GM Events and Contest Ideas

[Cylock]

I have really been trying hard on red99 these past few weeks to help get the population up by doing events and more importantly having a presence on the server. I would like to know of some ideas you may have for some events and/or contests we could do. I will take any and all realistic ideas into consideration! :)

Also I would like to congratulate Mleh and Ogrok who earned the weekly titles by winning the 2v2 event! You guys will now know them as Mleh the Destroyer and Ogrok the Destroyer!

I would also like to thank everyone that came out! I bet we had 50-60 people there! It was blast!

Anyway, post your ideas for the server friends! Thanks and have a blessed night! :)

[Outer]

Pras it cylock. Master of pvp #3 on leaderboards. Was fun/funny.

[totmanc]

1) Hot Potato with a DT at the end
2) Musical Chairs
3) more DUELS CLASS ON CLASS

either way had tons of fun in the arena :-)

[Outer]

Here's an idea..... Anyone who wants to participate you call to the arena once everyone is called no one else can participate. Everyone ransoms 100. Top two are leaders and pick out of the pool of players a pvp team (basically dodgeball style). Cylock then turns one team into one race and the other team into another race ( so you know what people are or are not on team) and basically it's a giant war

[totmanc]

Here's an idea..... Anyone who wants to participate you call to the arena once everyone is called no one else can participate. Everyone ransoms 100. Top two are leaders and pick out of the pool of players a pvp team (basically dodgeball style). Cylock then turns one team into one race and the other team into another race ( so you know what people are or are not on team) and basically it's a giant war

I like it

[Outer]

If it's only 30 People it'll end up being tdome vs epidemic but if there's like 60 people who show it would be an insane 30v30 battle

[Outer]

And race make would have to be something fair like ogres vs trolls

[Cylock]

Yea I wanted to do Haffer's vs Gnomes - had that idea earlier at like 6 PM CST, but people wasn't interested. We can certainly try it though! I am game for anything as long as its not against the rules! :)

[syztem]

Here's an idea..... Anyone who wants to participate you call to the arena once everyone is called no one else can participate. Everyone ransoms 100. Top two are leaders and pick out of the pool of players a pvp team (basically dodgeball style). Cylock then turns one team into one race and the other team into another race ( so you know what people are or are not on team) and basically it's a giant war

Sirken did this with frogs vs werewolves. It works great idea, but gotta make sure u dont make an entire team a race that would be at a disadvantage imo ie ogre or troll vs gnome would give a slight advantage to people challenged with race depth. also, a lot of illusion give bad vision so geared players with ultravision/trusight would be A+

[Cwall 146.0]

things that don't take place in the arena would probably be good

you're never going to have a "good" event where people don't compromise it by bending the rules or metagaming it via playing only with their friends/guildmates

something that involves a specific objective out in the world that each guild would be attracted to, promoting group/mass pvp without trying to impose unenforceable boundaries on people

[Cylock]

things that don't take place in the arena would probably be good

you're never going to have a "good" event where people don't compromise it by bending the rules or metagaming it via playing only with their friends/guildmates

something that involves a specific objective out in the world that each guild would be attracted to, promoting group/mass pvp without trying to impose boundaries on people

I like that idea, I really do

But what zone could we do stuff in that is big enough to hold 50-60 people or more without it getting cluttered up? I do understand some zones you can use strategy etc. But then you would have people hiding out dispelling, nuking, or even worse helping kill someone. Like tonight I had that issue and it was out in the open. I want the matches to be fair 1v1 or 2v2 or 6v6. Not 3v1 5v2 etc. I am sure you get the point. Lay down some ground rules for some stuff. Lets get some stuff ironed out. Remember I am here for YOU guys.

[AzzarTheGod]

Cylock is making a legitimate effort ala Moregan (and to a greater extent Derubael), to help red.

I can't in good conscience continue to troll the current state of red as long as Cylock is involved here.

He is also apparently a pretty level headed guy. I administered the beady-eyed dar test in this very thread earlier and let's just say-- he's definitely red certified, a man after Sirken's own heart.

On topic: As for where to hold an event that can entertain 50-60 people?

Dagnor's Cauldron! (Red99 inside joke)

OK. I said no trolling. I was going to say Field of Bone for Max FFA events, but guards could be obnoxious.

FoB has been used a lot so some might consider it stale. Some of the peripheral zones to FoB.

Trying to think outside the box for different events that don't involve guild VS guild necessarily...For high to Max level scavenger hunts I'd say Crystal Caverns could possibly be used. It has a hub for a base, and it has some type of duct system if I recall but the zone may be much smaller than I remember? Worth checking the map out perhaps.

A combination event involving the fort, walruses shore, + crystal could have potential for a smaller scale event.

[Jazzy]

How about a bake off?

Or an orchestrated mass dance like those prisoners do in indonesian jails

[Cwall 146.0]

well, having an event where you want even number duel type fights is going to be subject to outside influence, no matter how you slice it. almost every event in the arena has people interfering mid-fight, people ganking those who are freshly rezzed, people willfully violating rules against certain items/buffs/strategies, etc.

these types of fights are cool for bragging rights, but they've been done SO many times in such a stale setting

like i said, it needs to be something objective based out in the world that each guild will be interested in fighting over

rough idea of an event that follows those parameters, while also adhering to the tools and powers at your disposal as only a guide:

-turn off invulnerability, buff yourself up, station yourself in a zone
-set a time limit
-designate a guild/group to defend you, or find a compelling reason for them to defend you
-guild/group that kills you within the time limit wins, or defending guild/group wins if time limit is reached

or:

-set yourself up in a zone with trades turned on
-set a bounty for a specific item found in a specific zone that players likely wouldn't have a stockpile of; this could be something like 50 leatherfoot raider skullcaps (the common drop from halflings in nektulos)
-first group/guild to turn the bounty in wins

as far as zone setting, i would avoid zones containing only one zoneline so that you can avoid camp-the-zoneline stalemates (karnor's castle is one of the worst offenders as an example)

an example of a good zone would be nektulos forest:

-almost zero chance of NPC interference
-low visibility
-fairly large
-4 ways to enter the zone, including a portal and an adjacent zone with a portal
-outdoor
-not a flat, tiny shoebox
-very accessible to low level players for spectating

[hurt]

http://i.imgur.com/zNAARTk.jpg

Battle Royale

Start randomly making zones lethal via poisonous clouds or whatever, which would kill anyone present in the zone. Not sure if this mechanic is ingame/possible?

Continue to lock down zones until the entire server is funneled into one zone. Last man standing. Sucks for the lowbies, but who gives a fuck.

[Beastagoog]

Tbh and this is said alot to the point it's annoying: but the best GM event that red99 could get is a wipe/reset.

Population would boom.

Aside from that...

Also I think 6v6's with class restrictions would be best. Stop everyone meta playing the game with 5 wizards and 1 enchanter.

[syztem]

agreed, arena is so flat and dull. only thing you can really do is run behind spectators and the very bottom of arena to collision arrows. world pvp has more levitation, juking around stuff, water dancing. getting stuck on stuff like idiots because u leave auto ducking on and dying etc.

[fan D]

give me GM powers and have the server v me

[heartbrand]

well, having an event where you want even number duel type fights is going to be subject to outside influence, no matter how you slice it. almost every event in the arena has people interfering mid-fight, people ganking those who are freshly rezzed, people willfully violating rules against certain items/buffs/strategies, etc.

these types of fights are cool for bragging rights, but they've been done SO many times in such a stale setting

like i said, it needs to be something objective based out in the world that each guild will be interested in fighting over

rough idea of an event that follows those parameters, while also adhering to the tools and powers at your disposal as only a guide:

-turn off invulnerability, buff yourself up, station yourself in a zone
-set a time limit
-designate a guild/group to defend you, or find a compelling reason for them to defend you
-guild/group that kills you within the time limit wins, or defending guild/group wins if time limit is reached

or:

-set yourself up in a zone with trades turned on
-set a bounty for a specific item found in a specific zone that players likely wouldn't have a stockpile of; this could be something like 50 leatherfoot raider skullcaps (the common drop from halflings in nektulos)
-first group/guild to turn the bounty in wins

as far as zone setting, i would avoid zones containing only one zoneline so that you can avoid camp-the-zoneline stalemates (karnor's castle is one of the worst offenders as an example)

an example of a good zone would be nektulos forest:

-almost zero chance of NPC interference
-low visibility
-fairly large
-4 ways to enter the zone, including a portal and an adjacent zone with a portal
-outdoor
-not a flat, tiny shoebox
-very accessible to low level players for spectating

Yes

[TheBiznessTZ]

Could also try to post on the forums that you're planning on doing a GM event with some notice.

