Why would anyone start a new character on a server with RZ rules where everyone is 60
 

It amazes me that people wonder why the player base won't go up when it's self explanatory from the rule set alone.

If you make a new character, you're gonna be soloing from level 1-60. Who wants to solo a warrior or cleric to 60? You can't even PvP till 60 either since anyone you find is going to be a melee in a fungi tunic that just automatically wins. Overpowered, low level items like this were mitigated on SZ because you could just call in a level 60 to instantly kill the level 10 fungi tunic SK.

On SZ, there was plenty of grouping and PvP pre-60. You just go to a zone that your team controls and look for people. Occasionally (or usually), a level 60 would come and attack your full group of level 40's, but you could actually pose somewhat of a threat to them since the PvP code was changed so level gap didn't factor in to resists like it used to. Being able to kill level 1's also gives you a reason to visit lesser used zones, which causes high level PvP to happen in places instead of just Karnors.

None of that happens here, it's just a barren wasteland of no groups and no real PvP until you hit max level.

TLDR: wipe the server, change to SZ teams & rules (with good and neut combined if possible), re-release server with Velious open.

Just impose SZ rulset. If you dont get on the team you like just reroll. Promotes more low level groups.

Level 38 shaman here.
Playing for a bout a month casually.
OOC to see if anyone wants to group most nights for the two or so hours I play.
Find one or two people most nights willing to join.
A few nights I solo moreso when I find a better solo spot.
A few nights I have been pvping a few people of and on.
Mostly small skirmish pvp so far.

Having a ton of fun so far.
Its all how you choose to play bro.

Maybe you should actually try playing?

First of all, it's a PvP server. It sounds like you log on, don't even attempt to fight people, and just ask around if anyone wants to group. Yes, this maximizes your chance of finding a group, but also minimizes your chance of doing PvP. It's counter intuitive to the purpose of the server.

You're trying to take the easiest road to 60 as possible. You play like a blue player then just try to defend yourself if anyone attacks. This shouldn't even be a valid choice for play style on a PvP server. You should be continuously forced to fight against another team or faction in order to XP all the way from 1-60.

"The PvP artist formerly known as Wehrmacht/Tmoney"

You are bad at PvP anyways, so why do you care?

Someone give me a 2:1 plat ratio from blue and ill liquidate my accounts and roll Red

I don't even remember who this guy is, probably a 2nd string Heresy player, or maybe an INT caster that's irrelevant to the outcome of any fight that ever happened on any iteration of the server like Fishdicks.

I've been playing here again for a couple weeks. Had to stop playing for a while because I moved and my internet couldn't stay stable enough to play....

Server flourishing, there's pvp if you look for it and sometimes if you don't even. Server pop is small but enough to be interesting... GM's should really look at ways to improve population only issue I have with the server right now. Also nobody will giev me a manastone, that's another issue....

It's alot of the same people from various PVP boxes over the years, most people know/know of eachother. I played Lucid Vision PVP, VZ/TZ for many years, Vile's short lived (fun as hell server) and I recognize lots of names n'shit it's funny to see who's rollin with who though.

Hop on red99 and do it up, much funner than p99 blue and not too late to do big things..

I got some lowbie items and help newbs when I see them, hit me up if you want to come play can toss some plat your way + maybe a weapon to help leveling.

Windy
41 Cleric

ftfy

Miller confirmed dying breed of Red99 + box vet
+1 to you sir