zones that we currently have
.) after a week everyone will petition or write novels on this boards how great the new server is and to keep it up

[Eslade]

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[Stasis01]

Population was 216, the only thing you've contributed to this community is uncontested raiding in Nihilum and promotion of Nizzar RMT.

On behalf of Red99 go fuck yourself.

[mitic]

Population was 216, the only thing you've contributed to this community is uncontested raiding in Nihilum and promotion of Nizzar RMT.

On behalf of Red99 go fuck yourself.

216 when? once a week when bosses are up? sorry to say but youre a retard.

[Stasis01]

Yeah like when there's something to PVP over we have record population.

Thanks for hugging Nizzar's nuts and then retiring once being max geared, you've been a great help to this box and we should listen to you.

[mitic]

Yeah like when there's something to PVP over we have record population.

Thanks for hugging Nizzar's nuts and then retiring once being max geared, you've been a great help to this box and we should listen to you.

i retired because there was nothing to do 6 days a week and i refused to start an alt just to keep being immersed.

[runlvlzero]

I agree with OP. This 10 yrs kunark bs is sillies. 10 yrs of classic would have been better.

[Mac Drettj]

eqpvp already exists

[Stasis01]

i retired because there was nothing to do 6 days a week and i refused to start an alt just to keep being immersed.

Then in classic you'd be really fucked because you'd only log on for Naggy and Vox.

Shit player with shit logic.

[Eslade]

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[mitic]

Then in classic you'd be really fucked because you'd only log on for Naggy and Vox.

Shit player with shit logic.

eq is all about replayability. lower exp-rate and start the server..everything else can be taken care of later on.

you can keep 1 server up forever resulting casuals quitting sooner or later and neckbeards starting dozens of alts griefing new casual arrivals.

or you can restart a server every now and then and profit in all directions. we dont need velious, we need a playerbase. anyone at this point who wants velious is a complete bluebie with this handfull players on the server we have right now.

[Eslade]

How many times do you think someone that logs in once a week is going to keep coming back to a box just to start over? Neckbeards are going to farm shit and make twinks no matter what. Casuals ate going to stop coming back and you'll end up with the same 30 people in an endless circle jerk.

[mitic]

How many times do you think someone that logs in once a week is going to keep coming back to a box just to start over? Neckbeards are going to farm shit and make twinks no matter what. Casuals ate going to stop coming back and you'll end up with the same 30 people in an endless circle jerk.

iam not going to deny it but still, what do you prefer?

opening another dozens of zones (velious) with the handfull of players currently playing or having double or tripple the playerbase in half the zones we have right now with kunark in a classic environment?

added to that the lvl gap with maxlvl 50 in classic would be lower resulting in more pvp than we have now.

as i stated in the OP, lets just do this experiment...what are you afraid of? ;)

[HippoNipple]

iam not going to deny it but still, what do you prefer?

opening another dozens of zones (velious) with the handfull of players currently playing or having double or tripple the playerbase in half the zones we have right now with kunark in a classic environment?

added to that the lvl gap with maxlvl 50 in classic would be lower resulting in more pvp than we have now.

as i stated in the OP, lets just do this experiment...what are you afraid of? ;)

I actually agree with you because if I had the choice to play on a fresh red99 server I would, but I don't think it will happen. Kergan had a good suggestion when this was brought up prior. Open a new red99 server and have it merge into the current server once a year to avoid having any kind of wipe. Then start up a new one.

They have a server free, but it is for Velious beta. It is a stretch either way but not even a discussion until Velious beta is over with.

[mitic]

the griefing aspect will also be lower with classic since classic twinkgear is nothing compared to kunark or velious gear as we all know. so, another problem resolved with classic.

we all want to pvp and i highly doubt that all of you are enjoying this server by doing those real fights just once a week contesting bossmobs and leveling alts the other 6 days. i did not, and thats why i quit some months ago.

[Eslade]

I'd rather try a team server with team balancing incentives instead of playing on a server where the only 2 raid mobs are locked down within a week.

[mitic]

I'd rather try a team server with team balancing incentives instead of playing on a server where the only 2 raid mobs are locked down within a week.

sure, why not. anything other than we have right now would be better, not just for me but for all pvp-lovers out there.

[HippoNipple]

the griefing aspect will also be lower with classic since classic twinkgear is nothing compared to kunark or velious gear as we all know. so, another problem resolved with classic.

we all want to pvp and i highly doubt that all of you are enjoying this server by doing those real fights just once a week contesting bossmobs and leveling alts the other 6 days. i did not, and thats why i quit some months ago.

The server isn't bad right now. You can find PvP if you want to any day, but it wont' be mass PvP. There are people in Chardok/HS/KC/Seb/CoM and even the hole almost every night.

Fresh restarts are still more fun to me though. The more content that gets released the more tedious tasks you have to do and the more a small population sucks the fun out of a PvP server. Some people enjoy that part of the game though and the creators of this server have that same mentality.

Eqpvp does have the environment you are speaking of, but it just doesn't have the numbers. It is a shame.

