[Derubael]

First and most importantly, everyone please stop trolling my thread. Go argue in RnF. This isn't the place for that kind of discussion. I would like to point out, however, that I believe this thread supports my previous statements about blue players being just as adversarial as red players.

Originally Posted by Vega [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hey Derubael, serious question. Why the push now for Red99? There have already been statements that Teams99 won't get dev attention till after Velious. So I guess it probably feels like Red99 is in limbo. But, if all the people trying Red99 now, plus even more who aren't, would be willing to flood a new Teams99 server, and the devs have stated that the two will not both exist for extended periods of time, why the push? If we're relatively sure Teams99 is the end goal why all the effort for Red99? It's actually not even a fair competition for Red99, since quite a few red people will jump ship for a new teams server in a heartbeat, aswell (Yay! New Server!).

I'm not trying to belittle your effort this week, cause I think it shows you care. But I'm just not sure I see the big picture.

Teams is still a long, long, long ways off. And I truly believe there are a large number of people playing on blue even right now who would have a blast on Red - but don't try the server/return to the server because of poor past experiences. These are people who would help bring some life back into the box and balance the population - not die hard pk reds, but not squishy bluebies either - and give it what it really needs, a nice middle ground. This would have a snowball effect on the server, and be good for everyone.

I'm a big fan of PvP, and I know a lot of other people are as well. Like I've stated in the past, I know Everquest is not the best PvP MMORPG out there, but because of the way it's setup (FFA, difficulty, etc) it creates a unique PvP environment you don't really get anywhere else. I firmly believe this is something every PvP fan should be able to experience and enjoy here on Project 1999. We've been working really hard to improve the community - we've gotten rid of a huge number of asshole players, spoken privately with countless others and let them know what we are trying to do and why. Even those that don't agree with what we're saying have enough respect for us to follow it regardless. The end result is a box that's much more welcoming, less toxic, and more open to new players. With the xp bonus, PnP (loot and scoot), the improvements in the community, the level range.... there's so much there for the PvP fan to give a shot.

One of the things we hear a lot, other than the community issue, is that no one plays on Red - "Oh, well if more people played, I'd play too....". So this is our solution to that. If all of those people who say that start playing this week, the population will skyrocket, and again, a snowball effect will take place and everyone will be able to enjoy pvp grouping, pvp pvp'ing, and pvp craziness.

Lastly, even though teams will eventally come (and I'd like to stress... its still a long way off), when it finally does keep in mind that the servers will eventually be merged - so even if you spend time leveling on Red and then teams comes - you'll be able to enjoy your character far into the future. Red 99 is about as close to a 'fresh server' as anyone is going to get for quite some time - it has an economy with much less mudflation, fewer people, its more accessible, etc. For all of you out there who want a new blue server, Red is where you should be (except for those of you who just want to farm legacy items to RMT... you shouldn't be anywhere but in the cat room).

Originally Posted by khanable [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you played on Red 1999 in the past, why did you quit?
I had a level ~4ish Iksar SK. FoB was mostly a ghost town except for people that rolled 2-3 deep and wanted to gank me. I get it's a pvp server, but there was zero incentive to do anything but solo and avoid people to make any sort of progress what so ever. Basically, the barrier for entry was stupid high.
What did you like about the server?
global OOC was luls, made the world feel less barren
Would you want to play again?
I am giving it go currently!
If not, why?
n/a
If you have never played on Red 99, what has kept you away?
n/a

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Originally Posted by Supaskillz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I played on red99 before kunark and very start of kunark. I had a lot of fun for a while, community def has some bad seeds but this issue is overblown and gets exaggerated by global ooc. The smaller the community got the worse it got though. Hopefully things are looking up again. I also don't like the top end on the server. It's dominated by 1 guild and it seems destined to stay that way. The incentives are such that you want to always have the biggest guild to win all the pvp battles and kill the content. Another negative in my book is I think people are generally bad at showing respect for rivals. People whine when they lose and shit talk when they win, but this is not unique to the server but you are constantly subjected to it on the server. There are exceptions, but not many.

I don't really like using vent/team speak which is a big problem if you want to join a guild on the server.

I would encourage people to try it out with a couple if friends. It's a blast when you have a crew and can fight for camps vs rival crews. I think top end has potential but it's very difficult for there to be a balance where multiple guilds can have success. I know exp bonus brings players but sort of sad for all of you going to skip the battles in guk and mm. Those were my most enjoyable times

There are multiple guilds on Red 99 right now vying for dominance. Up until recently we actually had 3 high end guilds fighting over targets. We have 3 large leveling guilds who do battle in the mid level zones. Nihilum is no longer top dog every week without fail.

There is so much opportunity here... and a lot of fun to be had. That's why we are pushing so hard for Red99 right now - we care about you guys and want everyone to give it a shot, in case they end up having more fun than they would on Blue [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

/endwalloftext holy shit.