Would you donate for a new blue server?

[Faiding]

What exactly is the incentive for devs to keep the current server running? Is ad revenue from the forums that good? Does it shine on the resume?

Or is there some intrinsic value in providing an outlet for ex-EQ Live players who are now going through their quarter-life crises?

My current guess is masochism, but fortunately the forums don't represent most of the mentality of the server.

[MrPanther]

Just want to add my voice to the fray.

As many have already said, I pledge an honest donation to the creation of a second blue-99 server with a simple rotation schedule. This server would be a fresh, reroll. Start at classic and release Kunark a year later.

History has time and time and time and time shown again x1000 times that if you leave private interests wide open to adults, rules get abused. This is human nature (at least in western cultures). Its either A) Extreme greed pushing "class C" guild members to maintain exclusive control to some of the raid content and/or B) the monetization of getting high end items and large amounts of plat for use in RMT. With 1k at around $3 an item worth 100K can suddenly pay a utility bill for a guild leader or officer. Just 3 or 4 of those a month and you can live on that. You guys better believe me when I say there are people playing on this server exclusively to farm items and make real life money. Do you think platlord just double boxes and has some kids farming for him? No! He has partnered with people in elite guilds, who knows how many people coordinate the system. Do not underestimate how far people will go to protect their money, many who discredit this fact are the ones profiting from it.

If you just forget about all the circumstances leading up to the rules and everything and just look at the situation, does it seem right certain guilds are "allowed" to do certain content and others haven't "earned" that privilege? Its insane!

I resonate most with the guys that say we are an older demographic that are drawn to playing a good nostalgic mmo, the best mmo there ever was, Everquest. When I was 15 I was totally fine with sitting 4pm to 6am staring at my computer but now with a job and a kid I just can't swing that.

+1 for funding a reroll blue server with guild rotations.

[webrunner5]

Money corrupts! Look at the US Congress. Same o, same o. And we voted most of the same old turds right back in. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[buffmagnum]

JCR4990
You might have looked at my location, get your state to vote medicinal first.

[Clark]

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JCR4990
You might have looked at my location, get your state to vote medicinal first.

Is crazy way more states should have at least medicinal by now.

Need more of these old conservatives who latch on with their last bit of breath to outdated philosophies and beliefs to pass onto the afterlife.

[maestrom]

Better than a poll is just writing in that you would play on a new blue server when you donate.

Put your money where your... finger is?

[feanan]

Hard to make the rent with such a small population for RMT

[Nirgon]

Would you donate for a true classic time line so this wasn't an issue

=)

Best suggestion so far has been deal with it

[Niedar]

Ok so both red and blue are bad then. Lets go with that, now you are saying that even though both red and blue are bad red is worse than blue and that is just a fact. I guess because its a fact there is no reason why red is worse than blue, it is just an inherent part of the universe.

Maybe you should just say I don't like red instead of throwing out bullshit about red being bad because people want to improve it, by recruiting some fresh blood.

[wwoneo]

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

Ok so both red and blue are bad then. Lets go with that, now you are saying that even though both red and blue are bad red is worse than blue and that is just a fact. I guess because its a fact there is no reason why red is worse than blue, it is just an inherent part of the universe.

Maybe you should just say I don't like red instead of throwing out bullshit about red being bad because people want to improve it, by recruiting some fresh blood.

I think you need to reread my hypothetical before replying. I said, ASSUMING that blue is just as bad as red, why would I move to a server and start all over? There is no benefit of moving to a server that is just as bad. Starting all over on a bad server would lead to the same result. I don't know how many more ways I can restate that so you'll understand.

I'll restate it one more time for you...
Assuming both servers are equal in terms of being inadequate servers, there is NO benefit to switching to red. In fact, I would be at a loss because the same result would occur AND I would be releveling an entirely new character. That does NOT sound enticing at all.

Here let me help you even further I'll add an analogy. That seems to help out people visualize arguments.

You hate eating apples. You also know that oranges suck as much as apples. Someone tells you to eat oranges since you don't like apples. Why would you eat an orange if you already know it sucks?

I hope this helps you understand. Have a good one.