New server announced yet?

[Nitsude]

If the server worked like the Diablo II ladder system, with the server wiping itself every so often, with old characters being moved to blue, the neckbeards wouldn't have nearly the same impact and the classic experience would be a bit more genuine.

Edit - though I think I heard in a stream that a server like that wasn't in the cards, unfortunately.

[tristantio]

New servers are fun, a chance to race to the top, or at the least, play in poor gear (possible now, but more fun when mandatory).

[Prahadigm24]

Exactly! Those who don't want to restart can stay on P99 Blue and enjoy that they got rid of the "neckbeards".

Some people here claim that only a minority is interested in restarting. Why are you afraid, then? If you were right, P99 would remain healthy and the new server would fail quickly.

[skorge]

Originally Posted by Prahadigm24 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Exactly! Those who don't want to restart can stay on P99 Blue and enjoy that they got rid of the "neckbeards".

Some people here claim that only a minority is interested in restarting. Why are you afraid, then? If you were right, P99 would remain healthy and the new server would fail quickly.

True EQ 99 had multiple servers, even when the game first launched and had low populations (I remember logging in during the first month on a weekday around lunch EST and seeing only 65 people online, on the Veeshan server). I figured for sure P99 would have at least 2 PVE servers by now.

The new server could follow the timeline from Vanilla to Velious more accurately than the server we have now, which is IMO way off from "classic" and will only get worse with time.

Don't get me wrong - the staff and devs have done a great job at making P99 an awesome experience but I think it's time to move on. They botched the server with the huge delay of Velious...it almost feels like they are more interested in keeping what they have (playing it safe) than doing things right and releasing a second server. This server will be more true to classic than the one we got now. No 3+ years of fungi tunic farming before Velious, etc.

I know a lot of players will be upset at a complete server wipe; there is always the option at having 2 servers going at once...if P99 doesn't do this it will be only a matter of time before someone else capitalizes on this opportunity...classic emus are popping up left and right, one is even in the works for Everquest Online Adventures. How do you think P99 came about?

[thufir]

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

True EQ 99 had multiple servers, even when the game first launched and had low populations (I remember logging in during the first month on a weekday around lunch EST and seeing only 65 people online, on the Veeshan server). I figured for sure P99 would have at least 2 PVE servers by now.

The new server could follow the timeline from Vanilla to Velious more accurately than the server we have now, which is IMO way off from "classic" and will only get worse with time.

Don't get me wrong - the staff and devs have done a great job at making P99 an awesome experience but I think it's time to move on. They botched the server with the huge delay of Velious...it almost feels like they are more interested in keeping what they have (playing it safe) than doing things right and releasing a second server. This server will be more true to classic than the one we got now. No 3+ years of fungi tunic farming before Velious, etc.

I know a lot of players will be upset at a complete server wipe; there is always the option at having 2 servers going at once...if P99 doesn't do this it will be only a matter of time before someone else capitalizes on this opportunity...classic emus are popping up left and right, one is even in the works for Everquest Online Adventures. How do you think P99 came about?

Well, I hope somebody else does do it so we can stop reading about people who have quit here and want a new server.

I get that new servers are exciting and new and that people think the old one was "botched" somehow, but whenever I see shouts for "yeah release another one along the classic timeline" what I read is "I don't really care for the current server and I want a chance to race for 2 years and then pronounce it dead and move on."

Of course, that's OK! I just don't think a new server is going to be "true to classic" for any longer than 2 years. Along the live timeline, you get to Velious in 2 years. A year or two after that, tops, you'll have the same number of top guilds farming in NToV as you do now, you'll have all those farmed fungis for sale, etc. Same ol'. It's just a chance to get in at the bottom of a new cycle. That's fine, but that's all it is. It's still a cycle with an end in 3-4 years. And people still know all the shortcuts. Probably more so, now that they went through it (again) fairly recently.

[nivikk]

5 years of kunark. people complaining 5 months into velious?

[wormed]

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

5 years of kunark. people complaining 5 months into velious?

Because people had something to look forward to IN Kunark. Now that you're doing all that Velious has to offer with nothing to look forward to, it gets old quickly. Yea, sure, custom content... someday... maybe... sure... but no solid timeline.

[Lojik]

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

5 years of kunark. people complaining 5 months into velious?

People weren't calling for wipes before Velious?

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by Prahadigm24 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P99 would remain healthy and the new server would fail quickly.

For the record I think the new server would be very successful pulling in a whole new crowd of people who want a classic experience, and especially those frustrated over the fast progression of the latest DBG server...

Regards,
Mg

[Prahadigm24]

We're not complaining. What the developers have created here is totally awesome! No reason to complain.

We're SUGGESTING it's time for a new server soon. Just because the old one has been running for more than 6 years.