ATTN: Devs/GMs

[Humerox]

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

Unfortunately the one thing the staff can't fix, no matter how many changes they make to code or policy, is reputation. And Red has a stinker of a reputation. The state of the server today is probably better than it's ever been, but it's completely overshadowed by the negative image that's been created over it's history. This is where the interest in Teams is important. Likely a lot of the same people on Red now are going to end up there in some capacity, and in the end it may not feel much different. But to those players who simply won't even give Red a second thought, that clean slate looks mighty appealing.

I thoroughly agree regarding reputation. A "teams" server isn't going to correct that. Not in the least.The only thing that's going to correct reputation is the enforcement of PnP, the disposal of toxicity, and word-of-mouth. Since we have until after Velious release something may be accomplished. Time will tell.

Given that, if teams were introduced the red server would need to close. Whether merger into the new server or forcing players into rerolling new toons - there will never be sufficient population or interest to support two simultaneous red servers. Period. IMO the better solution is to continue on with FFA. Velious offers a lot more room for competition...and availability of gear to the average player.