Would you donate for a new blue server?

[Megaevils]

I'm just the new guy around here, but all I hearing is a couple things:

1.) I don't like the rules so I'll throw money at it and make it go away. (consensus of myself and some others)
2.) I don't want to lose the current time and effort I have already invested into the game and my character. (consensus of myself and some others)

To me as a newbie to the p99 community, I ask why not join red? (if there was a character move would that motivate you?)

Is it just because you don't like the people who play PvP or that aspect of the game? Well, judging by the votes on this poll it says you can create an entire faction on the Red and make it the ideal game for you and your comrades, and you would have a sizable force to enforce your ideology with all your like minds. Not saying that PvP solves everything but there is an option for that.

Instead of paying lots of money for a NEW server (lots of costs go into that, plus maintenance and upkeep). Why not have a paid system for a character move from Blue to Red or maybe a more expensive option for a Cloned character move? This would generate more revenue for the project while maybe not increasing the already mountain of work I'm sure they are doing already.

Maybe I'm talking out my ass but the whole idea of trying to garner support to change how the current server mechanics are because your unhappy at them (throw money at it) is the same kind of tactics used by most MMO community's. Most companies cater to the complainers and dissatisfied customers, (WoW is a good example) I would hate to see that kind of thing happen here when there is a perfectly decent option of Red....

My few cents.

Sidenote: I kinda see the Red server like how EvE-Online's 0.0 space works. Pal with friends who share your ideology, control a region. Don't want to follow anyone elses rules, kill them, do what you wanted anyways. But of course this works both ways.


TL;DR
Why pay extra money for services already rendered (support them anyways), join red, do what you want with your friends/community. EvE is a neato game. Eat cake.

Always room for cake,

[Swish]

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

To me as a newbie to the p99 community, I ask why not join red?

This is an excellent question, and I've yet to see a really convincing answer as to why you wouldn't give it a try <3

I know someone who ragequit his monk (SenoraRaton aka Charlatan) because he died in pvp, but a couple of days later he rolled a SK and has since leveled to 50+ and continues to play.

Just get that initial negativity out of your system and adjust yourself to something very familiar yet fun and different... free of EC fat cats, camp lawyers and dragon pixel queues [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[maestrom]

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

To me as a newbie to the p99 community, I ask why not join red?

I suck at PvP and I'm not very good at EQ in general. But I love it. Red would be great if I didn't feel like I would spend most of my time on CR.

Being honest.

[Reguiy]

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

To me as a newbie to the p99 community, I ask why not join red?

I can't speak for the blue community as a whole, but personally over the last 15 years I have played many other PvP games. I have learned that EQ PvP is horribly designed and there are MUCH better options if I want to enjoy PVPing. Now I could get into why EQ PvP is terrible, but I have things to do and that explanation would take a long time.

Now you could argue that EQ PVE is terrible, but it's unique and frankly I don't play p99 for cutting edge PVE encounters. I play on blue to relax with a slow paced game and enjoy some nostalgia. Also, to see some stuff I missed out on long ago at the birth of my online video game experience.

Now, I also played on PvP servers back in the day. Half the time I spent playing EQ was on either VZ or SZ. But those experiences could not possibly be relived on red99. Red99 is top heavy and raid-centric. On VZ I never got above lvl 25 on my rogue(who was my main on VZ). That's not to say I didn't play him, I played him all the time, I had 30+ days played, but my focus wasn't on leveling, it was on killing elves. Same thing with my shaman on SZ. If I saw someone who was red, my friends and I didn't rest until they were dead or we died in the process of trying to kill them.

Anyway, hope that answers some of your questions.

[Clark]

How much do I have to pay for Chest to be permanently moved to the EZ server? Serious question.

[Clark]

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

How much do I have to pay for Chest to be permanently moved to the EZ server? Serious question.

[Ravager]

The funniest jokes are the ones you have to repeat.

[fahlen]

Voted yeah simply because the first year-ish of this server was an absolute blast. Some of the most fun I've had playing any game. Will be less fun the third time around but meh. Probably quit at 60 anyways since I despise rotations. Don't see this happening within the next couple years anyways.

[Kushie]

shut up and take my money (for a new server)

[maestrom]

I'd be interested to see how many people donated today and wrote notes about a new server :P