What's the reason

[heartbrand]

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

Contesting is great. Everyone agrees contesting is great, except zerg raiders. The problem is that it isn't happening anymore, and can't happen in velious with our small population.

You've yet to offer a single suggestion beyond leaving shit the way it is or childishly demanding that the devs create more PvE content for you. I've offered ways to fix shit which require next to nothing of the devs and would bring this server back to classic where it should be.

I'm not the only one offering ideas, and several people have come up with similar alternatives. The only things you've done are push the status quo and demand more free content.

And you think I'm the problem? Hah.

Your alternative is wipe, and wipe alone. I've now explained several times in detail as to why a wipe isn't a solution. Look at every "new" shiny server there has been, from devnoob, to VZTZ, to progression servers on live. They all offer the same instant population influx that dramatically drops off after a week or two. You've offered no real solution to change anything that will stop the exact same thing from repeating itself. The people who care about progressing their characters will continue to raid this game religiously like a second [or perhaps first] job, and the so-called mainly european time zone player "pvpers" will continue to cry zerg and do nothing about it.

There have been plenty of alternate guilds that have popped up that had chances to contest, but the chest thumpers preferred griefing them off the box or into Empire, rather than working with them.

The problem is the playerbase and the lack of content.

The End.

[quido]

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

wut? i was in azrael and nilly

Not when the pop was at its worst. You and I both missed those days.

[Eslade]

not hard to understand that a wipe will increase the population at first followed by a huge drop off from the senior players. the pop will drop below where it is now and so the solution will be another wipe which will have the same effect until you have a 2 person server. diminishing returns.
enjoy

[heartbrand]

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

not hard to understand that a wipe will increase the population at first followed by a huge drop off from the senior players. the pop will drop below where it is now and so the solution will be another wipe which will have the same effect until you have a 2 person server. diminishing returns.
enjoy

basically the devnoob formula

[easy_lee]

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

Your alternative is wipe, and wipe alone.

If you actually read my posts, you'd know that's not true. In brief, here are a few of my condensed suggestions:

• Reset to Classic. Future resets based on classic timeline.
• Expand PvP level range to group experience level range (1.5x lower player level)
• Update hit and resist code so they ignore player level (very easy to do) in PvP, giving the lower player a fighting chance
• Implement either teams or limited guild PvP (guild size capped, guild mates are friendlies) to discourage zergs
• Hold PvP events for items like the ugly stick.

I'm a software engineer. I know what is involved in the shit I'm talking about. A developer could do most of the above in a weekend. Teams / guild PvP would be the hardest part, but I think they would be worth it.

[heartbrand]

All of these so-called ideas have been tried:

constant wipes, boxing, mobs with lower hp and attack stats, zone control, hot zones, no anon, etc., etc. When you try to take the PvE out of EverQuest, people stop playing. What are people doing right now on P99 if I were to log on? I'd venture a guess farming PoM cards and other PvE camps. For such a hardcore PvP game as you'd have us believe it is, the 50 people online right now are most likely all just farming some PvE items.

[heartbrand]

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

If you actually read my posts, you'd know that's not true. In brief, here are a few of my condensed suggestions:

• Reset to Classic. Future resets based on classic timeline.
• Expand PvP level range to group experience level range (1.5x lower player level)
• Update hit and resist code so they ignore player level (very easy to do) in PvP, giving the lower player a fighting chance
• Implement either teams or limited guild PvP (guild size capped, guild mates are friendlies) to discourage zergs
• Hold PvP events for items like the ugly stick.

reset to classic: already addressed, won't fix pop issue long term

expand pvp level range: discourages pvp by putting people into your level bracket that you have absolutely no chance whatsoever of fighting, which is even worse with your proposal of 1.5x player level. You're going to have people 2+ spell ranks apart in range. yiKes

hit / resist code: shrug, doesn't matter when someone is dropping ice comets on level 39's

teams: not enough pop, willing to give it a shot, will most likely be a nightmare where everyone joins one team for the pve

guild caps: will never work and is also dumb and hurts pop long term. when you have to turn people away those people don't join another guild, they quit the game.

pvp events: lol. every pvp event on this server has been a utter shit show of tears and people crying on the forums about GM favoritism.

[garzahd`]

he's a software engineer he knows what it takes

God this guy is a fukin tool

[Monty405]

The only zone enabled should be Gfay. Might have enough population for that.

[easy_lee]

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

pvp events: lol. every pvp event on this server has been a utter shit show of tears and people crying on the forums about GM favoritism.

Single biggest problem with Red is the community. Your comment is proof that a wipe is necessary to reset this shit. Gaming communities are a product of the game, and the current stagnant server and zerg friendly rules have brought us to where we are. Reset the server, reset the community.

And nothing you've said has addressed or countered any of my points. You've stated the opinion that anything you disagree with won't work, but provide no evidence as to why. You're ignoring all evidence and theory to the contrary, You refuse to hear reason.

Remember the people who refused to evacuate New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina? That's you, HB. The hurricane hit years ago, and you're still sitting in the festering ruins acting like everything is fine, instead of just rebuilding the city.