Blue or Red server? Which is best in 2018?

[Sguchi]

Hey!

You can either begin your quest on the blue server or the red server.

On the blue server you have to take turns for mobs and people try to run to hit mobs first to be able to kill the mob.

On red you can kill the person camping the Ancient Cyclops so that you can take the spawn instead of waiting in line.

Not only are the foes in the game world but you could be attacked by someone in range to you at any moment. It adds a huge layer of excitement and fun to the game.

Make a character on Red server and start adventuring!

[Malory Archer]

Ban NecroP99 for trolling perfectly reasonable thread IMO.

[FungusTrooper]

What if you enjoy predictability?

[Doctor Jeff]

What if you enjoy predictability?

Then maybe it's not for you?

[FungusTrooper]

Then maybe it's not for you?

But Sguchi said red is best :V.

[Doctor Jeff]

But Sguchi said red is best :V.

I don't see that anywhere in this thread except in your post.

[FungusTrooper]

I don't see that anywhere in this thread except in your post.

In all seriousness, it's heavily implied in the first post? He lists one bad thing about blue, then two good things about red, then says to start playing on red?

I mean, I was being facetious, but I thought that was the whole point of this thread lol.

[tiadashi]

In all seriousness, it's heavily implied in the first post? He lists one bad thing about blue, then two good things about red, then says to start playing on red?

I mean, I was being facetious, but I thought that was the whole point of this thread lol.

Why does it matter?

[Sguchi]

Come adventure dudes.

You can play on blue and red at the same time.

[Baler]

Consider RED

Stop waiting in line.

https://i.imgur.com/xRciLeL.gif

[loramin]

On red you can kill the person camping the Ancient Cyclops so that you can take the spawn instead of waiting in line.

It'd be far more accurate to say something like "come play on Red: our lines aren't as long as Blue's, but it will take you even longer to get loot when someone else kills you".

There's just no way around it: in that scenario you are more likely to be the person getting killed than the person doing the killing, because by definition any new Red players are going to have way less gear and PK-ing skill than long-time Red players.

[Swish2]

https://i.imgur.com/rSw8uaj.jpg

[Sguchi]

It'd be far more accurate to say something like "come play on Red: our lines aren't as long as Blue's, but it will take you even longer to get loot when someone else kills you".

There's just no way around it: in that scenario you are more likely to be the person getting killed than the person doing the killing, because by definition any new Red players are going to have way less gear and PK-ing skill than long-time Red players.


This a very self-defeating attitude. I hope you move past it soon and adventure!

[Swish2]

https://i.imgur.com/RNai6dS.gif

[Doctor Jeff]

“There’s no way I can win so I won’t even try.” - Loramin

You know we all started with nothing, right? Half the server is people who just started in the last few months.

Is this really how you go through life?

[loramin]

w“There’s no way I can win so I won’t even try.” - Loramin

You know we all started with nothing, right? Half the server is people who just started in the last few months.

Is this really how you go through life?

Please. It's an undeniable fact that just as you can kill someone on Red, they can kill you back. It's also a fact that people who've played on Red longer generally have better loot and know how to PvP better.

Does that mean that no one should play on Red? Of course not: I'm sure you can start out from behind, get better gear and learn how to PvP, and do just fine on the server.

But none of that changes the fact that it's idiotic how Red recruiters always try to sell the idea that you can just "kill people to get whatever camp/loot you want quickly!" while completely ignoring the opposite side of the equation ... an equation that least starts out weighted against a new player.

[Dephyant]

Red isn't the grief nightmare people think it is and all new players will have plenty of assistance and backup if they join the leveling guild <Sanctuary>. Sure you might run into the random PK in the 30s up, but it's the friends you make fighting through it on your journey to 60 and as you begin raiding that make it special.

[Swish2]

Please. It's an undeniable fact that just as you can kill someone on Red, they can kill you back.

https://i.imgur.com/lt4klwP.gif

[Sguchi]

Wonderful evening of adventure on red

Guk, Mistmoore, HHK, Kael.. these are all places you can experience

Book your trp today

[leefer38]

I am one of the "new" players been on since January. I have to say it has been quite easy so far not 50 on my main yet so it may get harder. Been PKed once and that was totally legit.
My biggest bitch about Red is it can be hard to find a group. I pretty much soloed my necro. Then again all the good solo spots are open. I also have Jboots without MQ !

