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Originally Posted by Smedy
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i'll stop u right there, if you're not interested in pvp, there's another server intended for people like you, it's more popular then the red choice so you're not alone with your thoughts, no reason to feel embarrassed, just jump on over and join the fun on blue.
the reason why everquest pvp is fun is because the game is not built around pvp. any mmorpg that builds everything around pvp turns out like a call of duty type game where pvp feels like a grind.
the pvp aspect has died out on red99 as the population has thinned down and with velious comes more zones, another release of a unclassic expansion that's going directly against the mindset of this successful servers would not save red, it would only prolong it's imminent death.
All pvp servers come to an end, as the goal of its players is to fight... when the fight is done it's time to redo it all once more, time to hit up the sands of north ro and get those dervish rings again bros.
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It has "died down" because of this unique phenomenon on red99 where "not doing" pve is somehow cool. On Live, as well as on other MMO's similar to EQ such as EQ2, there's multiple guilds trying to contest each other to slay the dragon. Somehow on Red99 killing the dragon is maligned as something embarrassing. As long as the so-called "hardcore pvpers" have this attitude, then there will continue to be a dearth of meaningful pvp that doesn't involve bind points and catching solo people out during Euro hours. Simply wiping the server will only provide 3-4 weeks of that initial excitement before it turns into the same thing all over again.
Red99 needs another guild or two who are interested in actually playing EverQuest, and a continual flow of PvE progression things, such as AA's, which gives incentives to people to keep logging on and playing, thus creating more PvP opportunities.
EQ is a game about PvP over PvE. Not throwing down in EC for the hell of it. It's also comical to hear all these hardcore pvper's talk as though they're here for the pvp, when they can't be found in open world PvP without a gank squad and multiple clickies searching for guaranteed wins.