Red99 - Friendship, Fun times, Forced by someone to make this thread

[Buhbuh]

- Most camps open
- Fast leveling
- Easy start/ building for people tired of the blue atmosphere but don't have the same willpower/ time to do it over again
- Thunderdome and Tempest both ready and willing to help you get started (DN weapons, JC gear, etc.)

- Lots of men kissing each other
- Vacant zones
- Lots of content untouched
- Only 12-15 active Sullon Zek <Friends> players left who grief new players with no challenge (fun?) to themselves

- Most or all of the less traveled exp zones are safe from twinks (bear pits, Paw, the Karanas, Blackburrow, Najena, SolA, Rathe Mountains, Feerrott, Upper Guk, Dreadlands, etc.)
- Both guilds (Tempest, Thunderdome) recruiting
- Added thrill of PvP to otherwise easy content
- No variance (meaning easily scheduled raid times and weekends off)
- Fuck off back to Red and get out of our Server Chat, please
- Solve every camp/ raid contention with PvP instead of petitions

I've heard at least 50% of blue is tired of the rule lawyering, intricacies of FTE, and the generally absurd amount of hours you have to put in to gear your toons.

Plus, you get the PvP jitters on Red. You guys know what I'm talking about. Shit gets tense, palms are sweaty, mom's spaghetti.

Generally speaking, there are vacancies for whole guilds to swap over here if they wanted to. Tempest and Thunderdome would probably do their best to protect your efforts to build up and do your thing if you chose that road. There's only a tiny faction of people left on the server who are dirty, AIDS ridden turds that get off on ruining your day in EQ (that's the Sullon Zek way). Luckily they're so few now, it's not hard to combat.

Anyway, give it a shot. Red is overall the easier of the two servers as far as building a character is concerned (regardless of it being a one or two or three guild server). No variance = less of a time sink. It's still incredibly unforgiving like EQ was meant to be, but it's more or less like the live servers you remember, and not some hyper contested drama fest.

As always - you can send tells to Tune, Avomon, Rumblebum, Sharknado, and probably a few others from their respective guilds for help if you decide to come over. Or, if you're a huge amount of players thinking of coming over, you can hit us up in game for our TS info and we'll make your transition easy.

Yours FOREVER,

Queer

[Swish]

Did you proofread your post? Or have there been some underhand changes to it since posting?

[Videri]

FIRST. Great thread. Make Red great again.

Only 12-15 active Sullon Zek <Friends> players left who grief new players with no challenge (fun?) to themselves

Just a could friends.

As always - you can send tells to Tune, Avomon, Rumblebum, Sharknado, and probably a few others from their respective guilds for help if you decide to come over.

Don't forget Andain. :)

[khysanth]

first

[NarcolepticLTD]

first

[Freakish]

first

[Videri]

Gah

[NovaSeven]

Red99 is a cool place to hang out with friends, have some pizza and brews and laugh about the events of the day. One might even say its a cool place to be. Join us, why don't you? I play on red so much I can't remember my own mother's face. I see moving shadows out of the corner of my eye at 3am, but when I turn my head, nothing is there.

[Raev]

first

[Swish]

^

[silo32]

thriving

most of that is true not all but enough

[mattydef]

Wow, you guys actually managed to get everyone who plays on red to post in this thread, gratz!

[Varen]

red is great!

nice escape from long winded, thin skin, entitled everquesters!

[Pokesan]

Red is the cool place to hang out. You can find most of the cool people there. In Red you can just chill and do whatever and totally relax. "Take it easy" is the Red motto, for example, that's how laid back it is there. Show up if you want to have a good time. Another good reason to show up is if you want to hang out with friends.

[Daywolf]

http://i.imgur.com/agVWA5M.gif

[indiscriminate_hater]

consider blue

[Fanguru]

- Most camps open
- Lots of content untouched


That's Dead99, alright :)

[maskedmelon]

That's Dead99, alright :)

Uh huh, Precisely that thought every king has had of his harem.

[kgallowaypa]

Coming from Vallon Zek on Live, I think this post pushed me over the edge. I am going to try red but I have a few basic noob questions from my vallon Zek days and I got in around PoP times as well.

