Bob Wants You!

[Ravager]

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

How much did they pay you Bob?

100k, but Bob had to pay Bob 10% to broker the deal.

[citizen1080]

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

How much did they pay you Bob?

Not enough

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

100k, but Bob had to pay Bob 10% to broker the deal.

lol

[GnashingOfTeeth]

Originally Posted by citizen1080 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Let me preface this with saying that I am fairly well known on the server as a trusted and neutral party in most things, so before you rage and flame, actually read what I have to say. Then feel free to rage and flame.


I know I know...another Dead99 thread on the Blue forums. Let me apologize in advance as till a week ago I felt the same way as you. Who cares about Red?

But wait! Between being bored out of my skull on blue and the new changes to Red (no XP loss to PVP death, PNP rules enforced, +-4 Lvl PVP range, ~280% XP Bonus in a full group), I recently decided to give it a try.


I have been pleasantly surprised to say the least.


-People have been more helpful and friendly on Red than you see on Blue.

-Chat has been fine, a little shit talking but that's part of PVP, they are banning people for any racial slurs etc in chat that has driven a lot of us away from Red. So far, Red chat has been tamer than Blue. I think I've seen “you mad” once.

-Group XP bonus is INSANE...seriously...2% - 3% a kill in a full group last night. ~280% XP Bonus in a full group.

-As far as Griefing goes I have not experienced it yet. I had a monk chase me around Kurns for a bit but was able to double zone and hide to lose him. (didn’t have my spells for current level and he was yellow)

-And finally Raiding...while I haven’t had a chance to get this far on Red personally, I have seen the PvP text and spoke with raiders and with very little variance on Red, raiding basically comes down to the raiding guilds squaring off prior to the mob spawning and having a massive battle to decide who gets the kill. This sounds like a lot more fun than FTE Jav spam personally, or a rotation for that matter.





As you can see, my PVP has been pretty limited so far. Mostly this is due to the fact that anyone who can PVP with you (+-4 Lvls) is who you want to group with to get that sweet sweet bonus XP.

Which pretty much makes Red99 a Blubies PVE paradise. No waiting hours for camps, AC wanders around and dies to NPCs, Verina Tomb up for days on end in Nek...

The ONLY downside to Red at this point is the low population, but even with that there is almost always one group in each of the hot dungeons and they invite ANY class due to the new XP bonus mechanics. Now is the time to roll that Hybrid you have always wanted but didn’t due to XP penalty and the fact that no one wants you in a group due to it.

Now is the time to roll anything you want here really, you can still box your blue character while playing on red. So sit in the tunnel making fat stacks on Blue while you play Red. You will not regret it.

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They are feeding you pork, before they take you to the slaughter house.
Stay happy. Kobe beef.

[Malone88]

Originally Posted by citizen1080 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Let me preface this with saying that I am fairly well known on the server as a trusted and neutral party in most things, so before you rage and flame, actually read what I have to say. Then feel free to rage and flame.


I know I know...another Dead99 thread on the Blue forums. Let me apologize in advance as till a week ago I felt the same way as you. Who cares about Red?

But wait! Between being bored out of my skull on blue and the new changes to Red (no XP loss to PVP death, PNP rules enforced, +-4 Lvl PVP range, ~280% XP Bonus in a full group), I recently decided to give it a try.


I have been pleasantly surprised to say the least.


-People have been more helpful and friendly on Red than you see on Blue.

-Chat has been fine, a little shit talking but that's part of PVP, they are banning people for any racial slurs etc in chat that has driven a lot of us away from Red. So far, Red chat has been tamer than Blue. I think I've seen “you mad” once.

-Group XP bonus is INSANE...seriously...2% - 3% a kill in a full group last night. ~280% XP Bonus in a full group.

-As far as Griefing goes I have not experienced it yet. I had a monk chase me around Kurns for a bit but was able to double zone and hide to lose him. (didn’t have my spells for current level and he was yellow)

-And finally Raiding...while I haven’t had a chance to get this far on Red personally, I have seen the PvP text and spoke with raiders and with very little variance on Red, raiding basically comes down to the raiding guilds squaring off prior to the mob spawning and having a massive battle to decide who gets the kill. This sounds like a lot more fun than FTE Jav spam personally, or a rotation for that matter.





As you can see, my PVP has been pretty limited so far. Mostly this is due to the fact that anyone who can PVP with you (+-4 Lvls) is who you want to group with to get that sweet sweet bonus XP.

Which pretty much makes Red99 a Blubies PVE paradise. No waiting hours for camps, AC wanders around and dies to NPCs, Verina Tomb up for days on end in Nek...

The ONLY downside to Red at this point is the low population, but even with that there is almost always one group in each of the hot dungeons and they invite ANY class due to the new XP bonus mechanics. Now is the time to roll that Hybrid you have always wanted but didn’t due to XP penalty and the fact that no one wants you in a group due to it.

Now is the time to roll anything you want here really, you can still box your blue character while playing on red. So sit in the tunnel making fat stacks on Blue while you play Red. You will not regret it.

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100% in agreement from my experience.

I will add that playing in off hours (Late PST) like I do can be a challenge
because groups are VERY hard to find and soloing is mind-numbingly slow without
decent gear...and will only get harder/impossible for many classes (melee) with higher levels.
Though on the plus side, not as many griefer twinks who want to
PK you and your group or KS your mobs in off hours.

Good time to try a hybrid though...which is what I'm doing...hoping the groups/duos
are out there somewhere.

[Herpa Derp]

Rerolling a Necro. Herpa, iksar ftw.


Why not? Let's see how this goes RED.

[Overweight]

Make 1 way transfer from blue to red available and I might consider..... really no reason not to.

[Uteunayr]

I was told you cannot fear other players on Red. Is this true?

[quido]

yes

[Jauna]

All these changes to Red reminds me of EQLive when WoW came out, they made things easier, more casual, more accessible just to get and keep players, going against everything they used to believe in to struggle to survive.. and well, you know how that turned out.

[webrunner5]

Just start a toon in Rivervale on Red and go to Runnyeye and NOBODY will kill you there. Worst zone in the game. You will have it all to yourself. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]