Zeoxx

[tsuchang]

I play both. Red is lonely but I'm a solo kind of player. I have been pked but it was funny when I realized what was happening. Cripes, my monk being attacked by a skelly in Oasis then realizing it's a pet and the necro is on a dune out of sight. That was a good attack plan so kudos to him.
That is the only pk I experienced. I type / often to be sure I am alone in zones now.
If you don't want to play on red, don't. There are a lot of things in life you aren't required to experience.

[BarnabusCollins]

Red sucks if you dont believe it, go try it

[highway]

Red is better for 2018 for sure

[Gozuk]

Red player: "Want an Oasis group on your lvl 15 Cleric without waiting 7 hours in line to kill a few caimens? Try Red."

It may actually be time for a "Try Blue" campaign.

[kotton05]

red sucks.

[Swish2]

Amazing how many people want to solo level on their monks, necros, druids, etc... then say "Play RED? Ha, I would but the population is too low"

[Vormotus]

Out of sheer curiosity ... what would be the best class to play in Red if you want to make friends and survive the occasional gank? I come from EVE so pvp is not strange to me.

At least on red I wouldnt lose tons of isk ;)

[Canelek]

Not bad guys. In the ~2 years I have been around, there has been a change of +/- 20 players on Red99.

#nopeoplenolines

[Vormotus]

Not bad guys. In the ~2 years I have been around, there has been a change of +/- 20 players on Red99.

#nopeoplenolines

Hmmm that means everyone knows each other?

Might be fun to try ....

I might give it a go soon!

[Canelek]

Hmmm that means everyone knows each other?

Might be fun to try ....

I might give it a go soon!

I would hope so by now. If you don't mind EQ PVP, I suppose you can't find much better.

Since most people didn't play PVP back in the day, it seems about right, population-wise. In their favor, they really do want to encourage new players, so there's that.

[Doctor Jeff]

I would hope so by now. If you don't mind EQ PVP, I suppose you can't find much better.

Since most people didn't play PVP back in the day, it seems about right, population-wise. In their favor, they really do want to encourage new players, so there's that.

Most people that hate red are harboring some long standing misconceptions or just aren’t social enough to make friends and want to afk their groups and play a strange form of solo while “grouping.”

Red is not for people who don’t want to make friends or learn to play well.

Not a lot of space for Netflix and “med” type people.

[ZiggyTheMuss]

What if you enjoy predictability?

Then you will be fine on red. I predict nothing will happen and you will be bored AF.

[Baugi]

In all seriousness, it's heavily implied in the first post? He lists one bad thing about blue, then two good things about red, then says to start playing on red?

Theoretically if you enjoy predictability, waiting in line for something is a good thing. We're playing a 20yr old mmo that most people have just about memorized. It's hard to deny that a lot of people are here for the predictability.

That being said, there are alternatives if you occasionally want to spice up your elfing a bit.

[Celatus]

Both are cancer try a tlp they are not perfect but way better than p99

[Vormotus]

Both are cancer try a tlp they are not perfect but way better than p99

I think we might have to agree to disagree sir, I am actually enjoying P99 very much, have made some passing acquaintances and people have been very helpful.;)

Though I might agree the TLP could be fun too, it boils down to what people do for fun.

Perhaps P99 is not fun anymore for you , and that is usually the sign of burn , playing other games or investing time in other hobbies might help you avoid the burnout.

I am very well aware of the drama that is the endgame, but personally, making your goal the endgame of Everquest or any other game for that matter is a recipe for disaster if you do not end in any of the top coalitions or alliances, unless your only form of fun is the endgame itself, there are many myriad ways in which to enjoy the whole journey, heck even striving guilds trying to carve out a niche of their own in locked content can be fun for some.

No need to throw mud on a server that by its own volition is not only FREE but completely optional in the large scheme of things.

Are there things that could be changed for the better? Yes! Life itself is an endless strive for this particular dilemma too, reflected here like many other things , but being so negatively focused on something is not only harming to you but in the long term, considering how short life is, an emotion that can only sustain itself by consuming you, its own creator.

I sincerely hope you find fun again in this game or any other endeavor of your own man.

