Why our group left red.

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

also it sounds like your looking for something an emulated server can't offer you, go pay for something if you want a server that is on a even playing field. a server that has been stuck in kunark for 4 years is not going to give you a "level" playing field.

tbh its your fault for not realizing this and not just playing elsewhere.

I don't think an "even playing field" is in order. I just wanted to put my group's experience out there.
I saw Loli somewhere in this thread earlier. I know of atleast 2 occasions where she broke up a group I was a part of. It doesn't seem like a big deal but when people's first experiences with PvP is (as a group) being utterly helpless to kill or hurt a single player around their level, it drives people to quit. You can say "just level up" or whatever but thats not the point.

The point is this:
Why would any person who tries out Red 1999 stick around when their first 20 pvp experiences went like one of the scenarios below:
Killed before you had time to react.
Faced a single person of the same level in a 5 or 6v1 and lost hard.
Go to find refuge by a guard only to have a high level pull the guard, then get killed by someone lower level than you in just a few seconds.
Killed repeatedly during a corpse retrieval.
Unable to land a single spell, ever, on the guy attacking you.

It leads people to think that the only way to enjoy a PvP server is to have amazing gear. Thats a huge barrier to entry.

I don't know why your experience wasn't the same as mine, but this is how our collective experiences went.