New server announced yet?

[SirAlvarex]

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

"Green" server is a fresh server that will do the same progression as blue, properly "time restricted", with the intention of being rolled into blue some time post-green-Velious. People really like that idea. The staff floated it during one sirken stream and seemed to have walked it back hard since, probably surmising (correctly, imo) that such a move would turn blue 99 into a ghost town until the re-merge.

Hm interesting logic. If a new server opened up and every blue player except a skeletal few jumped ship wouldn't it mean that the player base supported such a decision?

With that said the server operators would have to double down on their monthly payments so that would be an issue for them. But if the economics were not an issue then a "Green" server that everyone would prefer to play sounds like a positive.

[JurisDictum]

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

"Green" server is a fresh server that will do the same progression as blue, properly "time restricted", with the intention of being rolled into blue some time post-green-Velious. People really like that idea. The staff floated it during one sirken stream and seemed to have walked it back hard since, probably surmising (correctly, imo) that such a move would turn blue 99 into a ghost town until the re-merge.

My idea is to release Luclin on the current blue, and then let those who really aren't attached to progressing their characters and raiding, to do a more classic time-line.

Luclin would likely sap all the hardcore raiders (or most) from the classic velious capped blue -- allowing a more classic atmosphere on that server. At the same time, raiders are going to want new content and will prob go for it despite all the "Cats on the Moon" bitching.

Now I know people are going to argue that some guild will dominate both servers...that simply doesn't happen. Once people pick a server they have very little motivation to stay hardcore on both. Maybe a few will play casually on one and more hardcore on the other, but things post velious are so time consuming that I doubt even that will happen much.

[white]

New server. Dont wipe the current one. You will see a mass influx of new players imo. #green99

[Daywolf]

Really though, some have ideas (non-classic), but we have a blue and red already, so IMO it's time to make an FV classic server [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] That is the missing server. Not the later revamped FV server, was stupid, but the classic FV server rule-set (aka the RP server but it was hard-mode too).

[MrMagu]

I'd like to add -- I just started P99 (blue server) -- First time -- I found out about it from a RPS article and jumped at the chance to play again.

I'm having a blast. The most I ever did in EQ live back in the day was play a few hours a week. I was pure casual, no friends. I played all the way up to level 36 back in the day.

I'm now lvl 9 on P99 and having a much better time than when I played on old live (loner, lol). I have a full set of cloth that's dropped off all the skels I've killed (nec) and still have my starting dagger. I sold a few HQ Bear Pelts to afford my spells. It's been so fun!

[godsuc]

No need for a wipe, let those who want to play on the current server stay there.

But open a new blue server, this time with real classic. For those of us who remember, who were here when p1999 began, this current server started with translocators, Freeport sewers exploits, tradeskill exploits, platinum exploits, vendors selling Planes of Power items, quests people exploited to get to level 30 in 2 hours, etc. etc.

A new blue server, with actually almost classic beginnings, and with the authentic timeline, will be great.

[mintmaster]

I started playing EQ in Feb 2001 and didn't discover p99 until just over a year ago. I just love the blue server but have never played a pre Kunark EQ. I think it would be a blast to start a new progression server especially with all the bugs and exploits already worked out. I was VERY disappointed with Ragefire and quickly returned to Blue. Will always play Blue but would like to start fresh with a pre Kunark unbugged server......what a unique idea.

[fan D]

i cant wait for a new server, never got to play classic eq

[heartbrand]

Discord is going the way of teams at this point and is never coming out. Some green might respond and call me a troll or whatever but they did the exact same thing with teams and here we are almost THREE YEARS LATER. The same project where they told us on red "null is working on it" six months after null had already quit! Something may happen one day, but don't count on it.

[fastboy21]

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

Discord is going the way of teams at this point and is never coming out. Some green might respond and call me a troll or whatever but they did the exact same thing with teams and here we are almost THREE YEARS LATER. The same project where they told us on red "null is working on it" six months after null had already quit! Something may happen one day, but don't count on it.

troll