[TheBiznessTZ]

well, having an event where you want even number duel type fights is going to be subject to outside influence, no matter how you slice it. almost every event in the arena has people interfering mid-fight, people ganking those who are freshly rezzed, people willfully violating rules against certain items/buffs/strategies, etc.

these types of fights are cool for bragging rights, but they've been done SO many times in such a stale setting

like i said, it needs to be something objective based out in the world that each guild will be interested in fighting over

rough idea of an event that follows those parameters, while also adhering to the tools and powers at your disposal as only a guide:

-turn off invulnerability, buff yourself up, station yourself in a zone
-set a time limit
-designate a guild/group to defend you, or find a compelling reason for them to defend you
-guild/group that kills you within the time limit wins, or defending guild/group wins if time limit is reached

or:

-set yourself up in a zone with trades turned on
-set a bounty for a specific item found in a specific zone that players likely wouldn't have a stockpile of; this could be something like 50 leatherfoot raider skullcaps (the common drop from halflings in nektulos)
-first group/guild to turn the bounty in wins

as far as zone setting, i would avoid zones containing only one zoneline so that you can avoid camp-the-zoneline stalemates (karnor's castle is one of the worst offenders as an example)

an example of a good zone would be nektulos forest:

-almost zero chance of NPC interference
-low visibility
-fairly large
-4 ways to enter the zone, including a portal and an adjacent zone with a portal
-outdoor
-not a flat, tiny shoebox
-very accessible to low level players for spectating

Can we just make colgate a GM? haha

[TheDuck]

we did the 30vs30 thing, just make sure the leaders of each pvp group arnt vindictive assholes and purposely make a losing team like lite did last time just to put me and jupe on it. lol.

[TheDuck]

Can we just make colgate a GM? haha

fuck colgate, make me the fucking GM. fucks sake. i don't know why im not one already. been here from red day 1 beta, hated by all so i cant do favors for anyone. I do way less drugs than any of the other GM's.

time to make red great again, agatha for Guide 2017.

[Mafakka]

Tried a couple years ago to improve server pop. Doesn't work. Will never be 200+ again. Server too toxic and too many grievers.

[MiRo2]

Can you not just close the arena door, and only summon in participants? If you really want to have spectators have them create level one characters you summon and bind in there. Hand out DTs like its candy for any false starts.


On live [GM]/[Guide] tagged characters could open and close the door.

http://i.imgur.com/5NvP52O.jpg

[derpcake]

Anyway, post your ideas for the server friends! Thanks and have a blessed night! :)

Please do events that are attractive to new players.

Its nice to see that Mleh and Ogrok did well in an event, but that seems the kind of events a new player has no chance at even competing at.

Do not invest too much time in the 60 person toxic clique that has been around since server launch. That has been tried, the results weren't there.

So far you doing well though, I remember when Sirken did two GM events on consecutive days, he handed out a guise in each of the two events, and he managed to hand both guises to the same player - which caused 1 to go to a bard alt.

I don't know if its even possible to do worse then that, so there is that.

[Swiftyfist]

I really liked back on live, random GM encounters that ask for a specific quest or Help to be done, winner would get a prize (I got a +4 tali at level 20-30 back on classic)
10/10 great memorys!
Lucky rare gm sightings! especially for the lowbys.

[derpcake]

I watched sirken give a guise to a player named blackdick. Or whatever his name was it was something along those lines.

Its probably meant as Bla-Ckdick, they prolly understood each other in that sense.

[dacBANe666]

Maybe you should stalk players around, call them out in ooc, and then kill them for no reason. The event can be called "How long does it take for an unprofessional retard to get removed from staff for abusing his power and the Prisoner of Azkaban." Good luck!

[Outer]

I watched sirken give a guise to a player named blackdick. Or whatever his name was it was something along those lines.

It was cancerdick actually

[Nirgon]

Naw

[Mafakka]

No1 likes you get over it

A lot of people like me, actually.

[El Camacho]

Fred vs Bob wars
On my Ultima Online server there were huge fred vs bob wars where people would make new characters in a city. Usually to disrupt the city with human blockades or whatever until the other faction showed up and killed each other. Alter with level 1 (not anon. named with fred or bob in front of whatever other toon name appended to it: IE Fredcylock, since you look like a fred) in a starting city. Either defend, fight for control of an object (a corpse) an area or number of deaths (can you turn on YT for level 1 in a zone?) something like that.

Gnomeball is another variation.
Teams fight for control of a corpse that everyone has consent to move. Drag the corpse to a goal, touchdown or whatever, but with pvp. No run speed enhancers. Fuck bards.

or vary that with capture the flag or control/conquest or king of the hill (crushbone obviously)



and don't tell what the award may be for winning. Base that off how well people act during the event. Let people show up for fun and rewards be secondary.


or for chaos fun, just turn off +/- 4 pvp in a zone like an earthquake. Royale Rumble, last man standing or whatever. Drop a heavy hitting mob in for the last few minutes to encourage a swift finish. I suggest the sleeper.

[Qtip]

Cylock the hero red needs! If I can remember what my login is I will jump on next time you host event. Grats to everyone who enjoyed the event.

[blammo]

nothing like some 2v2's in the arena to get the heart pumping, yawn

[Pseudechis]

something that involves a specific objective out in the world that each guild would be attracted to, promoting group/mass pvp without trying to impose unenforceable boundaries on people

^this. Make people compete for something not just running around the arena.

[Slathar]

yawn

[Ragnaros]

yawn

[AzzarTheGod]

Can you not just close the arena door, and only summon in participants? If you really want to have spectators have them create level one characters you summon and bind in there. Hand out DTs like its candy for any false starts.


On live [GM]/[Guide] tagged characters could open and close the door.

http://i.imgur.com/5NvP52O.jpg

Would be cool if they could add this to the list.

Assuming it isn't already classic. Would req a bug report thread.

[Gustoo]

Lots of good ideas. I want to do the gnome dead body game

[Outer]

^this. Make people compete for something not just running around the arena.

the problem with that is there is a huge zerg guild and 2 smaller guilds. Why not just spawn lodizal and announce its up - and watch 80 retards fly in to fight over it

naw. FFA dodgeball pick IN the area which IS an enforceable area. Anyone leaves the door they are DT'd by cylock. No rez's until last man(men) are standing

[Cwall 146.0]

bluebie

[Ragnaros]

would luv to see some draft picking mid scale fights with 2 captains

[Outer]

would luv to see some draft picking mid scale fights with 2 captains

pras it

[Outer]

interesting but not sure if cylock has thoes powers

[Slathar]

we all know how this will pan out.

see: derubael

[Cylock]

we all know how this will pan out.

see: derubael

Wrong

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Some of the suggestions I would need Sirken to help with. Like despawning zones, adding objective based content in a zone for you guys to compete on. etc.

Only problem with that is a reward for the winners. I mean I cant hand out titles or guises to 30 people. So we would need to iron that out as well.

I do however like the Dagnor's cauldron idea. Maybe I can get with the leaders on Red99 and we can work on getting another event that you all will enjoy more.

I am here for you, so I am open to pretty much anything as long as its not against any rules.

With that said I do appreciate all your comments, keep them coming! :)

Your Humble Servant,

Cylock

[Cwall 146.0]

dagnor's cauldron was the last place derubael hosted a really, really stupid event at and he had a meltdown halfway through it

never came back to red after that

[Swish]

Lite's fault.

[Giovanni]

Would be great to see events which are consistent with lore.

For the Dagnor/Butcherblock region:
1) PVP Event - Dagnor's cauldron was the site of the attempted ogre invasion of Kaladim. Doesn't mean that we need to start handing out Butcherblock hammers, but now we have a pvp event with dwarves versus ogres that fits with canon instead of people running around as mini rallos zek's in steamfront. The KMRA server starts to look more legit than p1999 with those steamfront fight nights. Most major cities in Everquest have a dueling arena, but we build our own out of a wall of dark elves in Steamfront?
https://loreofnorrath.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/the-first-ogre-dwarven-war/

2) Murder Mystery Event - What really happened with the murder of Hurrieta? Was the qeynos militia involved or did Faren act alone? Are the Irontoe's seeking revenge?
http://wiki.project1999.com/Faren%27s_Tacklebox
http://wiki.project1999.com/Tagnis_Ginfarr

Would be interesting to tax all bank accounts at 0.05% per month to create a prize pool, but if not good story lines and random low/medium level loot help sell events to new players on the server which is the target audience. No point in actively trying to attract high level players with loot when they only need Vulak upgrades, and they will still login to kill Phara Dar at 6am on a weekday whether or not you do events anyway because drugs and 10 bags of selo's drums of the march.

[iiNGloriouS]

1v1s in a bo3 and the toons actually get permabanned on loss.

