Skip the lines, its time to try RED

[Swish]

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

i enjoy red a lot, but only BECAUSE the pop is so low. i have a group of IRL friends and we can log into red and group together and get great exp. the low pop means we can actually dungeon crawl and go after specific drops.

no tunnelquest, no having to farm plat to buy stuff because all of the good camps/drops are on 24/7 lockdown, no sitting in the same spot for hours because every half-decent zone is packed. playing it this way, with a small group of friends and entire zones to ourselves, feels a lot more like how EQ was meant to be played when it was first designed (before it blew up and server populations were crazy).

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[Thuja]

I started playing on Blue first before switching to Red. The main reason I left blue was a lack of camps and the exp grind. For those making the switch the exp boost is awesome: I went from 47 - 49 in a full group in KC in about 2 hours.

[Symbioticforks]

Imagine this nerds.

Red Server 400+ population.

Now imagine you get ported somewhere.

How much of your day would be spent on corpse runs to druid rings or wizard spires because there are groups of players everywhere actively seeking pvp.

You don't want Red with even half of what Blue currently has.

I normally don't play MMO's for the express purpose of the social interactions. I want raiding and I want gear. (to then murder people with) Realizing your childhood dreams of having a geared character and seeing exactly whats that's capable of in about a year instead of 4-5 years of my life - seems like a much better deal. (so play on Red)

I play Red for the Classic Everquest experience, because I'm from Vallon Zek, back when everyone would tell you Blue is filled with noobs and idiots who can't handle pvp. To me personally FTE and footraces is about as far away from Red (classic) as it gets, and not being able to fight over camps - forget it waste your whole day sitting there in line.

[Damn]

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

Imagine this nerds.

Red Server 400+ population.

Now imagine you get ported somewhere.

How much of your day would be spent on corpse runs to druid rings or wizard spires because there are groups of players everywhere actively seeking pvp.

You don't want Red with even half of what Blue currently has.

I normally don't play MMO's for the express purpose of the social interactions. I want raiding and I want gear. (to then murder people with) Realizing your childhood dreams of having a geared character and seeing exactly whats that's capable of in about a year instead of 4-5 years of my life - seems like a much better deal. (so play on Red)

I play Red for the Classic Everquest experience, because I'm from Vallon Zek, back when everyone would tell you Blue is filled with noobs and idiots who can't handle pvp. To me personally FTE and footraces is about as far away from Red (classic) as it gets, and not being able to fight over camps - forget it waste your whole day sitting there in line.

Incorrect you play red for free items on a high experience rate server

You like nothing about pvp and actively avoid it unless its in upwards of 2-3 groups

Red would be great with 400 people and amazing with blues population because that's what actual red players play the game for pvp not to progress or gain items but to engage slay and die to other players

The active raiders on red couldnt hack how competitive and how much of a timesink blue actually is on the high end you know the server you're supposed to play if you want raid content and character progression

Drop the facade the only person who doesnt see through it is you and the people you play with

[Drakaris]

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

Incorrect you play red for free items on a high experience rate server

You like nothing about pvp and actively avoid it unless its in upwards of 2-3 groups

Red would be great with 400 people and amazing with blues population because that's what actual red players play the game for pvp not to progress or gain items but to engage slay and die to other players

The active raiders on red couldnt hack how competitive and how much of a timesink blue actually is on the high end you know the server you're supposed to play if you want raid content and character progression

Drop the facade the only person who doesnt see through it is you and the people you play with

What difficulty on blue? Most people play it semi-afk while doing other things and are constantly dragged through exp zones while solo camps are perma camped by people who can barely speak English.

Red is more challenging but also more rewarding. You afk and leach exp for 20+ minutes with people you don't know, expect to eventually get booted and pked for your bad etiquette.

The red server is for people that actually want to play the game.

[Uuruk]

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

What difficulty on blue? Most people play it semi-afk while doing other things and are constantly dragged through exp zones while solo camps are perma camped by people who can barely speak English.

Red is more challenging but also more rewarding. You afk and leach exp for 20+ minutes, expect to eventually get booted and pked for your bad etiquette.

The red server is for people that actually want to play the game.

I griefed this player off of a 20 population server AMA

[Damn]

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

What difficulty on blue? Most people play it semi-afk while doing other things and are constantly dragged through exp zones while solo camps are perma camped by people who can barely speak English.

Red is more challenging but also more rewarding. You afk and leach exp for 20+ minutes with people you don't know, expect to eventually get booted and pked for your bad etiquette.

The red server is for people that actually want to play the game.

How does that relate in any way to the statement i made?

The Red server is for pvp hence the name red99 pvp not pve

Blue is challenging at the high end because of the sheer time commitment tracking recharging variances the fact that you could have a mob taken from you because your pullers wernt quick enough to respond

on red pve content is guaranteed if you choose to play in a raid guild because you're the only players that care enough to actively pursue the content on a server designed for players to fight eachother

Do you not understand that or do i need to break it down for your further i know sometimes australians have a lack of reading comprehension

[Symbioticforks]

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

How does that relate in any way to the statement i made?

The Red server is for pvp hence the name red99 pvp not pve
This is opinion, and also wrong. You've never played on a PvP server for any meaningful amount of time to know how things work, it's obvious. Everyone in Everquest benefits drastically from better gear when it comes to winning PvP encounters. Players contest PvE through PvP. That's how it worked on live, and that's how it works here. Velious raid gear is insane, and gives a distinct advantage in PvP. Stripping people with an Abashi's Rod of Disempowerment, pretty relevant. Having over 1000 hp more than the people you attack and are attacked by every day, pretty relevant. A bluebies skewed opinion on what he thinks Red99 is - not relevant.

Blue is challenging at the high end because of the sheer time commitment tracking recharging variances the fact that you could have a mob taken from you because your pullers wernt quick enough to respond That sounds fucking awful. 4-5 years for comparable pixels to go afk with in EC tunnel. PASS

on red pve content is guaranteed except for when we fight over mobs, which happens every week. if you choose to play in a raid guild because you're the only players that care enough to actively pursue the content on a server designed for players to fight each other. I've been raiding / competing with other guilds in MMO's for years to get better pixels to kill more people with. Going from being able to only 1v1 someone to being able to 1v2 or 1v3 people is as fun as it gets.

Do you not understand that or do i need to break it down for your further i know sometimes australians have a lack of reading comprehension

God this guy is dumb.

[nyclin]

this dumpster fire of a thread accurately represents most of the reasons why red is dead

[TheDuck]

as much as i have always been at odds with syztem it is an accurate representation of the server. I have seen it so many times, loot starved blue converts come to red, and since pixels are 50x more rare on blue. they are incredibly thankful for 1 piece of loot and its easy to hide the fact that there is way more than that owed to them when they where playing on blue and managing one piece of uber loot every 3 months if they where lucky.

Apex is on its last legs, if you are lucky the guild will last long enough for you to finally get to 60 and play a cleric during that time and collect a ton of DKP only to have the guild disapear. more likely though since i actually play in <Apex> the guild will be dead in the next few weeks. We have been having to cancel raids due to no shows and GM's banning out guilds cleric boxes. ever since, everyone holding the guild together with glue(cleric/buffers/mages boxes) are to afraid to box, grinding our guild to a hault.

it's a real shame i wish they didnt come and ban our guild leaders cleric box it set a real bad precedent and now the rest of the rank and file wont box there clerics or buffers. we are dead in the water.

signed yours truely, an apex member who has been raiding for the last 8 months collecting dkp and watching other people get the good loots only to have it finally my turn to get the good stuff and have the guild sputter out

P.S. yea im mad. lol.