In Response, How many would start on a new blue server?

[Mehrk]

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

I've said it before, I'll say it again. What if a new blue would have come out 1 year ago? The tmo dudes who were exploiting on blue until their recent bans would have been on the new server too. And then the appeal of a new server for all of you guys, a virgin economy and none of the previously-discovered bugs from blue and all that, would have been entirely ruined in just months. And if a new server started today? Yep. A few months from now it would already have duped plat and people who leveled with exploits and a stratified economy and level 1 rogue alts with ragebringers.

You are stretching the truth quite a bit there. No one would deny that no-lifers would ruin any number of recreations, whether they be a wipe or a new server, but it wouldn't be as bad as blue currently is for a long time. The logic behind it? Just that - time. No matter how hard the neckbeards poopsock camps they can't magically inflate the economy 50x faster than it was done on blue. They certainly can't do it without all the exploits and overpowered gear they had access to for years. There are several relatively major changes that have been or could be made to greatly extend the lifespan of the economy as well. Bard kiting being marginally dealt with, Sro AC being nerfed, raid policy, account trades being banned, loads of gear that shouldn't have been in, tons of non-classic mechanics that were absolutely broken, etc etc. They could potentially make minor changes that would greatly improve the server's longevity as well. What the hell does farming seafuries bring to the server? 0% fun and 100% vendor generated plat. It bloats the economy with 50-100k every day for no reason other than Verant shit the bed. Implementing it doesn't do anything beneficial for the server, and if anyone whines "classic! classic! I miss my nostalgic seafury gems!" you can just grin knowing you screwed over a greedy lying bitch. And who doesn't love that?

As far as your "there is no spoon" concept of 'classic' goes.. My dad doesn't have a computer or internet.. does that mean the internet and computers don't exist? That argument makes no sense. Every time he leaves his house he has to have some interactions with something that is ran off the internet or computers. In the same manner, even if it is only related to the economy, a player who refuses to use kunark spells/gear/levels still has interactions with Kunark, and thus it is not classic. EDIT - Though I should say that I don't have a different opinion. Just because a bunch of people arrived late to the party doesn't mean blue should be wiped. I only joined a few months before Kunark, and while I do wish I could have enjoyed it more, I don't think that alone is reason enough to wipe/clone the server.

I'm not going to claim some arbitrary number of people want a new blue and therefore it's the right decision, but the reasons for it are simple, obvious and very much more logical than maintaining a broken, stagnant server that was ran with overpowered gear and numerous exploits for years. Not bashing any staff here. I didn't know stuff like sky gear/blue diamond jewelry wasn't in yet either, it's simply a fact that this is the way the server existed. Furthermore it's obviously not the staff's fault that the timeline is borked, but it's something else that could easily be fixed with a reboot.

Well.. not like I ever expect them to actually do any of this. Just hopeful wishing.