[Beastagoog]

well, having an event where you want even number duel type fights is going to be subject to outside influence, no matter how you slice it. almost every event in the arena has people interfering mid-fight, people ganking those who are freshly rezzed, people willfully violating rules against certain items/buffs/strategies, etc.

these types of fights are cool for bragging rights, but they've been done SO many times in such a stale setting

like i said, it needs to be something objective based out in the world that each guild will be interested in fighting over

rough idea of an event that follows those parameters, while also adhering to the tools and powers at your disposal as only a guide:

-turn off invulnerability, buff yourself up, station yourself in a zone
-set a time limit
-designate a guild/group to defend you, or find a compelling reason for them to defend you
-guild/group that kills you within the time limit wins, or defending guild/group wins if time limit is reached

or:

-set yourself up in a zone with trades turned on
-set a bounty for a specific item found in a specific zone that players likely wouldn't have a stockpile of; this could be something like 50 leatherfoot raider skullcaps (the common drop from halflings in nektulos)
-first group/guild to turn the bounty in wins

as far as zone setting, i would avoid zones containing only one zoneline so that you can avoid camp-the-zoneline stalemates (karnor's castle is one of the worst offenders as an example)

an example of a good zone would be nektulos forest:

-almost zero chance of NPC interference
-low visibility
-fairly large
-4 ways to enter the zone, including a portal and an adjacent zone with a portal
-outdoor
-not a flat, tiny shoebox
-very accessible to low level players for spectating

Not a bad set of ideas

[Telron]

Please do events that are attractive to new players.

This. If you want to help the population you have to make the new player experience fun. Leveling up can be super fun. Doing events for ppl who are never going to quit this server (those who are already 50+) will not change this server pop.

[HippoNipple]

This. If you want to help the population you have to make the new player experience fun. Leveling up can be super fun. Doing events for ppl who are never going to quit this server (those who are already 50+) will not change this server pop.

Exactly, last time they gave an AoN to a level 1 that put in 0 effort he beat the guild leader of the current number one guild and then became a core member of the best raiding guild on the server to date.

He might have just fizzled out and lost interest in CB by level 14 without that guild event.

[Telron]

Wouldnt have to be for items. Just something fun to do.

[Fame]

The hope

the hope in their eyes

10/10

would read again

blessed

[Modus]

Thanks for taking the time Cylock.

How about keep it simple: 6v6 battles around Mistmoore Lake. Spectators watch from the gargoyle towers, competitors must stay within the circular lake area (ramp and cavern off limits).

The twist: you pick the 6-man teams. Simple make a list of healers, separate them evenly into the number of groups desired, then alphabetically shuffle the rest.

This breaks up guilds and cliques and creates more room for creativity and odd team compositions.

Halfway through the events, shuffle teams/healers again.

Or, if you want to raise population to 1000+, just release a fresh server.

[Swish]

If you want to increase the population enable 2 boxing. You will see the pop double overnight.

http://i.imgur.com/hCWzhQ6.gif

[Cylock]

This. If you want to help the population you have to make the new player experience fun. Leveling up can be super fun. Doing events for ppl who are never going to quit this server (those who are already 50+) will not change this server pop.

I agree 100%, the other night when I started the event you know how many low levels offered to come, ONE!

We can't do something with only one person. As for your statement I am all for that as well. I am just hoping maybe some of those blue players get tired of staring at walls, then hear about red99 having GM events and things of that nature. They might come over from blue, and start fresh. As for brand new players I think they will see a difference in GM presence vs blue. So that might help them choose red over blue. But the most important thing is all the garbage you guys put in OOC. A brand new player see's some of that and gets the heck out of dodge. Put yourself in their shoes, they brand new to a server and log on and see all that. Tell your guilds to clean up their act some. Its ok to have fun, but some of that stuff you guys say, there is no need for it.

Thanks for taking the time Cylock.

How about keep it simple: 6v6 battles around Mistmoore Lake. Spectators watch from the gargoyle towers, competitors must stay within the circular lake area (ramp and cavern off limits).

The twist: you pick the 6-man teams. Simple make a list of healers, separate them evenly into the number of groups desired, then alphabetically shuffle the rest.


What I did on the 2v2 event was random 100 for the teams. So we didn't have a problem with stacked teams. Each team had to come up with a strategy based on what they got on the random.

With that said I like your Mistmoore idea! And I agree, keep it simple! :)

dagnor's cauldron was the last place derubael hosted a really, really stupid event at and he had a meltdown halfway through it

never came back to red after that

Maybe we could address what the issue was that made him freak out. So we can fine tune the event.

Like I said I am open to getting with red99 leaders and ironing some things out. I don't know everything, I need you guys to help out as well.

Your Humble Servant,

Cylock

[Swish]

If you announce on blue that there's an event for level 1s on red in the next 30-60 minutes with prizes etc you'll likely get at least 10-12 curious players over. From there they might log on again.

I still never had a bracer of the hidden on this server but I know Sirken/Derubael used to hand them out in red events for winning new players. Things like that go a long way.

[Cwall 146.0]

Maybe we could address what the issue was that made him freak out. So we can fine tune the event.

Like I said I am open to getting with red99 leaders and ironing some things out. I don't know everything, I need you guys to help out as well.

Your Humble Servant,

Cylock

he summoned beefed up versions of cazic thule and innoruuk that didn't actually cast any abilities and then tried to force everyone to work together to kill them

when that didn't happen for obvious reasons, he freaked out in global /ooc and then never logged onto red again, other than to strip banned peoples' characters for his underground RMT racket

[AzzarTheGod]

If you want to increase the population enable 2 boxing. You will see the pop double overnight. Also, unban everyone that is banned so they can come back and slay dragons.

Another idea to increase pop is to open up Gnome paladin/sk and Halfling Paladin/Rangers

Blue to red transfers without gear would also increase the population hugely. When the blue to red/red to blue trade ban was implemented the population decreased by 23%.

GM events are not going to increase the pop. You have to make some major changes to the way red is operated. Like handling petitions in less than 6 months for example.

bud you are making suggestions to what is arguably a shin ghoul knight in terms of staff rank.

he asked for suggestions on stuff that he can do, such as events. but since uthgaard and to a lesser extent derubael, some of the permissions Cylock thinks Sirken has, he doesn't have. Sirken has stated on his podcast in the past that by his own free will he didn't want even the partial DB access that even Braknar was given (and probably still has).

Sirken may have taken some permission responsibilities back since then, as no other GM exists, but my understanding was that ultimately final decision on any event is coming from Rogean and Nilbog if it involves rewards/mobs since other GMs couldn't control themselves.

its difficult to run events here since uthgaard proved he couldn't handle his alcohol and damaged the classic legitimacy of what GM event activities are acceptable.

While a full blown uthgaard style event is unlikely, we'll at least get some Moregan/Derubael style events assuming Sirken cooperates.

[AzzarTheGod]

he summoned beefed up versions of cazic thule and innoruuk that didn't actually cast any abilities and then tried to force everyone to work together to kill them

when that didn't happen for obvious reasons, he freaked out in global /ooc and then never logged onto red again, other than to strip banned peoples' characters for his underground RMT racket

I personally don't forsee any major problems with Dagnor's Cauldron 2.0.

Derubael wasn't half the man that Cylock is. As long as the rules are clearly stated in advance (and assuming Sirken is somewhat participating) I don't see Dagnor's 1.0 happening again.

[Beastagoog]

If you want to increase the population enable 2 boxing. You will see the pop double overnight. Also, unban everyone that is banned so they can come back and slay dragons.

Another idea to increase pop is to open up Gnome paladin/sk and Halfling Paladin/Rangers

Blue to red transfers without gear would also increase the population hugely. When the blue to red/red to blue trade ban was implemented the population decreased by 23%.

GM events are not going to increase the pop. You have to make some major changes to the way red is operated. Like handling petitions in less than 6 months for example.

1. 2boxing is rampant as it is so pop wont really increase.

2. blue to red xfers would help for sure.

3. the gnome/halfing thing is a good idea

if Cylock wants to improve red99 to the best of it's potential it just needs to be reset/wiped. A single GM event here and there isn't going to bring life on to a server where 97% of the pop want a reset.
I'd wager there's ~150-200 players just sitting on the sideline waiting for a reset.

The best parts of EQ for most is leveling, gearing, camping, questing etc. it's actually a small minority that want to churn the same content over, and over and over ( coz addiction).
Factor in the PvP flavor that comes with Red99 and that's the real drawcard for many. Offering a bunch of tired vets who addictively farm what is effectively a dead box a GM event here and there isn't going to promote the server as the fundamentally the server is dead.

If it's new life you want, it needs a reset, simple as that.

( just been honest, not been combative, much love )

[heartbrand]

I wholeheartedy agree with the post above me. The fun of EQ is the journey not the destination. Raiding sucks.

[Slathar]

can't wait to bump this thread two months from now

[Platexchange]

Honestly it's people like this that also make the server hard to get new players. Legit no trolling, beastagor doesn't play on the server. He is saying retarded numbers like 97 percent of the server wants a wipe, which isn't remotely true, and then pulls an imaginary massive number to support his claim. We need a board warrior just as much as an in game gm to make sure the new players don't see this and think this is a true representation. But as long as no one does anything about these people who post shit every day but don't play we are just gonna lose potential players. Feel free to read the quote and think to yourself, if I was a random person checking out p99 red, I'd go to the forums and see this shit. No thanks.

