Should I roll a custom PvP server and what kind should it be?

[Tradesonred]

To finish my novel, the main problem to me with early 1.0 and that kind of setup is its not casual/new friendly and doesnt lead to regular pvp. It limits the pop to vets and its already hard to get a pop going for a server. The more casual-friendly things you can think of, the better IMO. It doesnt necessarily mean big changes, little tweaks are enough.

To me thats part of what was so vexing with early 1.0. Oh, were a classic server! Nothing but classic! But well add yellow text though that helps griefers track casuals through world pvp log. Like the tweaks they made were conducive to thinning the population instead of making it grow. I dont think it was intentional but it was certainly not well thought out nor did they react quickly when they got told on the forums that this would predictably lead to a population decline.

[Infectious]

Classic. Everyone starts neutral. At level 10 you receive a book. Any priest of discord you can hand in and then will ask you if you want to join bad or good. If you never hand book you stay neutral.

All 3 classes can attack each other, but not talk or buff each other. Make 3 Ooc channels that are only available to them 3 teams. This way all teams can have bards and druids and so on