Personally whenever I begin to feel dissatisfied with a hobby, for this is what it ends up being, no matter how serious you take it , it is always better to sometimes take a step away, breathe in and out and look at the whole picture to receive new input on many other facets of your life and life itself.

Much love to you friend, truly and genuine, from the bottom of my heart :)

[nooblord900]

Most people that hate red are harboring some long standing misconceptions

[Swish2]

1. Make a character.
2. Ask in OOC if any Sanctuary officers are online.
3. Join Sanctuary.
4. Make new friends with likeminded goals <3

It's as hard as you want to make it. Your journey could begin today ^^

[highway]

which one is better? you make the call. probably red is a much more adventurous way to play

[Squire]

Red is way more fun imho

[raski]

been on red 3 months and lovin it

[wwoneo]

Looks like the farm animals got out of their forum fence again. I told Cyclok he needed to reinforce the posts to keep the fence up around the Red forums.

Someone round up the dirty red pop from this forum and put them back in their pen.

[Pope Hat]

I played on red for about 5 months and I rarely ever saw this "come kill the person at the camp you want" scenario ever play out. It's just a line to get you to play there.

Fwiw I thought red was about the same level of fun as blue; it's just different crap that is annoying.

[Tenlaar]

Another thread where red players are saying that low level new players being targeted and griefed doesn't really happen.

Another thread where I remember how that is exactly what happened when I tried red.

[B4EQWASCOOL]

It's pretty simple. If you are sensitive and whiny, you go to blue. If you are thick-skinned and enjoy seeing others suffer, you go Red.

[beta]

Red is fun... with 100 people tho.. it sucks

[Qtip]

Looks like the farm animals got out of their forum fence again. I told Cyclok he needed to reinforce the posts to keep the fence up around the Red forums.

Someone round up the dirty red pop from this forum and put them back in their pen.

Another toxic blue player who enjoys name calling and "telling" gms/guides what they should do on their own forums. This player has also been banned in-game for sexist remarks and stalking female streamers. Beware of this guy, his name is in his sig.

I would say try both servers. Each has there own pros and cons. Play both or which ever you find more entertaining. Good luck on your adventure in norrath!

[Swish2]

https://i.imgur.com/d3i0qUm.gif

[Sguchi]

really fun things going on over at red. lots of bluebie refugees welcomed and initiated. none of them have turned back.

come enjoy norrath without the lines

[Sguchi]

Looks like the farm animals got out of their forum fence again. I told Cyclok he needed to reinforce the posts to keep the fence up around the Red forums.

Someone round up the dirty red pop from this forum and put them back in their pen.

i bet you won't say that to my face in surefall glade with a bag full of crystallized pumice

IWISHANIKSARWOULD

[aaezil]

red will forever be crap as long as the autists that deleveled their lvl 60 raid gear toons to lvl 15 in order to mass kill people over and over in noob zones are allowed to continue. 100% not recommended as is right now

[Vormotus]

red will forever be crap as long as the autists that deleveled their lvl 60 raid gear toons to lvl 15 in order to mass kill people over and over in noob zones are allowed to continue. 100% not recommended as is right now

Is this true? wow that is kinda lame :(

Hope they at least got some necro essences ouf of that mess haha

[Sguchi]

red will forever be crap as long as the autists that deleveled their lvl 60 raid gear toons to lvl 15 in order to mass kill people over and over in noob zones are allowed to continue. 100% not recommended as is right now

you are out of the loop my friend.

come back if you want revenge on them, it's being done

[Swish2]

red will forever be crap as long as the autists that deleveled their lvl 60 raid gear toons to lvl 15 in order to mass kill people over and over in noob zones are allowed to continue. 100% not recommended as is right now

This hasn't happened in a long time.

https://i.imgur.com/ZJ1CvbU.png

[Mblake81]

https://i.imgur.com/PEL9smD.png?1

[highway]

Red (Norrath without the lines)

[Mblake81]

https://i.imgur.com/PJvn7kn.png?1

[DinoTriz]

red sounds gay

[Frug]

https://i.imgur.com/d3i0qUm.gif

There are way too many people in that picture to be red.

[Sguchi]

There are way too many people in that picture to be red.

haha! this guy didnt get memo about rebirth !!

[highway]

10/10 excellent immersion in game

[BarnabusCollins]

Red if it had more than 85 at primetime. Otherwise, blue is best. By far. Red is EQsolo.