1. 2boxing is rampant as it is so pop wont really increase.

2. blue to red xfers would help for sure.

3. the gnome/halfing thing is a good idea

if Cylock wants to improve red99 to the best of it's potential it just needs to be reset/wiped. A single GM event here and there isn't going to bring life on to a server where 97% of the pop want a reset.
I'd wager there's ~150-200 players just sitting on the sideline waiting for a reset.

The best parts of EQ for most is leveling, gearing, camping, questing etc. it's actually a small minority that want to churn the same content over, and over and over ( coz addiction).
Factor in the PvP flavor that comes with Red99 and that's the real drawcard for many. Offering a bunch of tired vets who addictively farm what is effectively a dead box a GM event here and there isn't going to promote the server as the fundamentally the server is dead.

If it's new life you want, it needs a reset, simple as that.

( just been honest, not been combative, much love )

[HippoNipple]

Honestly it's people like this that also make the server hard to get new players. Legit no trolling, beastagor doesn't play on the server. He is saying retarded numbers like 97 percent of the server wants a wipe, which isn't remotely true, and then pulls an imaginary massive number to support his claim. We need a board warrior just as much as an in game gm to make sure the new players don't see this and think this is a true representation. But as long as no one does anything about these people who post shit every day but don't play we are just gonna lose potential players. Feel free to read the quote and think to yourself, if I was a random person checking out p99 red, I'd go to the forums and see this shit. No thanks.

The majority of players would like a fresh box and there is no doubt in my mind that the population would double, even if momentarily, if there was a reset. You can hate on these predictions all you want but more people agree with them than there are people that agree with you.

With that said the 97% figure was stupid.

[Retticus]

I wholeheartedy agree with the post above me. The fun of EQ is the journey not the destination. Raiding sucks.

[Gustoo]

Its more like 96.7 percent don't throw out bullshit numbers.

No doubt tons of people would come to play on an even footing on a fresh vanilla content server w/ item loot in a world where there is reasonable balance between best geared and worst geared guys.

Good times ahead!

I am majorly worried about another custom ruleset server which is what was attempted originally with red99 and helped bring this server to the sad state it is in today. I think the most innovative thing to do is make a legitimate rallos zek classic server.

[Retticus]

Red99 is still in beta considering how many times wild swings of ideas have been implemented, failed, and ignored. I'd rather play the live version.

Any eta?

[Gustoo]

Looking for true classic 99 vs custom 99 server. Isn't that what p99 is all about?

[derpcake]

The majority of players would like a fresh box and there is no doubt in my mind that the population would double, even if momentarily, if there was a reset. You can hate on these predictions all you want but more people agree with them than there are people that agree with you.

With that said the 97% figure was stupid.

pretty sure lite would box it down to 0.0003%

[Gustoo]

I thought he got banned or something

[r34m]

-Reset the sleeper on red and not blue.
-Allow character xfers from blue to red only.

[Gustoo]

I don't get it no one wants to transfer over just to awaken sleeper one more time before the wipe?

I thought we were offering red to blue transfers before the wipe so people can preserver their riches and keep pharming like mad dogs.

[Platexchange]

Gm events are a great way to entice players to come take a look at r99. The thing we need to work on is retention. Sanctuary is drawing in new players which is great, pras avomon, just need to clean up forums and the terrible ooc and we'd see progression. Baby steps first though. Need to get pop above 150 again consistently and maybe after a few months cylock could coax my old pal sirken into looking at ways to help red.

[Gustoo]

Since it's a classic server no ooc is a given.

Add an eq chat as part of the launcher just like classic so people can fight out of character in a classic way.

[derpcake]

lock all current chars out of red99 for 6 months

bet people would be in Ntov in 2-3 weeks

its not like a blanket 6 month suspension wouldn't be fair either ;)

"yall shit where yall eat"

[Swiftyfist]

I think they had the idea, one of my best memory s on p99 was the Halloween event Bosses. even though they failed promise of legendary items for killing the bosses they spawned. Regardless of the fact they didn't give rewards like they said they would. it was my most fond memory in the two years i have played on p99....they used to do shit like that on my classic server, bristlebane. it was a GM heavy server, lots of GM's giving quests to players. years 2000-2001. Honestly gms bringing events into the game is the greatest, its not the reward that counts its the experience! that said i would be fine with a 1 dose turn me into a frog. don't need insane rewards. if that was the issue.

[Swiftyfist]

Also i dont get why the posts here are so trolly. good lord give some actual feedback to the question. Raiding isn't all p99 Is about...why people cant stay on topic is beyond me.

[Qtip]

Just wipe with a classic timeline. Going out of the way to do this and that is a waste of time.

People cant take getting killed in pvp. Do you really believe that more people will play with item loot? Item loot with people who have been pvping for 15 years should go well with new people trying out pvp.

[shokar]

Also i dont get why the posts here are so trolly. good lord give some actual feedback to the question. Raiding isn't all p99 Is about...why people cant stay on topic is beyond me.

We're far too jaded to be constructive. It's been 3 years since a GM has spoken to us, and last time It was just Eunomia calling us shitbags and banning us from OOC.

[Heebo]

We're far too jaded to be constructive. It's been 3 years since a GM has spoken to us, and last time It was just Eunomia calling us shitbags and banning us from OOC.

troof

[Cylock]

To address comments about character xfer's etc.

I am for allowing a /charcopy from blue to red. No droppables, a completely naked character with no coin. I would have to talk to the bosses to get something like that approved though. And it's not totally outside the realm of possibility. Remember it was done during beta, we could just change the code to make the toons naked instead of geared.

Keep the suggestions coming in pals!

[ElemtalRZ]

I have really been trying hard on red99 these past few weeks to help get the population up by doing events and more importantly having a presence on the server. I would like to know of some ideas you may have for some events and/or contests we could do. I will take any and all realistic ideas into consideration! :)

Also I would like to congratulate Mleh and Ogrok who earned the weekly titles by winning the 2v2 event! You guys will now know them as Mleh the Destroyer and Ogrok the Destroyer!

I would also like to thank everyone that came out! I bet we had 50-60 people there! It was blast!

Anyway, post your ideas for the server friends! Thanks and have a blessed night! :)

This is something we would do on Everquest live to keep people immersed. We would have for example everyone create Barbarian lvl 1 characters. We would have 3 people set up at strategic positions across norrath- Highold Pass, Qeynos, and Rivervale. We would have a contest who could run from Halas to Freeport and the winner would get a prize. 20-30 Level 1's all running across norrath for their life is a sight to see.

[Gustoo]

We need to do the character transfer away from red for the reset.

Please consider the benefits of red vs blue at this phase.

Main thing is less population to compete against for farming.

Most people would rather deal with scarcity of rare items than the low population world and risk of training and other PvP tactics. Correct me if I'm wrong.

The problem is no low level life here and no reason to low level PvP and high level PvP isn't so great for most people. What does red offer for the people we want to come play here.

[ElemtalRZ]

And Cylock allowing people to copy a character to Red wouldn't be a good idea. I encourage server growth but it would be a transfer not a copy. People shouldn't have the ability to make copies of their toons unless we can make copies to blue. That would make things fair. We don't want Red being just a shit server with a bunch of copied fully geared tov toons with nothing to lose by coming over here. Would change the server dynamics so much.

[Cylock]

We don't want Red being just a shit server with a bunch of copied fully geared tov toons with nothing to lose by coming over here. Would change the server dynamics so much.

You didn't read what I said obviously,

I think you missed the part about naked with zero coin

[Gustoo]

It will add more to the high level game for whatever that is worth.

Less people leveling up on a server that takes a couple weeks casual play to hit 50.

To be clear I support any and all changes. I just don't think this will really help the server because the core design of the server ain't working.

There is no population because the server isn't good. Not the other way around.

[Aesop]

The problem is no low level life here

We have plenty of low level lifeforms here.


Cylock, I already PMed you with my idea for an event. Did you get it?

[Qtip]

To address comments about character xfer's etc.

I am for allowing a /charcopy from blue to red. No droppables, a completely naked character with no coin. I would have to talk to the bosses to get something like that approved though. And it's not totally outside the realm of possibility. Remember it was done during beta, we could just change the code to make the toons naked instead of geared.

Keep the suggestions coming in pals!

Let them come geared with no plat.

Who the hell wants to slaughter a bunch of naked cry babies.

[r34m]

I agree with Elemntal on this one. I would allow blue folks to xfer to red with gear, but not plat. Don't let blue folks copy their naked toon over here unless you let red folks make a naked copy on blue. I think you'd get a large influx of new folks, at which point GM events would be more fun/meaningful as a good way for the xfers to make friends/alliances.

[Beastagoog]

To address comments about character xfer's etc.

I am for allowing a /charcopy from blue to red. No droppables, a completely naked character with no coin. I would have to talk to the bosses to get something like that approved though. And it's not totally outside the realm of possibility. Remember it was done during beta, we could just change the code to make the toons naked instead of geared.