1.) Lootable nodrop items in effect here like it was on rallos zek or just plat on char's corpse?

2.) I assume its not like Team based PvP where its evil races vs good, so a Dark elf can PK another dark elf in the same level range?

3.) How does raiding with AOE work? Are players in the same guild non PK to their members?

4.) Does everyone anonymous up and get edgy when they who all every 10 seconds to se their competition?

5.) What's a good first toon red roll for a seasoned blue server guy?

[Tewaz]

1. Coin only on pvp death
2. FFA with level range.
3. Be careful with AOE's, can hit everyone (No Chardok AOE groups)
4. /who bound to direction key + sweaty palms when an unknown is in the zone. Most people that aren't in the hardcore PK guilds just run from each other.
5. I would recommend Enchanter. Easy to camp high end items you want (many are tough to find) and groups out the yin yang while leveling.

Most common group members are Warrior, Rogue, Shaman, Druid, Wiz.

[kgallowaypa]

1. Coin only on pvp death
2. FFA with level range.
3. Be careful with AOE's, can hit everyone (No Chardok AOE groups)
4. /who bound to direction key + sweaty palms when an unknown is in the zone. Most people that aren't in the hardcore PK guilds just run from each other.
5. I would recommend Enchanter. Easy to camp high end items you want (many are tough to find) and groups out the yin yang while leveling.

Most common group members are Warrior, Rogue, Shaman, Druid, Wiz.

Sounds like a walk in the park, pretty well versed on my 58 chanter at the moment, gonna roll tonight, lets see how this goes :)

I actually have another question...where does trading occur usually? I assume there are no mules just hanging out in EC waiting to be ganked with thousands of juicy plat haha, but generally how does transfers or sales occur? I mean you can still have a level 1, but who's stopping a level 5 spanking the mule?

[Buhbuh]

That's Dead99, alright :)

while the opposite is true of blue.

[AmukTZ]

NFP is usually where trading takes place. Usually only like 5 or so level 1's in there who are /ooc selling the whole time. It doesnt hurt to be over cautious with the /who in NFP. Stand in the bank and with items in the bank to keep from being killed by lvl 5 - though this is never an issue really.

[snergle]

1. Coin only on pvp death

3. Be careful with AOE's, can hit everyone (No Chardok AOE groups)



Not classic on RZ ae's didn't hit group members and we chardok ae'd for aa's in pop until people start exploiting faction wars or pathing in pofire.

[kgallowaypa]

So if I wanted to make friends if everyone runs away, is there like a hangout spot (besides PvP RNF threads) or just expect to solo it up until you are ready to app for a guild around 46?

[Cecily]

First

[Tewaz]

Not classic on RZ ae's didn't hit group members and we chardok ae'd for aa's in pop until people start exploiting faction wars or pathing in pofire.

I wish they would add this. Chardok AOE would be great since PuG's taper off after SolB and people would love all the items that would flow out of it. Would also be awesome to see some PK's wreck something like that. Enchanter AOE Tash + 2 or 3 wizards vs a number of 150+ resist PK's would rock.

[maskedmelon]

So if I wanted to make friends if everyone runs away, is there like a hangout spot (besides PvP RNF threads) or just expect to solo it up until you are ready to app for a guild around 46?

Ooc is global, so just ooc that you are LFM and people will join you ^^

[Videri]

4.) Does everyone anonymous up and get edgy when they who all every 10 seconds to se their competition?

Actually, the good players here bind /who to movement keys and create a separate window with only /who going to it; this gives you a constantly-updating list of who is in zone.

5.) What's a good first toon red roll for a seasoned blue server guy?

People say to roll a farming character, then a melee. Druids, wizards, and necros are the top farming/PvP choices. Enchanters and shamen are also powerful, but usually need a buddy to secure kills. Before you ask, mages are at a huge disadvantage as most people will resist their nukes and most classes can CC their pet - plus their pet can't zone. I started as a bard and that was okay.

