Putting teams on this server would make it like new for the people who have already dropped in and hoped to find something recalling their EQ PvP experience, then left because there wasn't one thing they could point to that qualified R99 as what they remember.
Adding teams will foment the all-important sense of immersion that is totally lacking on this server. People will want to instinctively protect their team and kill the others. Friendships will be formed, leading to a more stable server population. People will want to log in and be a reliable part of their community.
Teams gives you an instant pool of friendly characters to level with, something that is also lacking here without the uber-geekdom of guilds. Being on an emulated server for a 12 year old game, many if not most of us do not play well with others or form large player associations naturally. Teams are an important part of the EQ PvP experience.
In conclusion, something should probably be done about the rapidly waning population, and sooner rather than later. It is nothing if not a near-unanimous negative referendum on the ruleset of Red. That, and the fact that guards didn't assist for a long-ass time... it is not too late to save the server via the implementation of teams. If you're going to strike out, at least do it swinging for the fences.
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12-31-2011, 03:48 PM
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