Keep the suggestions coming in pals!

it takes 2-3 weeks on red99 to go 1-60, so you need to make it that it xfers over with no-drops enabled and limited plat amount (50k for example) otherwise it's kinda pointless as a naked level 60 is going to get smoked left right and centre and the person will quit.

It's good progression tho, the idea just need to develop more.

[Beastagoog]

We're far too jaded to be constructive. It's been 3 years since a GM has spoken to us, and last time It was just Eunomia calling us shitbags and banning us from OOC.

+1

[Slathar]

i bet nothing happens but some more boring arena pvp events


ill take bets starting at 3:1 in denominations of 10k

[AzzarTheGod]

Red99 is still in beta considering how many times wild swings of ideas have been implemented, failed, and ignored. I'd rather play the live version.

Any eta?

lol

[fan D]

i bet nothing happens but some more boring arena pvp events


ill take bets starting at 3:1 in denominations of 10k

http://i.imgur.com/KCZyIOY.jpg

[Sear]

do an Easter event that culminates w/ the four horsemen & book of revelations apocalypse (make them unkillable and turn permadeath on)

then reset the server to classic/teams

[Symbioticforks]

1v1's for character suspension, winner takes home a 10 charge gnome potion.

[Symbioticforks]

drunken footraces across norrath, with a GM making everyone HUGE.

[silo32]

Char copies from blue to red?

Naw naw

Red xp is high as fuk, let blubies dump chars to train legit players flood petitions naw and I bet a few fully geared chars would slip through the cracks for donations naw mean? Only let naked blue chars cine over if we can copy full gear red copies to blue


Otherwise nawwwww

[Gustoo]

do an Easter event that culminates w/ the four horsemen & book of revelations apocalypse (make them unkillable and turn permadeath on)

then reset the server to classic/teams

This

[Sirban]

voted bush towers

[Jazzy]

Seriously?

Wipe and reboot this shit already

Theres a good number of bros who would reinstall immediately

Or just be content with 60 pop peak. Therell be no lawsuit i have it on good authority from trump.

Cheers

[derpcake]

do a yes / no poll on wipe, ingame

guaranteed to boost pop

[heartbrand]

Char copies from blue to red?

Naw naw

Red xp is high as fuk, let blubies dump chars to train legit players flood petitions naw and I bet a few fully geared chars would slip through the cracks for donations naw mean? Only let naked blue chars cine over if we can copy full gear red copies to blue


Otherwise nawwwww

Try again in English please.

[Qtip]

Char copies from blue to red?

Naw naw

Red xp is high as fuk, let blubies dump chars to train legit players flood petitions naw and I bet a few fully geared chars would slip through the cracks for donations naw mean? Only let naked blue chars cine over if we can copy full gear red copies to blue


Otherwise nawwwww

The goal is to get people to try the server. They like pvp and start playing more and decide to roll an alt.

1) Anybody who is going to roll a new character on the red server has already done so and quit.
2) No one in there right mind would copy a lvl 60 character here and run around naked to just get killed over and over for the next month.

At this point on this server, you have to give something to get something. Giving people pretty much a free try on a lvl 60 of there choice is the only option outside of wiping the server.

[Sear]

They might as well just start players at level 60 here. What is the point of the 1-59 experience on this server?

[Gustoo]

Sadly I agree it is hyper accelerated and on this server there are literally zero players that exist in that level range for more than a bare minimum amount of time.

[Palemoon]

revert back to these:

xp loss on pvp death
slower xp
increased pvp level range
no "play nice" policy

Unfortunatly Sirkens "fight events" lead to the removing of xp loss on pvp death. I'd trade all those events away to get that back.

[HippoNipple]

revert back to these:

xp loss on pvp death
slower xp
increased pvp level range
no "play nice" policy

Unfortunatly Sirkens "fight events" lead to the removing of xp loss on pvp death. I'd trade all those events away to get that back.

The server had all of these things and went from 300+ population to single digits in about 6 months.

[Qtip]

revert back to these:

xp loss on pvp death
slower xp
increased pvp level range
no "play nice" policy

Unfortunatly Sirkens "fight events" lead to the removing of xp loss on pvp death. I'd trade all those events away to get that back.

LOL.

[Runya]

How about scheduling an event with more notice so terds like mleh dont have titles

[Runya]

I watched sirken give a guise to a player named blackdick. Or whatever his name was it was something along those lines.

I think it was dickcancer.....that gfay/cb pvp was waaay more fun then pvp in the arena.Decent spot for 1v1,2v2 only

[r34m]

Why not let blue players straight up Xfer their character of choice, gear and all to red. Don't let them xfer plat and I don't see the problem. I'd imagine most blue players wouldn't xfer their mains, but some might.

[blammo]

xp loss on pvp death
slower xp
increased pvp level range
no "play nice" policy


couldn't agree more

[AzzarTheGod]

revert back to these:

xp loss on pvp death
slower xp
increased pvp level range
no "play nice" policy

Unfortunatly Sirkens "fight events" lead to the removing of xp loss on pvp death. I'd trade all those events away to get that back.

thirded. this will get us over 100 pop without breaking a sweat.

lobby Sirken to revert us to the golden era cylock.

[CosmicOwl]

3 way King of the Hill/Hell in the Cell in Highpass
Solo, small teams, or big teams. Doesn't matter
Use random split, player-picked, or team captain round robin style teams.
Despawn the zone, spawn a couple random mobs at zone ins for pets maybe?
Start 3 teams at the 3 zone ins and go to town.

Maybe make teams into different races? Gnolls, orcs, humans?

No zoning out.

[Retticus]

arena terrible zone

[Cylock]

Ok guys/gals , I pulled A LOT of strings to make this happen. So this is what we are going to do. We will do a massive PvP event in a zone that will be determined at the time of the event. The size of the event will depend on how many people show up. If 60 people show its going to be 30v30. Due to the amount of high level toons on Red99, this event will be level 56+. If there is enough interest for a lower level 30's event, I will do that at a later date, you have my word. Nilbog is going to add some code to the server to enable Sirken to despawn a zone for "X" amount of time. This will enable people that is KoS to not have faction issues with NPC's.

Now on to the details of the event. Based on the amount of people that want a objective type event, your cry has been heard and that is what we are going to do. It will be like this ...

You guys ever played Search and Destroy? Its going to be something like that

There will be 3 rounds total (if needed)

Teams will be randomly selected or we might have people bring thier own team. If we go with a random, this will take more time. But its totally up to the players. I will do what YOU guys want. It will be just like I done the 2v2 Arena event. Everyone will have a number and I will start ran-doming. If your number comes up you will go to either Team 1 or Team 2 till all the players are on a team.

Once the teams are set the Captains (which will be selected by the members of each team) will pick a number between "x" and "x". The winner will choose which side/role they want to start with. (Like a coin toss in a NFL football game).

Once we start I will have my GM Flag removed and Team 1 will try to protect me while Team 2 tries to kill me. There will be a time limit per round. I am not sure on what kind of time limit I should put yet because I do want to be kill able to avoid rounds going on for a super long time. Once round 1 is over the teams will switch sides and roles. Team 1 will try and kill me while team 2 protects me. Then if needed we will go to round 3 if each team has 1 win each.

There will be THREE items handed out. Nice items, not junk.

First Place: Guise of the Deceiver (https://wiki.project1999.com/Guise_of_the_Deceiver)

Second Place: Sirken will summon a NO DROP item that the player/class can use.

Third Place: Same as 2nd place, but a lesser item.

Winners of the team that won will be assigned a number, and I will random to see who the winner will be for each item. Once you win an item your out. I will do it in order, first place, second place, and third place. If you would rather have the item on another toon instead of the toon you brought to the event, that is fine as well. I think that is the best way to do it. If you have something you think is better, let me know and I will consider it if I think it will work better in this event.

I would like suggestions on the team selection and time limit per round. Do you guys want random teams or do you want to bring your own? If I done random (like I did the 2v2 Arena event) I think it will take a lot of time just to get the teams set with so many players. Like I mentioned previously, I will do it if that is what YOU guys want. We also need to address the time limit per round. What do you guys think?

Also for the day/time of the event. Once we get everything set in stone, I will make a post with full event details with a poll.

Weekday Afternoon
Weekday Evening
Weekend Afternoon
Weekend Evening

I will then leave it up for a few days to allow everyone to vote. I will also watch for troll accounts, so if you plan to do stuff like that. Do not try it please. Keep in mind this is to improve the health of Red99

Lastly I am here for Red99. My #1 goal is Red99! I want this server to GROW, and I need YOUR HELP to do it. So help ME help YOU. This is a team effort here.

Thanks in advance for your time.

[Jeni]

Which zone is this going to take place in? Thanks, I would like to corpse a pile of soulfires for this event.