I strongly recommend making your first or second 50+ character a class that can get kills, like SK, wizard, rogue, druid, or monk. I got a bard then cleric to 60 and I still don't have a strong killer. I'm leveling one now. :) But I wish I had had one during all the mass PvP of the last few months. Actually accumulating kills is very encouraging and lends confidence.

[Nirgon]

camps are open on this server

raid mobs during prime time instead of work hours or sicko red eye shit too

[Spit]

Lost my virginity because of red

[Tewaz]

Highly recommend red. /ignore most ooc posters and have fun.

[NarcolepticLTD]

First

[Swish]

Ooc is global, so just ooc that you are LFM and people will join you ^^

Just don't include your exact level, just in case... you know...

[Buhbuh]

Ignoring ooc and not using the red forums aside from trading threads is probably the best piece of advice I can give, especially if you're not accustomed to/ don't enjoy the minority of highly vocal retards trafficking the server, some of which have probably already made themselves known (or will in the future) in this thread.

[Spit]

the running joke about your past guilds was that they had no support classes and only wanted to play wizards, shadow knights, and rogues

this mindset you have is why you guys constantly lost

Dis true we had 0 enchanters once in mass pvp in Good Guys



HOWEVER

red is the best server I've ever played try it out

[Videri]

also false

! Is there a downside to binding /who to movement keys? How do you do it?

the running joke about your past guilds was that they had no support classes and only wanted to play wizards, shadow knights, and rogues

this mindset you have is why you guys constantly lost

Wiser words were never cracked. Though I think the leader of <30 Wizards (and Tala)> never wanted to raid anyway. Hence the <Tempest> exodus! Hm, maybe I should write another song about that. Thanks for the inspiration, Colgate.

[Nixtar]

Reset red. Make it team pvp. Sullon Zek quickly became a ghost town with a much larger player base. Most PvP players prefer teams cause fighting for/against something with someone is more fun than nothing have a defined opponent.

High time to face reality. Red is dead... And the only argument for joining red seem to be PvE arguments(Open camps! Plenty of raid targets! Exp bonus!). Why is it that no one mentions the awesome competitive PvP or guild rivalry... Oh right, there is none. KTHXBAI.

[bolo]

More europlayers wanted. Halp

Viva la resistencia!

[Buhbuh]

Reset red. Make it team pvp. Sullon Zek quickly became a ghost town with a much larger player base. Most PvP players prefer teams cause fighting for/against something with someone is more fun than nothing have a defined opponent.

High time to face reality. Red is dead... And the only argument for joining red seem to be PvE arguments(Open camps! Plenty of raid targets! Exp bonus!). Why is it that no one mentions the awesome competitive PvP or guild rivalry... Oh right, there is none. KTHXBAI.

because even with little pvp you're in an infinitely more interesting place than if you're raiding on blue. that goes without saying.

somehow i don't think this thread panders to pvp minded people. i could be wrong, but this is blue server chat, is it not? are you competing for dragons in an insanely overwrought system of rules because of nostalgia? sounds nothing like nostalgia.

[Tewaz]

Enticing blue players with...blue content? Oh my god!?!?!?!?!?!

Seriously thick.

[Buhbuh]

c u at 4am for VS kill

l o l

[Videri]

High time to face reality. Red is dead...

Naw

And the only argument for joining red seem to be PvE arguments(Open camps! Plenty of raid targets! Exp bonus!). Why is it that no one mentions the awesome competitive PvP or guild rivalry... Oh right, there is none. KTHXBAI.

This is a great point. But about teams:

teams server would be like sullen zek
70% evil 20% newt 10% on good team playing super hard mode
which is basically the break up of different factions we have always had on red server...
The world is doomed in much of the same way this server is. A self governing people does not work. There are too many shit heads and retards.

He's right. I think it's on us as players to create the setting for that kind of competition to happen. What is missing? Is it just the population? Are there enough players who want to experience 40v40 over Kunark and maybe Velious?

[Skew]

Or you could just play a proper game for proper PVP where theres >1000 people playing on a beta which will be 3000 people when it goes live.
EQ PvP ??? On a server of 50 people ???

Consider DAOC

[Faywind]

Join red only if you like single player everquest. What's the point in having all camps open?

