Would you ever honestly go to red server?

[Vexenu]

Red is a refreshing change of pace for the veteran Blue player.

• Since trading and farming plat/items is significantly more difficult than on Blue, gear is much more valuable while leveling up. You can't just run to EC and walk away with the overpowered Kunark weapon of your choice within a few minutes.
  
  
• The group XP bonus means that people go out of their way to start and join groups, regardless of the class composition. No one is hating on hybrids or soloing just because the XP is faster. The feel is actually much closer to classic in this regard, when people were forced to group simply to overcome the hostility and difficulty of the game world, which is no longer a challenge on Blue due to item inflation and general game knowledge.
  
  
• The occasional PvP breaks up the monotony of leveling.
  
  
• No whining and complaining in overcrowded leveling zones from groups fighting over limited spawns, or powerlevelers clearing out zones.
  
  
• The smaller population means the game world feels much larger. Getting from Antonica to Faydwer or Kunark is no longer something that can be accomplished simply by typing /w all dial and tossing out a few plat. Again, this feels more classic.
  
  
• The smaller population also means that you can actually utilize more content in the game world. Blue is so hilariously overcrowded at this point that during peak hours even obscure camps for items that barely even have market value are often camped. Why? Because there's nothing else for people to do: everything else is already taken.
  
  
• PvP makes acquiring gear so much more meaningful and satisfying.
  
  
• PvP provides a mechanism for settling disputes within the confines of the game itself rather than resorting to petitions and forum flame wars.

I know there are a shitload of people playing on Blue who are bored out of their minds and only keep playing there because they don't want to start over from scratch on Red. I would encourage these people to simply bite the bullet and give yourself a week to start a fresh character on Red (and better yet, bring along a buddy or two to start fresh with you). Play nothing but Red for a week and see if you aren't enjoying yourself at least as much if not more than you are on Blue. I bet most people would be, simply due to the fact that the game actually becomes challenging again.