In Response, How many would start on a new blue server?

[Mandalore93]

I don't have a dog in this fight, but assuming that the purpose of the server is to emulate the original game, then a server wipe is necessary. But not until velious is out and most things have been solved.

Kind of funny though that Tecmos has a stick so far up his ass on this issue you can probably see leaves when he talks. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] on the serious side though, I can see his point of view. Wiping the server before velious is out and polished would be stupid. Not only would it be unfair to the guys who have put a lot of time into this server regardless of how messed up it has been at some points. It would also be silly not to take the time to play through the last expansion so to fix any issues there.

[GnashingOfTeeth]

yup, would reroll in a second.

[SamwiseRed]

new servers the most fun even if its blue.

[Tankdan]

dumb poll options...

id want to start a new one 3 years after velious IF they don't go forward with a Luclin of some sort.

[Laugher]

Can the devs here just release a new server every 10 years, when we hit the 9th year in a decade? I mean we're already 1.5 decades deep, whats another 5 and then 10 years

[phacemeltar]

purple please

[Hollywood]

Originally Posted by Mandalore93 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't have a dog in this fight, but assuming that the purpose of the server is to emulate the original game, then a server wipe is necessary. But not until velious is out and most things have been solved.

Kind of funny though that Tecmos has a stick so far up his ass on this issue you can probably see leaves when he talks. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] on the serious side though, I can see his point of view. Wiping the server before velious is out and polished would be stupid. Not only would it be unfair to the guys who have put a lot of time into this server regardless of how messed up it has been at some points. It would also be silly not to take the time to play through the last expansion so to fix any issues there.

It's been suggested several times that all the people whom wanted to keep their pixels, can stay on original blue, while going onto raid Velious. Meanwhile all the people wanting fresh, would goto new server.

I suspect the population split would be about 40/60 or 60/40.
There might also be people playing old characters and new alike, across both.

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

dumb poll options...

id want to start a new one 3 years after velious IF they don't go forward with a Luclin of some sort.

That would be fine under normal circumstances, though blue didn't start under normal circumstances.

[Rhuma7]

New server would bring more people to the server.

Anyone who says they would quit playing if a new server came out is a lying sack of shit or in denial.

[Elendae]

I will put my two cents in. I started relatively close to the beginning of the server; it was fun and nostalgic but not quite the same as Classic. And it wasn't due to mechanics. It was because this is not 1999 and I'm not 15 years old with no responsibility, all doe-eyed with zero EQ knowledge.

A new server would fracture the population. There would be a few weeks of that tingly nostalgic feel for some players running around in a packed newbie zone, but the gap between the hardcore players and the player that gets a few hours a week would widen quickly and with half the population of Blue now, the world would start to feel pretty empty. I played when peak population was 3-400. It was barren. And it wouldn't take long before that electrum/silver jewelry would be passed over.

Anyway, I doubt I said anything that someone else hasn't already posted in the thread.

[Yonkec]

Originally Posted by Rhuma7 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

New server would bring more people to the server.

Anyone who says they would quit playing if a new server came out is a lying sack of shit or in denial.

Such science. Much truthiness.


Obviously the only solution here is to 1) wipe blue and red 2) merge them together on a new server with full item loot and no level restrictions. 3) profit