Why is Red Dead?

[bigjeff100]

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

Didn't read all of this thread, but this guy got it on the first page:



Box needs a reset to vanilla (ideally w/ teams ruleset).

Relative "safe" zones were built-in on VZ/TZ/SZ and your allies/enemies were clearly defined. That lowers the barrier to entry for casual players.

If Kunark and Velious progression is necessary to keep on a low-pop box like this, I feel like they should be on limited timelines. There aren't and never have been enough players on EQEmu to support the size of those expansions on a red server. It's still high because this is Everquest in 2018, but it's not as bad as FFA. And if live servers were any indication, there's more PvP on teams servers despite there being "more targets" on RZ (which basically became a ghetto blue server while there were epic race wars for zone control on VZ and TZ).

I'm sure the hardcore playerbase has long since BIS-geared their 8th alt by now, so what else is left for them to do? I know I won't bother playing here again unless it does get reset because the current state of the server just doesn't interest me. If I wanted to grind PvE content by myself I'd do it on the blue server. There's no low or mid level PvP here.

Also, the playerbase seems fine. There's always a few vocal idiots but people are tame here now compared to VZTZ or early R99.

Over the last few years i've gained more and more interest in wanting to make a toon on red. So i am basically clueless on red. But this little blip of writing tells me all i need to know, and very clearly too. Well done. Super sad- Cause i really do want to adventure on a PVP server. But it's a huge turn off to know everybody on there is pimped the fuck out with gear, and that geared out toon is tied into a trio of toons you're boxing on. Can't wait to log in to a newb zone to find homey bored waiting destroy me before the giant rat does.

With how little the population is on these servers, is it totally crazy for the player base to come together and say hey.. "This server is totally fucked but we love to pvp, so lets salvage this. On the following date- All players need to either wipe their toons, or start a new level 1, and join one of the 2 or 4 or 6 or whatever- Guilds". Without a GM to wipe the server for you, is red capable of rallying together to do their own "reset"?