What's the reason

[easy_lee]

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

Your alternative is wipe, and wipe alone.

If you actually read my posts, you'd know that's not true. In brief, here are a few of my condensed suggestions:

• Reset to Classic. Future resets based on classic timeline.
• Expand PvP level range to group experience level range (1.5x lower player level)
• Update hit and resist code so they ignore player level (very easy to do) in PvP, giving the lower player a fighting chance
• Implement either teams or limited guild PvP (guild size capped, guild mates are friendlies) to discourage zergs
• Hold PvP events for items like the ugly stick.

I'm a software engineer. I know what is involved in the shit I'm talking about. A developer could do most of the above in a weekend. Teams / guild PvP would be the hardest part, but I think they would be worth it.

[heartbrand]

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

If you actually read my posts, you'd know that's not true. In brief, here are a few of my condensed suggestions:

• Reset to Classic. Future resets based on classic timeline.
• Expand PvP level range to group experience level range (1.5x lower player level)
• Update hit and resist code so they ignore player level (very easy to do) in PvP, giving the lower player a fighting chance
• Implement either teams or limited guild PvP (guild size capped, guild mates are friendlies) to discourage zergs
• Hold PvP events for items like the ugly stick.

reset to classic: already addressed, won't fix pop issue long term

expand pvp level range: discourages pvp by putting people into your level bracket that you have absolutely no chance whatsoever of fighting, which is even worse with your proposal of 1.5x player level. You're going to have people 2+ spell ranks apart in range. yiKes

hit / resist code: shrug, doesn't matter when someone is dropping ice comets on level 39's

teams: not enough pop, willing to give it a shot, will most likely be a nightmare where everyone joins one team for the pve

guild caps: will never work and is also dumb and hurts pop long term. when you have to turn people away those people don't join another guild, they quit the game.

pvp events: lol. every pvp event on this server has been a utter shit show of tears and people crying on the forums about GM favoritism.

[MEGANS LAW]

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

What's the reason why gms won't wipe/ restart red??? Surely the population would rise as it gives new players a chance.

"why can't the server be restarted when I say so? WHY CAN'T IT BE RESTARTED SINCE I JUST STARTED PLAYING?? WHY WON'T ANYONE CARE WHAT I THINK"

you're a cuck

[Lasher]

A 51 paladin contested Vindi and prevailed

[miraclegrow2]

the only people who want a wipe seem to be ex empire or disgruntled people who lost @ the server

just saying.

[Eslade]

not hard to understand that a wipe will increase the population at first followed by a huge drop off from the senior players. the pop will drop below where it is now and so the solution will be another wipe which will have the same effect until you have a 2 person server. diminishing returns.
enjoy

[heartbrand]

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

not hard to understand that a wipe will increase the population at first followed by a huge drop off from the senior players. the pop will drop below where it is now and so the solution will be another wipe which will have the same effect until you have a 2 person server. diminishing returns.
enjoy

basically the devnoob formula

[HippoNipple]

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

basically the devnoob formula

I don't mind that formula because I like to play games for 3-6 months spurts and then move on. Playing on the same emulated server for 4+ years is unheard of outside of Project 1999.

[SamwiseRed]

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

I don't mind that formula because I like to play games for 3-6 months spurts and then move on. Playing on the same emulated server for 4+ years is unheard of outside of Project 1999.

good point.

[heartbrand]

All of these so-called ideas have been tried:

constant wipes, boxing, mobs with lower hp and attack stats, zone control, hot zones, no anon, etc., etc. When you try to take the PvE out of EverQuest, people stop playing. What are people doing right now on P99 if I were to log on? I'd venture a guess farming PoM cards and other PvE camps. For such a hardcore PvP game as you'd have us believe it is, the 50 people online right now are most likely all just farming some PvE items.