PVP Talks tonight decide Red99 fate

[Pudge]

A lot of ppl who haven't logged in, even for a long time, will be there tonight. Server needs some big changes. Or a wipe and remake with teams.

Before the server opened ppl were arguing for things that were similar to vztz. Staff said "this isn't vztz shitbox" - and basically dismissed years of evolution of emu PvP servers. These same ppl (currently stasis) have tried repeatedly to give advise on what needs to change. The biggest problem of the server is really the staff. Staff need to LISTEN to complaints instead of writing them off or telling ppl "SHIT'S CLASSIC - DEAL WITH IT." Nothing changes on the server and it's mostly because of Rogean. I know he's generally awesome for doing this project and all but Rogean, you guys obviously can't handle it all on your own. You are like 3 ppl coding changes for 2 servers that were serviced on live by like 20 ppl each. You need to delegate responsibilities to ppl who can get shit done, and have the power to say "yes, not showing LD over a player's head on a PvP server is classic (as evidenced by the post and link to eq patch notes). Let's implement that change. Oh, I see someone from the community has already posted the code necessary to achieve this, *copy, *paste." Obviously that guy would have to know how to code, but ppl have stepped up to help you on this project and been shot down or ignored (I'm thinking of Alekta here).

When it's starwars time, there needs to be someone who can approve changes. Also, someone who can implement non-classis balance changes, such as making golem wands have a 2 sec cast time (... like they did on vztz). Change the water spell dodging to classic, address resists, etc. If you had listened to the community and responded to problems as they arose, and not 2 years later, maybe things would be different and we wouldn't need some kind of overhaul. You really need more ppl to code, because it seems like you guys just don't have the time.

The fact that you guys have recently been paying more attention, being more amenable to change (bonus exp, YT, PvP exp loss), and are now engaging the community in this (these?) talks are encouraging and giving ppl hope. But changes need to actually happen - code needs to actually get written/deciphered (nulls) in order to bring the server back.

I'm hoping for teams at this point. Sullon was awesome. Wipe probably ain't gonna happen, but if you do it, it would instantly bring the pop back to like 250 every night, which is sustainable number for teams. Then you could remove ooc in favor of team chat, etc... at this point I'm just fantasizing so I'll end my wall of text.

Holding out to hear what this discussion gonna be like tonight.

[Dullah]

No single suggestion stands to hurt a pvp server more than removing the one feature that EQ had going for it: contested content. As it stands, everyone on the server knows exactly when raid content spawns, and can come and contest at any time. By putting this on a random timer, it eliminates much of that competition, and goes completely against the spirit of pvp.

Variance is the dumb, blue and utterly communistic in that it removes competition and attempts to reward everyone equally. Fuck that communistic bullshit.

[Rec]

People have been begging on the retail forums for a sullon zek server for years. We'll get more than 250 as long as it's publicized. Not that it still can't be messed up, there's a lot that shapes a server.

[Bazia]

Teams are gay, if I want to not kill people ill play my blue toons

[Rec]

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

Teams are gay, if I want to not kill people ill play my blue toons

FFA is all you. That's the difference, we want you to have what you want but you don't want us to have what we want.

[Bazia]

You think they are launching another server?

You must be new.

[Colgate]

if you think they are going to do anything at all

you must be new

[Stasis01]

I've never seen Basiah in game and he has like 3 kills since the beginning of the leaderboard.

I realise he's a cleric - but all his OOC is just "Cleric LFG WTS druid PL" spammed over and over, never any talks about kills or pvp.

I don't know what this kids angle is - probably just a Nihilum alt or something? It's really bizarre, why does this kid post.

[Pudge]

Also every time item loot went in on vztz it was fun for a bit, but ultimately bad for the server (showed clearly in the population). To prevent twinkage maybe could just tag some items loot-able only if the wearer was under 45 or something. But "twinks are classic, deal with it" is prob the GM response.

[runlvlzero]

Originally Posted by Stasis01 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nothing says this is the server you want to play, like 63 people /who all count 12:30 pm saturday.

Its labor day. People are here visiting. But I'm more antisocial then 90%. I'm on the box.