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Originally Posted by Destan
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I think it's split between some people who had some bad experiences with a selection of players there (I didn't, but I see a lot of references to "douchebaggery") and those that just find it uninviting in-general. I like the idea of the red server, and would enjoy playing there if it actually had any community at low levels. However, at the moment it's more like a small lan-party. Start a toon in Greater Faydark on p99 blue at 10am and you'll have 27 people, 25 of them in your groupable range (was the case yesterday). Go to red, and it's you and the buddy you brought with you for three days straight (my first three days there).
What red needs is some super helpful high-levels butt kissing the new recruits to keep them, a huge influx of alts, or to raid EQ Live's Zek server and just mass advertise.
And I'm aware nobody high-level on that server feels it's warranted to kiss up to new players. But when you are a fledgling guild looking for a player base, you go above and beyond to fill ranks because it's a neccessity, not because you need or want to. And with that every-time-I-check-sub-100 population, it's got that small guild feel to it.
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If you post on the forums, you will usually get 3-5 that not only say they will help you get some levels / plat / gear, but that will show up and do it. So we do help the lower level guys.
The real key to R99 is being able to socialize. If your someone that has serious social anxiety, and need all 27 of those people in Gfay to find 1 to talk to, then your going to have a hard time. But, there are guilds with a ton of lower lvl guys, you just have to put in enough effort to find them, then find people that play when you do, and start leveling.
I started on R99 with 2 friends from P99, met a ton of people, joined a guild, and have no issues at all. Just dont be shy. Even us "shitheads" in Holocaust will help out a newbie. Well, some of us. Lol
03-27-2012, 12:09 PM
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