I don't have a preference on team set but on the subject of rules, Sullon Zek hardcore rules would not work. I loved SZ but most people aren't able to stick that out and I would rather have a sustained population that I can continue to play against on a daily basis. It eventually caught up with SZ, it was a ghost town before the merger. It just doesn't work and (event though I couldn't fathom it at the time) does, in fact, encourage people to quit playing. Do the teams how you want but someone has to be around to police the server.
That being said, I see some pretty rough humps to get over:
1) Staff to police the server. I don't know how it is with the PvE server but I imagine there has to be some sort of staff policing trains, camp stealing, etc. Where it gets hairy is the blatant disrespect that the PvP community displays toward GM's that I'm not sure is occupied on a PvE server. Anyone care to comment on the PvE aspect of courteous behavior toward GM's?
2) MacroQuest use. It will kill the server. Plain and simple.
Those are the potential time and patience sinks I see for GM's. If you care to add any others, do it.
Also: if you market this server the right way, I could see over 1K+ on here. If you do announce another server that will be pvp oriented, announce it 3+ months in advance and give an exact day and time for the server to start. This will allow people 3+ months to tell everyone they know, set up guilds and forums, set plans etc. I begged VZTZ to do this but they were too gun happy (can't say I blame them).
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