Temporarily splitting Green?

[Nirgon]

The people who want to split green just want to kill it

Don't fall for this shit

[Gustoo]

He means that once people are level 50 there are only like 3 places to level up on classic eq, which is correct.

We are dealing with a super wonderful problem that we may have actual overpopulation of people focused on getting to level 50. Classic didn't have this problem, because people spent weeks trying to find their guild master in faydwer before falling to their death and then spent days trying to find their dead body before giving up on it and rolling a new character to go and find their guild master.

Classic replica problems.

Staff is currently working on a system to wipe the EQ memory (but not the addiction) from all vintage players so that they can start the experience not knowing how to play just like they used to. I think patch v902 will implement this but I'm not totally sure.

[Khorza]

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

He means that once people are level 50 there are only like 3 places to level up on classic eq, which is correct.

I don't think he ever mentioned leveling at 50 but that's even more ridiculous since it's a year away and you have Lower Guk, Sol B, guards, various NPCs, plus the entire continent to Kunark to exp in. Call me crazy but I don't think we should launch a new server now just because we might have some overpopulation a year from now in Kunark (we won't).

If you meant 40-50, I already mentioned this is probably the most restrictive level range in the game. But the nice thing about EQ is that the primary focus isn't just hitting max level to raid, so you're going to have the entire player base leveling up at all kinds of different rates. Some people will take a year to get to 20, some people will be 40 in a couple of weeks. This natural spreading of the population will provide a consistent flow of players into the high level hunting areas until they reach 50 and exit the leveling experience.

It's difficult to predict what the populations will be in Lower Guk and Sol B in a few months, but I don't think there's a strong argument for launching a new server now just because a couple dungeons might get a little too full for a few weeks.

[cd288]

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

I don't think he ever mentioned leveling at 50 but that's even more ridiculous since it's a year away and you have Lower Guk, Sol B, guards, various NPCs, plus the entire continent to Kunark to exp in. Call me crazy but I don't think we should launch a new server now just because we might have some overpopulation a year from now in Kunark (we won't).

If you meant 40-50, I already mentioned this is probably the most restrictive level range in the game. But the nice thing about EQ is that the primary focus isn't just hitting max level to raid, so you're going to have the entire player base leveling up at all kinds of different rates. Some people will take a year to get to 20, some people will be 40 in a couple of weeks. This natural spreading of the population will provide a consistent flow of players into the high level hunting areas until they reach 50 and exit the leveling experience.

It's difficult to predict what the populations will be in Lower Guk and Sol B in a few months, but I don't think there's a strong argument for launching a new server now just because a couple dungeons might get a little too full for a few weeks.

Yeah I agree the whole "well when two thousand people are 45 in X months, it will be crowded" has zero relevance right now. Like the staff said, they could consider taking another poll in the future if needed. Right now, the population is actually a positive since all over Norrath you can find groups and now that people are spread out it's easy to find mobs everywhere to solo too. If, in however many months we still have two thousand people and everyone is level 45-50 and it's causing problems, then we can reconsider a server split then.

There's literally no reason to split a server because you think there might
be problems months down the road at end game. Wait until we get there and then decide. If, as Deathrydar has claimed, it's so easy just to split the servers then there should be no issue with waiting to see what happens since we can easily solve the problem if one arises in the later levels.

[zodium]

lol ok

[YendorLootmonkey]

Not to be sexist in this age of #metoo, but if you can't find a group on Green, it is your own fault for not roleplaying a scantily-clad wood elf or dark elf female using a whip for a weapon, and who also happens to be a sex-starved, flirty 21-year-old woman in real life who also happens to be recovering from breast augmentation surgery and doesn't have a microphone.

Pander to your audience, people.

[cd288]

7:20 eastern on a Friday and 1900 online

[kotton05]

teal

[solleks]

VOTED YES FROM THE STAAAART

[NegaStoat]

Lol Teal. Start your engines and dual box with a toon on Green + Teal. You thought the healer was always AFK in your group? You ain't seen nothin' yet.