Edit: Just read I'll corpse them at my bind

[Qtip]

Ok guys/gals , I pulled A LOT of strings to make this happen. So this is what we are going to do. We will do a massive PvP event in a zone that will be determined at the time of the event. The size of the event will depend on how many people show up. If 60 people show its going to be 30v30. Due to the amount of high level toons on Red99, this event will be level 56+. If there is enough interest for a lower level 30's event, I will do that at a later date, you have my word. Nilbog is going to add some code to the server to enable Sirken to despawn a zone for "X" amount of time. This will enable people that is KoS to not have faction issues with NPC's.

Now on to the details of the event. Based on the amount of people that want a objective type event, your cry has been heard and that is what we are going to do. It will be like this ...

You guys ever played Search and Destroy? Its going to be something like that

There will be 3 rounds total (if needed)

Teams will be randomly selected or we might have people bring thier own team. If we go with a random, this will take more time. But its totally up to the players. I will do what YOU guys want. It will be just like I done the 2v2 Arena event. Everyone will have a number and I will start ran-doming. If your number comes up you will go to either Team 1 or Team 2 till all the players are on a team.

Once the teams are set the Captains (which will be selected by the members of each team) will pick a number between "x" and "x". The winner will choose which side/role they want to start with. (Like a coin toss in a NFL football game).

Once we start I will have my GM Flag removed and Team 1 will try to protect me while Team 2 tries to kill me. There will be a time limit per round. I am not sure on what kind of time limit I should put yet because I do want to be kill able to avoid rounds going on for a super long time. Once round 1 is over the teams will switch sides and roles. Team 1 will try and kill me while team 2 protects me. Then if needed we will go to round 3 if each team has 1 win each.

There will be THREE items handed out. Nice items, not junk.

First Place: Guise of the Deceiver (https://wiki.project1999.com/Guise_of_the_Deceiver)

Second Place: Sirken will summon a NO DROP item that the player/class can use.

Third Place: Same as 2nd place, but a lesser item.

Winners of the team that won will be assigned a number, and I will random to see who the winner will be for each item. Once you win an item your out. I will do it in order, first place, second place, and third place. If you would rather have the item on another toon instead of the toon you brought to the event, that is fine as well. I think that is the best way to do it. If you have something you think is better, let me know and I will consider it if I think it will work better in this event.

I would like suggestions on the team selection and time limit per round. Do you guys want random teams or do you want to bring your own? If I done random (like I did the 2v2 Arena event) I think it will take a lot of time just to get the teams set with so many players. Like I mentioned previously, I will do it if that is what YOU guys want. We also need to address the time limit per round. What do you guys think?

Also for the day/time of the event. Once we get everything set in stone, I will make a post with full event details with a poll.

Weekday Afternoon
Weekday Evening
Weekend Afternoon
Weekend Evening

I will then leave it up for a few days to allow everyone to vote. I will also watch for troll accounts, so if you plan to do stuff like that. Do not try it please. Keep in mind this is to improve the health of Red99

Lastly I am here for Red99. My #1 goal is Red99! I want this server to GROW, and I need YOUR HELP to do it. So help ME help YOU. This is a team effort here.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Pras the humble saint Cylock.

[Cylock]

Which zone is this going to take place in? Thanks, I would like to corpse a pile of soulfires for this event.

Edit: Just read I'll corpse them at my bind

Yea I forgot to add that, this will NOT be a restricted event. Bring the kitchen sink if you want

As for question Which zone is this going to take place in?

Not saying till the day of the event, to try and make this as fair as possible

[Beastagoog]

Dayum that sounds like a good event. I might have 2 patch client for this.

[AzzarTheGod]

Pras looks good might reinstall

[Squire]

pras cylock

[deadlycupcakez]

Greatest thing to happen to red

[Phistt]

Pras this guy tryin to make a difference.

is red99 on the rise!?!

[Gzaz]

Yea I forgot to add that, this will NOT be a restricted event. Bring the kitchen sink if you want

As for question

Not saying till the day of the event, to try and make this as fair as possible4th place can suck this D

[Gustoo]

Ok guys/gals , I pulled A LOT of strings to make this happen. So this is what we are going to do. We will do a massive PvP event in a zone that will be determined at the time of the event. The size of the event will depend on how many people show up. If 60 people show its going to be 30v30. Due to the amount of high level toons on Red99, this event will be level 56+. If there is enough interest for a lower level 30's event, I will do that at a later date, you have my word. Nilbog is going to add some code to the server to enable Sirken to despawn a zone for "X" amount of time. This will enable people that is KoS to not have faction issues with NPC's.

Now on to the details of the event. Based on the amount of people that want a objective type event, your cry has been heard and that is what we are going to do. It will be like this ...

You guys ever played Search and Destroy? Its going to be something like that

There will be 3 rounds total (if needed)

Teams will be randomly selected or we might have people bring thier own team. If we go with a random, this will take more time. But its totally up to the players. I will do what YOU guys want. It will be just like I done the 2v2 Arena event. Everyone will have a number and I will start ran-doming. If your number comes up you will go to either Team 1 or Team 2 till all the players are on a team.

Once the teams are set the Captains (which will be selected by the members of each team) will pick a number between "x" and "x". The winner will choose which side/role they want to start with. (Like a coin toss in a NFL football game).

Once we start I will have my GM Flag removed and Team 1 will try to protect me while Team 2 tries to kill me. There will be a time limit per round. I am not sure on what kind of time limit I should put yet because I do want to be kill able to avoid rounds going on for a super long time. Once round 1 is over the teams will switch sides and roles. Team 1 will try and kill me while team 2 protects me. Then if needed we will go to round 3 if each team has 1 win each.

There will be THREE items handed out. Nice items, not junk.

First Place: Guise of the Deceiver (https://wiki.project1999.com/Guise_of_the_Deceiver)

Second Place: Sirken will summon a NO DROP item that the player/class can use.

Third Place: Same as 2nd place, but a lesser item.

Winners of the team that won will be assigned a number, and I will random to see who the winner will be for each item. Once you win an item your out. I will do it in order, first place, second place, and third place. If you would rather have the item on another toon instead of the toon you brought to the event, that is fine as well. I think that is the best way to do it. If you have something you think is better, let me know and I will consider it if I think it will work better in this event.

I would like suggestions on the team selection and time limit per round. Do you guys want random teams or do you want to bring your own? If I done random (like I did the 2v2 Arena event) I think it will take a lot of time just to get the teams set with so many players. Like I mentioned previously, I will do it if that is what YOU guys want. We also need to address the time limit per round. What do you guys think?

Also for the day/time of the event. Once we get everything set in stone, I will make a post with full event details with a poll.

Weekday Afternoon
Weekday Evening
Weekend Afternoon
Weekend Evening

I will then leave it up for a few days to allow everyone to vote. I will also watch for troll accounts, so if you plan to do stuff like that. Do not try it please. Keep in mind this is to improve the health of Red99

Lastly I am here for Red99. My #1 goal is Red99! I want this server to GROW, and I need YOUR HELP to do it. So help ME help YOU. This is a team effort here.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Please make this announcement as main post in a new thread stickied and not stickied so people actually see it.

[Servant]

Nice to see someone taking an active hand in promoting server health.

Hope I'm around when the event happens!

A couple ideas for future events:

<Scavenger Hunt>

- 56+ to join

- 3 different zones, 3 groups of 3 experienced pvpers patrolling each of the zones to try and stop the scavengers from getting their item.

- All other participants divided as evenly as possible into balanced teams (including healer+tank) of at least 4.

Come up with 2 common, random-drop trash loots from each zone that each participating scavenger group needs to find, but make them different for each group, and tell them what their next items are only when they deliver their current assignment to you.

Prizes (perhaps simply a stack o' platinum) awarded to the kill team which gets the most YTs, and to the scavenger team which completes its assignments from all 3 zones first.

<Epic Miniboss>
- Enable item loot on PVP (can this be done on a per-zone basis? If not, just warn the server awhile in advance that item loot will be temporarily enabled)
- Pick a small newbie zone, like west freeport perhaps.
- give a nice breastplate to a decaying skel, perhaps an iksar bp or the like.
- participants create level 1 characters that can use whatever the BP is.
- participants kill skels (and each other) until one of them finds the breastplate, becoming "the miniboss"
- The miniboss puts the BP into a trade window with Cylock, who then provides the miniprize for being the first to find the BP - perhaps a fine steel weapon or the like.
- The miniboss's identity is announced in /shout. All the other newbs gang up and try and kill the miniboss and loot the BP.
- Everyone fights for a predetermined amount of time, maybe 15 minutes or so.
- Whoever has the BP when the time expires is the winner, and is given a title and gets to keep the BP.

[Cylock]

Ok guys/gals , I pulled A LOT of strings to make this happen. So this is what we are going to do. We will do a massive PvP event in a zone that will be determined at the time of the event. The size of the event will depend on how many people show up. If 60 people show its going to be 30v30. Due to the amount of high level toons on Red99, this event will be level 56+. If there is enough interest for a lower level 30's event, I will do that at a later date, you have my word. Nilbog is going to add some code to the server to enable Sirken to despawn a zone for "X" amount of time. This will enable people that is KoS to not have faction issues with NPC's.

