People here for classic experience...?

[Bodybagger]

If you came to p1999 looking for a classic experience, are you playing blue or red? Curious because I can't even enjoy blue now that I went to red, not because I wanted to be red exactly, pvp is rough in EQ, but the fact of the matter is it is infinitely more classic than blue where the world has grown stagnant in a 3yr old kunark economy with a top heavy population.

Anyone care to share thoughts or expand?

I came for classic and stayed for red. I spent a few days ECQuesting blue and could twink heavily any character I want. Pixel heavy on blue but not classic to me at all... and all of the excess twinking discourages grouping and leveing. Everyone seems to only PL or twink to hell and solo mostly or duo with a friend. Red actually has me finding and making more friends in level range as I level, and having a genuine experience with people from rags to riches, thanks to XP mod for group bonus. I was very surprised to have an easier time getting grinding partners on red where they have the option to kill me instead of group with me, but 90% or more are down to party up and clean house.

Who here has experience with both and can share? Not meant to bash blue at all, it's a very fun experience, but blue reminds me of luclin era EQ'ing, sans bazaar, beastlords, and vah'shir/content. Economy and play wise, it feels more luclin-ey to me, while red feels pure classic.

Thanks to developers for great options both ways though, really cool to have my blue twinks and easy money and gear, and red earned and enjoyed classic experience!