Quote:
Originally Posted by Swish
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
If you ask someone who actually plays on red, the answer is there's relatively little griefing if you stay away from the well trodden blue path of Unrest/Mistmoore/City of Mist/KC etc.
|
This is true, but only because there aren't enough people to grief you all day on R99. If pop. levels were as high on R99 as blue, you bet your ass you'd be griefed all day every day (this is even shown in your conditional statement if you stay away from the most populated zones: unrest/MM etc...)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Swish
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
There is a significant XP bonus on red for grouping. There's a passive 50% XP bonus for playing solo, but add players and the XP gets quicker and quicker per member (up to 290% bonus for a full group iirc)... so that encourages the vast majority of leveling players to cooperate and level together towards the 50s.
|
This is great as long as you can find people to group with. However, the only time you even have a chance of grouping with people will be in one of the aforementioned griefing zones...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Swish
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Some cold hard facts: It's a pvp server. If you can't take a couple of corpse runs from pvp deaths, you won't last long. Yes, corpse runs suck... but particularly if you're grouped, you'll still be well ahead of your blue counterparts in terms of how quickly you're leveling..
|
I agree. You will level faster on red unless you had access to being PLed on blue, but NOT on red, and even then you still might level faster on red. The EXP bonus is insanely good.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Swish
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
It's a learning curve if you've never dabbled in EQ pvp before, but it's fun and it's different. Don't trust the forums as the opinion of whether or not you will like it...actually make a character, spend a few hours on red and see if you enjoy it. Make friends with others in the starting area (Gfay is the best populated) and group up.
|
Spending a few hours on the sever won't give you a good idea if you'll enjoy red more than blue. The game play changes so much at higher levels on red than early levels.