Now on to the details of the event. Based on the amount of people that want a objective type event, your cry has been heard and that is what we are going to do. It will be like this ...

You guys ever played Search and Destroy? Its going to be something like that

There will be 3 rounds total (if needed)

Teams will be randomly selected or we might have people bring thier own team. If we go with a random, this will take more time. But its totally up to the players. I will do what YOU guys want. It will be just like I done the 2v2 Arena event. Everyone will have a number and I will start ran-doming. If your number comes up you will go to either Team 1 or Team 2 till all the players are on a team.

Once the teams are set the Captains (which will be selected by the members of each team) will pick a number between "x" and "x". The winner will choose which side/role they want to start with. (Like a coin toss in a NFL football game).

Once we start I will have my GM Flag removed and Team 1 will try to protect me while Team 2 tries to kill me. There will be a time limit per round. I am not sure on what kind of time limit I should put yet because I do want to be kill able to avoid rounds going on for a super long time. Once round 1 is over the teams will switch sides and roles. Team 1 will try and kill me while team 2 protects me. Then if needed we will go to round 3 if each team has 1 win each.

There will be THREE items handed out. Nice items, not junk.

First Place: Guise of the Deceiver (https://wiki.project1999.com/Guise_of_the_Deceiver)

Second Place: Sirken will summon a NO DROP item that the player/class can use.

Third Place: Same as 2nd place, but a lesser item.

Winners of the team that won will be assigned a number, and I will random to see who the winner will be for each item. Once you win an item your out. I will do it in order, first place, second place, and third place. If you would rather have the item on another toon instead of the toon you brought to the event, that is fine as well. I think that is the best way to do it. If you have something you think is better, let me know and I will consider it if I think it will work better in this event.

I would like suggestions on the team selection and time limit per round. Do you guys want random teams or do you want to bring your own? If I done random (like I did the 2v2 Arena event) I think it will take a lot of time just to get the teams set with so many players. Like I mentioned previously, I will do it if that is what YOU guys want. We also need to address the time limit per round. What do you guys think?

Also for the day/time of the event. Once we get everything set in stone, I will make a post with full event details with a poll.

Weekday Afternoon
Weekday Evening
Weekend Afternoon
Weekend Evening

I will then leave it up for a few days to allow everyone to vote. I will also watch for troll accounts, so if you plan to do stuff like that. Do not try it please. Keep in mind this is to improve the health of Red99

Lastly I am here for Red99. My #1 goal is Red99! I want this server to GROW, and I need YOUR HELP to do it. So help ME help YOU. This is a team effort here.

Thanks in advance for your time.

This is still a thing friends.

As I stated previously I am just waiting for the next patch, so the code I had Nilbog add is in the game.

[Tupakk]

This is still a thing friends.

As I stated previously I am just waiting for the next patch, so the code I had Nilbog add is in the game.

If you need ideas we at DoF have a plethora of games and events on deck.

[HippoNipple]

For a forum GM event I would like to make all PMs public in people's profiles for a day.

As for the in game events, who cares?

[Cylock]

Ok guys/gals , I pulled A LOT of strings to make this happen. So this is what we are going to do. We will do a massive PvP event in a zone that will be determined at the time of the event. The size of the event will depend on how many people show up. If 60 people show its going to be 30v30. Due to the amount of high level toons on Red99, this event will be level 56+. If there is enough interest for a lower level 30's event, I will do that at a later date, you have my word. Nilbog is going to add some code to the server to enable Sirken to despawn a zone for "X" amount of time. This will enable people that is KoS to not have faction issues with NPC's.

Now on to the details of the event. Based on the amount of people that want a objective type event, your cry has been heard and that is what we are going to do. It will be like this ...

You guys ever played Search and Destroy? Its going to be something like that

There will be 3 rounds total (if needed)

Teams will be randomly selected or we might have people bring thier own team. If we go with a random, this will take more time. But its totally up to the players. I will do what YOU guys want. It will be just like I done the 2v2 Arena event. Everyone will have a number and I will start ran-doming. If your number comes up you will go to either Team 1 or Team 2 till all the players are on a team.

Once the teams are set the Captains (which will be selected by the members of each team) will pick a number between "x" and "x". The winner will choose which side/role they want to start with. (Like a coin toss in a NFL football game).

Once we start I will have my GM Flag removed and Team 1 will try to protect me while Team 2 tries to kill me. There will be a time limit per round. I am not sure on what kind of time limit I should put yet because I do want to be kill able to avoid rounds going on for a super long time. Once round 1 is over the teams will switch sides and roles. Team 1 will try and kill me while team 2 protects me. Then if needed we will go to round 3 if each team has 1 win each.

There will be THREE items handed out. Nice items, not junk.

First Place: Guise of the Deceiver (https://wiki.project1999.com/Guise_of_the_Deceiver)

Second Place: Sirken will summon a NO DROP item that the player/class can use.

Third Place: Same as 2nd place, but a lesser item.

Winners of the team that won will be assigned a number, and I will random to see who the winner will be for each item. Once you win an item your out. I will do it in order, first place, second place, and third place. If you would rather have the item on another toon instead of the toon you brought to the event, that is fine as well. I think that is the best way to do it. If you have something you think is better, let me know and I will consider it if I think it will work better in this event.

I would like suggestions on the team selection and time limit per round. Do you guys want random teams or do you want to bring your own? If I done random (like I did the 2v2 Arena event) I think it will take a lot of time just to get the teams set with so many players. Like I mentioned previously, I will do it if that is what YOU guys want. We also need to address the time limit per round. What do you guys think?

Also for the day/time of the event. Once we get everything set in stone, I will make a post with full event details with a poll.

Weekday Afternoon
Weekday Evening
Weekend Afternoon
Weekend Evening

Thanks in advance for your time.

Is this something you guys still want?

I believe the code was added last patch, I will have to double check with Nilbog to make sure. If you guys do not like this, I am open to other realistic ideas for events.

[shokar]

summon the entire server to sebilis and spawn a fungus king. It will entertain us for hours.

[HippoNipple]

Is this something you guys still want?



no

[Cylock]

no

Just no?

No better ideas?

[Beastagoog]

Disable all raid targets for 1 week, disable ToV so no one can farm armor molds. Disable everything to do with velious.

Disable all VP mobs.

Make the respawn point the entrance with gear on.

Disable PvP in the zone.

Give everyone 30-60mins to prep then enable PvP.

Disable exits.

Then enable only the Dragons with 250k hp each and force them to drop rare gm items.

Let the games begin!

[Qtip]

Is this something you guys still want?

I believe the code was added last patch, I will have to double check with Nilbog to make sure. If you guys do not like this, I am open to other realistic ideas for events.


Realistic ideas? Wipe the server.

Unrealistic? Hold a gm event that no one but the last 40 people on the server show up to and award a guise which is worthless on a PvP server.

I'm expecting 200 more people join the server/come back for this lavish event.

[Lulz~Sect]

try a discord weekend server event and the highest surviving toon at the end of 48 hours wins mana stones or something cool

[Cylock]

Realistic ideas? Wipe the server

The server will not ever be wiped!

I am not directing this towards you Qtip. With that said, I know a lot of you negative people don't even play on red99 anymore. You guys just talk trash about the server to play it down. Basically to deter people from playing on red, and hoping the server will dwindle down to the numbers the staff just says "there isn't enough people on the server actively playing, lets wipe it" Well I am here to tell you this will never happen. So you're wasting your time when you post negative stuff about the server.

Now back to the OP, if you don't like my idea please post something that is realistic and doable.

[Salaryman]

How to make a pvp server more about hardcore pvp and less about fat dirty fingernail rmt:

Simulated respawns multiple times a week, resetting normal mobs aswell.

Let us respecialize tradeskills.

Remove pvp range so theres no more out of range healing or low levels camping valuable mobs without threat like metal golem.

Remove /who in zone for more danger.

Bring back xp death on pvp to stop bind rushing, remove pnp rules, stop suspending people for ninja looting and reimbursing "stolen" items.

Put boxers and rmters on banned for life list.

Find out why some players sink with levitate and some dont and fix it.

Dont be a bitch and let a pathetic pay2win company like Daybreak (they didnt even make the game) tell you what you can and cant do with your lives.

Make lifetaps work on velious raid bosses, add stamina drain to melee swings.

Dont let anyone whos fat on the staff.

Go back in time and make these changes 3 years ago because its too late now.

Everyone should just not play.

[Imago]

I like the idea, Cylock.

Also consider bringing back TNF.

Consider porting contestants to a random zone while disabling zoneouts, and assigning a random area teams battle to control domination style. Team with the most time controlling the area in X time wins a round. New round, new zone, same idea. 3 rounds.

[Bazia]

discussing anything other than un-faggotizing the forums (way over moderated) or wiping the server is a waste of time, any attempt to revitalize the server excluding the aforementioned factors is a waste of time

[Qtip]

The server will not ever be wiped!

