Its time to go Red. Pop on the rise. Noobs protected. GM Events. Put your story here!

[quido]

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

Does anyone know the experience modifiers for each person added to a group, or does it only apply the 280% or whatever in a full group? The xp modifier sounds kind of enticing but it would probably be just me and two friends xping together most of the time unless we ran into some people.

40% for each additional group member, I understand.

[webrunner5]

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

40% for each additional group member, I understand.

Yeah, I maybe wrong, but I think it is 300% bonus for a full group, which would fit into quidos' calculation. 240% for 6 people plus the full group bonus. Which is close to 280% as I know it as full group. Adds basically another player, so really like 7 people in it.

Full group is goofy fast XP even in a hell level. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Heck even 2 people in a group makes a big difference.

[Halius]

I'll just post my experience here so people can help get an idea of what to expect on red in the early levels at least. I am having a great time on Red because I feel like I am earning everything myself which I feel makes it more fun, there aren't a bunch of people sitting in EC that just handing stuff out to new players (which I am also guilty of doing recently on blue). Don't get me wrong, I really appreciated the help when I started, and it has made my experience great knowing there are good people on Blue, but on Red with the pop about 3 times lower, you have to work for things yourself. Anyways, so far everyone I have grouped with has been great and the exp bonus is fantastic. Is it classic? No, but the fact that you will most likely, unless you go out of your way to beg, have to work for all you own gear still makes each level and gear upgrade very rewarding.

The only problems I have run into are a couple twinks (Mikehunt in CB and Imawizard in CB) trying to destroy newbie groups. But really any popular zone can be avoided and with the group bonus, high ZEM zones really aren't a big deal. So yes, there are twinks out there that try to gank new players, but you can avoid them easily enough.

[Buhbuh]

Most enjoy it once they try. You'll all learn to PvP in time.

[hammertime7795]

EQ was never designed to be a PVP game. The mechanics from the ground up are poor for PvP. You could not pay me to play on an eq red server. Sorry.

[Sirken]

i just know i enjoyed being able to kill someone and take their camp if i wanted to [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Conscript]

Originally Posted by hammertime7795 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EQ was never designed to be a PVP game. The mechanics from the ground up are poor for PvP. You could not pay me to play on an eq red server. Sorry.

[Sajuuk]

Ive been red for about a week now. I have very little time to play but i got my barb shammy to lvl 8 in that time, no groups in EF. Now im lvling in BB and ive had 2 pvp encpunters while sitting at half health and barely any mana. This first time was a rush but i just booked it out of there since i had to log off anyway and didnt want to do a corpse run. Next time someone zoned into BB when i was bymyself and within a minute he came up to me and started hacking. Coned red to me i was half health and had enough mana for gate but of course it failed and i died. Looking back now i wonder if i didnt cast gate and started chaining my dd spell maybe he would of went down since he was using a 2 hander and it did take him awhile to kill me. I was so weighted i couldnt run away, I luckly didnt have any plat on me and getting my corpse back wont be a big deal. i wasnt pissed at my first 2 failing encounters. Just would like to have full health like them haha o well i signed up for this. It is nice to earn your own gear, actually doing quest to get a wep thats better than rusty and getting 2 things of patchwork armor felt awesome as an upgrade. Once i have sow i think i will start liking this more [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] looking forward to the fast xp groups.

Now when i see people in BB i am on extra guard and assume they are hunting me down which does add a thrill. If they want me out and i cant kill them i can still lvl in other places.

[Stormfists]

First char.

Level 11.

Troll SK fungi camping bind spots.

LNS requested.

LNS denied.

We both lolled.

Force quit.

Character delete.

Back to blue.

Thug life.

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by hammertime7795 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EQ was never designed to be a PVP game. The mechanics from the ground up are poor for PvP. You could not pay me to play on an eq red server. Sorry.

Well. That's it guys. Shut it down. We've been riding high thinking that we could get Hammertime7795 to come play eq with us. Jeremy has been selling and saving like a lunatic getting ready to make you an offer. But alas! It shall not be!

Woe to the Red server! Woe to your children, and your children's children! From the first generation, down to the tenth. You shall not prosper, and your head will not find rest nor comfort. No protection will you see from wind or rain or frost. The hope has come to pass. And it has not come to fruition.