This is my first post on these forums so take it as you will (and probably last because I really do not like to get involved in these kinds of things, makes the game less enjoyable).
Let me start off with a little story from a game called Meridian59. There were two big sides on that game with a base of about 100 players on the server between the neutrals,and pvpers. The game got so lop sided that no one was logging on, and everyone began to quit the game. So I decided, being one of the leaders, to start a friendly war that involved EVERYONE. We rolled up two team captians and had a list of everyone that wanted to be involved in it. Based on how good you were at pvp we made the teams EVEN as possible. Take in note that I was enemies with about 70% of the server for 8+ years. Hatred between us was huge and that is what fueled so many of us playing for so long on this old shitty game but the was pvp was so enjoyable. When you got a kill you felt good.
So here we are all talking in ventrillo. I am talking about people that hate each other for 8+ years ACTUALLY being civil to each other. Talking to each other as normal adults and we made a list. It took me and 5 other players to get together for 5nights in a row to make the teams. This was no easy task BUT everyone put their differences aside to get the best maximum enjoyment out of the game for pvp, because that was why we were there.
I was guilded with enemies, friends and new players that I've never met before and leading them into battle to do the best we can AGAINST my friends of 10+years and also enemies and neutrals. It was by far the most fun I've ever had playing Meridian59. The Teams were even, the fights were long and holy hell the talk after the fights were even more enoyable. We'd get together and talk to each other in vent saying what we did (like a bunch of nerds) and who did this to me, who blinded who, who debuffed who and was fun. It lasted for quite sometime until more jobs kicked in for people, and others went off to the Military etc etc.
The point of my story was to explain that the TEAMS need to be fair and even for everyone to get the best out of the game. My side came to this server 3-4months ago and we are doing our best to even the playing fields but Everquest is a different game than Meridian.. In meridian59 gear doesnt matter that much while in EQ it does.
I suggest we do the same thing here... Get two team captians from both sides and see how it goes. Everyone that wants to be involved in better sportsmanship, better pvp and better pve would sign up and draft teams from this. If you side with the people you hate the most, who knows maybe you will become friends because after all this is JUST a game.
I know this is probably far fetched because people don't want to lose what they had before, but this might be one step towards the right direction in making this game more enjoyable for not only Azrael, but Nihilum members that crave more than just PvE out of this game.
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