Merging Made Sense Then COVID-19 - Unmerge

[charliedoogan]

Tulgin, While I agree with most of your thoughts... I have 1 level 50 and 2 level 49s. So the alt path has been taken. I have over 30k in the bank because I do understand the fortune of the fine steel. I make about 2k a day without thinking.

What I’m trying to say is that I want to play. I’m not a fan of sitting EC waiting for someone to have the piece I want or getting in 75+ person guild raid where my only relevance is to roll a high number or bid DKP more than someone else.

So yes I agree with your kedge sample, but when I have everything I want from there (which now I do)....

Again, I get the wait. I get the camped camps. I get that this will always be. It just seems in the last month that once every blue moon open camps have turned into perma-camps.

I still think that opening a new server would help with this over abundance of people playing for the interim. just for the interim.

And someone else said it... when Kunark comes out.... sure. So merge back the servers when that happens. Or when this virus BS is over.

[Tuljin]

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

. What I’m trying to say is that I want to play. I’m not a fan of sitting EC waiting for someone to have the piece I want or getting in 75+ person guild raid where my only relevance is to roll a high number or bid DKP more than someone else.

Well my dude you hit the nail on the head and it's a much bigger problem than simply opening another server - the culture of P99 has shifted so much since launch that nobody wants to "just play."

People came from WoW to this game now years ago and their only understanding of Everquest is what you have very accurately and succinctly pointed out as ~~~~~rAiDiNg~~~~~. They just get in line and bid DKP with no second thought. That is "playing" to them.

To a lot of old school EQ players who are excellent players and have encyclopedic knowledge yet don't have the same time they used to and/or don't give a shit about poopsocking dragons for DKP this is -not- their idea of "playing."

So idk, it's a tough situation really. Splitting and merging again won't happen and it would create a ton more toons for the ~~~~~rAiDeRs~~~~~ to have for their ~~~~~~~cOmPeTiTiOn~~~~~~~

I want to "just play" too and I do my best to do so. Which is why I have a pulse on how broke the "hoi polloi" is as well as the painfully evident shift in server culture. It's a tough spot man, the problem won't be "solved" because the average player on this server is fundamentally different not only than in 1999 but also in 2009.

[Bigsham]

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

Tulgin, While I agree with most of your thoughts... I have 1 level 50 and 2 level 49s. So the alt path has been taken. I have over 30k in the bank because I do understand the fortune of the fine steel. I make about 2k a day without thinking.

What I’m trying to say is that I want to play. I’m not a fan of sitting EC waiting for someone to have the piece I want or getting in 75+ person guild raid where my only relevance is to roll a high number or bid DKP more than someone else.

So yes I agree with your kedge sample, but when I have everything I want from there (which now I do)....

Again, I get the wait. I get the camped camps. I get that this will always be. It just seems in the last month that once every blue moon open camps have turned into perma-camps.

I still think that opening a new server would help with this over abundance of people playing for the interim. just for the interim.

And someone else said it... when Kunark comes out.... sure. So merge back the servers when that happens. Or when this virus BS is over.

I bet this kid has NOTHING in the bank LOL

[charliedoogan]

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

I bet this kid has NOTHING in the bank LOL

Let me know what you want to wager and when you’re ready I’ll gladly take that money from you.