[totmanc]

Join red only if you like single player everquest. What's the point in having all camps open?

I suppose the flip side of that is who can spam target scout first and hail then sit back an whine and argue that because someone's ogre stood in front of you and you couldn't get a target it wasn't fair.

Neither sever is perfect but I personally care about red and even if ten people join the server because of it I am happy.

[Buhbuh]

bump, lots of bros from blue coming over.

come try it out.

griefers chain dying/ getting banned all day long, it's hilarious. Thunderdome/ Tempest both recruiting.

[jwargod]

Nah, Red will always foster that "get dunked, son" crowd to some yet intolerable extent. It's like going to a home-team's sports event in person and having to deal with the idiots who get too drunk and/or aggressive and tell you to fuck off if we can't handle it.

[Zorlon]

I want to play on Red99 so bad, but it is such a shit hole with no population that it just won't ever happen. I bet you last 25 people on the server beat off every night thinking about how fun and cool it was during the hay day but alas, it's over.

It's best to just close the place down at this point.

[heartbrand]

Unfortunately I agree with the above poster

[DMN]

I was thinking of going red when I recently ran into p1999 existence, but ya th small pop scared me away. I played on rallos zek day one as my "main second" server and had my fat ass Ogres SK in najena before anyone else. But as a play blue more and more I'm realizing that it doesn't feel like I'm even playing with other people anyway so population is seems pretty irrelevant.

[silo32]

180 ONLINE RIGHT NOW

DONT LISTEN TO MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT POST ON THE FORUMS ABOUT RED BEING DEAD AKA HEARTBREAD THEY DONT EVEN PLAY ANYMORE THEY WONT WANNA SEE RED THRIVE BECAUSE THEY GAVE UP

RED IS ALIVE

[Sage Truthbearer]

How long has Red99 been out, 5 years?

Did you guys not get the hint yet? The vast majority of people don't want to play on your shitty server.

[TacoSmasher]

180 ONLINE RIGHT NOW

DONT LISTEN TO MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT POST ON THE FORUMS ABOUT RED BEING DEAD AKA HEARTBREAD THEY DONT EVEN PLAY ANYMORE THEY WONT WANNA SEE RED THRIVE BECAUSE THEY GAVE UP

RED IS ALIVE

Look at this persons post history over the last 9 months, then decide if you want to play on red, he is currently member of the only active raiding guild.

OP was an officer of holo/empire for over a year lost his original enchanter from RMTing guild bank items, and abused his leadership role to blackhole VP loot to his alt monk which he literally never played. He rolled another enchanter and is now an officer of the current raiding guild.

I have 6 epics, one rogue with primal sitting at 3.4khp unbuffed. Literally over a million platinum. The server was fun, i hoped the server pop would jump over 400 with velious but it went the opposite way. I enjoyed reliving kunark and velious raiding but its red is dead as fuck.

also stern cringe at creating ANOTHER one of these threads in blue forums

[iruinedyourday]

I wouldn't go so far as to call this only active guild a "raiding" guild.

[surron]

idk why red does so horrible it was 1 of the best times ive had on EQ

do blue 1-50

but do red for 50-60

[TacoSmasher]

http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=243965 a good post detailing OPs guilds inability to run a fair dkp system (after 16 years dkp systems are hard ammirite)

Listen to OP, come play red, join their guild. Raid with them so you can help them gear their friends and their alts.

reds best days are behind them, mods plz close this thread

[Swish]

don't be jaded...plenty of fun to be had by all

[Tune]

we are having a lot of fun here

Come check out <TEMPEST> on p1999 red (pvp) server during the EXP bonus we have plenty of help for new players getting started

thunderdome and tempest both active leveling guilds and ooc is global for groups

most of the griefers are gone

we are looking to strengthen the player base and set up new guilds based on friendly competition and sportsmanship

[Videri]

we are having a lot of fun here

we are looking to strengthen the player base and set up new guilds based on friendly competition and sportsmanship

Praise it!

[Buhbuh]

Look at this persons post history over the last 9 months, then decide if you want to play on red, he is currently member of the only active raiding guild.

