Classic / Kunark state of the union

[Weekapaug]

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

Why do you even want a new server?

--The server, during classic, wasn't classic. We had unclassic mechanics of all types from dot stacking to permanent charm, to root/snare stacking, to maps, targetting rings, translocators, people were boxing because they weren't as good at catching them, and that's just the stuff off the top of my head. The list goes on and on. Oh and add to that that people amassed plat fortunes by selling accounts until very recently, something that NEVER remotely was sanctioned live. These things not only made the play experience not classic, they also had an impact on the economy, and player advancement in general, in the long term that doesn't get undone by simply making the changes to classic. There are hybrids who got to top level with no hybrid exp penalty, for example. It's arguably not classic now, which is being discussed in this thread. It's very close and they've done a fantastic job, but there is still a long way to go to actually be classic.

--The timeline, because we've all been playing on a work in progress, has unavoidably been un-classic. Not a slam on the project, but it is the simple reality of the matter.

--The populations of the server now are the highest they've ever been. There are probably, at this point, more people that rabidly play here now that missed classic entirely than there were playing during classic. A lot of those people want to experience classic again.

--It's just fun to play on a new server. Especially during this era.

A new server will not kill the current server. We get new people every day. A lot more now than ever, as word has gotten out about the project. Couple that with the fact that the game is 14 years old....All of the camps and zones are well known now. You don't need 3k people to have a healthy server like on live. In fact, with the number of complete nutsacks we have playing here, you really don't need 1k people to have a healthy population. We all bump into one another much more than we did back then.

Saying that the only difference will be that there will be fewer twinks or that people just want manastones is a ridiculous oversimplification. And and untrue one, at that.