Are the server's best days behind it?

[Thrilla]

I don't agree at all. There are more people on the server. During the Nilly vs Azrael (whichever Azrael iteration) the pop peaked at 140-160.

There are more guilds, more players, less contesting. Empire cannot control the less contesting part. I'm not sure what the long term plan for Friends, TMO, and Casual Scum is but I'd imagine at some point they will want a taste of the bigger pixels and would put a fight, likely when Empire numbers take a blow, because as you know even with Nihilum after enough time people get bored and the guild has to go more into a recruitment phase.

I think there are better days ahead if we're talking contesting, but it starts with the OP [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Stasis01]

Yeah except the code is buggy and shitty.

[Gwynraven]

Originally Posted by Stasis01 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah except the code is buggy and shitty.

I dont see why the code is buggy and shitty, been playing there for 1 year and everything fine ( more or less )

[Ragnaros]

Server pop only rose cuz exp bonus
Pop declining no server competition
Enjoy your dead server c u on discord

[lite]

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

I think there are better days ahead if we're talking contesting, but it starts with the OP [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

nahhh

I put in my time, and I would have been done with the box a lot sooner had it not been for Sirken telling me things would change time and time again.

the 3 way for Severilous showed us what a pvp server could be. Then Rogean decided only he could trigger sim pops on a server he literally doesn't give a fuck about, unless it's to mock Empire.

[magician]

we lost against empire or got kicked out for being a toxic loser

server is now stale and dead why would anyone play here

c U on discord for only 1 month

[Seltius]

There will always be some form of competition whether it is for who gets a kill or who gets loot off a target. I think there is an opportunity for anyone who enjoys PVP on this server because while Empire is the biggest guild a lot of them don't bother with PVP as much. Unfortunately the ones who do because of gear are kinda like fighting an infantry unit with rocks, spears, and swords.

But the key to it is win or lose have fun.

I will be the first to admit I am probably the most inexperienced in pvp on this server and probably have one of the worst kd ratios on leaderboards. Not because I am horrible(which I probably am) but because of inexperience and the fact that I just don't care about things like that. I will stand there and take repeated deaths and have just as much fun joking with the people killing me as I would if I were the one getting the kills.

At the end of the day you play to have fun. If this server isn't fun then no judgment here go play where or what you have fun at. I think this server will remain until they pull the plug for the simple fact there are people that have fun here.

If competition is your thing don't talk about it DO SOMETHING about it. You want to PVP do it don't worry about what others think. You want to PVE do it again who cares what others think.

But don't just talk about it on forums grow a pair step up and build that force to compete. Trade the rocks and spears for something that can put a dent in the charge. You have to start somewhere and the best way is with a strong core. I wasn't here for all the other guilds but I am betting they collapsed not because of a few toxic people but because they didn't have a strong core. Or they had people that weren't playing the game to have fun and for themselves.

Throughout history the forces that won or survived did it through adapting to their opponents tactics. Smaller forces have always had a better chance as long as they were able to adapt than forces that didn't or that tried to hold on to one tactic and never willing learned or changed.

In closing since I think I rambled here. Start your guild or group of friends small and build. Become tight knit and build a friendship that will survive the pixels because you don't want your core bailing on you later when you need them.

Start with beginner armor go to quest gear then to old world raid content and from there who knows. The sky is the limit. Don't immediately try to jump to endgame once you get noticed when your small a timer starts.

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[Rallos]

Originally Posted by Stasis01 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is a good PVE progression box and feels like live.

If you wanted a more PVP focused box you'd need boxing to allow people to port/buff etc and get to PVP, and you would need to make raid content easier so people can stay independent of the dominant guild and still progress to end game.

Won't happen on Red99, or at least for awhile because of drop rates and difficulty of the content.

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

This is the exact definition of eqpvp.com , and yet none playing there atm :s

Both spot on.

However, EQ is a game where gear and stats make a huge difference. Even on EQPVP servers where the goal is to be "more pvp-centric" it always ends up being a big farm box. You can literally clear TOV with 15 people boxing, and that's what ends up happening. Does PvP happen? Yes, but it also happens on Red with much more encounters because of a much larger player base.

Red has the cleanest most progressed code base and so it will continue to reign. Accept the fact that EQ is a game where Loot is important. Whether you have a guild that can field 60 for a raid, or 20 for a raid, you are raiding and getting loot for advantages.

Basically deal with it. If you are bitter and sour over the server not playing out the way you hoped it would in your head, then it's time to move on.

[Ragnaros]

ya plz compete against half the server
why arent u competing waaa waaaa
Those of you preaching are...and have always been part of the problem...taking the easy route and expecting others to actually have to play the game to progress

Good example
Thrilla and burt always been carried by a zerg with no effort involved..expects other people to work hard,and play against their playstyle boundaries

[Deluxeee]

Yep--them easy routers