OP was an officer of holo/empire for over a year lost his original enchanter from RMTing guild bank items, and abused his leadership role to blackhole VP loot to his alt monk which he literally never played. He rolled another enchanter and is now an officer of the current raiding guild.

I have 6 epics, one rogue with primal sitting at 3.4khp unbuffed. Literally over a million platinum. The server was fun, i hoped the server pop would jump over 400 with velious but it went the opposite way. I enjoyed reliving kunark and velious raiding but its red is dead as fuck.

also stern cringe at creating ANOTHER one of these threads in blue forums

I don't know if there's a single fact in that wall of emotion.

I'll double check.

Nope, just hurt feelings.

[Malbolshia]

Every "try red" thread I run across always reads as "come get farmed by established raiders who have nothing better to do than grief new players!"

No thanks.

[TacoSmasher]

Every "try red" thread I run across always reads as "come get farmed by established raiders who have nothing better to do than grief new players!"

No thanks.

Basically. Tune who is a few posts up, one of the leaders of tempest still griefs new players on low lvl fungi twinks, pretty disgusting actually.

if you manage to play to 60 and join his guild you can look forward to a broken dkp system where officers and their friends get extra dkp for farming materials and etc outside of raids. unless you played on this server for the past 3 years i doubt you have a chance at joining their inner circle and enjoying the benefits that come with that

[Videri]

Basically. Tune who is a few posts up, one of the leaders of tempest still griefs new players on low lvl fungi twinks, pretty disgusting actually.

Not true. Tune tells me off every time I kill someone.

[TacoSmasher]

lol. if you only knew who his alts were.

poor tala, so naive

[Buhbuh]

bump

Thunderdome/ Tempest are both recruiting

[Nirgon]

Basically. Tune who is a few posts up, one of the leaders of tempest still griefs new players on low lvl fungi twinks, pretty disgusting actually.

if you manage to play to 60 and join his guild you can look forward to a broken dkp system where officers and their friends get extra dkp for farming materials and etc outside of raids. unless you played on this server for the past 3 years i doubt you have a chance at joining their inner circle and enjoying the benefits that come with that

unless you make a warrior bard cleric or rogue

then they will spit shine your knob

[xKoopa]

unless you make a warrior bard cleric or rogue

then they will spit shine your knob

If i made a rogue on red would the top guild PL me and give me bis loots?

or are they still struggling to kill the mobs who drop the loot

[Colgate]

they raid 7 days a week and clear about 50% of the velious content

[EatitNerd]

they raid 7 days a week and clear about 50% of the velious content

[EatitNerd]

Basically. Tune who is a few posts up, one of the leaders of tempest still griefs new players on low lvl fungi twinks, pretty disgusting actually.

if you manage to play to 60 and join his guild you can look forward to a broken dkp system where officers and their friends get extra dkp for farming materials and etc outside of raids. unless you played on this server for the past 3 years i doubt you have a chance at joining their inner circle and enjoying the benefits that come with that

lol. if you only knew who his alts were.

poor tala, so naive


Also QFT

[Tune]

they raid 7 days a week and clear about 50% of the velious content

75% and growing

[silo32]

75% and growing

/bends his knee

[Daywolf]

bump
Wut.. this dead thread needed a bump like a necro in a graveyard :o

Here's a wee-lil bump:

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bump -n- stump

[Trungep99]

FIRST. Great thread. Make Red great again.



Just a could friends.



Don't forget Andain. :)

When was red ever great to begin with ?

[Colgate]

never

[Buhbuh]

dead red server seeking dead blue server transfers

[Tune]

will never die

[Tune]

bump

[Dragnath]

The thing about P99, is that it is an emulator to relive the nostalgia of playing Everquest the way it was ~16 years ago. Back then (highschool) I had time to sink in to the game and bicker over camps and sit around /lfg for hours at a time.

Fast forward 16 years, there's shit to do, (work, family, general adult responsibilities). I tried blue for the nostalgia and realized that playing 4-5 hours a week just isn't realistic. If I log on for a play session to level up and the camp is taken, it can take over an hour just to get to a new spot, that could be my night.