[kotton05]

Really depends on your eq culture. Do you treat EQ like fishing? Then blue is for you. Do you prefer to quest any camp you want? Then red is for you. Then you end up playing both at same time..

[tsuchang]

I play both. Same game either way.

[highway]

Red if it had more than 85 at primetime. Otherwise, blue is best. By far. Red is EQsolo.

How long since you been on red? way more than 85 on all day so far today and far above it all weekend.

[Swish2]

Played on both servers this week. Red was more enjoyable.

[Frug]

How long since you been on red? way more than 85 on all day so far today and far above it all weekend.

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[tsuchang]

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I have noticed that red has at least 10% of what blue does, often more, sometimes less, but around 10%.
That's not bad.
If you don't like red, don't play it. There is no reason to bash it unless your object is little.

[Kohedron]

Yeah, the whole thing about griefing low level players is at best hugely exaggerated, at worst blatantly false.

The only interactions I had before level 40 were people giving me free stuff or exp groups where I'd gain bonkers experience.

Now if you want to make the argument that the server is too low pop, I can't argue

[highway]

If I had the choice to only play on one of them, I would probably go with the red server

[MiRo2]

Blue can be fun, so can Red.

[Flipmode]

Join red and you finally have the chance to learn how to play the game

[El Camacho]

It'd be far more accurate to say something like "come play on Red: our lines aren't as long as Blue's, but it will take you even longer to get loot when someone else kills you".

There's just no way around it: in that scenario you are more likely to be the person getting killed than the person doing the killing, because by definition any new Red players are going to have way less gear and PK-ing skill than long-time Red players.

No it would not be more accurate to say that. PvP pretty much doesn't exist until level 60 where it is primarily guild vs guild thing and even then it isn't as common as most think.

Red just doesn't have waiting lines like there are on blue. There is no mob spawn variance of what +/- 12 hours? No FTE, poopsocking, force spawn rotations, raid suspensions, camp checks, etc.

Most of the content is uncamped 24/7 and a good deal of it is just waiting around for players to kill it on their own schedule. That goes for pretty much everything on the server including about 50+% of the raid content, high value quests/group encounters, epic mobs which often go unkilled for longer than their respawn cycles.

I've even found stormfeather flying around an empty zone more than a few times.

Not to say that Red doens't have its own problems, but certainly not waiting lines or getting gear.

[Sguchi]

update

lot of new players having a blast over on red

it would be wrong for me not to tell you about it so you can come have some fun too

[Swish2]

update

lot of new players having a blast over on red

it would be wrong for me not to tell you about it so you can come have some fun too

This guy has set up <Savage> and it is drawing a crowd - a leveling guild with a mix of veterans and new players alike. Everyone is welcome ^^

[highway]

roses are red
pansys are blue
im super immersed
and u can be too

[wittles]

Why would I want to play on a dead server?

[kotton05]

not everyone likes living in the norrathian metropolis xD

[highway]

Why would I want to play on a dead server?

dead means waiting in line to kill something when you can kill it or fight over it. have fun waiting in line to camp ancient cyclops, hope ya brought a book!

[Jazzy]

Reds ded baby, reds ded

[trilla]

red has been a lot of fun lately

[highway]

red

[DinoTriz]

Compare player population.

Then use your head and ask yourself:

"Why is no one playing on Red? It must be shit."

[LulzSect©]

play blue

-former red launch player

[Swish2]

Red is worth considering.

[Jimjam]

Red was better without global xp bonus.

Would be even better without expansion / planes.

[Swish2]

Red was better without global xp bonus.

Would be even better without expansion / planes.

The server was on 250 before they took it out (on the old XP bonus system), then it dropped to about 65 because nobody wanted to grind again.

It's there to get people to the 50s so they can pvp with the majority of the server ^^

[LulzSect©]

https://i.imgur.com/zUQjcaa_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

😬👌🏽

[DinoTriz]

Drop Red and replace it with Hello Kitty Sunshine Online Adventures

[Yami Blind]

https://i.imgur.com/zUQjcaa_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

😬👌🏽

4:44am tho

[brinkman512]

Whenever i do a /who all on RED the list is not being shortcut :(

[LulzSect©]

https://i.imgur.com/AQDkFNP_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

-former red launch player (600+ era)

[Swish2]

Shit, blue's population really nosedived :o