It is unfortunate to see the level of discussion brought to this level of retardation.
I agree that this is the best 1999 PvP emu server ever, but only because of the same reasons Blue99 is the best non-PvP emu server: lack of glitches, bugs, and as close to classic as possible.
But the server is in critical condition. People who play here (I still do) have fun. But it really just is Blue 99 with the occasional PvP encounter. It is not really a PvP server. The first week I felt like a PvP player, always doing /who, playing in 3rd person mode zoomed out so I don't get ambushed. That sort of stuff never happens now. The server is more sparsely populated than is bearable.
Nihilum seem like ok folks in game. But on the forum Trollborn, Dullah and others are dragging them down, like TMO's forum trolls. I understand you log in for a batphone and it seems like the server is thriving, because everyone on the server is in your zone. Perception is EVERYTHING. But it is a mirage, an oasis in a desert. The rest of the server is a barren wasteland. It could have fluorished from the getgo. Relaunch (not a wipe) and a merge is the only way.
I am having fun as a 45 mage, soloing in the Mad Max style post-apocalyptic low population world that is Red99... but unlike Mad Max... there are not even two factions to fight against each other. What kind of a future is that?
If any one of the Hololost or Nihilum can give me one good (non self-serving) reason why a relaunch server and merge down the road would not work, I will be quite impressed.
1 simple question for all Red 99:
Is Red99 everything you had hoped for it to be?
Probably not.
Bottom line is the server started out fantastic... lots of PvE, PvP, skirmishes, guilds, adventures... but now it is just a bunch of PvE, random gank, 5v1s, 1 large guild.
The server started out so awesome, became tainted and most of us left. Now some of us are back trying to make lemonade from some lemons. But there is still a sour taste in our mouths and the Norrath's only got so much sugar.
Relaunch and merge... only way.
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