Although I'm pretty fresh on Red, it's nice to be able to log on and have places open to hunt, but not so dead that I'm just playing a single player game. On top of it, the people on Red seem to be extremely nice and willing to help out which is refreshing.

Not trying to judge Blue players, I mean if you are just getting in to Everquest for the first time and are 12-22 years old (or retired), have at it. For anyone who can manage to balance family, work, life and EQ Blue endgame I applaud you, because that is an immense task.

TL:DL if you have 40+ hours a week to play an elf simulator roll Blue. If you are casual Red seems like a better option.

[Swish]

The thing about P99, is that it is an emulator to relive the nostalgia of playing Everquest the way it was ~16 years ago. Back then (highschool) I had time to sink in to the game and bicker over camps and sit around /lfg for hours at a time.

Fast forward 16 years, there's shit to do, (work, family, general adult responsibilities). I tried blue for the nostalgia and realized that playing 4-5 hours a week just isn't realistic. If I log on for a play session to level up and the camp is taken, it can take over an hour just to get to a new spot, that could be my night.

Although I'm pretty fresh on Red, it's nice to be able to log on and have places open to hunt, but not so dead that I'm just playing a single player game. On top of it, the people on Red seem to be extremely nice and willing to help out which is refreshing.

Not trying to judge Blue players, I mean if you are just getting in to Everquest for the first time and are 12-22 years old (or retired), have at it. For anyone who can manage to balance family, work, life and EQ Blue endgame I applaud you, because that is an immense task.

TL:DL if you have 40+ hours a week to play an elf simulator roll Blue. If you are casual Red seems like a better option.

Good post

[Colgate]

if you're looking for a classic everquest experience, your only option around here is to level 1-60 on blue and then be done

red99's leveling experience isn't anywhere close to classic, neither are both servers' raid scenes

[Endonde]

if you're looking for a classic everquest experience, your only option around here is to level 1-60 on blue and then be done

red99's leveling experience isn't anywhere close to classic, neither are both servers' raid scenes

This is about as honest an answer as you are going to get. Server bickering aside he's right, As far as the raid scene's go if you want to experience end game content more casually go red, if you want to experience it more hardcore go blue, my advice avoid both raid scenes and just have fun leveling, no matter which server you choose.

[sk8toker]

Send a tell to Greyhound/Kagz if you need some buffs/PL action or a port if you are new, try to bring a couple friends and check out the group exp mod. Ill be glad to help anyone out. Come try Red!

[Skew]

Wut.. this dead thread needed a bump like a necro in a graveyard :o

Here's a wee-lil bump:

http://i.imgur.com/RC4kfVr.gif?noredirect
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:eek: lol

[Buhbuh]

Bump, lots already coming over

[Nirgon]

you had 40 on your last raid, down from a reported 70

and you lost like 6 members with core raiding classes in the last 2 weeks

[Tune]

back up to 50 non venomous lamprey's looking for 60-65

[Colgate]

i think you'd have better luck if you actually killed vulak at some point in the 7 days a week that you raid for 5-9 hours a day

[Holey]

vulak was fun.

[Tune]

3 mobs left to kill come join now and be a part

[Colgate]

3?

[Ragnaros]

Tune Today 05:37 PM
Colgate Today 05:46 PM
Tune Today, 02:22 AM
Colgate Today, 02:23 AM

LOOOOL seeeek help
colgate real obsessed with tune or something must be all dem deep dickens he got back in the day

[TacoSmasher]

3 mobs left to kill after raiding ToV 8 hours a day uncontested for the past 3 months, come join now and be a part

[Xaanka]

I'm one of the highest DPS players on red, only like 3 toons on the server can match my sicknasty numbers and i don't think any of them still even play, and I will join any blue guild that xfers to red just for the hell of it.

[Tune]

i will help set up any guild that comes over as long as they don't act like xaanka

[Xaanka]

i will help set up any guild that comes over as long as they don't act like xaanka

i will shit all over this guy for you if you xfer to red, like every day 24/7 he will be chimping out

[JayDee]

Only if you start Army of Grobb