Can someone explain the appeal of Blue servers? Really. - Page 5

paulgiamatti · #1 10-05-2014, 01:13 PM

Killing players in a hugely imbalanced MMO with harsh death penalties is a lot more masturbatory and self-congratulatory than grouping with other people and actually enjoying the game as it was originally designed to be enjoyed.

I mean honestly, there's a reason the Zek servers spawned the most vile, racist, toxic shit-flinging playerbase in the entire history of MMOs, and why P99 red so accurately mirrors it today.

runlvlzero · #2 10-05-2014, 01:24 PM

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Killing players in a hugely imbalanced MMO with harsh death penalties is a lot more masturbatory and self-congratulatory than grouping with other people and actually enjoying the game as it was originally designed to be enjoyed.

I mean honestly, there's a reason the Zek servers spawned the most vile, racist, toxic shit-flinging playerbase in the entire history of MMOs, and why P99 red so accurately mirrors it today.

It's also fun to play the 'good guy' and try and fight against the hordes of mongoloids.

runlvlzero · #3 10-05-2014, 01:24 PM

But it gets old, usually only masochistic nihilists stick out long term through EQ pvp.

runlvlzero · #4 10-05-2014, 01:25 PM

And yes, I use to recruit for R99 but I was being a troll, aka a sadistic mongoloid at the time [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

paulgiamatti · #5 10-05-2014, 02:01 PM

I'm willing to say red probably does harbor a higher level of skill. Some of the worst players I've grouped with on blue were fully VP-geared, which lends credit to mitic's comparison. But I mean, I don't just care about skill in EQ. Someone could be the most skilled, talented uber player on the entire server, but if they're a complete dirtbag I don't really give a shit - I don't want to group with them. EQ is a very social game, and that's why I play on blue. If someone seems like a decent person and willing to learn, then I'll make more of an effort to group with them and share some tricks of the trade with them.

It's a fun game that provides challenge every time I play it - today I could end up on a brutal HS corpse run, tomorrow I could end up four-manning Juggs and winning some loot. As far as I'm concerned, there really is no end to PvE - between 300k upgrades and VP gear and illusion items and alts, the possibilities are limitless and really only up to your imagination.

runlvlzero · #6 10-05-2014, 02:45 PM

mitic and his guilds were bluebies disregard everything he says, (though he's right, red99 needs a wipe and a ladder)

otherwise thx katrik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Someone needs to step up and fill the place of the good trolls. Lulz and Radditsu just get madbutthurts and make new threads about me [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]