One thing I've learned from Velious release: Nobody gives a shit

[Samoht]

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

3. The Crowfall conundrum

Not sure if you're following the development of Crowfall but I posted a thread in main server chat talking about how they solved the fundamental flaw of MMORPG's: the flaw of permanence. If you watch the intro video for Crowfall, they talk about how MMO's are like a game of Risk that lasts years. It becomes clear over time that one person is the winner. If there's no mechanic for the game to reset, then it stagnates. It eventually becomes fun only for that one person (representing the dominant guild in an MMO), and then eventually isn't fun for that person/guild when the rest of the audience leaves.

So what I proposed was a cyclical P99 server where you do three months of classic/kunark/velious then wipe it and start over. Rogean seemed to like the idea as he discussed it in a Sirken stream, proposing further that they could copy the characters onto the live server at the end of the cycle and prior to the wipe, so that you never actually lose your characters.

On a server like that, with a fully developed and tested velious at the end of it, the end game guild politics would be completely different.

lol, noone would play that shit

[wts]

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

lol, noone would play that shit

What? Crowfall, that funded at $1.7 million after Brad McQuaid couldn't raise 800k? Or a cyclical P99 server that Rogean already discussed on a Sirken stream?

[AzzarTheGod]

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

Not sure which mistake you're referencing, but I can respond to other bits of your post.

Factors which played into the stagnation of Red99:

1. Holocaust ban

This sent a message to the player base that Rogean was not ok with high end competition that might interfere with the top guild's ability to sit atop the server unchallenged for two years while running an RMT ring that Rogean et al were perfectly aware of.

Who wants to compete after Rogean sent that message?

Reserved. More on this later.

[Vile]

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

3. The Crowfall conundrum

Not sure if you're following the development of Crowfall but I posted a thread in main server chat talking about how they solved the fundamental flaw of MMORPG's: the flaw of permanence. If you watch the intro video for Crowfall, they talk about how MMO's are like a game of Risk that lasts years. It becomes clear over time that one person is the winner. If there's no mechanic for the game to reset, then it stagnates. It eventually becomes fun only for that one person (representing the dominant guild in an MMO), and then eventually isn't fun for that person/guild when the rest of the audience leaves.

So what I proposed was a cyclical P99 server where you do three months of classic/kunark/velious then wipe it and start over. Rogean seemed to like the idea as he discussed it in a Sirken stream, proposing further that they could copy the characters onto the live server at the end of the cycle and prior to the wipe, so that you never actually lose your characters.

On a server like that, with a fully developed and tested velious at the end of it, the end game guild politics would be completely different.

I've been preaching the cyclical server for years. It would be amazing. Diablo did it with the ladder resets and people kept coming back..

[Bazia]

salty pretty accurate here, played 3 years on and off

really just don't care anymore until a new server if that ever happens

[wts]

I can see your opinions are extremely well thought out.

[Farzo]

I actually feel sorry that the server isn't shaped to how would suit you 2 make u happy in life.

[wts]

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

I actually feel sorry that the server isn't shaped to how would suit you 2 make u happy in life.

Been waiting for teams the whole time. If it happens, great. If not, oh well. Amber backer for Crowfall. Life goes on.

[wts]

Farzo bout to ForumQuest

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[Xaanka]

wipe it clean 2016