[runlvlzero]

eq is all about replayability. lower exp-rate and start the server..everything else can be taken care of later on.

you can keep 1 server up forever resulting casuals quitting sooner or later and neckbeards starting dozens of alts griefing new casual arrivals.

or you can restart a server every now and then and profit in all directions. we dont need velious, we need a playerbase. anyone at this point who wants velious is a complete bluebie with this handfull players on the server we have right now.

spoken like a real EQ pvper

everyone who wants to slay dragons and get pixels on a pvp server is a frakking bluebie, velious 4 bluebies, moar pixels and drgns 2 go around

way less strategy and fun

[runlvlzero]

But mitic, the real pvpers left long ago, the old diehard brainwashed EQ lifers remain. Some of them were good at pvp once, but most don't want a challenge, they want a social tea time over ex nihilum members in velious

[runlvlzero]

so ur not likely to get a positive response here

and the GMs won't take sides, do not care about actual pvp, care more about 'server integrity' and 'keeping promises' and 'pop number' lol

[runlvlzero]

quad m@d 4lyfe

[runlvlzero]

dev staff care only about sundances edits to the sequal database for a more genuinely classic experience 2 (which is good) but they really really really could give a rats ass about pvp

[Kergan]

I actually agree with you because if I had the choice to play on a fresh red99 server I would, but I don't think it will happen. Kergan had a good suggestion when this was brought up prior. Open a new red99 server and have it merge into the current server once a year to avoid having any kind of wipe. Then start up a new one.

They have a server free, but it is for Velious beta. It is a stretch either way but not even a discussion until Velious beta is over with.

I think it would be cool. "Seasons" are the new rage, where each one has its own unique thing going on. I think we could do something like that.

As far as hardware goes, I'd personally send Rogean a server (1 or 2 Dell blades) capable of running EQ if that is what it would take. I have a pile of 'em decommissioned sitting in my server room right now.

[runlvlzero]

lastly all u supposed eq pvpers who think more mudflation == skill?

wut? all it does is increase the amount of time before pvp can happen

[Gnomegrown]

if they didn't care release day of red99 why would they care now?

[mitic]

rogean, just open a dedicated paypal account for the new server and for your work involved. wana bet that we will reach the needed funds within a day ? ;)

[Vile]

ive been preaching this for a while... would love to see it happen

[Mac Drettj]

i got too many good pixels to start over

[Not Salem]

i just got my crown

[Korrupt]

another thread that will go into the deep abyss of old threads

because lets be real

paypal is thriving too much for a new box

[Marras]

i retired

You ragequit after attempting to pvp for the first time on the box (after acquiring full dragon loot) only to get completely demolished. Trying to save face by clicking tim pot to avoid yt... you're better off on a blue server pal

http://i57.tinypic.com/a31pg2.jpg

[Mac Drettj]

if u want us to read your screenshot dont use tinypic

kthxfgt

[mitic]

I got too many pixels myself but what am I doing with all them pixels when there is no use for them on an empty server?

[Mac Drettj]

fgt = fire giant in training

[Mac Drettj]

I got too many pixels myself but what am I doing with all them pixels when there is no use for them on an empty server?

explain how is it empty?

do ur spells not work on other players or something i dont understand

[mitic]

You ragequit after attempting to pvp for the first time on the box (after acquiring full dragon loot) only to get completely demolished. Trying to save face by clicking tim pot to avoid yt... you're better off on a blue server pal

http://i57.tinypic.com/a31pg2.jpg

I've been YT other players on a daily basis when I wasn't raiding. pulling out and old screenshot after killing me once just shows how good I was ;)

[Eslade]

I've been YT other players on a daily basis when I wasn't raiding. pulling out and old screenshot after killing me once just shows how good I was ;)

Was it you or somebody else that made a video of their toon getting killed over and over because they were too dumb to call lns instead of bind rushing the fire pots while naked? That was good lulz.

[mitic]

Was it you or somebody else that made a video of their toon getting killed over and over because they were too dumb to call lns instead of bind rushing the fire pots while naked? That was good lulz.

yes it was me just to show how toxic azreal was and apparently still is. I've never killed the same player twice in a row except he kept coming to a camp I was holding.

but that's off topic ;)

[Eslade]

yes it was me just to show how toxic azreal was and apparently still is. I've never killed the same player twice in a row except he kept coming to a camp I was holding.

but that's off topic ;)

I'm done here.
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[Mac Drettj]

Bind rushing is toxic

[Awwalike]

shut up maggot

[runlvlzero]

think of the flowers in guk! need fresh server asap

[Eslade]

Heard flowers was in shambles and that lguk is not being defended.

[Bush]

Let's open a server with Velious and see how people like it.

[iiNGloriouS]

When did the runlvl get their account back? Holy fuck. 1/2 my pages are covered with retarded conversations he has with himself.

[Smedy]

When did the runlvl get their account back? Holy fuck. 1/2 my pages are covered with retarded conversations he has with himself.

rly shits up the forumquest lately

[runlvlzero]

all my other accounts are now banned, sorry!

dont be rustlmania