Polite dialouge on future of red99

[Sirken]

thread linked to Rogean in IRC.

[Tr0llb0rn]

Since Nilbog made it clear that the red server is Rogeans domain, I then direct my other post to Rogean instead:

Originally Posted by Tr0llb0rn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Let me remind all the people talking about how the "box has failed". JUST last week the server had a series of conflicts that many on all sides described as the best pvp since the server opened.

Please refer to this thread that contains multiple pvp videos within as proof:

http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=75206

This was not in some "golden age" of pvp back in January or whatever, this was LAST WEEK.

This proves that the server has what it takes to be that classic red server everyone always wanted, its 100 percent in the playerbases hands to make that happen.

To Rogean: in classic red everquest, the best pvp has always been over contested content. The problem right now is a lack of content for MANY former players. They have full fear gear, they have full hate gear, they have farmed every valuable item from lower guk and solB 10 times over. They have leveled their main to max level, they have leveld alts to max level.

In short, they have "consumed" the content. And then just logging in to play zone plug wars or what amounts to meaningless pvp (pvp that does not have content control as a goal) gets old fast.

The remedy to this situation is: ramp up the "accelerated timeline". The pepole need content to control, which leads to pvp, which leads to what we saw last week in the above link, but on a far larger scale as all those maxed out 50's log back in to consume and fight over the new content.

This is the true situation with the server, but luckily its very easy to fix.

RELEASE THE CONTENT..and let the war begin anew.

[Tombom]

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

thread linked to Rogean in IRC.

as always Sirks comes through =D

thanks pal even if this goes nowhere you did something lol

[SearyxTZ]

Also why does anyone think Rogean is going to become active or communicative on the forums?

I lost faith in that ever happening months ago, nor would I even trust him if he suddenly started anyway.

It is what it is. I'm not angry about it personally, because this is free and it was never explicitly promised to anyone that it would be any different, but you had to know that most people would leave the second another dev offered essentially the same experience but with most requested features/changes + a willingness to have open dialogue with the playerbase.

[Lazortag]

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

... you had to know that most people would leave the second another dev offered essentially the same experience but with most requested features/changes + a willingness to have open dialogue with the playerbase.

It's not "essentially the same experience", LoZ is a colossally buggy server whereas red99's quality is probably comparable to Live servers at the time. How many times does someone have to repeat the list of bugs/exploits that are unique to LoZ before people start to get it? No matter how much the devs of that server listen to the players (which isn't always a good thing, considering some of the changes they've been pressured to make in the past), it won't change the fact that the server is an enormous hackfest.

[SearyxTZ]

Yeah that's true but most people don't really give a shit that there are bugs with NPC pathing or whatever. And some do give a shit that there are hotzones, pvp broadcasts, greatly reduced level grind, etc.




I don't really need to tell you this and I'm not making a sales pitch anyway. You can look at the server pop #'s for both boxes like I do and draw your own conclusions.

[SearyxTZ]

I think the best scenario is Rogean hands the reins to Devnoob. If he doesn't really care anyway, then why not? It'd free him of being trolled/nagged incessantly by angry reds and would give the players one box + a more flexible and active operator.

[hagard]

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

It's not "essentially the same experience", LoZ is a colossally buggy server whereas red99's quality is probably comparable to Live servers at the time. How many times does someone have to repeat the list of bugs/exploits that are unique to LoZ before people start to get it? No matter how much the devs of that server listen to the players (which isn't always a good thing, considering some of the changes they've been pressured to make in the past), it won't change the fact that the server is an enormous hackfest.

There are still exploits in game that have been reported since launch

[Tombom]

mellow content is obviously the lifeblood for the game but the server just aint ready for it yet. gotta bind the wounds

[Tr0llb0rn]

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

mellow content is obviously the lifeblood for the game but the server just aint ready for it yet. gotta bind the wounds

NO one is comming back to farm some more lower guk.

Release the content.