How to save red

[coldslaw]

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

Im torn, part of me says PVP in EQ is horribad and wasting resources on a PVP server is just that, wasteful.

Then I remember that if there was no red, all the hackers, trolls and griefers that server attracts would be on the real P99 server and then im all for its continued existence.

Its hard sometimes.

The conclusion that I've come to is that Red is simply left running as a honey pot for these types of individuals. However, there's no real resources being dedicated to making it better. Once they realized the type and size of the population that Red brought in all efforts for any similar type of server stopped (Discord, Teams, etc).

[Ivah]

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

Im torn, part of me says PVP in EQ is horribad and wasting resources on a PVP server is just that, wasteful.

Then I remember that if there was no red, all the hackers, trolls and griefers that server attracts would be on the real P99 server and then im all for its continued existence.

Its hard sometimes.

You obviously have no idea who your playing with then.

[mickmoranis]

the amount of hate you people have for red, while all they want you to do is play the same video game after 20 years that you are with them, is fucking sickening.

you people are just vile disgusting human beings that im happy stay on blue but if you ever. I repeate, EVER try to play everquest on a red server.

I will ruin your fucking life.

[Kich867]

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

you people are just vile disgusting human beings that im happy stay on blue but if you ever. I repeate, EVER try to play everquest on a red server.

I will ruin your fucking life.

I'm getting a strong ESL vibe, I think I get what you were trying to say from the last sentence, but this is pretty hard to follow.

[coldslaw]

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

the amount of hate you people have for red, while all they want you to do is play the same video game after 20 years that you are with them, is fucking sickening.

you people are just vile disgusting human beings that im happy stay on blue but if you ever. I repeate, EVER try to play everquest on a red server.

I will ruin your fucking life.

No one hates Red. I actually gave it a try here recently for about a month because I wanted to see what it was like first hand. After leveling a few different characters, I'm simply offering a perspective on what it was like. It was a different experience, and some things were enjoyable, but there are massive issues that deter most people from continuing to play there.

But I think you just illustrated the biggest issue holding red back.

"Try Red, it's friendly and fun!"

"I did, but here are the issues I found that make it not fun..."

"Go fuck yourself and die. If I ever see you on red I will ruin your fucking life."

Yeah... that'll make people want to play more there. Seriously, the Red community is the biggest thing holding it back. When PVP Server Chat looks like the Rants and Flames forum, you might have to realize there is an issue.

[Kich867]

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

No one hates Red. I actually gave it a try here recently for about a month because I wanted to see what it was like first hand. After leveling a few different characters, I'm simply offering a perspective on what it was like. It was a different experience, and some things were enjoyable, but there are massive issues that deter most people from continuing to play there.

But I think you just illustrated the biggest issue holding red back.

"Try Red, it's friendly and fun!"

"I did, but here are the issues I found that make it not fun..."

"Go fuck yourself and die. If I ever see you on red I will ruin your fucking life."

Yeah... that'll make people want to play more there. Seriously, the Red community is the biggest thing holding it back. When PVP Server Chat looks like the Rants and Flames forum, you might have to realize there is an issue.

That's kind of cherry picking though, no? I'm certainly not here telling you to go die, just this dude who's berging the hell out over disliking something he likes. I'm not even trying to convince anyone to go play there, I just wanted to point out that the point of view people have of the server is sorely misguided as a whole.

Even if people _did_ join I don't think EQ is a game that's meant to have much more than ~250 people on at once. The reality is that much of the world you completely ignore now because we've all nuked out that there isn't any reason to go there unless a quest provokes you.

[loramin]

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

"Try Red, it's friendly and fun!"

"I did, but here are the issues I found that make it not fun..."

"Go fuck yourself and die. If I ever see you on red I will ruin your fucking life."

Pretty accurately sums up every thread involving a newcomers to Red.

[mickmoranis]

if you try to play ever quest on a red server I will find you and end you until you call your parents

[mickmoranis]

do not try red, it is off limits to the likes of players like you. You will not have fun. You will cry. I will enjoy every minuet of it. You will quit and your work and life at home will suffer from the low self esteem you got from not being able to handle a video game.

Stay off red you are not allowed.

[Ivah]

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

do not try red, it is off limits to the likes of players like you. You will not have fun. You will cry. I will enjoy every minuet of it. You will quit and your work and life at home will suffer from the low self esteem you got from not being able to handle a video game.

Stay off red you are not allowed.