I am not directing this towards you Qtip. With that said, I know a lot of you negative people don't even play on red99 anymore. You guys just talk trash about the server to play it down. Basically to deter people from playing on red, and hoping the server will dwindle down to the numbers the staff just says "there isn't enough people on the server actively playing, lets wipe it" Well I am here to tell you this will never happen. So you're wasting your time when you post negative stuff about the server.

Now back to the OP, if you don't like my idea please post something that is realistic and doable.

Wasn't claiming the server was going to be wiped, I was just saying my opinion.

The server currently does have on average 40 people. Primetime it might say 90. But when you log on and /w all there is only 60 people. With 45 of them raiding.

By posting lies it doesn't better the server. It wastes people's time. They log in. Don't see no one. Level to 20... Dont see anyone and quit forever. Posting the truth doesn't make me negative. You can log in right now and report back with your findings if you disagree.

[Tassador]

The server will not ever be wiped!

I am not directing this towards you Qtip. With that said, I know a lot of you negative people don't even play on red99 anymore. You guys just talk trash about the server to play it down. Basically to deter people from playing on red, and hoping the server will dwindle down to the numbers the staff just says "there isn't enough people on the server actively playing, lets wipe it" Well I am here to tell you this will never happen. So you're wasting your time when you post negative stuff about the server.

Now back to the OP, if you don't like my idea please post something that is realistic and doable.

I really don't think anyone tries to deter anyone from playing here to be honest. It's quite the opposite were everyone tries to cater to new players so they stay. There really is no hardcore pvp player base that's going to read the forums and go "man I can't play here". We have seen the OOC logs this shit is tamed.. Plus you can also ignore both vehicles of trolling. IE ignore player...

To be honest when empire quit, the server lost a lot of juice. Both sides got worn out and the new players just don't cycle as fast when pop is under 200 sorry to say. When the pop constantly hits 200 you see unique players everyday. It's just like someone who sees 10 servers on the list and blue has 1200 and red 90 its hard to choose red.

I agree with your previous mentions of generally pvp servers are 10-15% of the blue server pops. I am thankful that you all provide free everquest for us when its obviously not free for you all.

[Iandyan]

I always thought the lowbie fights were fun. Encourages people who havent played on red before to roll a char, level up a bit, try some PvP, and maybe stick around for awhile.

Most of the events in the past have been ffa or team fights but something like race to level 8 or something in a specific starting zone would be fun. Most people would be fighting each other for mobs and I'm sure there would be a select few individuals twinking out level 4 chars to cause as much grief as possible. Good times for all.

[Servant]

Yes, I'll show up if the event actually takes place during a time that I can play.

[Platexchange]

Gm event, let blue transfer or copy no drop geared toons and have then pvp in arena vs red players. Then let them stay. I'm assuming we are still a hard no on this?

[Halfelfbard]

I was a GM event once on my bard on red...kill the BARD! Damn that was fun.

[tnttoken]

That "SECOND SET OF IDEAS" would be awesome! Not sure of it can be done, but would be epic to be able to go over to blue and slaughter everyone with my cool and normal friends!

[Quil]

Everyone is in Apex. Server is boring. Wipe PLEASE

[Imago]

Cool Idea: PVP Teams - Red vs Blue

The third server would have (X) character copies from all red and blue accounts, and they are hard-coded to the team from which they originated. Red XP rates, coin loot, double the drop rate from raid targets. That will give the blues a reason to stay and contest for mobs, while the reds will have the great war they've always wanted. Best part, the teams will be fair (10:1 blue to red seems about right).

[Servant]

I think that the main thrust of many of these ideas is to increase red<->blue cross-server engagement by somehow engineering pvp between red players and blue players that are willing to give it a try.

How about once a month there's a vote on each server to select a champion from a specific class. The gms create a temporary account and clone the blue player's character to it, except on red instead of blue. Pick a couple trustworthy people to act as witnesses and stream it on twitch or whatever so people can watch, and otherwise clear the zone of any other players that may interfere, and then have them fight 1v1, best out of 5 matches. The winner wins a +5% modification to the experience bonus for their server which lasts a week, giving all the watchers a vested interest in the outcome and increasing engagement. After a year of this, there'll be 12 champions (or maybe a little longer if any of them subsequently quit playing) - once there's 12, put them all together in a zone and have a best of the best grand-melee, with the winner receiving a nice item (guise of the deceiver, elder beads, something like that) and a title to commemorate their ultimate victory, and BOTH servers get a 5% exp bonus for a week to celebrate.

Or whatever - if we keep brainstorming, we'll surely come up with SOMETHING everybody likes.

[HippoNipple]

You guys had the moms growing up that tried to force other kids to play with them didn't you?

[markcosmin]

Honestly if you wanna 'save' red wipe it clean.

Go to Crushbone > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Befallen > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Unrest > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Highpass hold > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Highpass keep > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Overthere > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz
Go to Kaesora > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz
Go to City of Mist > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz

hit 60 from bonus, be half naked, die to bards for 3 months

GM events could kit me out in full BiS and I wouldn't level on red, there's not a person I speak too that doesn't agree.

not classic

[markcosmin]

see anger is the protective shell of some one in pain, and you're hurt that i'm right

[Servant]

Honestly if you wanna 'save' red wipe it clean.

Go to Crushbone > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Befallen > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Unrest > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Highpass hold > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Highpass keep > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Overthere > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz
Go to Kaesora > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz
Go to City of Mist > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz

hit 60 from bonus, be half naked, die to bards for 3 months

GM events could kit me out in full BiS and I wouldn't level on red, there's not a person I speak too that doesn't agree.

not classic

I think probably you are just really bad or unimaginative in regards to how to get out from under a griefer. Also, you've betrayed your actual lack of knowledge and experience by talking about Highpass, Kaesora, and Befallen. You MIGHT find a HPH/K group once a month, but Kaesora and Befallen are totally abandoned. I ought to know, I've keyed like 40 people for HS, and got a Staff of Dreaded Gaze on a drop.

So, to sum it up, you are like a little child, crying about shadows in the night. Maybe you're just not cut out for red, but that doesn't mean you have to drag others into your wimptastic fantasy.

[Beastagoog]

Honestly if you wanna 'save' red wipe it clean.

Go to Crushbone > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Befallen > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Unrest > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Highpass hold > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Highpass keep > Dead to epic fungi rogue
Go to Overthere > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz
Go to Kaesora > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz
Go to City of Mist > Dead to Epic, Fungi bard/epic wiz

hit 60 from bonus, be half naked, die to bards for 3 months

GM events could kit me out in full BiS and I wouldn't level on red, there's not a person I speak too that doesn't agree.

not classic

Friend, this is because you leveled in all the zones that have twinks.

Contrary to most eq players belief there are actually more than 1 zone to level in each level bracket. A simple duo or trio in zones that arent: Crushbone, MM, CoM, SoLb, Unrest and OT (high traffic zone) and you'll be surprised.

Splitpaw, Dalnir, Blackburrow, Permafrost, CC, TOFS are examples of some great leveling zones that will get you to your 40-50s.

Infact if you have a dedicated trio you can go 30-50 in ToFS easy.

Enjoy

[Qtip]

And then what

https://youtu.be/_XhOKIHGH7Q

[Bleedalbeans]

Had an idea for a quick spur of the moment events.

Seems easy in my head, but Cylock tell me if I'm mistaken.

When there are a couple of groups or more people in same zone/level range find a "good sport" player and designate them as a target after oking it beforehand. If there is enough people maybe a "good sport" group as a target. Offer them a participation prize and a rez on their likely death or a greater prize if they live.

After finding the target and telling them to bank/hide/buff then put a server/zone-wide bounty on them. Server pvp announced kill shot gets bounty; maybe a guise or legacy item depending on the level of the targets as a reward.

Do the bounty "quest" part as GMPC Firiona Vie or Mayong Mistmoore or Al'Kabor etc. for bonus rp points (if not too hard to pull off).

The idea is that it uses intact p99 systems (pvp announcements), can be done whenever opportunity allowed, promotes pvp interaction, and offers a change of pace to the grind.

Keep it to a single zone or expand it to whole continents/entire server if you wanted. Very modular concept. If not for current guild makeup on the server getting a whole guild to be targets would be fun as well.

As long as the "good sport" is told not to be exploitative and die/fight with honor and they get some kind of reward plus a GM rez it shouldn't be too bad. And as a GM you can watch the target go down to make sure it's all kosher. As well as take some screenshots for promotion of future events.

Anyway it seemed pretty easy to do at a drop of a hat if we happened have a dozen or so people on in same level range.

[Tassador]

Trust me there are no twinks killing off people on red anymore. It's actually the opposite a twink will now log off to get on his main to pl you and give you gear because they truly need you! Don't be scared there are no lines and custom exp that you will level so fast it will make you feel gross!

[tecate]

😂

[Nirgon]

"Good luck" tecate

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