125305-rp-exodus-to-warhound

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I don't personally RP, but i remember when mega servers were introduced, many wanted their own separate server. Right now there is this mega server that is almost completely empty, RP'ers could have their own server again. 
 
The economy still sucks, but transfers are still free, and you can have up to 12 alts and go on supply runs :)
 
At some point in the future the RP community might even make warhound a viable server again.
 
It's not like ow pvp is going to be a thing in the near future	
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			... you know, this is one of those ideas where the more you think about it the more it seems like it could work.  Crazy, but if you keep considering it...	
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A good portion of us are attached to guilds including raiding ones though, so not particularly ideal. And even then, we'd be going from a thriving RP scene and have to convince everyone to drop any communities/side projects they've got going on to go to a mostly empty server with no economy.
 
I think our biggest gripe was how trolled RP would be on the megaservers, and PvP servers tend to be worse on that too.
 
On paper it sounds like a great idea, but in reality it may not work out all that well. I like the outside-of-the-box thinking though.	
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			Because RPers also do play the game it couldn't really work out. Many would want to stay where they could do dailies and have an active Shiphand pool... not to mention the NEED for housing and costuming resources than an empty server can't fill... ah...  but yeah that is... an interesting thought.	
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			Heck yeah, let's go! RP-PVP is the bestest, greatest thing ever.	
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			You'd need to stay in your housing plots or cities. Because you and I both know what would happen when PvPers find out that there are RP folks wandering around out in the wilderness.	
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			Yes. Most would  presume to think we'd all be 100% easy kills since "all we do is RP". And they would find themselves horribly mistaken.	
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I'd wager they'd find themselves confirmed in a majority of cases. Evindra used to be full of posts from folks saying that they would "never" pvp and they hate the very idea of being forced into it.
 
So maybe the adventurous RPers would be fine, yes. In general, players on PvP servers don't seem much better at pvp than any old schmoe you find in a BG. But you'll lose half your potential pool of friends when they refuse to transfer and more when they get ganked while trying to play out a story. Unless that story includes unscripted attacks from random people yelling profanity.
 
Edit: I see that Bloodrose also mentioned the concern of many Evindragons at even being thrown in with non-RPers period. That's another good point.	
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oh I agree. I'd have been one of those voices and posters. I used to play on an open-pvp server back in the EQ days ( Rallos Zek ) and you couldn't go -anywhere- alone, because the gank squads were waiting. 6 on 1? no thanks. So the idea that "gee... none of my friends are on tonight... guess I'm not logging in" was me wasting my time on that server. Not to mention any number of public events that would be disrupted and devolve into open battle. A headache most people don't even wish to contend with.
 
my post really was in response to your comment of "Because you and I both know what would happen when" . General trend in any mmo is that people seem to forget that RPers also raid and pvp, and some are damn good at it. How we choose to play is not the only way we play. Just trying to head off any notion of RPers all being  easy kills because "thats all we do." Personally speaking? I suck at it.. but that's mostly due to adrenaline amping up too much which screws my concentration.	
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Yeah I normally level on PVP servers but Evindra was where my guild went.
 
Then I saw all the flagged Lv 50 Exiles (I was on Dominion) running around lowbie zones trying to bait people into combat or jumping on a low level open world fight and I was at peace with my server selection haha.	
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A ... server with no economy.
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This IMO is the reason why the PvP servers are dead and will stay dead.  No marketing campaign in the world is going to bring back enough people to bootstrap it.  Any CRB or NCSoft person who thinks otherwise is delusional.
 
Maybe once the markets are linked RP people will migrate but it'll also likely be the condition that allows the PvP folks return.
 
All that said, the trolling has been minimal.
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Eh sure, I'll transfer. Entity's a little too crowded at prime time for my tastes, anyways. 
 
I've always had a preference for low pop servers.	
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ON paper it sounds like a decent idea, but......along with other reasons people ahve mentioned....
 
I'd ask who is going to be the first to do it and how many others are actually willing to do it?
 
I personally would do it, but if i can't get others to, kinda kills the point. I have 2 warriors Dom side so I could and am willing to transfer over my Draken warrior Montka back to warhound if anyone else actually wants to give this a dirtywhirl.	
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			As long as the influx of new/returning players stays at a trickle no one will transfer and there won't ever be incentive. 2015 Q1 report is coming the 13th of May I believe and I would expect a B2P/F2P announcement shortly after. I'd love it if they announced a warhound promotion to save the server such as people who transfer from entity to warhound get a 10% prestige bonus for 2 weeks to really try to send players back en mass. 	
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You'd need to stay in your housing plots or cities. Because you and I both know what would happen when PvPers find out that there are RP folks wandering around out in the wilderness.
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lol I think this thread was opened because the server was -empty-
 
I don't think Ganking would be an issue with no one to do it.
 
But yes. Economy.
 
((That was really funny tho.))
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As long as the influx of new/returning players stays at a trickle no one will transfer and there won't ever be incentive. 2015 Q1 report is coming the 13th of May I believe and I would expect a B2P/F2P announcement shortly after.
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As long as the influx of new/returning players stays at a trickle no one will transfer and there won't ever be incentive. 2015 Q1 report is coming the 13th of May I believe and I would expect a B2P/F2P announcement shortly after. I'd love it if they announced a warhound promotion to save the server such as people who transfer from entity to warhound get a 10% prestige bonus for 2 weeks to really try to send players back en mass. 
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