Some concerns about starting P99

[Swish]

Everyone has rolled on red? I think theres still some work to do.

Give red another try.

[jcr4990]

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

Everyone has rolled on red? I think theres still some work to do.

Give red another try.

100% seriousmode nearly everyone I've talked to has tried Red at one point or another and basically all of them say its a shitty server.

[Swish]

What most people say that I've talked to is that they'd play if not for the low pop.

Well, here we are trying to help get the numbers up [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Frudrura]

Basically, I can log in my old characters and hook you up with some stuff if you want, send me a PM of what time you want to meet and I can log on and run out to you.

[Vrez ZVyx]

Red is great. I never considered blue on P99 but played blue very briefly on live before being convinced to move to red. Once you get used to the player conflict you will wonder how you were ever entertained without it.

With that said... I started on red99 recently and as I said, never considered blue.
The population is very concentrated into specific areas, and peak play times. If you play off peak or don't travel to the popular spots, you will be soloing usually.

As for PvP engagements. Being undergeared as I am, I have only had a handful. Of that handful, a couple were twinked to the point that I couldn't have put up a fight.

I had one experience that annoyed me a little. I couldn't resist the guy's clinging darkness because my resists were so low, and he was landing hits for 130+ melee on my 600 health. I took my death, tried to go back and as soon as I looted my corpse he started after me again. I got away from him because he was honestly a horrible player despite his gear and just moved to another area.
Aside from that, I have fought some others who were closer fights. They were fun, but it is going to take some time to get used to this game again to the point where I feel adequate in pvp again. The other players have been universally decent people. Including providing a rez to compensate for an XP death, and buffs.
And some of the "trollish" pvp people have proven to be pretty decent. If you aren't in range they are actually good people who are willing to help you. If you are in range though they will fight you. Who would think... its a pvp server, right?

I think when you get over the idea that the pvp is just for fun and all the other characters are people having fun... you will have fun. Yeah, there are some real idiots, and honestly if you watch global /ooc you will get a negative perception to the server population, but they are a vocal minority.

[Niedar]

Who afks on red? I thought that only happened on blue where half the population sits in EC tunnel auctioning their pixels.

[Swish]

Nobody with half a brain afks on red, and if they do they soon learn that it's not the best of ideas [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Even if you're afk a few minutes, takes 30 seconds to camp to character select.

That was Lesson #1 in the series btw [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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[arsenalpow]

Qeynos is awesome. You can do blackburrow and the gnoll fang quest up to level 20. It's my preferred starting area even if it is a barren wasteland.

[Monty405]

I'll add my experiences.


Leveling:
I joined P99 this winter so I have been here for ten months so far. My main is a rogue which is the worst solo class there is. Despite having to group to even tie my own shoelaces I have managed to make it all the way to level 58 where I am currently. This is with a full time job and family to attend to.

My advice to help find groups on blue is to recognize where the popular leveling brackets are. A previous post has this laid out except for an error with City of Mist which is really level 40 to 50.

Also join a 'Leveling Guild'. There are a few guilds with pre-raiding level characters who hang out and using the global /gu chat can help you not only find groups but form long term partnerships with other players.

Consider looking for static groups. These are groups of players that normally group together at a certain time of the day on a regular schedule.

Economy:
The 12k for a rez is certainly an outlier which was posted on these forums (and mocked heavily). The general rule of thumb for tipping for ports is 1pp per level (CR's for free). Sure, there are some porters who are in it for greed but most enjoy the game within a game of offering porting services and are happy to help (please do tip though!). For rezzes I general tip about the same, provided the cleric dosnt have to travel. I have had clerics reject my trade offer out of kindness several times. Jboots can sell for 6-7k pp on average.

A lot of low to mid-range items are dirt cheap. If you are newbie zone level be sure to collect stacks of bonechips as they sell fluidly at 10pp per stack (necros and the like are always buying in bulk). That should help with spell money ect.

Raiding
Of all concerns, raiding is the most valid. It is to be expected due to how long this server has been up. It is better since velious came out but is still a gong show.

Overall, this is the best server to play on for classic EQ. Loading into Kelethin the very first time I logged in and saw 30-40 some people made me feel like I traveled back in time to 2000 (when I joined EQ).